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The Ryder Cup scheduled for Whistling Straits is postponed until next year.  The PGA of America announced today the COVID-19 pandemic has restricted the attendance by fans who are a huge part of the Ryder Cup experience.  The event that matches the U.S. against an international team has been rescheduled for September 24th through the 26th, 2021.

The COVID-19 crisis is prompting the move of the Wisconsin-Northwestern football game scheduled at Wrigley Field.  Officials with Northwestern announced the decision today after talking with the Chicago Cubs and the Big Ten Conference.  The game will instead be played November 7th at Ryan Field in Evanston.

The former director of the Durand Library convicted of stealing thousands while she worked there is getting jail time. Court records show Patricia Blount was sentenced to four months in jail and ordered to pay over 29-thousand-dollars in restitution. She’s also required to apologize to the library board. She was charged in December for using the money for personal expenses. 

Construction on the Spooner Avenue bridge over Otter Creek in Altoona is taking longer than expected. Eau Claire County Highway Commissioner Jon Johnson said it’s an inconvenience to homeowners in the area. The bridge has been closed since mid-May, and work was originally planned to finish within 45-business days. Officials say the bridge is now expected to open at the end of the month. 

The winners of this year’s virtual Chalkfest are announced. This year, Chalkfest was done at home and contestants sent in their entries to the judges virtually. Chalkfest is usually put on by VolumeOne and the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, but VolumeOne says they’ll be back on campus next year. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE.

 Eau Claire’s city manager says any discussion about race in the city must go beyond just the police department. City Manager Dale Peters yesterday said he is dedicated to making Eau Claire a welcoming place. Police Chief Matt Rokus says his office has implemented changes in recent weeks, including a focus on de-escalation. Eau Claire’s city council called for yesterday’s discussion on race after George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis over the Memorial Day weekend.

Pretty much everyone in Madison and Dane County will soon need to wear a face mask, almost all the time. Public health managers in Madison yesterday announced a mask-mandate that takes effect Monday. Everyone over five must wear a mask while out in public, at work, on the bus, and even in other people’s homes. The mask requirement comes with a threat of a 376 dollar fine. There is, however, nothing in the new mask order that mentions protesters or

Schools across Wisconsin are in-line to get millions of face masks and thousands of thermometers ahead of the new school year. Governor Tony Evers yesterday announced that the state’s emergency management agency is sending two million masks to the state’s public schools. Those same schools are also getting over four thousand forehead thermometers. The schools should get the new PPE in the next couple of weeks.

Wisconsin’s attorney general is joining a lawsuit to make sure that private schools in the state don’t get any coronavirus stimulus money. A-G Josh Kaul yesterday said Wisconsin’s share of the 13 billion-dollars in CARES money is at risk. The U.S. Department of Education is asking local schools to set aside some of the money for private schools in an effort to be fair to all students. Kaul says spending government money on private schools only hurts Wisconsin’s public schools.

The algae bloom at Lake Eau Claire Beach is not good for people, but could be deadly for dogs. The City- County Health Department yesterday put-out a warning about the algae bloom. Algae like the kind at the beach can be harmful to children, and is deadly for pets. The health department says do not swim, touch, or especially swallow any of the algae.