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Green County is not getting a wind farm after the developer dropped plans for it.  EDF Renewables was going to install 24 turbines in Jefferson, making the project the sixth-largest in Wisconsin, producing up to 65 megawatts of wind power.  Area landowners have been sent letters about the company’s lease agreement being terminated.  EDF Renewables has not given a reason for the project’s cancellation.

The University of Wisconsin football team isn’t playing Nebraska this weekend after 12 members tested positive for COVID-19.  One of those is Coach Paul Chryst.  The game is considered a no contest and won’t count on the record for either team.  UW is on pause for the next week, and may have to cancel their home game against Purdue November 7th.  They are still awaiting results for some teammates. Tom Roberts has the story:

 The Dunn County Criminal Justice Collaborating Council (CJCC) will be holding a virtual community forum on Tuesday, November 10th from 6-7 p.m. The forum will focus on the local Operating While Intoxicated (OWI) data trends, the process of what happens when someone gets an OWI, and the resources and options available in Dunn County. The impact of OWIs on the community as a whole will be discussed as well as current and future efforts to “make the safe choice.” According to CJCC Vice

The deadline to request a mail-in absentee ballot is tomorrow night. Making an application to receive an absentee ballot by mail must be done by 5 p.m. on the fifth day before the election. Eau Claire City-County election officials say voters can also request and vote by absentee ballot in the clerk’s office. Election Day is Tuesday, November 3rd.

Eau Claire Area School District families are being asked to check their inboxes for a new school survey on the school’s current instructional models. The school wants to know what strengths and weaknesses have been exposed with in-person and online learning during the coronavirus pandemic. It’s due November 3rd.

One of the three people believed to be involved in last Friday’s stabbing in Chippewa Falls is in custody. Police say 19-year-old Kyler Korn is the main suspect in the stabbing. They arrested him yesterday. Officers are looking to speak to 20-year-old Terue Xiong and Tyler Thornby about the case. Chippewa Falls Police say they are persons of interest. Four people were stabbed in what police are calling an ‘altercation’ Friday night.

President Trump said the enthusiasm in Wisconsin doesn’t feel like he’s looking at a defeat. The President rallied a crowd of thousands in West Salem yesterday, that’s in La Crosse County. The President said he is expecting a red wave next week. President Trump carried western Wisconsin four years ago, and he is expected to carry the area with ease again this year. President Trump says Biden wants to end cash bail. President Trump is not only taking credit for ending the nights of

 Wisconsin’s latest coronavirus count is the highest it’s ever been. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday reported over five-thousand new positive tests and 64 new deaths. Both are single-day highs. Most of the people who are tested in the state continue to test negative, though Wisconsin’s weekly positivity rate is now over 12- percent. There are over 13-hundred people in the hospital with the virus, and five people are being treated at the state’s overflow hospital in West Allis. CLICK

Police in Eau Claire say a package thief is behind bars. Officers arrested Kalysta Griffin yesterday morning. Police say she is a suspect in a string of thefts from people’s porches. Eau Claire Police say they found some stolen packages in Griffin’s car when they arrested her.

It’s not every day that an OWI arrest makes statewide news, but it’s also not every day that someone is arrested for their 12th OWI. Prosecutors in Sauk County this week charged 51-year-old Walter Decorah with his 12th drunk driving charge. Authorities say they found him slumped behind the wheel of his car while stopped at a stop sign. He’s being held on 15-thousand-dollars bond.