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An Eau Claire man who is serving time in a state mental hospital for murder will not be getting out early. A judge yesterday refused to end James Olson’s sentence. He was found not guilty by reason of insanity for the 2012 murder of Paul Oberle. Olson admitted that he beat Oberle to death with a crowbar. Doctors say Olson has done well under treatment, but also say he would likely regress if released from custody.

Wisconsin’s coronavirus numbers are down across the board. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday reported a drop in coronavirus positives in every age group over the past month. The state’s peak was November 1st, and there was a tiny uptick on November 29th, but after that the positive rates have fallen. DHS yesterday reported just over 36 hundred new positives, and 59 new deaths. CLICK FOR MORE FROM WI DHS Now, there’s an app for that! Public health managers

Lawyers for Wisconsin’s governor are asking the state’s Supreme Court to uphold his order limiting crowds at bars and restaurants, so he can issue another one. Governor Evers’ administration yesterday told the high court that they want to issue another public health order as soon as possible. The court heard arguments yesterday in a legal challenge to Evers’ original crowd limit order, the state’s Tavern League is leading that case. The court’s conservative justices are skeptical, given their other rulings that

It’s been four months since a Kenosha police officer shot Jacob Blake, and so far, have no information on possible charges. Kenosha County’s D.A. yesterday said his office continues to review the case. The officer shot Blake in the back after Blake wrestled with officers and ignored their commands to stop. Blake reportedly reached into an SUV for a knife, and that’s when the officer fired. Blake’s shooting touched-off days of violence in Kenosha that ended with another shooting that

There may not be another late night or early morning vote-count in Wisconsin. Incoming Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu yesterday said he wants to pass a law to allow local election clerks to count absentee ballots before the polls close on Election Day. Current state law stops clerks from counting absentee ballots before they count other votes, and that has led to hours-long delays in Milwaukee and Madison. LeMahieu has tried the idea before, but he is now in charge in

Add Wisconsin to the list of states suing Google. Attorney General Josh Kaul yesterday joined 14 other states in suing over Google’s search engine business and the advertising money it makes from those searched. The lawsuit says Google used its power as a monopoly to create an anti-competitive market that left people with fewer choices, and a lot less privacy. The U.S. Department of Justice is leading the case.

Some healthcare workers in Wisconsin are getting a thank you from the Green Bay Packers. The team yesterday said it will host 250 frontline healthcare workers as fans at tomorrow night’s game against the Panthers. The team’s health care partner, Bellin Health, has already told workers who is getting a ticket. The Packers are also inviting first responders to the game as a thanks for all the work they’ve done during the pandemic.

The latest data from the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development shows the state unemployment rate dropped a full percent from October to November. Today’s figures show the state jobless rate at five-percent which is down from six-percent in October.  The national unemployment rate for November was six-point-seven-percent.

Questions surrounding COVID-19 restrictions mandated by state health officials are being argued before the Wisconsin Supreme Court.  The governor’s administration argued today they can issue orders limiting indoor capacity at bars and restaurants because of its public health impact.  But an attorney for a Polk County bar says such a move needs to be approved by the legislature.  The court has not indicated when it might render a decision.

The Wisconsin Department of Health is confirming over 36-hundred positive COVID-19 cases over the last day.  The total number of cases is nearing 450-thousand with about 400-thousand recoveries.  Officials also report 59 additional deaths since yesterday bringing the death toll to four-thousand-255. CLICK FOR MORE FROM WI DHS