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You have to go back to mid-January to find the last time so few people in Wisconsin got the coronavirus vaccine. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday said vaccine doses fell to just over 156-thousand last week. That is down over 40-thousand doses since the week before and is down from 425-thousand doses in one week at Wisconsin’s peak in April. The last time the vaccine numbers were this low was back in the week of January 17th. CLICK HERE FOR MORE

The vote to raise taxes for Eau Claire schools is likely getting pushed-back again. The city’s school board last night talked about moving the vote to November of next year. The district had hoped to get the question on last month’s ballot but missed the deadline. Superintendent Michael Johnson says they may have trouble meeting next spring’s deadline as well.

There are more people asking Governor Evers to get people back to work in the state.  Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce yesterday joined 50 chambers of commerce from across the state to ask the governor to end enhanced federal unemployment benefits. Those benefits mean an extra 300 dollars-a-week. The WMC and the chambers say that’s just enough to keep some people home. Wisconsin businesses say they need workers, and the extra benefits are making it more difficult to find those workers.

The coronavirus outbreak at the University of Wisconsin-Madison was mostly contained to the school’s dorms. A new CDC-backed study says there is no evidence that students spread the virus to the rest of Madison and Dane County. Researchers say most of the cases were contained in just two dorms. The university locked those dorms down last September, and the study says that likely stopped a larger outbreak. Local leaders in Madison and Dane County last year said students were responsible for

Following the recent recommendations from the CDC and announcement by Governor Walz outlining the scaling back of Covid-19 restrictions in Minnesota, the National Eagle Center is pleased to announce that it will no longer require masks or pre-registration by visitors beginning May 28 – the Friday of Memorial Day Weekend. It is also expanding its schedule to a six-day week. “We’re very excited to be returning to business as usual,” said Ed Hahn, Marketing Manager at the Center. “The past

On Thursday, May 13, 2021, the CDC updated their guidance regarding face coverings/masks for those who are vaccinated. As a result Chippewa County is updating protocols effective May 18, 2021 for county buildings. Effective May 18th, masks will no longer be required, except in the Courtrooms and in the Jail. Visitors are still encouraged to call ahead to schedule appointments or use the drop box located outside ofDoor #1. However, it is not required for most departments. CLICK HERE FOR

The State Health Department reports 116 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours.  That pushes a total number of cases to nearly 600-thousand-630.  Today’s cases are the fewest confirmed in a single day in more than a year.  There were no additional deaths reported today which maintains the death toll at 69-hundred-and-58.

Many Wisconsin families will soon be receiving monthly payments to help with childcare.  Families will get up to 300-dollars a month per child as part of President Biden’s coronavirus relief package.  Payments of 300-dollars a month will be for children under six-years-old and up to 250-dollars-a-month for children between the ages of six and 17.  Couples earning less that 150-thousand-dollars will receive the full payment for each child on the 15th of every month until at least the end of

The first distillery to produce its own spirits in Green Bay will soon open to the public.  Paradise North Distillery on Bay Beach Road opens on Thursday.  It will make and sell handcrafted spirits like rum, vodka and whiskey.  The distillery will also offer tastings, tours and host a variety of events.

A Bucky Badger statue is missing from its perch in Middleton.  Police say sometime Saturday night the statue was cut at its feet and carried off.  Because it weighs several hundred pounds police believe a group of people were involved in stealing the statue.  Anyone with information on the whereabouts of the Bucky Badger statue is asked to call Middleton Police.