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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is holding a public meeting this Thursday to discuss a proposed change to the length limit for muskkellunge, or musky fish in Butternut Lake. The D-N-R says the change proposal removes a 28-inch minimum and replaces it with a 40-inch minimum. The department says there’s no longer a reason to promote selective fishing of medium-sized fish, making the previous limit unnecessary.

The bigger picture of Wisconsin’s coronavirus numbers is relatively unchanged. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday reported three thousand additional positives and 22 new deaths. But DHS also reported a drop in the number of people being treated for the virus in the hospital. Wisconsin’s public health managers are bracing for what they expect to be an uptick in the number of coronavirus positives after Thanksgiving. There’s a new way for folks in the Chippewa Valley to quickly find out if

The tens-of-thousands of people who’ve been waiting months for their unemployment check could see something by the end of the year. Department of Workforce Development Interim Secretary Amy Pechacek said on Capital City Sunday that she hopes to erase the state’s unemployment backlog in a matter of weeks, not months. Some people have been waiting since March to have their claim processes, others have been waiting months to get paid. DWD’s numbers from last week show 70 thousand people are

Wisconsin’s presidential recount is over and things didn’t change much. Joe Biden’s campaign yesterday said they added 87 votes to their 20 thousand vote lead over President Trump. Counters in Madison finished their part of the recount yesterday, Milwaukee County finished its recount on Friday. The Wisconsin Elections Commission is set to certify the vote count tomorrow. We will show you different sides so you can decide. And across the aisle, President Trump says the point of the recount in Wisconsin was not to

Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Giving Tuesday, non-profits in Eau Claire have their sights set on the last one. The folks at Positive Avenues and Sojourner House in Eau Claire are hoping people dig deep tomorrow. Non-profits rely on donations, and say this year has been especially tight. Most non-profits have a way to donate online, or you can contact your favorite to ask how best to support them.

There could be some record yields on corn farms in Wisconsin. The USDA’s office in Madison said it is expecting a yield of 184 bushels of corn per acre. That’d be about six bushels, or three percent higher than the last record yield set back in 1996. Last year’s yields were down because much of Wisconsin had a very wet spring.

There’s a need for healthcare workers in Wisconsin, and the Department of Health Services wants to help fill it. DHS is launching an ad campaign, WisHealth Careers, to highlight the opportunities that exist in the healthcare field. DHS says the coronavirus has shown the need across the state, now it’s just a matter of finding people who want to step-up and help. CLICK HERE TO GET MORE INFO.

Americans are heading home after the Thanksgiving holiday. Cameron Fairchild reports that’s despite warnings from health officials not to travel because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Dane County Clerk’s office says the election recount is done.  Yesterday County Clerk Scott McDonell tweeted that time is still needed to put the finishing touches on some precinct information in preparation for certification.  WMTV reports that this morning at 10:00-a.m. the Election Board meets at Monona Terrace to conclude with the details and officially certify the election results.

A school bus driver in the La Crosse area finds thousands of dollars and gives it back to where the money came from.  WKOW reported yesterday that GoRiteway company school bus driver Gene Rochester was working his route when he found the cash, $10,000, on the roadway.  As it turns out the money belonged to a convenience store so he gave it back.  Rochester says his conscience wouldn’t let him keep it.