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Students at UW-Madison will return to the classroom this fall.  Chancellor Rebecca Blank outlined a plan today that is designed to get students and faculty back for in-person learning at the same level as in 2019.  Blank says some hybrid and online classes will remain in place but for the most part every class held in-person prior to the pandemic will be offered that way this coming year. 

The Wisconsin Badgers have a new running backs coach.  Gary Brown joined the staff and was announced today as taking the reins of the backfield.  Brown most recently coached for the Dallas Cowboys.  During his tenure between 2013 and 2019 he coached standout backs Ezekiel Elliot and DeMarco Murray. 

Today is National Medal of Honor Day in recognition of those who have received the nation’s highest military honor.  The award was created in 1861 and was first given two years later to six members of an Army unit called Andrews Raiders, for volunteering and taking part in a Civil War raid.  Since then, more than 34-hundred medals have been awarded for personal acts of valor above and beyond the call of duty.

Heritage Meats LLC in Butternut, WI, is issuing a voluntary Class II recall for a variety of prepared/precooked meal items, as well as a raw beef product, sold under the name Bayfield Foods South Shore Meats. The recalled products, which were sold through the Bayfield Foods Co-op, include: Travis’s Famous Chili, 2-lb. packages Ham and potato soup, 2-lb. packages Bacon mac & cheese, 2-lb. packages Italian lasagna , 2-lb. packages Pizza mac & cheese, 2-lb. packages Charro beans, 2-lb. packages

The Eau Claire Police Department has been notified Sex Offender Demetrius J. Simmons DOB 05/30/1973 willbe released from prison on March 30, 2021. Simmons will be under supervision by the Wisconsin Departmentof Corrections (DOC). Simmons’ previous convictions include: Possess w/ Intent – Amphetamines; Disorderly Conduct; Bail Jumping – Felony; OWI; Manf/DeliverSchedule I, II Narcotics (6/18/2014; 7/22/2015; 9/16/2015; 01/12/2018) – Eau Claire County; St. CroixCounty Sexual Assault of a Child (01/22/2007) – Denver County, CO Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault (08/07/1997) –

The latest U.S. unemployment numbers will be out today from the Department of Labor. The Bureau of Labor Statistics says Wisconsin has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country at three-point-eight-percent. The state is ranked ninth.

A high risk for fire danger across the state has been downgraded. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says the risk across the state today is low as rain makes its way across the Midwest. The National Weather Service says it’ll be sunny and in the low 50s today, but some rain could return tomorrow into the weekend.

Wisconsin will get more than three-point-seven-million-dollars as part of a surgical mesh lawsuit settlement. Attorney General Josh Kaul says the nearly 187-Million-dollar multistate settlement with Boston Scientific accused the company of deceptive marketing. Kaul says 47-states and the District of Colombia are involved in the suit.

A movie filmed in Eau Claire is now streaming on Amazon Prime. According to it’s synopsis, the film is about a father rediscovering himself after a loss. Several online reviewers gave it five stars.

Kids in Chippewa Falls are going back to class five days a week. The school district yesterday said they will get back to a normal, in-person, full-week schedule starting April 5th. Superintendent Jeff Homes sent a note home to parents yesterday. He says nearly 90 percent of teachers in the district will be vaccinated by then, and it will be safe for students to fully return.