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The U.S. Department of Justice is opening a federal civil rights investigation into the shooting of Jacob Blake.  Blake was critically wounded after being shot seven times in the back by a Kenosha Police officer during a confrontation over the weekend.  Officials say the FBI will be working with the State Department of Justice on the investigation which will be coordinated by the U.S. Attorney for Eastern Wisconsin and the Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department Civil Rights Division. Democratic vice

A Milwaukee liberal arts college is dropping Vice President Mike Pence as a speaker for an upcoming commencement.   Wisconsin Lutheran College released a statement today saying the escalating events in Kenosha led them to choose a different speaker.  Reverend Mark Jeske of St. Marcus Lutheran Church will serve as the speaker for Saturday’s ceremony.  The decision to invite Pence to speak was opposed by many students.

Green Bay Packers Head Coach Matt LaFleur says the decision to cancel practice came after hearing players talk during a morning meeting.  The players didn’t say they didn’t want to practice, but the meeting addressed racial injustices and LaFluer felt canceling practice was the right thing to do.  Several other teams including the Jets, the Titans, Bears and Cardinals also canceled practices in solidarity with the protests for racial justice.   Mayor de Blasio applauds professional athletes for protesting. Yesterday, the

 A protest in solidarity with a Kenosha man shot by police is happening in Eau Claire this weekend. The Justice for Jacob Blake Solidarity Protest is happening Saturday in Randall Park, beginning at 4:30 p.m. Organizers say they’ll march from Randall Park to the County Government Center at 5 p.m. They are asking people to wear a mask. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

A new online dashboard from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire shows how many people test positive for COVID-19 on campus. The dashboard launched yesterday shows total tests and how many positive results reported through on-and-off-campus testing. The school says the dashboard is a way to share the information publicly without disclosing the names or other information about the people who test positive at the school. Anyone who tests positive will be directed to self-isolate and seek medical care.

More people are going back to work in the Chippewa Valley. New numbers from the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development show a decrease in continuing claims in Eau Claire County. Continuing claims, which reflect the actual unemployment rate, are also down in Chippewa County.  

The streets of Kenosha were much more calm last night. After three nights of fires, clashes with the police, and finally a shooting that left two people dead, Kenosha saw mostly subdued protests. There are no reports of any major disruptions or outbreaks of violence. There were more National Guard troops on the ground last night, and Kenosha leaders say they are strictly enforcing the city’s curfew. The officer who shot Jacob Blake during an arrest Sunday is being identified. 

Madison’s latest night of protests saw a lot fewer fires and broken windows. Nearly 200 people once again marched through downtown Madison last night, but there were not nearly the number of clashes with police that Madison has seen this week. Protesters are unclear if they will be back in the streets tonight, or any other night over the weekend.

It’s tough for mom and dad to go back to work full time when their kids are learning from home. A new UW-Oshkosh survey says more than 40 percent of business owners in the state say local schools who plan to teach online this year will keep workers from returning to their jobs. UW-Oshkosh research director Jeffrey Sachse says childcare issues are always a problem, but says they are usually a much smaller problem than this year. The research suggested

A County Republican wants to expand school choice because of the coronavirus. State Senator Chris Kapenga says with more schools moving online-only this fall, parents should be able to move their kids to schools that are having in-person classes. He is pushing a plan that would add another open enrollment period, lift the cap on school choice enrollment, and ban local schools from vetoing a parent’s decision to change schools. Kapenga says it is crucial that parents be allowed to