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WI coronavirus cases continue to top 3, 000. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday reported 37- hundred new positives and 82 new deaths. However, Wisconsin’s coronavirus count has steadily dropped since a peak at the beginning of November. Here locally, Add Chippewa County Health Director Angela Weideman to the list of people suggesting quarantines just in case. Weideman yesterday said anyone who visited with people outside of their immediate family or anyone who traveled for the Thanksgiving holiday should stay

Authorities in Clark County say as many as eight teenagers killed 40 deer during an illegal hunting spree last month. The sheriff’s office and game wardens started investigating after people found deer that had been shot and left in their fields. There’s no age on the teens, but all could be facing misdemeanor hunting charges. The D.A. in Clark County says they are working on an ‘appropriate’ punishment for the teens.

Some of the people who waited weeks or months to get their unemployment benefits in Wisconsin are now being told they have to repay some of that money. The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development yesterday said it overpaid unemployment claims by 44-million-dollars. Some people who got unemployment checks are now getting letters asking for some of the money back. DWD Interim director Amy Pechacek says some people may not have to repay the state, and that each case is being double-checked on a case-by-case

President Trump’s second election lawsuit in Wisconsin takes aim at voter ID laws, ballot drop boxes, and the way votes were counted during Milwaukee County’s recount. The president’s lawyers filed the suit in federal court in Milwaukee yesterday. The lawsuit is separate from the one the president filed on Tuesday that asks a judge to toss out over 200-thousand votes in the state. The new suit claims ‘unlawful and unconstitutional’ interference in last month’s election.

There are two obvious differences about the tree at the Wisconsin Capitol this year. One, it is much smaller and two, it is called a Christmas Tree. Republican representatives Shae Sortwell and Paul Tittl put up the tree on Tuesday. Sortwell says he was disappointed that Governor Evers declined to put up the state’s official tree and didn’t want to see the hundred-year-plus tradition end because of the coronavirus. But the lawmakers’ tree may not last. The Department of Administration, which oversees

There will be another trial run for fans at Lambeau Field this weekend. The Packers yesterday said they will once again allow 500 people into the stands for the game against the Eagles. The idea is to test concession lines, bathroom capacity, and the general flow of people through Lambeau. There is no word when the Packers will allow fans to buy tickets once again, though there is hope that it will be soon.

A wish came true at Fort McCoy! It was on Nov. 7th, that Fort McCoy hosted a Make-A-Wish Foundation event for 8-year-old Chicago resident Miguel Garcia, whose wish was to be an Army Soldier. Garcia, along with several family members, was able to experience a variety of activities during his visit to Fort McCoy, which was coordinated through the Wisconsin and Illinois Make-A-Wish Foundations with support from Fort McCoy members and the Wisconsin National Guard. The activities included assisting in

Wisconsin is announcing extended unemployment benefits are now available.  Extended benefits are for those who have run out of the 26-week regular unemployment and 13-week pandemic emergency unemployment compensation.  More information about applying and receiving these benefits is available on the Department of Workforce Development website and you can CLICK HERE to get there.

Wisconsin Health officials say coronavirus cases increased by nearly 38-hundred in the last 24 hours.  Statistics released today confirm over 39-thousand-500 positive cases since the beginning of the pandemic.  There were 82 new deaths reported today bringing the death toll to more than three-thousand-500. 

A Rhinelander educator is Wisconsin’s Associate Principal of the Year.  Kari Strebig received the award during a surprise ceremony today.  The Association of Wisconsin School Administrators called Strebig a leader who focuses on equity and ensuring all students feel connected with their peers, teachers and school.  Strebig will be recognized at a ceremony in January.