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Wisconsin’s governor says he’ll extend the state’s face mask requirement if he can. The governor told reporters yesterday that he is looking to see if he can extend the mandate past the 28th of this month. The governor is facing a lawsuit from the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty that challenges his power to extend his mask order. The Wisconsin Supreme Court back in May also checked the governor’s power when they struck down his Safer at Home order extension as too broad.

Prosecutors in Dunn County are not saying why it took so long to bring felony sexual abuse charges against a man from Boyceville . The D.A. filed three felony charges Monday against 55-year-old Franklin Bignell. Investigators say he repeatedly assaulted a young girl for years. The abuse was reported back in 2004, but no one filed any charges. Bignell faces 120 years in prison if convicted.

After spending the summer on-and-off of Chicago’s travel ban list, Wisconsin is once again on the outs with the city to the south. Chicago yesterday advised people against traveling to Wisconsin because of the coronavirus. There is no ban, just an advisory. Visitors from Wisconsin were told they’d have to quarantine if they went to Chicago this summer. The new advisory skips that for Chicago residents who come to Wisconsin.

There is still no official word on the next step for Big Ten football. A number of news outlets yesterday reported the conference will return to the field, likely on October 17th, but no one is confirming anything. University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank says the Big Ten usually announces things as a group, she says football will not be a ‘team by team’ thing. There are however unanswered questions about how a return to football will work, and what has

Wisconsin’s governor says reopening UW campuses was the right call, even if it led to a spike in coronavirus positives. Governor Tony Evers yesterday said he supports the decision to bring students back to campus this fall. Just about every UW school is reporting a jump in positive coronavirus tests since students returned, with UW-Madison seeing the most. The governor says the coronavirus will likely continue to be an issue til at least this time next year.

Pink slips are going-out at Kohl’s headquarters in Menomonee Falls. The company yesterday said it is cutting 15-percent of its workforce there. There’s no word on just how many jobs that will be. Kohl’s Jen Johnson says the move is being driven by the coronavirus. There are no plans to close any stores. Kohl’s laid-off 250 people earlier this year, but that was before the outbreak began.

The Kiwanis Club of Eau Claire, “serving the children of the world” is Eau Claire’s oldest service club and is a part of a global organization committed to serving the world’s children one community at a time. The Kiwanis Club of Eau Claire will be presenting Acres For Joy locatedat E3130 County Rd HH in Eleva, with a check for $25,000 as a part of its 100 year signature project. Acres For Joy, “where horses and humans connect and help

Many of us remember the story of a missing girl in Sawyer County, and breathed a collective sight of relief when she was found alive and safe with her dog, Peanut. When a family is going through the trauma of locating a missing loved one, Wisconsin Emergency Management (WEM) is the group on the ground. They collaboratee with local, state and federal agencies to assist in the effort to bring that person home. While there were 26 calls to the

There are ten new COVID-19 deaths reported in Wisconsin since yesterday.  State health officials say 1,220 people have died from COVID-19 in the state.  There are currently 306 patients being treated in hospitals for the coronavirus.  The positivity rate has been up and down for the last week and dropped from nearly 20-percent yesterday to 11-percent today.

Nine people who turned their lives around after committing a crime at least a decade ago are pardoned by Governor Tony Evers.  The governor says today those receiving pardons are getting a second chance and new opportunities to better their community.  Recipients include three people who committed forgery, a former gas station burglar and two former pot dealers.