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Thanks to virtual learning, school kids in Eau Claire won’t miss any classes this winter. The city’s school board last night announced the district will not take any snow days this winter. Instead, kids will learn from home if it is too snowy to come to school. Superintendent Michael Johnson says not only will learning from home on snow days help kids keep up, it will avoid adding days to the end of the school year.

Wisconsin’s largest dairy group is joining with a group of conservationists and environmentalists to look at clean water. The state’s Dairy Business Association yesterday signed-on to an agreement with Clean Wisconsin, The Nature Conservancy in Wisconsin, and Wisconsin Land and Water Conservation Association. The DBA says farmers want to find a way to project clean water in the state and have decided to work toward a solution. Most of the focus will be on well water in rural parts of the state, particularly finding

A new report blames Wisconsin’s tuition freeze for all manners of financial challenges at the University of Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Policy Forum says the state’s seven-year-old tuition freeze is good for students, but hurts the university by choking-off a stream of new dollars. The Policy Forum also says UW Madison is slipping as a research institution, and that campus buildings have fallen behind. The group Badgers United is using the report to suggest a tuition increase, more money for the

Just because Joe Biden has been declared the winner of the November election doesn’t mean Wisconsin U.S. Senator Ron Johnson doesn’t want answers about last month’s election. Johnson yesterday told the Journal Sentinel that he has questions about “election irregularities.” Johnson will lead a hearing in Washington D.C. into those questions later today. Johnson says he wants to know what fraud occurred, and how Congress or the states can get a handle on that fraud.

There is a new Christmas Tree at the Wisconsin Capitol. State Rep. Paul Tittl and state Rep. Shae Sortwell yesterday replaced the tree they originally put in the Capitol Rotunda. Capitol Police removed that tree, saying the lawmakers did not have a permit to display the tree. Tittl and Sortwell say the new tree is their form of peaceful protest. Governor Evers closed the Capitol this year, and ordered that the state’s Capitol tree not be put on display.

The location and schedule of the two National Guard COVID-19 test sitesin Eau Claire County have been changed to reflect their winter hours. These sites are located in the City of Eau Claire and Augusta. These sites are free of cost to residents across northwestern Wisconsin and the test kits atthese sites use the less invasive nasal swab. Both of these testing sites are staffed by members of the Wisconsin National Guard. NW WI Regional National Guard Testing Site  Peace

We are seeing an uptick in confirmed COVID-19 cases as the week goes on. The Wisconsin Department of Health is reporting 35-hundred new COVID-19 cases over the last day.  Wisconsin now has over 440-thousand confirmed coronavirus cases since the beginning of the pandemic.  There were 54 additional deaths confirmed today bringing the death toll in Wisconsin to 4,122. Around the state, some regulations are shifting. A newly issued emergency order eases restrictions on indoor gatherings in Dane County.  The new order will also allow gyms to

The Green Bay Packers, Milwaukee Brewers and Milwaukee Bucks are forming an Equity League.  The Wisconsin pro sports teams announced today they are joining together with Microsoft to help minority business leaders prosper.  The Equity League will focus on inequities that exist in the tech startup industry but will also be involved in education issues, health equality and criminal justice reform.

It’s good news for Milwaukee Bucks fans.  Giannis Antetokounmpo has signed a five year supermax extension with the team.  The deal is worth 228-million-dollars with an opt-out after the fourth year.  The Bucks power forward tweeted today that Milwaukee is his home and his city and he is blessed to be a part of the organization. Want more info? CLICK HERE FOR OUR SPORTS STATION COVERAGE.

10 year-old Jocelyn Van Duyn was recovered by law enforcement in Hartsville, Indiana, alive and safe, at approximately 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 15, 2020. Jocelyn was found with her biological father, 33 year old Jonathan J. Van Duyn. FBI Indianapolis Division SWAT and Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office took Jonathan into custody without incident this morning where he will be held in Indiana before being extradited to McHenry County, Illinois where he is wanted on an active warrant for failure