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It is four years in prison for a former Eau Claire dance instructor in a child enticement case. A judge yesterday sentenced Todd Paulus the Fourth to four years of prison and four years of extended supervision. Paulus will also have to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.

Convicted felons in the state of Wisconsin cannot own guns, even if they didn’t commit a violent crime. The Wisconsin Supreme Court yesterday ruled that a Milwaukee man with a felony conviction for not paying his child support should not get special dispensation because his crime was not violent. The court’s 5-2 majority said they are not going to create a ‘hierarchy of felonies.’ Justice Brian Hagedorn disagrees. He wrote that people who are convicted of violent misdemeanors don’t lose their gun right, so

The first week back to in-person classes in Chippewa Falls saw mostly full classrooms. The city’s school district says more than 90-percent of elementary kids returned for in-person classes this week. Kids are in school Monday through Thursday, and everyone is learning from home today. Southview Elementary School principal Sara Denure says most kids are having no problem with coronavirus safety or social distancing.

It is another milestone number for Wisconsin’s coronavirus effort. The Wisconsin National Guard yesterday conducted their one millionth coronavirus test. The guard started testing back in April, and has continued at testing sites across the state since then. There are 700 Army and Air National Guard members currently working at testing sites in Wisconsin.

Kids in Eau Claire can count on more free meals from the city’s schools. Eau Claire’s school district yesterday said it is extending its free breakfast and free lunch program into June. The district’s Joshua Guckenberg says they’ve already served 51-thousand meals since the school year began back in September.

The first coronavirus relief package to get a vote at the Wisconsin Capitol doesn’t look to have a future. The State Assembly approved the Republican package yesterday. In addition to spending 100 million-dollars on coronavirus relief, the plan would encourage schools to reopen, allow for visitors at nursing homes, and give businesses protection from coronavirus lawsuits. But Republicans in the Wisconsin Senate have their coronavirus relief package, and are unlikely to consider the Assembly’s plan. Governor Evers has already said he doesn’t support it,

A Republican lawmaker in Madison is trying again with a plan to make it easier for women in the state to get birth control. State Rep. Joel Kitchens yesterday re-introduced his proposal to allow women to get the pill or a birth control patch as an over the counter medicine. His legislation overwhelmingly passed the State Assembly last year, but didn’t go any further because the State Senate canceled its spring session because of the coronavirus.

Waukesha’s mayor is walking away from the Republican Party, saying he’s ashamed of what happened at the nation’s Capitol on Wednesday. Mayor Shawn Reilly said on Facebook on Wednesday that he is ashamed to have ever been a member of the Republican Party, and he doesn’t know how he could ever be a member again. Reilly said the decision may be the end of his political career, but he had to make the decision because he was just so upset.

Milwaukee will be using the Wisconsin Center as its vaccine hub. Mayor Tom Barrett yesterday said work is already underway to convert the center into a workable space. The mayor says he doesn’t know just when people will be able to get their vaccines, and Wisconsin has been slow in getting the vaccine to people who want it. Mayor Barrett says the next round of vaccines will go to people who are at least 75-years old and frontline workers. Though there’s some confusion about

 The White House is condemning the violence yesterday at the U.S. Capitol.  In the first briefing from the White House on the matter, Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said the protesters who stormed the Capitol are the opposite of what they stand for.  She also urge unity.