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There is a 500 dollar reward for a stolen cat sculpture in Eau Claire. The city’s Sculpture Tour yesterday said it wants the cat returned, and wants whoever took it to be charged. Eau Claire Police say the sculpture was taken from the corner of Water Street and Third Avenue Wednesday night. It’s worth almost nine thousand dollars.

An Eau Claire man is already out of jail for a shooting last December that left a man and a dog wounded. Judge Emily Long on Tuesday sentenced Antonio Wilson to two days in jail and a fine for the armed robbery and shooting during a drug deal. Wilson pleaded no contest in the case. The other man charged in the case, Xavier Gentry, was placed on probation earlier this summer.

Bars, restaurants, and shops in Eau Claire don’t want to get shut down again. Business owners say they are watching the city’s coronavirus numbers very carefully. At least half of the 200 positive coronavirus tests this week are from UW-Eau Claire. Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce CEO David Minor says the best thing local businesses can do is to clean, and ask customers to wear their masks.

As we look at the bigger picture, the latest coronavirus count in Wisconsin shows that college students are driving the spike in positive tests. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday reported over 15 hundred new positive tests. DHS also reported that one-quarter of all positive tests in the state are in people between 18 and 24. In fact, DHS’s numbers show that all other age groups are seeing fewer people test positive. The jump in positives among college students is not

There is a hiccup in the timeline to mail ballots in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Supreme Court yesterday ordered local clerks not to mail ballots until the justices decide if the Green Party should be added to the November ballot. The Wisconsin Election Commission split on that question because of a technicality on the party’s nominating paperwork. The pause could be problematic. The Election Commission says nearly 400 thousand ballots could already be in the mail. The deadline to mail all absentee ballots in the state

If you needed another reminder of just how important Wisconsin is this November, President Trump will be back in the state next week. The president’s campaign yesterday said he will speak at a rally in Mosinee next Friday. The rally is set for 7 p.m.  Vice President Mike Pence is also due in the state next week. He will be in Janesville on Monday.

Gov. Tony Evers today signed Executive Order #88 ordering the flags of the United States and the state of Wisconsin to be flown at half-staff on Friday in remembrance of the nearly 3,000 lives lost in the attacks on Sep. 11, 2001 and in honor of the State Day of Service. Please ensure that the flag of the United States and the flag of the State of Wisconsin are flown at half-staff at all state facilities beginning at sunrise on Friday,

The Wisconsin Supreme Court is putting a hold on the mailing of absentee ballots.  The state high court announced the ruling today as it considers a lawsuit filed by Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins.  Hawkins is challenging the decision by the state elections commission to keep him off the ballot.  Nearly a million absentee ballots have been requested and the high court wants to review that information before ruling on the Hawkins’ lawsuit.

The beginning of the season for Wisconsin’s men’s and women’s hockey teams will be delayed.  The Hockey Commissioners Association said today the continued impact of COVID-19 is forcing the hold on the start of competition.  The commission says the eleven NCAA Division 1 hockey conferences will announce plans for the season individually.

Restaurant owners are toasting Restaurant Week in Green Bay.  The week is usually celebrated in July but the coronavirus crisis changed those plans.  Green Bay Restaurant Week is underway today and runs through September 17th.  There are over 35 restaurants participating and information is posted on GB Restaurant Week-dot-com-slash-restaurants.