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The latest round of Wisconsin’s coronavirus stimulus money is going to people in need. Governor Tony Evers yesterday said he is sending 50 million-dollars to programs designed to help low income families. That includes child care assistance, rental assistance, help paying for people’s power bills, and a million-dollars to help people sign-up for BadgerCare. The 50 million is the latest piece of Wisconsin’s two billion-dollars in CARES Act money.

The Sojourner House in Eau Claire is moving into its new home. The homeless shelter yesterday moved into the old IGA West Clairemont. Eventually, as many as 75 people will stay there. Sojourner House moved out of its temporary home at the Hobbs Ice center last month.

More people are registered to vote in Wisconsin this year. The state’s Election Commission on Monday said voter registration is up by about 80 thousand people. That means there are more than three-and-a-half million people registered to vote in November. But while the numbers are up overall, the Election Commission says voter registration is down in Milwaukee. The numbers show there are 20 thousand fewer registrations in Milwaukee than in 2016. There are, however, many more registrations in Brown, Dane, and Waukesha

Federal investigators hope five-thousand-dollars cash will lead them to some arson suspects in Kenosha. The ATF offered the reward yesterday. Agents also released several pictures of people who they think started the fires at the Kenosha Probation and Parole Building, the Car Source lot, the Dinosaur Museum, and a handful of other places during the city’s nights of violence at the end of August. The ATF also wants to know who set several City of Kenosha garbage trucks on fire.

There is a suspect in custody for last week’s shooting at a Milwaukee funeral home, but we’re going to have to wait for more information in the case. Milwaukee Police said they are waiting on prosecutors to file formal charges before identifying the 29-year-old man they arrested in the case. The shooting, at Serenity Funeral Home, left seven people wounded. They were there to mourn for 26-year-old Braxton Taylor who was shot and killed in Milwaukee on September 17th.

City of Eau Claire and Eau Claire County officials will be conducting an online Informational Meeting on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. to provide the public an opportunity to learn about the proposed Contagious Disease Emergency Response Health Ordinance from the City and the County. Those wishing to learn more about the proposed ordinances from the City and County will find them posted along with links to interviews, previous Town Hall meetings, and extensive FAQ’s HERE WITH A

The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) confirms that a whitetail deer at a Burnett County deer farm has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). The result was confirmed by the National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Ames, Iowa. The positive sample came from a 4-year-old whitetail buck. DATCP has quarantined all 19 deer at the 5-acre farm, meaning that no live animals or whole carcasses are permitted to leave the property. The herd will remain under quarantine

The Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce is asking Eau Claire County and the City of Eau Claire to withdraw their proposed health ordinances until a broader community consensus can be reached on what they should contain. At the same time, the statement adopted by the Chamber emphasizes the need to respond to COVID-19 to limit the spread in order to avoid overwhelming the health care system and keep businesses open. In asking they be withdrawn, the Chamber expressed concerns

The Packers will take the field tonight without star receivers Davante Adams and Allen Lazard.  Lazard is out indefinitely with a core muscle injury and Adams has been nursing a hamstring injury suffered in Week 2 against the Lions.  Adams tweeted today he felt ready to go and didn’t seem too happy that he would be sitting out.  Green Bay hosts the Atlanta Falcons tonight with a kickoff just before 8:00.

State Representative Jim Ott is continuing his self-quarantine.  Ott was in contact with Senator Ron Johnson at a campaign event.  Johnson attended the event in Mequon on Friday prior to knowing he was COVID positive.  Ott says he never came within 40-feet of Johnson and Johnson wore his mask the entire time except when he spoke at the podium.