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The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is encouraging students to get vaccinated at it’s on-campus clinic this week. The school is administering the two-shot Pfizer vaccine at Zorn Arena. The mass vaccination clinic opened last week and community members were able to get their shots there, too. The health department says nearly 27-percent of Eau Claire County residents are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. CLICK FOR MORE INFO.

The D-N-R is asking for public input to determine deer harvesting numbers this season. On its website, the state department of natural resources deer management zones map shows Eau Claire, Chippewa, Dunn, and Clark County in areas where populations should be maintained. The D-N-R says the public comment form will be posted online and shared on social media starting today through April 25th.

 Minnesota police are using flash bangs and chemical munitions to clear out protesters who marched to the Brooklyn Center police department after the death of a young Black man on Sunday.  Dean Miuccio has more.

We could get more answers today about a shooting in Rusk County on Friday that left one person dead and another in jail. The Rusk County Sheriff’s Office says the shooting came after an ‘altercation’ in the small town of Sheldon on Friday night. One man died in the shooting, and a person of interest was arrested. Investigators have not identified either person, or said what the altercation was about.

It is the latest milestone number for Wisconsin’s coronavirus vaccination effort. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday reported that nearly 25-percent of people in the state are now fully vaccinated. That’s one-point-four-million people. DHS says 37-percent of the state, or just over two-million people, have received one dose of the vaccine. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS.

Wisconsin’s ban on shutting off the power is ending, and western Wisconsin’s power company says that means people need to make arrangements for their past-due bills. Xcel Energy says anyone who owes should make a payment arrangement as soon as possible. Wisconsin’s moratorium on disconnections ends on Thursday. Xcel’s Chris Ouellette says that doesn’t mean the power will be shut off that day, it simply means the process to shut off the power will begin.

It’s the sign of a warm spring. The state’s Department of Natural Resources says mosquito season has begun in Wisconsin. Researchers say the lack of late snow means more bugs are up and ready this spring. DNR says the best thing you can do is to empty your yard of any standing water so you don’t provide mosquitoes with a place to lay their eggs.

It is the latest sign of a return to normal. Altoona is reopening its library for in-person browsing this week. There will be limits, just 28 people are allowed in the library at one time, and public computer use is capped at just 50 minutes. The library’s Alyson Jones says it will be good to see people in the library once again. The library has essentially been closed for the past year.

The Wisconsin Elections Commission is not saying what the state Supreme Court’s ruling on voter purges means for the next election. The Supreme Court on Friday said local clerks, not the state, are responsible for removing over 70-thousand voters who have either moved or not voted in years. The Elections Commission on Friday said it is reviewing the ruling. Conservative groups in the state say the ruling sets back efforts to make sure only eligible voters can cast ballots in Wisconsin. Liberal groups

The entrance to the headquarters for the University of Wisconsin System is closed and could be for some time. A concrete slab fell off the building in Madison on Friday. Governor Evers ordered all of the other slabs on the building to be removed before they fell off as well. The governor’s office ordered 50-thousand-dollars for emergency repair at the headquarters building.