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Brendan Dassey’s chances to get out of prison are shrinking. Governor Evers’ office yesterday said he is ‘not considering sentence commutations at this time,’ The announcement comes after a number of ads started showing up on buses in Madison, asking the governor to send Dassey home. Dassey’s lawyers continue to say he was coerced into confessing to being part of Theresa Halbach’s murder back in 2005.

There’s good news for the Bald Eagle wounded in western Wisconsin. Managers at the Raptor Education Group in Antigo say the eagle is flying as it works its way back to full health. Investigators think someone shot the eagle last month. That left the bird with a broken wing and a case of lead poisoning. There’s an 18 thousand-dollar reward out for information in the case.

The back-and-forth over Wisconsin’s investigation into the 2020 election is not stopping. A judge in Madison yesterday ordered former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Mike Gableman, who is overseeing the investigation, to not delete any more of his records. A liberal group has peppered Gableman’s office with open records requests, and says they fear he is not keeping everything. Gableman says he is not required to keep all of his documents because the legislature, who he works for, is not required to either.

The state of Wisconsin wants to know how fast your internet is. The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation wants to know what the speed as it tries to nail-down a definition of just what high speed internet in the state should be. The hope is to eventually map internet speeds across the state. The move comes as lawmakers and the governor spar over just how best to invest in bringing high speed internet to more people in Wisconsin. Part of that disagreement is over where faster

There won’t be any shortage of money in the race for governor here in Wisconsin. The Democratic Governors Association yesterday pledged 21 million-dollars to help Tony Evers win a second term. The money is part of 71 million-dollars that the DGA is dedicating to seven states. Wisconsin’s haul is the second largest, only Michigan’s Democratic governor is getting more at 23 million-dollars.

A former Eau Claire lawmaker, a student at UW-Parkside, and the chief communications and diversity officer for Goodwill in southeast Wisconsin are all now UW Regents. Governor Evers appointed the three yesterday, they will fill vacancies on the board that opened-up on Monday. Former Eau Claire State Representative Dana Wachs and Angela Adams will serve six year terms, student Jennifer Staton will serve just a one year term.

 The City of Madison is being recognized for making its roads safer.  Madison was recently named a vision zero community, which means it’s made several improvements to its roads in an effort to reduce deadly crashes.  The city’s goal is to reach zero traffic deaths per year by 2035.

Buffalo County Health and Human Services (BCHHS) is honored to receive a Certificate of Commendation from the Office of the Governor observing the endless work that has gone into protecting the Buffalo County community throughout the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. It states that Buffalo County Health and Human Services “has demonstrated unparalleled commitment and devotion to the prevention of illness, the promotion of health, and the protection of all Wisconsinites through its response to COVID-19.” BCHHS also wants to

A new report says Wisconsin has one of the smallest drug problems in the U.S.  WalletHub says Wisconsin has the 12th-smallest drug problem thanks to a low drug use and addiction rate and few drug health issues.  WalletHub says neighboring Minnesota has the smallest drug problem and West Virginia has the biggest drug problem.

A north Madison playground is temporarily closed after a duck lays its eggs under a play structure.  Madison Parks says a duck recently laid eggs at the playground at Wheeler Heights Park.  Madison Parks has fenced off the area until the ducklings have hatched.