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Hello! Welcome to the first weekend in October. Each Saturday morning we take a “scroll down memory lane” and look back at events that happened on this day in years past. It’s a peek back to start your day ahead. So, grab a mug of your favorite morning brew and let the sip n’ scroll begin. Today is Saturday, October 3rd, the 277th day of the year.  There are 89 days until the end of the year. On this day:

The Dane County Republican Party is moving forward with a rally even though President Trump is unable to attend.  Republican Party chair Scott Grabins says a rally will proceed as scheduled this afternoon at the state capitol.  After he and wife Melania tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, the President canceled his participation in upcoming rallies in several Wisconsin cities. President Trump is showing mild symptoms of COVID-19 at Walter Reed Hospital near Washington, DC.  The President was checked in yesterday after

Federal agents are on the hunt for arson suspects in connection with the Kenosha riots and fires in August. Yesterday, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives released images of several “persons of interest” who agents are trying to identify. The images were recorded on surveillance video the nights of August 23, 24 and 25 during unrest and rioting in which many structures were set on fire in Kenosha. A reward of up to five-thousand dollars each is being

President Trump is on his way to the hospital.  Trump boarded Marine One at the White House wearing a mask and will make his way to Walter Reed medical center.  NBC News tweeted that the President got on the aircraft under his own power.  This comes after he tested positive for the coronavirus. As expected, President Trump’s planned visit to Rock County this weekend is canceled.  The President and First Lady both tested positive last night for COVID-19 and are

State health officials say there are over 27-hundred positive cases of coronavirus confirmed over the last day.  The total number of cases statewide is approaching 128-thousand.  Five additional deaths reported today brings the death toll to one-thousand-353 residents killed by COVID-19.  The pressure is especially felt in the Fox Valley. Health officials there issued a Public Health Emergency COVID-19 Alert.  Local hospitals have been put under increasing strain with the surge of coronavirus cases across the state, including the Fox

Money magazine names two Wisconsin communities to its list of the top 50 Places to Live in America.  Menomonee Falls is ranked in the number 15 spot.  The magazine says housing is relatively affordable, the median income is 83-thousand-dollars and the job market is recovering even during the pandemic.  Sun Prairie is ranked at number 40 with the magazine citing its slew of community events, a healthy job market and the lowest unemployment rate in the state.

The average cost of regular gas in Wisconsin remains well below the national average.  Triple-A says the price per gallon in the Badger State is 2.03 today.  Drivers are paying 2.19 nationwide.  The price at the pump is 1.99 in Milwaukee, Racine, Janesville and Green Bay, 2.13-a-gallon in St. Croix County and just a bit below 2.00 a gallon on most signs around Eau Claire.

Eau Claire Transit is planning to resume collecting fares on Monday, October 5, 2020. Passes will be available to purchase at all Festival Foods locations in Eau Claire and by appointment only at City Hall, L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library, and the Transit Administrative Office. Fares have not changed and are as follows: FULL FARE $1.75INCOME-QUALIFYING FARE $1.50REDUCED FARE $0.85K-12 STUDENT FARE $1.25DAY PASS $3.75SINGLE RIDE TICKETS 3 FOR $4SENIOR/REDUCED FARE TICKETS 13 FOR $10FULL FARE MONTHLY PASS $50INCOME-QUALIFYING MONTHLY

An Eau Claire man who admitted beating his neighbor to death wants to be released from a state mental institution. James Olson was found not guilty by insanity for the 2012 beating death of Paul Oberle. This week, Olson petitioned the court for conditional release. A hearing on his latest motion will be held in December.

Chippewa Falls police are teaming up with the Family Support Center to try and prevent domestic violence related homicides in the city. There were 14 more deaths by domestic homicide in Wisconsin in 2019 than the year before, according to a Wisconsin Domestic Violence Homicide report. Some of their efforts include a new screening protocol to identify domestic violence victims, which went into effect yesterday. They say October is domestic violence awareness month.