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Unvaccinated Mercy Health workers are to contribute to a high risk fund.  The health care system officials say the risk fund is to be used for those who face medical issues from COVID-19 which could somehow be tracked to the unvaccinated. The new rule also says the unvaccinated health workers will always wear a face mask at work and get tested for COVID-19 every week.

A school in the Oregon district is the first in Wisconsin to become a net zero energy school.  Forest Edge Elementary uses a geothermal source to heat and cool the buildings and solar panels on the roof to produce electricity.  The school produced the same amount of energy it consumed this past year. Community members are invited to visit the school during a special open house scheduled for September 28th.

The Madison Taco Festival is canceled due to complaints regarding the organizers.  Officials with Breese Stevens Field issued the cancelation yesterday for the even that was to happen there September 18th.  The Breese Stevens statement says there have been multiple complaints of bad service registered in other states where organizers AZ Festivals carried out their Taco Festival.  All ticket holders will get a full refund from Breese Stevens Field.

The buses are back on the road, the backpacks are full again…and for this week’s Friday Feel Good we take a peek into what the butterflies of a new school year can feel like if you are just starting out.  CLICK BELOW TO HEAR MORE WITH MORGAN MCCARTHY So, whether you have a new student, and seasoned veteran, a homeschooler, or are an educator yourself, here’s hoping your back to school 2021 is off to a gold star start!  YOU CAN HEAR

A Madison man is facing several charges after reports of gunfire this morning on the University of Wisconsin campus.  UW Police responded within a minute of dispatch and found Danion O’Dell in the parking lot of the Waisman Center.  He told police he was trying to unload his gun when it fired.  After some initial checking police believed O’Dell was the person described in an earlier report of an intoxicated driver.  He was booked into the Dane County Jail on charges including

Masks are now required for students, staff and visitors at Lincoln High School in Wisconsin Rapids.  Masks were only required for K through 8 prior to the decision by the district yesterday.  The high school has had 12 students test COVID positive in the first six days of classes and about ten-percent of all students are quarantined.  The mask policy goes into effect on Monday.

The average price for regular gas in Wisconsin is up two-cents-a-gallon in the last week.  Triple-A says the price at the pump in the Badger State is three-oh-three-a-gallon today which is the same as a month ago.  The national average is three-17.  Drivers are paying two-94-a-gallon in Appleton, two-84 in Fond du Lac and two-97 in Green Bay.  The average gas price is over three-dollars-a-gallon in Kenosha County, Racine, Eau Claire, Janesville, La Crosse, Milwaukee and Madison.

The Eau Claire Police Department has been notified Sex Offender Thomas W. D’Lamatter, DOB 11/29/1979,will be released from prison on September 14, 2021. D’Lamatter’s previous convictions include: 2nd Degree Sexual Assault of a Child (April 26, 2010) – Eau Claire County 3rd Degree Sexual Assault of a Child (April 13, 2006)- Eau Claire County 4th Degree Sexual Assault (September 24, 2001)- Eau Claire CountyD’Lamatter will be released without a residence in the City of Eau Claire. The primary focus of

Three journalists from Wisconsin could become witnesses in the trial of a state senator beaten last summer.  Democrat Tim Carpenter says he was attacked after taking cellphone video during a protest over police violence and racism.  The video shows two women rushing toward him.  They were arrested and charged.  And now, a judge says three reporters who were there can provide perspective that no one else can.  The trial begins next month.