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UPDATE: 11.01.2020 Missing Person Search Ends Sadly Friday and Saturday, four teams from Wisconsin K9 SOS K9 Search and Rescue and one from the Beaver Dam Police Department conducted numerous searches in an effort to locate Mr. Vogt. Additional searches were conducted on foot by the Horicon Police Department, assisted by the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office and the Iron Ridge Police Department. The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office also deployed two drone teams with thermal imaging capabilities to assist in locating

Health officials say daily COVID cases in Wisconsin have surpassed five-thousand for the second time.  The first time was on Tuesday.  This means the seven-day rolling average has jumped to four-thousand-230 daily cases.  More than 220-thousand cases have now been recorded in the state since the start of the pandemic.

The next Navy submarine will be named the U.S.S. Wisconsin.  This comes after U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin proposed a resolution to request the Secretary of the Navy give a submarine the state’s namesake.  There was a Navy ship named the U.S.S. Wisconsin, which served frequently since its launch in 1944 and was retired in 1991.  Baldwin says Wisconsin is known for its contributions to the Navy including Manitowoc’s role manufacturing submarines, which were used in World War Two. 

 Grace Ostenso, a 1954 graduate of University of Wisconsin-Stout’s family and consumer educational services program, now the dietetics program, created a legacy of positive change in the field of nutrition through a lifetime of teaching, research and policy-making.  Prior to her passing on April 5, Ostenso, of Bethesda, Md., made an estate commitment to the Stout University Foundation to establish a chair for food and nutrition related programs. Her gift will be known as the Grace Laudon Ostenso Nutrition and Food Sciences Endowed Chair.  “Grace

Eau Claire County has the fastest rate of new COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin, according to the health department. The Eau Claire City-County Health Department says the county is now averaging 115-new cases per day, and there are 130-people in the hospital in Northwest Wisconsin. Director Lieske Giese says in comparison to influenza, the county usually sees 70-people in the hospital and two deaths per year. 

President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden will be in Wisconsin today. There are only four days until the 2020 General Election. President Trump will arrive in Green Bay for a rally at 2:30 p.m. The Biden campaign says the former vice president will be in Milwaukee for the first time since September, and that visit is expected about 6:30 this evening.

An Illinois judge will rule today on whether the man accused of killing two protesters in Kenosha will be extradited to Wisconsin. Seventeen-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse is accused of shooting and killing two demonstrators, and injuring a third during the protests following the police shooting of Jacob Blake. Rittenhouse could face charges in Wisconsin for first-degree intentional homicide, attempted murder, and possessing a firearm underage. 

The L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library is moving to a new location for a little while. The library is set to have expansive construction in the Spring that will likely last over a year. Decision makers are now looking for a new temporary location to host library materials so people can continue checking out their favorite books. Starting next week, the library will have a new ‘Park and Pickup’ service for patrons to return books using contactless self-service kiosks. 

Parents and students in Thorp are saying enough is enough when it comes to bullying in their school. About 70 parents and students were in the school’s parking lot yesterday to tell their stories. One mom says her son was bullied by football players, and complained the punishments were not harsh enough. Thorp District Administrator Paul Blanford says the school does not tolerate bullying, and will look into the parents’ specific cases.

School leaders in Altoona say they need substitute teachers. Superintendent Heidi Eliopoulos said they always need subs, but said the need is higher this year because of the coronavirus. Pay for substitute teachers is 110 dollars-a-day, but Eliopoulos says Altoona is adding 30 dollars to that for premium pay. Anyone with an associates or bachelors degree can become a substitute, but there is some training. Eliopoulos says there is plenty of information about the process on their website and you