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Wisconsin’s latest coronavirus count shows the number of people testing positive is dipping. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday said 415 people tested positive on Monday, that’s down from 14-hundred positives in one day two weeks ago. The seven-day average in Wisconsin continues to be above seven-percent. DHS’s numbers show that a little over 98-percent of the 640-thousand people who’ve tested positive for the virus have fully recovered. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS.

A new poll shows a lot of Democratic voters support the idea of school choice. The Wisconsin Federation for Children released the report yesterday. It says about 30-percent of Democratic primary voters in Milwaukee support both vouchers and charter schools. More than 40-percent oppose the ideas, but about 25-percent of voters also say they don’t have an opinion about charters and vouchers. The Federation’s Justin Moralez says that means opposition to giving kids a choice in their education is not as large

Parents in Burlington will decide if their kids will wear a mask to school this year. The city’s school board last night voted to make masks optional. Superintendent Steve Plank says anyone who wants to wear a mask can, but he said enforcing a mandatory mask requirement could be difficult. Burlington schools postponed a decision on masks after parents turned-out last week to shout-down the idea. The school board didn’t ask for public comments last night, but a number of

Nearly one year after Kenosha’s nights of violence, there is a new political TV ad that questions why Governor Evers didn’t do more. The ad is from Empower Wisconsin, and it features business owners who say the governor watched as Kenosha burned. The ad is the first of what could be a long race for governor in the state. Governor Evers’ campaign is dismissing the ad as an attack ad. Monday mark one year since Jacob Blake was shot while resisting

Brett Favre says tackle football should wait until high school. Favre is out with a new concussion awareness PSA where he says kids should wait until they are 14-years old to play tackle football. The Concussion Legacy Foundation is helping with the spot. Favre says he ‘cringes’ when he sees young kids play tackle ball too early. Favre says the risk of concussions is just too large for kids to tackle and hit at a young age.

A machinery accident leaves a man dead. It was on August 16th at approximately 8:30pm when the Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Deputies and Mondovi Ambulance were dispatched to an address in the Town of Drammen for a medical call. A 53-year-old male had been working on machinery at his home when a skid steer shifted and pinned him. The male was unable to free himself and was pronounced deceased at the scene. A family member located the victim and called

As Labor Day weekend approaches law enforcement around the state is getting ready for the annual Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign.  The Brown County Sheriff’s Office is putting additional resources behind this year’s campaign to catch impaired and distracted drivers.  Officials say someone in Wisconsin is killed in an alcohol-related crash every three hours.  The Drive Sober Campaign begins tomorrow and runs through Labor Day.

Police in Oshkosh are investigating the discovery of a man’s body in the Fox River.  Authorities say a boater reported seeing the body near a railroad bridge around 9:15 this morning.  The victim’s name has not been released but police say he is a 37-year-old Oshkosh man.  The death does not appear suspicious according to police but they continue their investigation along with the Winnebago County Coroner’s Office.

Masks will be required in all indoor public spaces in Madison and Dane County effective Thursday.  Public Health Madison and Dane County announced the requirement today saying everyone age two and older will need to wear a mask indoors in public places.  Officials say a vaccine is the best tool to protect the community but using face coverings adds another layer of protection.  The order is in effect until September 16th.

Capt. Alicia Dorsett is no stranger when it comes to making history and breaking barriers in the Wisconsin National Guard. Not only did she become the state’s first female field artillery officer in 2014, but she is now the first female to command a field artillery battery in the Wisconsin National Guard. Soldiers of Battery A, 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery out of Hartford officially welcomed Dorsett as their commander, replacing Capt. Randy Humphrey, during an August 15 ceremony. Humphrey