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Wisconsin is one of nine states asking the federal government to withhold pandemic relief funds from private schools. The Wisconsin Department of Justice announced yesterday they will join in the motion for injunction against the Department of Education for what they believe is a misallocation of CARES Act funding. According to the D-O-J, the rule set by the department would allow private schools to request funding, leaving millions-of-dollars less money for public schools. The states, and some cities across the country have joined

We now have a little more information and picture of what going back to school might look like for the some of the schools in our area. But, there is still room for a red pen or an eraser as the conversation continues. After a long meeting, the city’s school board debated their back-to-school plan til early this morning before agreeing to a two-day school week for kids in kindergarten as well as kids in third grade through high school

Wisconsin’s coronavirus numbers are expected to drop in the next few days as more tests are processed. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday reported the daily positive-test-rate was just over 10 percent. That is more a reflection of the low number of tests, about eight thousand in-all, than the number of positive tests. Still, DHS reported 703 positive tests and just over six thousand negative tests.

A man in Dunn County is looking at a long list of sex crime charges involving children. Prosecutors yesterday charged Daniel Brooks with 11 felony counts including first degree sexual assault and possession of child pornography. The D.A. says the victim in the case is under 12-years-old. If convicted, Brooks could spend the rest of his life in prison.

Voters in Eau Claire won’t have to get out of their car to cast a ballot next month. The city clerk’s office yesterday said there will once again be a drive-thru polling place for the August Primary. Eau Claire started drive-thru voting back in April, and election managers say it went-over well. Next month’s drive-thru polling place will be in the parking lot next to city hall.

 The statues at the Wisconsin Capitol are going back up. The State Capitol and Executive Residence Board gave the green light to restore the Forward statue and the statue of Colonel Hans Christian Heg. A group of rioters tore the statues down late last month. They removed the head from Heg’s statue and tossed the rest in the lake. The Executive Residence Board is also setting-up a fund for people to donate to restore the statues. There’s no word how long it

Almost 99 percent of the inmates in Wisconsin’s prisons have tested negative for the coronavirus. The state’s Department of Corrections yesterday said just 296 of the more than 24 thousand inmates tested came back as positive. Of those, 285 have recovered. DOC says 95 guards and prison workers also tested positive for the coronavirus. Out of that group, 83 of them have recovered. Prison officials say the Wisconsin National Guard started testing in prisons back on May 12th, and wrapped-up testing on July

Wisconsin’s positivity rate of new COVID-19 tests continues to increase.  The Department of Health Services says over ten percent of test results came back positive in the numbers released today.  Seven-hundred-and-three new cases were confirmed.   The seven day average is 868 new cases a day, compared to 697 a day just a week ago.

Public school students should start the school year with virtual learning.  That is the belief of the leaders of five Wisconsin teachers’ unions.  Leaders from Green Bay, Kenosha, Madison, Milwaukee and Racine sent a letter to the governor and education leaders today expressing their concern about surging coronavirus cases across the state.  They say teachers want to be back in the classroom but students and staff need to return to a safe environment that is protected by guidelines supported by science.

Governor Tony Evers says he and his staff are devastated by the death of Ben Belzer.  Belzer was the governor’s personal assistant.  The 25-year-old was killed in a tubing accident in Albany over the weekend.  The governor says it is unimaginable that Belzer is gone.