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Students at UW-River Falls are looking at two weeks of learning from their dorm rooms. The school on Friday canceled in-person classes for the time-being because of a rise in coronavirus numbers. The school said that as of Friday, 58 students had tested positive for the coronavirus, just nine had recovered. There are almost six thousand students on campus at River Falls. Chancellor Connie Foster is ordering those students to shelter in place for two weeks as well.

The liberal women on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court are remembering Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s life and career. Justices Rebecca Dallet and Jill Karofsky spoke with a Milwaukee TV station on Saturday. They both said Ginsburg was an example for judges, and an example for women and girls. Ginsburg died on Friday after a long battle with cancer. Karofsky said Ginsburg’s career opened the door for other women, like her, to seek-out careers in the court system. The message from select lawmakers are

The hope is to know who won Wisconsin by the morning after Election Day. Clerks from across the state last week said they have concerns about handling and counting the million-plus absentee ballots that are expected in November. Milwaukee Election Commission director Claire Woodall-Vogg expects her office to work all night, but said she hopes to have results by the time the sun comes up. Other clerks expect similar long nights on Election Day.

After political attention from both President and Vice President Pence, Wisconsin now plans for a visit from Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden. On Monday, September 21, Joe Biden will travel to Manitowoc, Wisconsin. We will know more details in the coming days.  

Big Ten schools and fans now know what this Fall 2020’s rebooted football season’s schedule looks like.  In a tweet yesterday, the conference revealed the details of the eight game in-conference set beginning October 24.  New for this year will also be a ninth Big Ten Champions Week game for all 14-teams the weekend of December 19.  The Badgers open the season at home against the Fighting Illini October 24 with kickoff at a time yet to be determined.

Howdy! Welcome to your weekend. On Saturday mornings we like to offer you a little “scroll down memory lane” with a look back on the pages of history and the events that happened on this day that are now written on those pages. As you start your own day today, here are a few moments that lead us to this one. Today is Saturday, September 19th, the 263rd day of the year.  There are 104 days until the end of

Governor Tony Evers asks for Department of Workforce Development head, Caleb Frostman’s resignation.  Governor Evers said yesterday afternoon that Frostman’s resignation is effective immediately.  The Governor says “significant delays” in getting unemployment benefits to those who have applied is what led to the decision to let Frostman go.  The Deputy Secretary of the Department of Corrections, Amy Pechacek will take the helm at Workforce Development until a permanent director is named.

A University of Wisconsin’s health official says many people aren’t eager to participate in COVID-19 contact tracing efforts. UW’s Chief Health Quality Officer, Doctor Jeff Pothof says not even a third of those who test positive are willing to work with contact tracers.  He says the only way to help during the public health emergency is to be honest with contact tracers.  Doctor Pothof says some don’t want to reveal how they got COVID-19 because they caught it while not

Friends and colleagues are mourning the death of a Bay Port High School teacher.  Heidi Hussli died yesterday morning after being hospitalized with COVID-19.  Hussli was a German teacher at the school for 16 years.   Classes are canceled on Monday and Tuesday and counselors have been made available for faculty, staff and students. However, the family of the Bay Port teacher who passed away last week after testing positive for the coronavirus doesn’t think she caught the virus at school.