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Nurses out of work due to their refusal to get the COVID-19 vaccine seek a settlement to avoid legal action.  Attorney Michael Anderson filed a five-hundred-thousand dollar notice of claim Friday against Rock County.  The notice requires a response from the county within the next 120-days.  Anderson represents around two-dozen or so nurses and health care staffers at the Rock Haven Nursing Home in Janesville.  He says the FDA has only issued an emergency use authorization for the three companies’

Animal specialists in Baraboo prepare to nurse and care for an orphaned bear cub from Alaska.  Oschner Park Zoo officials say the black bear cub named Taglu only weighed five pounds when he was found.  He’ll be coming to Wisconsin from the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage once he’s fit enough to safely travel.  At the Oschner Park Zoo, Taglu will join one year old Miska, another black bear from Alaska at the zoo.  

Hello! Thanks for making us part of your mornings. This is our Saturday “scroll down memory lane.” It’s a look back at some of the moments of history that have happened along the way to lead us here to this day. So, snag your favorite morning sippin’ drink and let’s have a look back before we go forward to see what awaits us on this new day. Today is Saturday, May 15th, the 135th day of the year.  There are

As local meetings plan to address face coverings in our area, changes are being made around our state and beyond. The list of stores that will allow you to roam the isles mask less is growing, that’s if you are fully Vaccinated. Bill Trifiro reports. As far as Wisconsin, the COVID-19 face mask order is lifted in Rock County.  Health officials lifted the mask rule yesterday after news emerged this week from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention which says

The local ordinances requiring face covering use in public buildings and spaces remain in effect for the City and the County. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently revised guidelines related to face coverings for vaccinated individuals. In consideration of this revised guidance, several special meetings are now slated to take place next week to revisit these ordinances. Such public meetings are required to consider action on any local ordinance. To review the City ordinance, CLICK HERE. For County

On May 13, the CDC released updated guidance that fully vaccinated people can resume activities they did before the pandemic, including participating in indoor and outdoor activities – large or small – without wearing a mask or physically distancing. Fully vaccinated people can also refrain from testing following a known exposure unless they are residents or employees of a correctional or detention facility or a homeless shelter. A person is considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19 if it has been two or more

A House panel is looking into U.S. cyber capabilities.  Rhode Island Democrat James Langevin opened a hearing and said adversaries have not stopped trying to disrupt American cyber networks during the COVID pandemic. He stressed that cybersecurity is especially important in the Defense Department.  Langevin chairs a House armed services subcommittee.  Wisconsin Republican Mike Gallagher cited the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack, which is thought to have originated in Russia.  He said the cybersecurity infrastructure in the U.S. must be strengthened.  Deputy Assistant Defense

 Wisconsin health officials report 513 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours.  That boosts the total number of cases to nearly 605-thousand-400.  There was one additional death confirm today raising the death toll to 69-hundred-and-54.  The testing positivity rate statewide is three-percent. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS.

Oliver is the most popular boy’s name in the state of Wisconsin this year while Charlotte tops the girl’s list.  The Social Security Administration released the state’s most popular names today following a national list of favorites unveiled last week.  Liam is the number two choice for a boy’s name among Wisconsin parents but is the top name nationally.  Henry, William and Theodore round out the boys top five names in the Badger State.  After Charlotte, Olivia, Evelyn, Amelia and Emma are the top

The landscape of downtown Wausau is about to change dramatically.  Demolition of the Wausau Center Mall is scheduled to start on Monday with the destruction of the old Sears building near Washington and 5th streets.  Most of the work on the eight-block area will be done after 7:30 p.m. and will continue throughout the summer.  The redevelopment will include residential, retail and office space as well as restaurants, entertainment and green space.