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A new affordable housing complex is coming to Menomonie. The city council voted on the Eastover Terrace Development near Menomonie Middle School last night. Concerned residents claimed the new development will pose a danger to students and parents getting to school and cause too much traffic. Local developer Bill Albright said they’re trying to help the community and meet the area’s affordable housing need. The project will include town homes, 12-and-8-plexes, and some single-family homes. 

Today’s the deadline to register for a mail in absentee ballot request for the August Partisan Primary election. Eau Claire voters can still vote absentee next week in a drive-through voting event at Eau Claire City Hall. Eau Claire City Clerk Carrie Riepl said by tomorrow, those who aren’t registered will still be able to register-in person at the clerk’s office or at the polls on election day. She said you don’t need a car to visit the drive-through, residents

Western Wisconsin’s tornado count from the latest night of storms is already at one confirmed, and that number will likely grow. Chippewa County’s sheriff last night confirmed that a tornado touched down in Cadott. There are no reports of any injuries, but there are plenty of reports of damage. There are also reports of funnel clouds or possible tornadoes in other communities across western Wisconsin.

Wisconsin is reporting the largest number of positive coronavirus tests ever, even as the state’s positive-test-rate is falling. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday reported one-thousand-117 positive tests and over 13 thousand negative tests. That positive test number is a new record, the negative test number is almost a record. Despite the 11 hundred positive tests, Wisconsin’s positive-test-rate actually fell yesterday to just about seven percent. Eau Claire’s city-county health department is hiring. The health department yesterday said it needs people

The back-to-school plan in Eau Claire could change. In fact, Eau Claire’s superintendent says it will likely change. Superintendent Michael Johnson says chances are the two-day school week plan for most kids in Eau Claire will change because the coronavirus situation will change. School leaders approved their short-week back-to-school plan yesterday. Most kids will be in class two days a week, and learn from home the other three.

The latest push to make the November election as safe and secure as possible has something that’s rarely seen in Wisconsin, agreement from both Republicans and Democrats. A group of current Democratic elected officials and a group of former Republican elected officials yesterday announced the VoteSafe initiative. The idea is to make sure that there is both in-person and absentee voting this fall. But, the group’s co-chair former Wisconsin Republican Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen said absentee voting must be secure. He has

Business owners in downtown Madison are not going to get any help from the city to rebuild after last month’s violent riots and looting. Madison’s city council last night voted down a proposal to spend 250 thousand-dollars on the downtown area. Alderwoman Rebecca Kemble said downtown is the ‘whitest neighborhood in the city.’ She wants to see Madison spend its money in minority neighborhoods instead. A number of downtown businesses are still boarded-up or closed after rioters smashed their windows

We could know about high school football in Wisconsin by the end of the day tomorrow. The WIAA, the group that runs high school sports in the state, is set to talk about a return to fall sports tomorrow. The question is how can teams compete and comply with social distance requirements. One suggestion is to move spring sports to the fall, and delay fall sports til next spring. The fall high school sports season is supposed to start next week.

Lambeau Field will be mostly empty this season. Packers CEO Mark Murphy yesterday said they are looking to limit crowds to somewhere between 10 thousand and 12 thousand fans. That would be between 10 and 15 percent of Lambeau’s capacity. Murphy says in addition to the limit on crowds, fans will see health checks, mask requirements, and waivers before even getting in the gate. Murphy says this season will be different.

The number of COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin top one-thousand for one day for the first time ever.  The Department of Health Services says the positivity rate in the Badger State is seven-point-seven-percent.  The latest report confirms one-thousand-117 positive cases today.  There were 13 more deaths reported bringing the total number of people who have died from the coronavirus to 859. There have been over 46-thousand-700 cases reported statewide since the outbreak began.