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An investigation is underway after a missing woman was found dead in Pierce County. Police say 50-year-old Diane Peterson of Bay City was reported missing on Monday. Her body was later found in a wooded area after a search was conducted. Police say there’s no indication of foul play at this point in the investigation.

An appeals court rules the due date to submit absentee ballots in Wisconsin can be extended.  The three-judge panel ruled Tuesday voters can submit absentee ballots as long as they’re postmarked by election day.  Ballots will be accepted until November 9th, six days after election day.

State health and government officials are urging Wisconsinites to maintain social distancing and public face mask guidelines as COVID-19 cases continue to surge.  Governor Tony Evers said Tuesday the pandemic is not slowing down but picking up speed.  Some parts of the state are now among the worst “hot spots” in the country.  Residents are advised to limit gatherings to five close family or friends or less, keep distance, and wear masks in public places.  Wisconsin is reporting the highest single-day COVID-19

A Kenosha non-profit is helping local businesses damaged during riots after the Jacob Blake shooting by a Kenosha Police officer.  Downtown Kenosha Inc. has already raised more than 250-thousand dollars for their cause.  That money will help business owners with structural repairs, rental assistance, and insurance claims.   

The Washington County youth football coach accused of knowingly attending team events after testing positive for coronavirus won’t face criminal charges.  The Kewaskum Gridiron Club says it’s dismissed the coach and the county sheriff’s office says he won’t receive any further punishment.  The sheriff’s office also says the coach didn’t violate Wisconsin’s mask mandate.

 The Brewers kick off their three-game Wild Card Series against the Dodgers in Los Angeles tonight.  The Brewers will send Bruce Suter to the mound to take on Walker Buehler in game one.  Milwaukee will almost certainly go to the bullpen early as Suter hasn’t pitched more than four innings in a single outing this season.  First pitch is set for nine o’clock.

President Trump is now in Cleveland, Ohio, hours before his first matchup with Joe Biden.  He arrived with two of his children and didn’t do any last minute prep work on the plane.  Trump reportedly spent less than two hours preparing for tonight while Biden put in much more time with mock rehearsals.  Biden will have at least three guests in the audience, which is much smaller due to the pandemic.  The presidential debate begins at 9 p.m. Eastern, 8:00

Park Falls Police are mourning the death of a fellow officer.  Officer Mark Richter died suddenly at home on Sunday.  The 25-year veteran of the department served most of those years as a DARE officer and also served two years with the Ashland County Sheriff’s Office.  The department says Richter died from an unforeseen medical event.

A Green Police officer is recovering after being stabbed while investigating two murders.  Police were called to the scene at an apartment in the 500 block of Clement Street last night where they found a man dead in the hallway and another dead inside the apartment.  Investigators identified a suspect and then located his vehicle which started a pursuit.  The suspect crashed the car, took off on foot and was captured during a struggle, but not before stabbing one officer

Coronavirus cases continue to surge in Wisconsin.  State health officials say today Wisconsin added 20-thousand cases in the last ten days and is averaging over 22-hundred new cases a day for the past week.  Seventeen more deaths were reported today as the death toll reached 13-hundred.  Today’s positivity rate was 22-percent.  This, as preliminary results from a study by the State Department of Health and the University of Wisconsin-Madison shows few residents have coronavirus antibodies.  The initial findings of the study were released today