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A group of protesters is calling for the removal of some of the more severe coronavirus restrictions.  WMTV reports that Capitol Police estimate around 15-hundred people gathered outside the state capitol yesterday to voice their view that it is time for Wisconsin to reopen for business.  The report says the Rally To ReOpen Wisconsin protesters claim some will find it tough to recover from the negative impact on their livelihood particularly those who own and work in small businesses considered to be non essential. 

Living through the Covid-19 Pandemic is taking a toll on everyone, so each week we look to find something to celebrate. For this weeks’ Friday Feel Good we go to the Big Apple and front lines for a moment of THANK YOU for those who have been working daily to help combat the virus. Hundreds of doctors and nurses who flew to New York to help out finally went home this week.  So a bunch of NYPD officers lined up

America will have eyes to the skies in the coming weeks. In a show of national solidarity, the Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, and the Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, will conduct a series of multi-city flyovers over the next two weeks. America Strong is a collaborative salute from the Navy and Air Force to recognize healthcare workers, first responders, and other essential personnel while standing in solidarity with all Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic. The

The State Department of Health is now reporting the number of people who have recovered from the coronavirus and not just those who have died.  The virus has claimed nearly 260 lives in the Badger State.  The number of recovered patients is over 23-hundred.

Protesters for and against Wisconsin’s Safer At Home order are making their voices heard.  Demonstrators have been at the capitol today carrying signs reading “Open Wisconsin.”  Counter protesters carried signs reading Reopen Kills.  In other parts of our state, away from the Capitol, people who violate the state’s stay at home order may be fined by the City of Green Bay.  Police say people can walk their dogs and take out the garbage and go grocery shopping.  But hanging out in groups

 The cost for regular gas in Wisconsin is down another six-cents compared to a week ago. Triple-A says the average price statewide is a-dollar-19 today, about 60-cents a gallon lower than a month ago.  The national average is one-78.  Drivers are paying 98-cents-a-gallon in Appleton, one-15 in Fond du Lac, one-oh-two in Green Bay, a dollar-14 in Madison and one-dollar in Oshkosh.

A summer staple isn’t opening this year. La Crosse Parks and Recreation yesterday announced they’re canceling the 2020 aquatic season at the Veterans Memorial, North Side Community, and Erickson pools. The department says they were concerned with safety and staffing, and opening the pools requires weeks of preparation, so the decision is not likely to change. Officials say they still plan to maintain and open the city’s splash pads and public beaches when it is deemed safe to do so. 

A free Chippewa Valley Rotary Club event is cancelled this year. The Chippewa Valley After Hours Rotary Club cancelled Taste of the Valley yesterday. Officials say the event originally scheduled for June 7th at Phoenix Park was cancelled due to concerns about public safety amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Organizers say proceeds from Taste of the Valley are used to support the rotary club’s mission to help provide food security in the Chippewa Valley. Organizers say the festival will return in

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers is injecting some math into the conversation about when Wisconsin can reopen. The governor yesterday said the state expects to see more positive coronavirus cases as more people are tested. He said the key will be the percentage of people testing positive, not just the raw number of cases. T he governor’s Badger Bounce Back plan requires two weeks of falling positive case numbers before the state can reopen.