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Wisconsin is going to need a shipment of coronavirus vaccine if the state wants to keep pace in getting people the shot. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday said they’ve received under five-thousand doses so far this week. Wisconsin has been averaging about 200-thousand-doses per-week since the end of January. DHS Deputy Secretary Julie Willems Van Dijk says Wisconsin has gotten only about a quarter of the vaccine doses it needs to make sure everyone who is eligible for a shot can get one.

The University of Wisconsin would be the big winner under Governor Tony Evers’ building budget. The governor yesterday unveiled a two-point-four billion-dollar plan to build dozens of university buildings, a new state government hub in Milwaukee, and a new juvenile prison. There’s also a long list of smaller, local projects the governor is pushing. The Republicans who will write the state’s next budget say there are a few good ideas in the governor’s spending plan. But they say most of it is

Wisconsin’s attorney general is going on the record for student loan forgiveness. Click to hear more 715 Newsroom coverage with Jon DeMaster: A-G Josh Kaul yesterday joined 15 other states in calling for Congress to forgive up to 50-thousand-dollars in student loans for anyone who borrowed money through a federally backed loan program. Kaul says the skyrocketing cost of college has left too many people with debt they cannot pay. Attorneys general from Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois,

There could be some changes coming to Kohl’s. Bloomberg reported yesterday that a group of activist investors have set their sights on the company and want to make some changes. The investors say Kohl’s has chronically underperformed. Their plan is to eliminate some sales and sell some property to boost earnings. The investors own a little more than nine-and-half-percent of Kohl’s shares, making them the company’s largest shareholder.

Former President Trump’s challenges to the November election in Wisconsin are over.  The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday refused to hear the former president’s case.  Trump’s lawyers were challenging the ruling from the Wisconsin Supreme Court that said the former President waited too long to sue over absentee voting and indefinitely confined ballots.  The U.S. Supreme Court did not issue an opinion, instead simply refusing to take-up the case.

Nationally, President Biden is honoring the 500-thousand Americans who have died from the coronavirus. He called it “grim” and “heartbreaking, ” but urged Americans to “resist becoming numb to the sorrow” of the pandemic.  Biden also held a moment of silence and insisted the country needs to remember those who fell victim to the virus.  The U.S. crossed the milestone Monday, and continues to lead the world in most deaths and cases. Here in our state we continue to see

On Saturday, February 20, 2021 at 9:47 PM, the Dunn County Communications Center received a report of a head-on crash on US Highway 12/29 near the intersection of 670th Street in the Town of Red Cedar, East of Menomonie. The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office, Wisconsin State Patrol, and Menomonie Fire Department responded to the scene. Upon arrival, deputies determined that an eastbound 2015 Toyota Tundra crossed the center line and struck a westbound 2000 GMC Sierra. One operator attempted to

Governor Tony Evers wants to go big on capital spending.  The governor today released a list of projects for the next two years which includes a new 164-million-dollar state office building in Milwaukee.  The governor has included projects in 31 counties in his two-point-three-eight-billion-dollar capital budget.  The governor says low bond rates is what makes this a perfect time to invest in infrastructure.  The governor’s budget also includes 150-million-dollars for building projects within the UW system.

Former Badger football player Marcus Randle El pleads not guilty to the murder of two women in Janesville.  Randle El is charged with the deadly shooting of Brittany McAdory and Seairaha Winchester a year ago.  Randle El appeared virtually in Rock County Court this morning to enter his plea.  A trial date has not been set.

An Eau Claire family has lost everything due to a house fire. ECAHMAA is starting a donation of household items (pots, pans, dishes, blankets, etc.), clothes, shoes, food, money, or anything for the family immediately. Any new or gently-used items would be appreciated. The family includes Mom, Dad, and seven children age ranging from 9-23. Ages and gender are listed below. All items will be collected at ECAHMAA. Please drop off items at ECAHMAA between 8am-5pm, M-F. Thank you in