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A Chippewa Valley lawmaker is using the case of Altoona’s former superintendent to press for new name change laws. State Representative Jesse James says kids shouldn’t be punished for the sins of their parents. James is pressing lawmakers to allow just one parent to sign for a child’s name change. James says the case of former Altoona Superintendent Daniel Peggs is a prime example. Peggs’ kids’ mother wants to change their name, but state law gives Peggs some say in

Wisconsin’s coronavirus hospitalizations are falling.  The state’s Hospital Association yesterday said 887 people are in the hospital with the virus. That’s down by more than 120 over the past week alone. The Hospital Association says just 281 people are in the ICU, that number is down as well. The Hospital Association does not track how many people are hospitalized with the virus, versus how many people are hospitalized because of it.

UW Superior is the latest campus to hit the university’s 70-percent vaccinated goal. The school announced the news yesterday.  Reaching 70 percent vaccinated means students at the campuses are now eligible for some of the half-million dollars in scholarship money UW President Tommy Thompson set aside earlier this year. UW-Madison is not part of the scholarship program, but the university’s smaller campuses are. Only UW-Platteville has not hit the 70-percent mark yet.

 Facebook’s new company name is “Meta.”  Lisa Taylor has more.

The Packers are taking over the top spot in the NFC after a Thursday Night Football thriller in the desert.  Kyler Murray’s second interception of the night in the end zone sealed it as Green Bay escaped Arizona with a 24-21 win over the Cardinals.  Aaron Rodgers threw for two touchdowns for Green Bay.  The Cards were the last unbeaten team in the NFL until the loss, falling to 7-and-1.  The Packers are now first in the NFC at 7-and-1

Police say OSHA has been notified about a workplace death in Seymour.  Emergency crews were called to Performance Corporation on Monday regarding an incident at a loading dock.  The victim is a 65-year-old Green Bay man whose identity has not yet been released.  Police have also not disclosed details surrounding the deadly incident. 

A Grand Prairie, Texas man is identified as the victim of a plane crash in Oconto County.  Authorities have not released the name of the victim because next of kin have not been notified.  Police say a Defense Command fighter had been monitoring the aircraft, which had been reported unresponsive.  Eventually the plane flew too low and hit the ground in the town of Maple Valley.

The City of Eau Claire is seeking proposals for projects that develop or rehabilitate properties for new or expanded affordable housing within the City of Eau Claire and to provide said project(s) with financial assistance through the City of Eau Claire Affordable Housing Fund. Full details related to this request for proposals can be found in the attached document, which is also available on the City of Eau Claire website: CLICK HERE FOR MORE ‘ Proposals should be submitted as

A financial advisor from Altoona is looking at the possibility of 30 years in prison on fraud charges. Federal prosecutors say Michael Shillin, the owner of Shillin Wealth Management, scammed both clients and a bank. Prosecutors say Shillin lied about buying stocks for clients and sold them insurance policies that benefited him more than his clients. The feds also say he lied to a bank to get 462-thousand-dollars in loans. He’s charged with both wire fraud and bank fraud.

Eau Claire’s public health boss says they’re going to start with 600 vaccine doses for younger kids and see where things go. City-county health director Lieske Giese yesterday said they are getting ready to vaccinate kids between five and eleven-years-old. The federal government is expected to approve the shots today or tomorrow, and Giese says they could start putting shots in arms after that. Giese says there are about eight thousand kids between five and eleven in Eau Claire County.