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There’s a lot of love for colby cheese at the Wisconsin Capitol, but there’s also a lot of love for all of Wisconsin’s other cheeses. And that’s the problem. Lawmakers listened to the push to name colby as Wisconsin’s official state cheese yesterday. Colby was first made in Colby, Wisconsin and state Senator Kathy Bernier says it put Wisconsin on the map. But other lawmakers say there are other Wisconsin cheeses that helped make the state America’s dairyland. They say it wouldn’t be fair to single-out just one.

It’s the latest snapshot that shows the coronavirus is fading in Wisconsin. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday said Wisconsin is averaging zero coronavirus deaths per-day. Last month that number was four deaths. Since last March over 73 hundred people in the state have died from the virus. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO. When it comes to local vaccinations,  Eau Claire is allowing people to drive up and get a coronavirus shot. The county opened its first drive-thru clinic yesterday. The clinic

The push for a civilian oversight panel for law enforcement in La Crosse County isn’t going away. The County Executive Committee yesterday approved a resolution asking for a study committee to look at the possibility of creating a new board that would oversee law enforcement agencies. Only Supervisor Andrea Richmond voted against the idea. She says there’s no need for a county panel. She says La Crosse already has a Police and Fire Commission, and it hasn’t seen but a

The state of Wisconsin is going to pay some people’s internet bills. Governor Evers yesterday expanded the state’s Rental Assistance Program to include internet costs. The governor says the coronavirus has proven just how necessary the internet is. To qualify for a state payment, people must have lost their job or lost some hours at work, be in danger of losing their home, and make below no more than 57-thousand-dollars a year for a family of four. Republican lawmakers say the governor

The University of Wisconsin is not raising tuition for next year. Lawmakers voted to end the university’s eight-year-old tuition freeze last month, but the school says it is not hiking the cost of learning for next year. Governor Evers ordered some more money for the university, which school leaders say helps. UW Regents are set to meet today to approve the system’s new budget. Total costs for UW schools will go-up a bit because of an increase in student fees.

The first postcards for Wisconsin voters who may have moved are arriving this week. The Wisconsin Elections Commission mailed the postcards to any voter who may have moved. The cards remind voters to update their voter registration. If voters ignore the cards, local election clerks can remove them from the state’s active voter rolls.

It’s cherry-picking time in Door County. The picking season doesn’t typically begin for a few weeks, but growers say the past few weeks of hot and humid weather have the cherry crop ready to go early. Many pick-you-own orchards are open for visitors. Growers say this year’s crop looks good, and may even be a bit larger than usual.

Wisconsin households that qualify could now receive assistance for internet costs.  Governor Tony Evers announced today the state’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program will offer that assistance.  Application criteria includes one or more people in the household qualifying for unemployment benefits or experiencing a reduction in household income, or if one or more people in the household can demonstrate a risk of homelessness or housing instability. 

A new program awarding scholarships to under-represented UW students will provide a-million-dollars in funding to the inaugural group.  UW System President Tommy Thompson announced today that nearly 300 students will share the scholarship money this year.  The scholarships consider a student’s financial need, time spent volunteering for community service and who has overcome adversity.  The scholarships range from a thousand dollars to nine-thousand-dollars. 

They won’t be rolling up their sleeves but some animals at the Madison and Milwaukee zoos will receive a shot against COVID-19.  Officials say the experimental vaccine has been authorized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and distribution should begin later this month.  There have been no COVID infections in animals at the Henry Vilas or Milwaukee County Zoo, but animals elsewhere including at the Bronx Zoo did become sick as the virus accelerated last year.