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The University of Wisconsin is recommending students and faculty members get their coronavirus shot before heading back to school in the fall, but the university’s president says there are no plans to require them. UW President Tommy Thompson last week told university regents there will be no vaccine mandate. His office reiterated that message yesterday. Wisconsin lawmakers are considering a plan to ban vaccine requirements in the UW System. Thompson says the university will have an ‘aggressive campaign’ to encourage students to get their

Madison schools will allow some students to continue to learn from home next fall. The city’s school board last night agreed to open a virtual academy for up to 250 kids in middle school and high school. Madison Superintendent Carlton Jenkins says some students were very successful learning from home this year. About 40 percent of Madison school kids never returned to school this year, opting instead to learn from home. Some of that may be because Madison schools were

Wisconsin’s largest business group has a new ad it hopes will get people back to work.  Wisconsin Manufacturing & Commerce says its new digital ad tried to push Governor Evers to end the enhanced unemployment benefits that WMC says are keeping people from returning to work. WMC’s Scott Manley says if people don’t return to work soon, some businesses in the state will close forever.

An Eau Claire police officer is being called a hero for pulling a local woman from the river. It happened just before 1 a.m. Sunday at Phoenix Park. Officer Zac Becker responded to a man who said his girlfriend had gone missing, moments later he heard a splash and saw the woman in the river. Officer Becker jumped-in, grabbed the unconscious woman, and swam her back to shore. Becker helped provide CPR until paramedics could arrive.

OSHA is recommending penalties over 675-thousand-dollars against Didion Milling for it’s poor safety procedures. Didion was cited for failure to learn from recent incidents and follow industry standards.  OSHA says it cost the life of Randall Rote who died in a grain bin accident last year.  In 2017 an explosion killed five workers.  Didion has until June 25th to appeal the findings.

Marquette University says all students on campus must receive the COVID-19 vaccine.  University officials made the announcement today and say the deadline to get the vaccine is August 1st.  All undergraduate, graduate and professional students must be vaccinated to attend class on campus.  Students can request an exemption and if granted they will have to undergo COVID testing.

Fourteen local food projects across Wisconsin have been selected to receive grants through the Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin (BLBW) program. Near to us, La Crosse sees a bonus for Driftless Pure. Administered by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP), BLBW is a competitive grant program designed to strengthen Wisconsin’s agriculture and food industries by helping farms and businesses more efficiently process, market, and distribute locally grown food products. BLBW grants provide consumers with access to more

The City Council will name its newest member after its meeting tonight.  Ten people are interested in the position and will make their pitch at tonight’s meeting.  Whoever is chosen will serve at-large until next April.

We’re in the first few days of what Triple-A refers to as the 100 deadliest days of teen driving. The 100 Days between Memorial Day and Labor Day are known for the worst teen driving accidents and deaths.  Triple-A says new teen drivers are three times as likely as adults to die in a crash.