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Maybe the idea of a 100-dollar gift card is working. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services says doctors and nurses handed-out over 70 thousand vaccine doses last week. That’s the most doses in one week since early June. Governor Evers began offering a 100-dollar sweetener about two weeks ago. DHS says weekly doses have increased ever since. CLICK FOR MORE FROM WI DHS.

Catholic Charities in Eau Claire has the green light to expand at the Sojourner House. The city’s Plan Commission last night approved the expansion which will add 53 beds. The Plan Commission said it is moving ahead with the expansion despite the questions and opposition to the plan. Work is slated to start in November, and wrap-up sometime next year.

They need volunteer firefighters in Chippewa County. Chippewa Fire District deputy chief Cory Jeffers says they’ve lost about 25 percent of their 36 volunteers because of the coronavirus or other circumstances this year. He said they’ve gone from having two dozen firefighters for each fire, to having as few as six. Jeffers says there is a real need for people to step-up and help. It’s a volunteer position, but you can make as much as 25 thousand-dollars a year, depending

The showdown between some Wisconsin lawmakers and the UW System is taking another step forward. State Senator Steve Nass yesterday asked the legislature to take the university to court over its coronavirus policies. Nass helped pass a new rule that requires the university to get permission from lawmakers before requiring vaccines or masks on campus. The university isn’t requiring shots, but is requiring masks. Nass says the university is both ignoring state law and challenging the authority of the legislature.

Wisconsin’s Elections Commission wants the state Supreme Court to stay away from the new political map for as long as it can. The commission last week filed a motion to stop the Supreme Court from taking-on any redistricting efforts before lower courts have had their turn. The WEC says the Wisconsin Supreme Court is designed to answer legal questions, not hold fact finding hearings and get into the minutiae of redistricting. Lawmakers are supposed to draw the state’s new political map, but

 No one’s hurt after a small plane crashes in northwest Iowa.  The Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office says two people from Wisconsin crashed in a cornfield about a half-hour from the Sioux City airport Monday afternoon. Plymouth County Chief Deputy Rick Singer tells WHO-TV they’re investigating the cause of the crash.

Governor Tony Evers granted 71 pardons Tuesday.  Many of those were drug charges against people who have spent years rehabilitating their lives.  Others were teenagers when they committed crimes like stealing video games and joy riding.  Some of those pardoned today are now business owners and most have families.  The 71 pardons bring the total number the pardons granted by Governor Evers in his first term to 263.

Parts of Wisconsin have been hit with severe thunderstorms, wind and hail including Northeastern areas of the state.  Waupaca, Outagamie and parts of Brown County were pelted with golf ball to softball-size Tuesday morning as strong storms blew through the area.  High wind and rain knocked down trees in Door County, blocking roadways and pulling down power lines.

Cameron Street will be closed starting Wednesday, September 8, 2021 and is expected to re-open by Thursday, September 9, 2021, weather permitting. The road is being closed for utility work. If you need to use the detour, you can plan on driving 11th Street to Vine Street to Florence Avenue.

Today, Rep. Emerson accompanied Sen. Tammy Baldwin, Rep. Ron Kind, Rep. Mark Pocan, and fellow colleagues on a visit to Fort McCoy. Rep. Jodi Emerson (D-Eau Claire) issued the following statement in response: “It was an honor to visit Fort McCoy today to observe the processing and transition efforts of the Afghanistan refugees housed there. First and foremost, I want to thank our service members and other military personnel who have helped support our Afghan allies during this transition. We