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University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Chancellor Dwight Watson is on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation.   UW Systems President Tommy Thompson said today a complaint was filed against Watson prompting the investigation.  Thompson did not explain the nature of the complaint and said there would be no further comment at this time.

There is a new grant program in Wisconsin designed to support the arts.  Governor Tony Evers says cultural organizations are not only a great source of pride but they are also critical to the state’s financial recovery.  Eligible organizations can receive up to 250-thousand-dollars to cover pandemic related costs like lost revenue, cleanup and hazard pay.  The Department of Administration is accepting applications through the end of this month.

We now have more information following an altercation last month in Rib Lake. Further investigation into what led Trinity Keiser to open fire with an AK-47 rifle inside the residence and outside on the street in the Village of Rib Lake, Taylor County on August 26th , 2020 led to information being obtained related to an ongoing drug investigation. A search of the property yielded the discovery of a locked safe and drugs. A search warrant was obtained for the

More Wisconsinites are going back to work. Unemployment numbers this morning from the U.S. Department of Labor show Wisconsin filed around 13-thousand-900 initial claims the week ending August 22nd. That’s nearly one-thousand less than the previous week. Claims are still up in the state from last year. 880,000 Americans filed new claims for state unemployment last week progressing from the early weeks of the coronavirus pandemic when six-million-people were unemployed.

Chippewa County’s health director is suggesting people pass on Labor Day parties this weekend. Angela Weideman says the safest option is not to have a gathering, but if it does happen, she’s asking that it’s done responsibly. She says chairs should be placed six feet apart as a reminder for guests to social distance, extra masks should be available; she suggests using paper towels instead of cloth for your guests and encouraging everyone to drink from their own cup.

The Community Table, Eau Claire will be open every day for the rest of the year. The local food bank is hoping to make sure everyone has something to eat as the cooler weather sets in. The Community Table is on Putnam Street in Eau Claire. They say volunteers and donations are welcome. 

Joe Biden will be coming to our state today, and it won’t be surprising if he is asked about his comments that the Kenosha police officers involved in Jacob Bake’s shooting should be charged while he is in Kenosha. The Democratic presidential nominee will visit the city today. He is set to tour Kenosha, and meet with Jacob Blake’s family. Biden said yesterday that he thinks the officers involved in Blake’s shooting should be charged, but he did not say

Public health managers in Eau Claire say a local girl is just the fourth person in the state to have come down with Eastern Equine Encephalitis in the past half-century. No one is naming the girl, Eau Claire county’s health director will only say she is younger than 18. The state’s Department of Health Services last week confirmed six cases of EEE in horses. This is the fourth human case since 1964, and the first since 2017. EEE is spread

The desks are a little further apart and everyone is wearing a mask, but other than that it is school-as-usual at UW Eau Claire. The university yesterday had its first day of in-person classes since March. Students say they are happy to be back in class and back on campus. University leaders say they are trying to enforce their coronavirus safety plan that includes masks, social distancing, and limited gatherings on campus.