A group of conservationists is calling Wisconsin’s wolf hunt politically motivated and harmful. The group, Wisconsin’s Green Fire, released its report yesterday. The report says hunters took too many alpha males and bred female wolves, and said that could eliminate pup production in 60 percent of the state’s wolf packs. Green Fire also says the hunt damaged relations with the Ojibwe Tribes, and showed the gap between regulators at the DNR and state lawmakers. Hunters in Wisconsin bagged 218 wolves during what turned-out to
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Wisconsin’s state parks are opening-up a bit more, starting tomorrow. The state’s Department of Natural Resources yesterday said playgrounds and observation towers will finally open in parks across the state. There will also be new rules for pavilions and snack bars, more people will be allowed in each. Camping and hiking are already back to pre-coronavirus levels. DNR expects big crowds at state parks this summer as people continue to navigate the virus and the state’s reopening.
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A bill signed by Governor Tony Evers today will require lessons about the Holocaust and other genocides be taught in Wisconsin social studies classes. More information with Sue Danielson: Wisconsin Act 30 will require students from grades 5 through 12 to have studies to include the pervasiveness of anti-semitism and the recognition of the tragedy of the Holocaust. The bill requires school districts, independent charter schools and private schools to participate in providing instruction on the topic of genocide.
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The Wisconsin State Fair will make its return this summer. After being canceled because of the coronavirus last year organizers announced its return today to Fair Park in West Allis. The fair will run from August 5th through the 15th.
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The State Department of Health confirms 688 new COVID-19 cases over the last day. That boosts the total number of cases to over 596-thousand-500. There were 34 deaths reported today which raises the death toll statewide to over 68-hundred residents. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS.
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Health officials say only a small percentage of people in Wisconsin experience breakthrough cases of COVID-19. A report in the Wisconsin State Journal reveals out of one-point-eight-million people who are fully vaccinated in the state 605 experienced a breakthrough case. Officials say no vaccine is 100-percent effective and Wisconsin’s percentage of breakthrough cases is only zero-point-zero-three-percent.
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Milwaukee Bucks fans will have a chance to roll up their sleeves for a COVID-19 vaccine this weekend. The team announced yesterday that eligible fans attending Sunday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets can get their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine. The vaccine will be given in the Panorama Club at the Fiserv Forum beginning at 1 p.m.
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A Wisconsin eagle’s nest has something extremely rare. Sue Danielson reports.
Read MoreThe Eau Claire City Council is accepting letters of interest from City residents to fill a vacant At-large Council seat.The appointment will run through April 19, 2022. Council legislative sessions are held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month at 4:00 p.m. Public hearings are held the preceding Monday at 7:00 p.m. The successful candidate would also be expected to attend meetings of any board, committee or commission they may be appointed to. MORE INFO CAN BE FOUND
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Marshfield Clinic Health System will resume issuing the Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) COVID-19 vaccine at limited sites this week after the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lifted the recommended pause following a thorough safety review. The CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) reviewed the evidence and concluded that the benefits greatly outweigh the risks of the Janssen vaccine. A CDC review of benefits and risks found that resuming use of the Janssen vaccine
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