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You are not going to get a chance to get paid to get your coronavirus shot in Wisconsin. Governor Tony Evers yesterday once again said a million-dollars vaccine lottery is a bad idea. The governor says he’d rather spend Wisconsin’s coronavirus stimulus money on other things. Other states, most notably Ohio, have seen huge jumps in vaccinations after announcing lotteries for people to get their shots. Evers says businesses need the help more than people need to be paid to get their

Eau Claire’s health director says we are not back to normal. Health director Lieske Giese yesterday there’s plenty of room for the coronavirus to spread. She says half of adults in the county have not gotten a coronavirus shot, and younger children are not eligible for the shot. Giese says the end of Eau Claire’s mask mandates are supposed to be for vaccinated people only. She worries that unvaccinated people will take advantage of the situation.

Not every piece of Wisconsin’s next state budget is going to involve a knockdown, drag-out fight with the governor. The Republicans who are writing the next budget yesterday said there’s plenty of agreement with the governor on what should be included in the state’s next spending plan. That includes spending on tourism, election security, and internet projects. Lawmakers are holding off on the internet spending for now. State Senator Howard Marklein yesterday said he wants to see the governor’s plan before

Firefighters in Wausau are internet-famous for their latest duck rescue . Crews rescued six orphaned ducklings out of a storm drain Wednesday night. The mother duck was hit by a car not far from the drain. The firefighters took the little brood back to the station, fed them and gave them water until they could be taken to a sanctuary. The whole thing got plenty of likes on Facebook.

The Health Department is adapting their recommendations in light of  recently updated CDC guidance and the decision by the Eau Claire City Council and County Board to end  the local face mask ordinances. Unvaccinated people should still be wearing masks and physically  distancing in public spaces. All individuals should continue to mask in certain settings, including healthcare settings, schools, correctional facilities, public transportation, shelters and other places  where regulations exist, such as businesses or workplaces.  CLICK HERE TO READ MORE.

What a difference a year makes.  According to unemployment numbers released today by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development the state’s unemployment rate is just under four-percent for April at three-point-nine-percent.  A year ago the state unemployment rate stood at just over 14-percent.  The national unemployment rate for April was six-point-one-percent.

 There are 448 new COVID-19 cases being confirmed in Wisconsin today.  The Department of Health Services says that number boosts the total number of positive cases to just under 607-thousand-600.  There were also two deaths reported today, which raises the death toll to nearly seven-thousand. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS Health officials say over 40-percent of the state’s population is fully vaccinated against COVID-19.  That equates to over two-point-three-million people.  Nearly one in ten children between the ages of 12

People who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can drop their masks at the state Capitol.  The governor’s office says today those who are vaccinated can skip face coverings at the Capitol and most other state buildings beginning June 1st.  Unvaccinated people should continue to wear masks in state buildings.

The budget committee in the Wisconsin legislature is voting down body cameras for State Capitol Police.  Governor Tony Evers had proposed spending up to 100-thousand-dollars to equip over three dozen Capitol officers with the cameras.  The proposal didn’t get past the budget committee today, which voted 12-to-four along party lines to squash the measure.

On May 19th a Dunn County Investigator and a Menomonie Police Investigator, both assigned to the West Central Drug Task Force, were completing a drive by of a residence in the Township of Dunn. This residence is the same as where a homicide had occurred in November of 2020 and was known to law enforcement as a high traffic drug residence. As the Investigators drove by they observed a male subject, later identified as John Rose, retrieve a hatchet from