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After spending the summer on-and-off of Chicago’s travel ban list, Wisconsin is once again on the outs with the city to the south. Chicago yesterday advised people against traveling to Wisconsin because of the coronavirus. There is no ban, just an advisory. Visitors from Wisconsin were told they’d have to quarantine if they went to Chicago this summer. The new advisory skips that for Chicago residents who come to Wisconsin.

There is still no official word on the next step for Big Ten football. A number of news outlets yesterday reported the conference will return to the field, likely on October 17th, but no one is confirming anything. University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank says the Big Ten usually announces things as a group, she says football will not be a ‘team by team’ thing. There are however unanswered questions about how a return to football will work, and what has

Wisconsin’s governor says reopening UW campuses was the right call, even if it led to a spike in coronavirus positives. Governor Tony Evers yesterday said he supports the decision to bring students back to campus this fall. Just about every UW school is reporting a jump in positive coronavirus tests since students returned, with UW-Madison seeing the most. The governor says the coronavirus will likely continue to be an issue til at least this time next year.

Pink slips are going-out at Kohl’s headquarters in Menomonee Falls. The company yesterday said it is cutting 15-percent of its workforce there. There’s no word on just how many jobs that will be. Kohl’s Jen Johnson says the move is being driven by the coronavirus. There are no plans to close any stores. Kohl’s laid-off 250 people earlier this year, but that was before the outbreak began.

The Kiwanis Club of Eau Claire, “serving the children of the world” is Eau Claire’s oldest service club and is a part of a global organization committed to serving the world’s children one community at a time. The Kiwanis Club of Eau Claire will be presenting Acres For Joy locatedat E3130 County Rd HH in Eleva, with a check for $25,000 as a part of its 100 year signature project. Acres For Joy, “where horses and humans connect and help

Many of us remember the story of a missing girl in Sawyer County, and breathed a collective sight of relief when she was found alive and safe with her dog, Peanut. When a family is going through the trauma of locating a missing loved one, Wisconsin Emergency Management (WEM) is the group on the ground. They collaboratee with local, state and federal agencies to assist in the effort to bring that person home. While there were 26 calls to the

There are ten new COVID-19 deaths reported in Wisconsin since yesterday.  State health officials say 1,220 people have died from COVID-19 in the state.  There are currently 306 patients being treated in hospitals for the coronavirus.  The positivity rate has been up and down for the last week and dropped from nearly 20-percent yesterday to 11-percent today.

Nine people who turned their lives around after committing a crime at least a decade ago are pardoned by Governor Tony Evers.  The governor says today those receiving pardons are getting a second chance and new opportunities to better their community.  Recipients include three people who committed forgery, a former gas station burglar and two former pot dealers.

A 14-year-old girl is the focus of a search by Stevens Point Police.  Authorities say Cassandra Kozlowski was last seen at her home on September 5th.  Police say her last known contact was in Oshkosh looking for a ride to Green Bay.  At the time she went missing Cassandra was wearing black sweatpants, an oversized black and white sweatshirt, a gray Nike sweater and gray tennis shoes.  She has a tattoo of a planet on her right thigh and a

On Monday, September 14th just before 1:45 in the afternoon, the Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a multi-vehicle crash on 34/54 at the intersection of County Highway M in the Town of Buffalo. Initial investigation indicated that a 2019 Jeep Cherokee operated by 61 year old Mary Jo Wicka was facing east awaiting to turn north onto CTH M, when a 2002 Toyota Rav 4 traveling eastbound and operated by 53 year old Scott Larsen struck the