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The hope is that the Wisconsin Badgers will be back on the football field this weekend. Athletic Director Barry Alvarez yesterday said he hopes the coronavirus is under control enough to allow the team to play Michigan on Saturday. The Badgers missed two games because of a coronavirus outbreak on the team. Alvarez says just two players and three coaches are still battling the virus. Only one player has tested positive this week.

After shattering the one-day record of COVID-19 cases on Saturday, the state has seen lower case numbers on Sunday and today.  There were over seven-thousand new cases on Saturday, but officials reported fewer than five-thousand cases Sunday and today.  Despite that data, a record of nearly 19-hundred patients are currently hospitalized for the coronavirus statewide, including 400 in intensive care.

The kickoff between the Green Bay Packers and Indianapolis Colts on November 22nd is being moved.  The original time was noon, but the NFL announced today it’s changing the time to just before 3:30 Central Time.  The Packers have dropped the last two games against the Colts who are currently 5-and-3.  The Packers have posted a 6-and-2 record.

An explosion in COVID-19 cases in Dunn County, which is straining the ability of governments and health-care providers to respond, has resulted in the Dunn County Community Recovery Team issuing an unprecedented “urgent call for immediate action” to stem the spread of the virus.  “The Recovery Team determined at its meeting Friday that immediate urgent action is needed on the part of citizens of Menomonie, Dunn County and western Wisconsin to help ensure an already dire situation doesn’t get worse,” said Doug

Construction work on the projects approved in the Chippewa Valley Technical College spring referendum began this week with a groundbreaking at the Manufacturing Education Center on Monday, Nov. 9. Now under construction is a 10,000 square-foot addition onto the southeast corner of the building to expand the existing Welding program facilities.The Automation Fabrication Lab will help address employers’ demands for trained welders, allowing for curriculum enhancements for automation and robotic welding. The new space will include robotic welding cells, laser

Eau Claire County is having a mandatory furlough day this week. County officials say all offices except for law enforcement, public health, and the court will be closed. The furlough day is Friday.

Former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang will speak to the Blugolds this week. Yang will be speaking in a virtual forum with students at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Tuesday evening. The school says he’ll host a discussion about artificial intelligence, automation and the U.S. economy.  

John Dawson joins Chippewa Valley Habitat for Humanity as the Executive Director. John grew up in Brookfield WI, attended St. Dominic Catholic grade school, Marquette University High School, UW – EC BS, University of Utah MS, taught 5th grade, moved to corporate where he ran profit and staff divisions in Chicago and Zurich, Switzerland. Spun a company out a large corporation and sold it to a Nasdaq company. Followed a passion building a remodeling/new home construction business. Founded a Not

Baby Nancy, Jenga and sidewalk chalk are now in the National Toy Hall of Fame.  They were inducted in a ceremony at The Strong National Museum of Play, chosen from a list of 12 finalists including Lite-Brite, My Little Pony and Tamagotchi.  Baby Nancy was a Black baby doll with natural hair made by Shindana Toys in 1968, a community-owned company dedicated to making toys reflecting Black pride.  Sidewalk chalk was chosen because historians believe even the earliest humans played

Starting a new week, we will take a quick look at the big picture of American Politics. President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team gets to work today.  The first order of business will be naming a team of scientists and experts to work on a plan to control the coronavirus pandemic.  The team’s goal is to have a plan to put into action on Inauguration Day.  NBC’s Mike Memoli reports. This week the transition team will also start laying the groundwork