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There is a hiccup in the timeline to mail ballots in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Supreme Court yesterday ordered local clerks not to mail ballots until the justices decide if the Green Party should be added to the November ballot. The Wisconsin Election Commission split on that question because of a technicality on the party’s nominating paperwork. The pause could be problematic. The Election Commission says nearly 400 thousand ballots could already be in the mail. The deadline to mail all absentee ballots in the state

If you needed another reminder of just how important Wisconsin is this November, President Trump will be back in the state next week. The president’s campaign yesterday said he will speak at a rally in Mosinee next Friday. The rally is set for 7 p.m.  Vice President Mike Pence is also due in the state next week. He will be in Janesville on Monday.

Gov. Tony Evers today signed Executive Order #88 ordering the flags of the United States and the state of Wisconsin to be flown at half-staff on Friday in remembrance of the nearly 3,000 lives lost in the attacks on Sep. 11, 2001 and in honor of the State Day of Service. Please ensure that the flag of the United States and the flag of the State of Wisconsin are flown at half-staff at all state facilities beginning at sunrise on Friday,

The Wisconsin Supreme Court is putting a hold on the mailing of absentee ballots.  The state high court announced the ruling today as it considers a lawsuit filed by Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins.  Hawkins is challenging the decision by the state elections commission to keep him off the ballot.  Nearly a million absentee ballots have been requested and the high court wants to review that information before ruling on the Hawkins’ lawsuit.

The beginning of the season for Wisconsin’s men’s and women’s hockey teams will be delayed.  The Hockey Commissioners Association said today the continued impact of COVID-19 is forcing the hold on the start of competition.  The commission says the eleven NCAA Division 1 hockey conferences will announce plans for the season individually.

Restaurant owners are toasting Restaurant Week in Green Bay.  The week is usually celebrated in July but the coronavirus crisis changed those plans.  Green Bay Restaurant Week is underway today and runs through September 17th.  There are over 35 restaurants participating and information is posted on GB Restaurant Week-dot-com-slash-restaurants.

We now have an update and know the names of those involved. 49 year old Ricky A Bahr, of Osseo, died in the crash and theinjured, 64 year old Nancy J. Haldeman, of Fall Creek remains in critical condition at an area hospital. THE ORIGINAL STORY: A crash turns fatal in Eau Claire County. It was the morning of Thrusday, September 10th when the Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the 7000 block of USH 12, Township of

Unemployment is down in Eau Claire. New numbers from the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development show weekly claims down for the fifth week in a row. That means more people are going back to work. Initial claims are also down from the previous week.

Students the University of Wisconsin-Madison are taking classes 100-percent online amid rising cases of COVID-19 on campus. The school announced the move yesterday after the seeing the coronavirus positivity rate increase to 20-percent among students after Labor Day weekend. The health department said there are 46-separate outbreaks tied to the university.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is giving away a Chippewa County bridge for free. Cobban Bridge near Jim Falls is over 100-years old. The department says anyone who can move it from its spot over the Chippewa River and maintain it as a historic structure can have it for free. They say a new bridge will go up at the same location in 2022.