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Another Wisconsin mink farm is recovering from a coronavirus outbreak that killed thousands of their animals. The state’s Department of Agriculture yesterday said the farm in Taylor County lost 34-hundred mink. The virus in the mink can cause the coronavirus in humans. Two other farms in the county have also tested positive for the virus. One of those farms lost two thousand animals last month.

Milwaukee’s latest deadly shooting has set a record. Milwaukee Police say yesterday’s shooting of a 42-year-old man is the city’s 166th homicide of 2020. That is more than any other year on record. The old record of 165 homicides was set back in 1991. Last year there were just 97 homicides in the city. Milwaukee Police do not have a reason for the spike in killings.

Pennsylvania’s secretary of state says officials are making sure that every vote is tallied.  Kathy Boockvar said there are still military and overseas ballots that are coming in and provisional ballots that need to be counted.  She said whatever the outcome is, she’s proud of the county officials working to get things done.  Pennsylvania is a key battleground state that President Trump won back in 2016.

The fight for Wisconsin’s ten Electoral College votes continues.  President Trump’s campaign says it is requesting a recount in Wisconsin alleging irregularities, but did not cite any circumstances.  Because the margin of Joe Biden’s victory is more than a-quarter-percent, the losing candidate must pre-pay the estimated cost of the recount at the time of the request.  The request cannot come until after the last county reports it certified results to the state which could be as late as November 17th.  The state’s chief

COVID-19 related hospitalizations in Dane County have more than tripled in the past month.  The county reached a new record today with 144 COVID hospitalizations.  Officials call the numbers alarming and disturbing.  Public Health Madison and Dane County is asking employers to allow employees to work from home if possible and is also asking people to stop gathering in groups for the next few weeks.

The coronavirus is having an apparent effect on enrollment in the University of Wisconsin System.  The UW System reported today that only three of its campuses saw an increase in enrollment including Madison, Green Bay and Parkside.  Platteville enrollment dropped by nearly nine-percent with the Milwaukee campus down nearly five-and-a-half percent.

As vote counting continues across the county, the City of Eau Claire will conduct a voting system audit on November 11 at 8:30 a.m. at the Eau Claire County Courthouse located at 721 Oxford Avenue, Rooms 1301 and 1302, 721 Oxford Avenue, Eau Claire, WI. This is open to the public. The reporting units to be audited is City of Eau Claire Wards 26, 33 and45, which utilizes the ES&S DS200 and ExpressVote voting system. The reporting unit and contests

Ba Humbug to Covid! Get into the holiday spirit and start dreaming, planning and building your one-of-a-kind gingerbread house to enter into the Chippewa Valley Museum Gingerbread House Contest. This year’s contest will include both an in person and a virtual display. Online registration for the contest runs from November 7 through 21 at cvmuseum.com. The hybrid Gingerbread Display will run December 5th through 19th online at cvmuseum.com and in person at the museum inCarson Park. GET ALL THE SWEET

 A judge is ruling that the four former Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd will be tried together in Hennepin County Court.  Judge Peter Cahill determined this morning that the trial will start on March 8th in the downtown Minneapolis courthouse.  The justice also ruled that cameras will be allowed in the courtroom and the jury will be sequestered and will remain anonymous for their safety.

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services says cases of coronavirus in the state increased 531-percent over the last eight weeks. In a news conference yesterday, Secretary Andrea Palm said it’s possible to stop the spread, but soon hospital systems will reach capacity and won’t be able to meet demand.  That would put a strain on hospital beds and frontline workers during the ongoing pandemic, and now flu season.