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It’s time to get your well water tested. Eau Claire’s City-County Health Department yesterday said it is time for folks not on the city’s water supply to get their annual well test. There is a discount for well water testing available through next week. There’s more information on the health department’s website.

Wisconsin’s public health managers are looking to cover the cost of some coronavirus testing across the state. The Department of Health Services yesterday said the window is now open for some healthcare providers to apply for reimbursement. Nursing homes, home healthcare providers, assisted living facilities, and what DHS is calling emergency medical service providers are all eligible for coronavirus stimulus dollars to cover the cost of testing from the beginning of June til the end of August. There is no

The latest chunk of Wisconsin’s coronavirus stimulus money is going to child care. Governor Evers yesterday said he is ear-marking 30 million-dollars for early childhood education and daycare providers. The governor says Wisconsin needs child care options more than ever right now. Wisconsin has spent almost all of its two billion-dollars in coronavirus stimulus money.

Wisconsin’s largest business group says it is 100 percent behind a plan to prevent businesses from being sued over the coronavirus.  Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce yesterday said the legislation from state Senator Chris Kapenga to protect businesses, non-profits, schools, and others from coronavirus lawsuits is common sense. Kapenga’s proposal would exempt businesses and others from what he calls ‘frivolous’ lawsuits, as long as they abide by local coronavirus safety rules and common sense best practices. It could be a while before

It’s a full day for Vice President Joe Biden on his visit to Wisconsin.  Biden and his wife Jill met with five members of Jacob Blake’s family earlier today including his father, brother, two sisters and his mother who joined by phone.  Three Blake lawyers were also on hand.  Biden is holding a public discussion with business and civic leaders as well as police.  Blake remains hospitalized and paralyzed from the waist down after being shot in the back by Kenosha

Health officials across the state urge residents to follow COVID-19 safety guidelines especially over the holiday weekend.  The official end of summer is often filled with barbecues and picnics and gatherings with family and friends.  Those events have great potential to spread the coronavirus.  Officials say wearing a mask and maintaining social distance will be critical to controlling the spread of COVID-19. 

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Chancellor Dwight Watson is on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation.   UW Systems President Tommy Thompson said today a complaint was filed against Watson prompting the investigation.  Thompson did not explain the nature of the complaint and said there would be no further comment at this time.

There is a new grant program in Wisconsin designed to support the arts.  Governor Tony Evers says cultural organizations are not only a great source of pride but they are also critical to the state’s financial recovery.  Eligible organizations can receive up to 250-thousand-dollars to cover pandemic related costs like lost revenue, cleanup and hazard pay.  The Department of Administration is accepting applications through the end of this month.

We now have more information following an altercation last month in Rib Lake. Further investigation into what led Trinity Keiser to open fire with an AK-47 rifle inside the residence and outside on the street in the Village of Rib Lake, Taylor County on August 26th , 2020 led to information being obtained related to an ongoing drug investigation. A search of the property yielded the discovery of a locked safe and drugs. A search warrant was obtained for the