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The University of Wisconsin is likely going to have to test far fewer students for the coronavirus this fall. The school yesterday said its new survey shows that 96-percent of students who will live in the dorms on the Madison campus are or will be vaccinated. University Housing Director Jeff Novak says the survey is good news. The dorms in Madison were the hotspot for last fall’s coronavirus breakout at the university. UW-Madison is not requiring coronavirus vaccinations this fall, but says

Facebook, Twitter, and other social media companies will be required to tell people why their posts are not showing-up under a new plan at the Wisconsin Capitol. Republican State Senator Julian Bradley yesterday introduced a plan he says will bring transparency and fairness to social media. Bradley’s plan would require big tech companies to share their algorithm and explain why some posts are removed or taken down, while others are not. Bradley says his plan is based on a similar proposal in

City leaders in Green Bay hope to have a beach back at Bay Beach in the next two years. Green Bay Parks Director Dan Ditscheit says the city is looking to raise another three-and-a-half-million-dollars to open Bay Beach to swimmers. People have been banned from the water at Bay Beach since 1945 because of pollution. The city says the water and beach are much cleaner now, and hopes to turn Bay Beach into a real beach by the summer of

 The clock is ticking for Milwaukee’s biggest summertime events to find enough workers. Managers at both Summerfest and the Wisconsin State Fair say they need to hire hundreds of workers. Both had a job fair over the weekend and were able to hire some new people. Applicants say it’s a good time to be looking for a job because there are some good jobs out there. The State Fair is set to begin in just over three weeks. Summerfest will begin in

Wisconsin’s lieutenant governor finally got the diploma he claimed he had for years. Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes’ campaign yesterday shared a copy of his diploma from Alabama A&M University. Barnes claimed he had a degree for years but only officially graduated last May. Barnes is once again dealing with the scandal as he prepares to possibly run for U.S. Senate next year.

The highly contagious Delta variant is likely to blame for the increase in COVID cases in recent weeks.  State Health officials say testing on random samples found 83 Delta cases last week compared to 35 cases in mid-June.  The statewide 7-day average has risen to 114 a day while the state continues to average two coronavirus deaths a day. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS.

Governor Tony Evers’ re-election campaign says it’s raised five-million-dollars in the first six months of 2021.  The campaign announced the numbers today.  The deadline for candidates to file to run for governor is Thursday.  Governor Evers has a reported seven-million-dollars in his re-election treasury.

A Columbia County man is sentenced to  prison for the repeated sexual assault of a child.  Robert Ruch was found guilty on Friday of assaulting the same child multiple times.  Officials today say as a repeat child sex offender the 36-year-old Ruch was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

The City of Eau Claire regularly conducts tests of the city’s municipal water supply for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, better known as PFAS as a part of its operations. Test results in June 2020 and April 2021 detected small levels of PFAS in the City’s water supply below recommended enforcement standards under current consideration by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (“DNR”). This month additional voluntary tests were conducted that showed four City Wells exceeded newly recommended guidance put forth

On July 9th, 2021 at about 5PM, the Buffalo County Communications Center received a report of a two vehicle crash with injury on State Highway 35 near Highschool Road in the City of Alma. Deputies were informed that both vehicles were traveling northbound on Highway 35 when the lead vehicle attempted to make a left turn into a wayside and was hit from the rear by the following car. The operator of the struck 2011 Chevrolet Silverado was identified as