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The coronavirus testing positivity rate in Wisconsin continues to hover near 20-percent.  Health officials today report a positive testing rate of 19-point-7-percent, which is down a fraction of a point from yesterday, but is eight points higher than Saturday.  There are 771 new coronavirus cases reported today but no new deaths.  Over 87-percent of those who tested positive in Wisconsin are now considered recovered.

Vice President Mike Pence says the Republican ticket led by President Donald Trump deserves another four years in the White House.  Pence spoke in Janesville today in his second visit to the state this month.  The vice president said the president’s trade deals and commitment to law and order make a strong case for re-election. 

A stimulus grant program is announced to help the tourism industry.  Governor Tony Evers says today that eight-million dollars in funding will be available to market travel industry businesses and support continued business operations.  The program is being funded through the CARES Act.  The Wisconsin Department of Tourism is accepting applications for the funding until September 28th.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is ranked among the top 20-best public schools in the nation. U.S. News and World Report released rankings today for colleges and universities around the country. The school is tied at 13th for Top Public Universities. Chancellor Rebecca Blank says the school is proud to see the excellence of its students, faculty and staff recognized by U.S. News.

There’s new evidence in the case of a former Altoona superintendent. Dan Peggs is facing several federal charges for trafficking a minor and production of child porn. A letter filed in federal court says new evidence adds over 400-thousand pages of information to the case. A federal judge granted Peggs’ attorney an extension Friday to push back a status conference until the end of the month. 

Eau Claire schools are asking families to return schoolbooks from last year. The school says they’re happy to accept books from any of the district’s schools. They say students can return overdue items from the library to their teacher and virtual students can return items when they come for materials pickup.  CLICK HERE TO “CHECK OUT” MORE DISTRICT INFO

 The graph that tracks the coronavirus in Wisconsin shows two differences between older and younger people. The state’s Department of Health Services says a lot more young people are testing positive for the virus. Since mid-August, the number of people between 20 and 29 to come down with the virus has shot up. During that same time, all other age groups have seen fewer positive tests. But while younger people are testing positive, DHS says the state’s deaths and hospitalizations continue to

Ballots are supposed to be in the mail as of Thursday, but Wisconsin’s clerks don’t know what the final ballot will look like. Deputy Eau Claire attorney Douglas Hoffer says it’s going to be difficult to get new ballots printed and mailed by Thursday if the Wisconsin Supreme Court decides the Green Party should be on the ballot. Hoffer says he hopes the court comes to a decision soon. The state’s highest court is deciding whether a technicality on the Green Party’s paperwork

Police in Eau Claire say they’ve changed or updated 20 policies since George Floyd’s death at the end of May. Commanders issued a memo on Friday that details all of the changes that the department has undergone. In addition to banning choke holds and scaling back no-knock warrants, Eau Claire Chief Matt Rokus says they’ve adopted new policies to be more open and transparent. Rokus says the goal is to build trust and build better relationships with everyone in Eau

Less than a month after moving-in, some UW-Madison students are heading back home. The university on Friday said some students are leaving ahead of a two-week shift to online classes. UW-Madison is all but ordering undergrad students to stay in their dorms or apartments, and has moved classes online for the next two weeks because of the coronavirus. Student Lauren Tamborino said she went back home to avoid the chaos and ever-changing rules on campus. She’s not saying when, or