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The latest push to send students at UW-Eau Claire home is coming from the math department. Sixteen professors in the math department sent a letter to the university last week asking that students be sent home for the Thanksgiving break, and not allowed to return. Professor Silviana Amethyst says it is inevitable that students will bring the virus back to campus with them. The UW-Eau Claire administration says the idea is to test students everyday after Thanksgiving, and to prove

We may get an update on the coronavirus and Wisconsin’s football team later today. The school on Friday said 22 coaches and players have tested positive for the coronavirus. UW canceled Saturday’s game against Nebraska. NCAA rules say infected players must sit-out for three weeks. No one is saying what that means for Saturday’s game against Purdue.

A farmer is dead from injuries he suffered in an accident in Milton.  The Rock County Sheriff’s office says the 69-year old man died when the International Harvester 640 he was using to tow a corn picker rolled over pinning the operator against a tree. The rollover happened yesterday afternoon in a field by a bridge off of East County Highway North in Milton.  In another part of the state, a silo collapsed at a farm in Walworth County.   The

Hello to you. Happy Halloween! Welcome to your “WEENkend.” Each Saturday morning we like to take a little “scroll down memory lane” and peek back at some events that happened on this same day in the years before this one. So, grab a mug of witches brew and let’s crack into the archives to see what moments we have collected along the way to lead us here. Today is Saturday, October 31st, the 305th day of the year.  There are

Halloween may seem extra spooky this year thanks to a full moon. There are a few things about this one that are more special than scary. We will let Dean Miuccio howl at us with more:

Democratic Presidential hopeful Joe Biden spoke to his supporters in Milwaukee.  The former Vice President spoke yesterday evening criticizing President Trump claiming his administration has failed in its coronavirus response.  Biden also criticized the Trump administration’s efforts to do away with Obamacare, promising to restore and build it if the Biden-Harris ticket is elected. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden tells Iowa supporters the best is yet to come.

First Lady Melania Trump is set to hold a 2020 Trump re-election campaign event today in Wisconsin.  Melania will speak at the event in West Bend.  More details of her visit will be released later this morning.  The President is scheduled to speak at a rally in Kenosha on Monday.

The Mayo Clinic Health System is delaying elective procedures.  Hospitals in the system are in the process if prioritizing care and staff for a growing number of COVID-19 cases in northwest Wisconsin.  Mayo’s northwestern Wisconsin Regional Vice President Richard Helmers says COVID-19 infection rates continue to rise rapidly in Eau Claire and surrounding communities.

The 17-year-old Kenosha shooter is returning to Wisconsin.  Judge Paul Novak of Lake County, Illinois ordered Kyle Rittenhouse’s extradition today to an adult prison across the state line.  Rittenhouse is charged with first-degree murder and five other criminal counts after fatally shooting two people and injuring a third during protests in August following the police shooting of Jacob Blake.  He claims he was acting in self defense. Brian Shook reports:

President Trump says Democratic rival Joe Biden will deliver poverty, misery and depression while he will bring “jobs, jobs, jobs.”  Trump’s re-election campaign rolled into Wisconsin and the President claimed that China has “paid off” Biden.  Trump narrowly won Wisconsin in 2016 but polls have Biden leading in the state ahead of Tuesday’s election.  Trump predicted that the upcoming election will be “all over” if he wins the Badger State. Additional audio: President Trump says he will bring the economy back better than ever