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Wisconsin’s coronavirus hospitalization numbers have ticked-up a bit. The state’s Hospital Association yesterday said just over 11-hundred people are in the hospital with the virus. That’s up a bit from last week. The Hospital Association says ICU numbers are down a bit as just over 320 people are in the ICU with the virus. Doctors and nurses don’t track how many people are hospitalized solely because of the coronavirus versus how many are in the hospital for something else but

The Republicans who control Wisconsin’s legislature have made their case to change some of what’s possibly being taught in the state’s public schools. Lawmakers yesterday approved a series of education reforms that would do everything from require schools to share lesson plans with parents, to teach cursive and civics, and ban teaching racial and gender stereotypes. That’s being called a ban on critical race theory. Nearly all of the plans are doomed. Governor Tony Evers is expected to veto them as

Wisconsin’s governor is suggesting that election clerks across the state get lawyers as the state Assembly continues to ask questions about last year’s election. The governor yesterday said he thinks clerks should be ‘lawyered-up’ so they don’t have to prove the 2020 election was a good election. The governor says everyone knows it was. Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Mike Gableman continues to ask elections clerks around the state for evidence from the November 2020 vote. He says he wants to know

Mayor Tom Barrett yesterday said the city is applying to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention. Milwaukee was supposed to host last year, but the coronavirus struck and left Milwaukee with a ‘virtual’ convention that meant no one actually came to the city. Barrett says Milwaukee knows what it takes to land the convention and expects to be a top contender.

Generac is talking about millions of dollars in investments and hundreds of new jobs. The company yesterday said its planned expansion in Pewaukee could mean more than 700 new jobs. Generac CEO Aaron Jagdfeld says they are investing more than 53-million-dollars into the expansion. About 300 of the new jobs will be in sales, and those jobs will be headquartered in the old American Family Insurance building off I-94 in Pewaukee. The state of Wisconsin is guaranteeing another nine-million-dollars in tax credits

They’re hiring at Fiserv Forum. The arena, and its food distributor Levy, are hosting a hiring event today from 4 until 8 p.m. They are looking for bartenders, servers, attendants, cashiers, runners, cooks, hosts, and supervisors. All of the jobs are part time, but pay starts at 15 dollars-an-hour for non-tipped workers. If you’re interested, bring a resume to Fiserv Forum’s atrium later today.

Governor Tony Evers and Democratic lawmakers are proposing a multimillion-dollar package to boost the state’s agricultural industry.  The governor says farmers have always been the backbone of the state and the package creates new programs to better bolster the workforce and support the mental health of farmers and their families.  The 25-million-dollar package includes 20-million-dollars to help Wisconsin food banks purchase food directly from Wisconsin producers.  An additional 400-thousand-dollars would be used to expand the farm-to-school program.

A report of a grass fire on the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay campus leads to the discovery of a body.  Authorities say a deceased man was found near the Arboretum walking path around 12:30 this morning.  Police are following some leads but expect a long investigation.  Anyone who may have information about this death is urged to call Green Bay Police or leave an anonymous tip with CrimeStoppers.

The remains of a Wisconsin sailor will return to his hometown for burial.  Navy Hospital Apprentice First Class Keith Connolly was 19-years-old when he was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.  Connolly along with over 400 other crewman on the USS Oklahoma died when the ship capsized after being hit by torpedoes.  His remains were identified earlier this year and he will be buried in November in his hometown of Markesan.

Starting October 16 through December 31, Star Wars fans of all ages will be treated to a menagerie of action figures, spaceships, and scenes from the original Trilogy of this highly successful franchise. Displays will feature 100 toy characters produced by Kenner in the late 1970s and early 1980s, along with vehicles, playsets, and nearly half a dozen larger creatures. The exhibition will be housed inside Chippewa Valley Museum’s 1400 square foot Ayres Associates Gallery.  Owned by Wisconsinite Jarrod Roll, the entire collection now tours the state. Although Roll had acquired many pieces in his youth, it was not