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The latest coronavirus snapshot in Wisconsin shows more good news. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday reported just 324 new positives and a seven-day positivity rate of under two-and-a-half-percent. DHS says 275 people are in the hospital with the virus, of them just 71 are in the ICU. Wisconsin had more than a thousand people in the hospital with the virus at the worst of November’s peak. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS. There are hiccups in the get up. Wisconsin missed the

A man shot by Eau Claire police officers is suing. Attorneys for Tyler Holte say his 2015 officer-involved shooting left him seriously injured and with hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical bills. Eau Claire Police say officers shot Holte after he stole a car, led them on a high speed chase, hid from them, and refused to surrender. Prosecutors cleared the officers in the shooting. Holte’s lawyer says that doesn’t matter in the lawsuit.

The state of Wisconsin could see just over three-billion-dollars, and cities and counties across the state could see another two-billion in the latest coronavirus relief plan from Congress. The proposal is now in the U.S. Senate and could pass with only Democratic support. Milwaukee could see over 400-million-dollars from the plan. Mayor Tom Barrett says that’s money that could pay for everything from public health to roads. Republicans in both Washington D.C. and Wisconsin say the plan is too expensive and doesn’t target relief

Restaurant owners in Wisconsin say 2021 should be better than last year, but it won’t necessarily be good. A new survey from the Wisconsin Restaurant Association shows a third of restaurant owners say it will take up to 12 months to get back to normal. Another 30-percent say it will take longer than that. And about 10- percent say things will never return to normal.

One Madison lawmaker is once again trying to end Wisconsin’s sales tax on diapers and feminine hygiene products. Senator Melissa Agard yesterday said diapers, pads, and tampons are not luxury items, and should not be taxed. She says candy bars and potato chips are tax free in Wisconsin. Agard has proposed the same pink tax plan for several years, but it has always fallen short. The state says Wisconsin sees about three-million-dollars a year from taxes on diapers and feminine hygiene products.

Wisconsin lawmakers are looking to expand school choice, at least for next year. Republicans at the Capitol are pushing four plans that would all expand access to school choice programs in the state. All four have a hearing at the Capitol tomorrow. The biggest change would be an expansion of who qualifies for the state’s parental choice program. The idea is to include families who make up to 75-thousand-dollars a year. There’s another plan that would allow choice students to take

Wisconsin’s election managers are not going to purge the state’s voting rolls without an order from the state’s Supreme Court. But they are going to reach out to missing voters more often. The Wisconsin Elections Commission yesterday voted to contact some of the 230-thousand voters who have not voted in years, but remain registered in the state. The plan is to send them a letter every 18 months or so, just to see if they have moved or changed their voter registration.

 The city of Milwaukee isn’t ready to say just how many fans can return to American Family Field this spring. The city’s health department hosted a walk through at the ballpark last Friday. The Brewers want 35-percent of fans in the stands, but the city has not said just how many fans it is considering. Milwaukee Health Commissioner Marlaina Jackson said the city looked over the Brewers’ safety plan, had some feedback, and wanted to make some adjustments. Opening Day

The Eau Claire County Parks & Forest Department announces that all single-track mountain bike/snowshoe (named) trails at Lowes Creek County Park are closed to all uses due to soft ground. Soft ground makes the soil more prone to erosion with continued use at this time. The single-track bike trails are the narrower (named) trails that include snowshoe trails, mountain bike, and hiking trails (other than the ski trails). The wider (numbered) trails that were groomed for cross-country skiing will remain

The City of Eau Claire Cemeteries staff will be performing their semi-annual clean-up of Eau Claire’s two cemeteries on Monday, March 15th and remind everyone that personal items and fall and winter decorations that they wish to keep should be removed from grave sites on or before March 14, items remaining after that date will be removed by staff. Metal flower pot stands may remain in place but should to be emptied prior to March 15. Both City Cemeteries, Forest