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Wisconsin’s governor is using his weekly radio address to double down on his order that caps crowds in bars, restaurants, and stores in the state. Governor Tony Evers said in the address that people need to change their behavior if the state is ever going to get back to normal. The governor added that it’s not enough to simply wear a mask. Governor Evers’ 25 percent crowd cap started yesterday morning. It remains to be seen how well it will

 The effort to extend the deadline for counting absentee ballots in Wisconsin could be headed for an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.  A federal appeals court today set aside an earlier ruling which would have allowed ballots that arrive as late as November 9th to be counted if they were postmarked on or before November 3rd.  Today’s reversal means absentee ballots in Wisconsin will have to arrive by election day in order to be counted.

Attorney General Josh Kaul says fear of being found by an abuser should never be a barrier to casting a vote.  Kaul said today the Wisconsin Safe At Home Program provides victims of actual or threatened abuse, or anyone who fears for their physical safety with a legal substitute address to be used for both public and private purposes.  More information can be found on the Wisconsin Department of Justice website.

UPDATED: 10.9.2020: James Bauer passed away on Thursday October 8th from injuries sustained. A crash sends a man to the hospital in Buffalo County. It was on Wednesday, October 7th when the Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a one motorcycle crash with injuries on State Highway 88 near Loesel Rd. In the Township of Gilmanton.  Based on initial investigation, 38 year old James D. Bauer Jr., was traveling northbound on State Highway 88 when his Harley Davidson

Madison Police and the University of Wisconsin are being clear: There will be no tailgating for the first Badger football game this month. Both the city and the school yesterday said they will close parking lots on campus and near Camp Randall Stadium for the season opener. There will also be a crackdown on open containers, and there will also be no Badgerville and Badger Bash. The Badger Band won’t play either. UW-Madison says campus will be closed to visitors on game

The National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) confirms that dead mink at a Taylor County mink farm have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 infection, the virus that causes COVID-19 in humans. This is the first confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection among Wisconsin’s mink population. The NVSL confirmed the positive result after preliminary testing was conducted by the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (WVDL). The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has quarantined all animals on the farm, meaning no animals or animal products

 Dixon’s Apple Orchard’s Champagne apples are ready this weekend starting on Friday, October 9th from 9 a.m to 5 p.m. These apples are only available at Dixon’s Orchard. “This year’s crop for all of our apple varieties was truly amazing,” states owner Becky Mullane. She also adds, “It is going to be a perfect fall weekend to catch the prime of our Champagne apple crop.” The orchard has a long history dating back to Fred Dixon, who started the family

Police and the National Guard will likely be in the streets of Wauwatosa all weekend. The city is under a curfew, from 7 p.m. til 6 a.m, everyday until Monday. The order came just hours after prosecutors yesterday decided not to charge Officer Joseph Mensah in the shooting death of Alvin Cole. Prosecutors say Cole had a gun and fired it, and Mensah had a reasonable fear for his own life. Angry groups of people broke windows and terrorized neighbors

The health department says Chippewa County’s COVID-19 risk level is severe.  Health Director Angela Weideman says residents should limit social gatherings to only people they live with and wear a mask to help mitigate transmission. There are around 160-cases of COVID-19 in the county, the highest number of active cases yet.

Police are still searching for a missing Clark County woman.  The sheriff’s office says 27-year-old Cassandra Ayon was last seen early Saturday morning. Police say her parents told deputies Cassandra recently moved across the street and hasn’t been home since Friday, and she didn’t go to work on Monday.