One person was injured in a two-vehicle accident in Ellsworth Township Monday. According to the Pierce County Sheriffs Department, 70yr old Harold Wilkens of Ellsworth was backing out of a driveway onto 710th Street when he was struck by a southbound vehicle driven by 52yr old Jim Swanson of Ellsworth. Swanson was taken to Mayo Hospital in Red Wing.
The Durand-Arknasaw school district has set the open enrollment caps for the upcoming school year. Superintendent Greg Doverspike says two areas are usually capped by the board. The cap numbers will be in effect for the 2021-2022 school year.
Two hospitals in the Chippewa Valley are loosening visitor restrictions beginning today. H-S-H-S Sacred Heart and St. Joseph's are expanding restrictions to allow one-visitor per day. The hospital says the designated person must remain in the patient's room at all times.
UW-Stout is once again offering free covid-19 tests. The tests are being offered through a partnership between the UW System and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to help address the current surge in the COVID-19 virus in Wisconsin. The antigen test will provide results in about 15minutes and under certain situations, a follow test may be required to confirm the original test result. The testes are being administered at the UW-Stout Sport and Fitness center, Monday, Wednesday and Fridays from 8-5pm and Tuesday and Thursdays from 11am-7pm.
The state of Wisconsin is getting help from Microsoft as it sets up an online way for people to sign up for coronavirus vaccinations. The system is expected to launch in 10 communities February 15th. State officials plan to use those communities to test the software before they roll out the new system statewide. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services says you will answer questions about your age and profession to see if you’re eligible. If not, you will go on a waiting list and will be notified when you become eligible.
Prosecutors are praising the Court of Appeals' decision upholding the third-degree murder conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor. Officer Noor was found guilty in the July 2017 shooting death of Justine Ruszczyk Damond. Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said, "we concluded that a third-degree murder charge was one of several appropriate charges given the facts of this case and for holding police officers accountable when their use of deadly force is unlawful and excessive." Damond had called 9-1-1 to report a possible sexual assault when she came upon Noor’s squad car in the alley behind her home. Noor claimed that he feared an ambush at the driver’s side window and fired across his partner, killing Damond.
With new federal aid for COVID-19 relief coming, Wisconsinites who have lost their workplace insurance will have another chance to get covered. State insurance commissioner Mark Afable says open enrollment for Affordable Care Act plans opens up again later this month. If you're not sure what sort of plan will suit you, you can call 2 1 1 for help, or log on to Wis Covered dot Com to find a Marketplace Navigator.
Public health officials say the unused field hospital at State Fair Park could become a COVID-19 vaccination hub. The location in West Allis was originally set up to treat patients when local hospitals said they were being overwhelmed. Despite that, there hasn’t been a patient treated there since Christmas Eve. The field hospital is currently being used as an outpatient clinic for people receiving antibody therapy infusions. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services hasn’t set a date to make a final decision on what to do with the nearly idle facility.
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The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is reporting that more than 100-thousand people have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The milestone was reached over the weekend. A slow rollout of the vaccine in Wisconsin means thousands of people in the first eligibility phase still haven’t received their shots. As of Saturday, 544-thousand of the 846-thousand doses allocated to the Badger State have been administered. The state’s death toll from the virus is five-thousand-896.
Officials with the Federal Emergency Management Agency are sending 47-million dollars to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services to cover some of the costs of vaccinating people. The federal money is considered an advance payment of reimbursement costs. The funding is intended to increase access to the vaccine for Wisconsin residents. State Emergency Management Administrator Darrell L. Williams says the 47-million dollars will “go a long way” toward supporting the ongoing response to COVID-19.
The Wisconsin Elections Commission has released a report showing almost 40-thousand ballots in the November presidential election didn’t provide a voter I-D. Last week’s report says nearly 80-percent of the almost 200-thousand people who cast an indefinitely confined ballot did show their I-D, but that means 40-thousand didn’t. The Elections Commission also reports nearly one-third of the indefinitely confined ballots cast in the election came from people who are younger than 65 years old.
Before it is known how much money Minnesota has to spend, the legislative session is apparently going to be a battle over proposed spending cuts by Republicans and tax increases by Governor Tim Walz. The Minnesota Legislature needs to approve a two-year budget plan this time. If they don’t get that done by July, Minnesota state government could shut down. The 52-billion dollar proposal from Walz includes a one-and-a-half-percent tax increase on households earning a million dollars or more. Republicans are against all tax hikes. A new revenue forecast is set to come out this month and it still isn’t known how big any federal bailout program might be.
Fewer high school seniors in Wisconsin are applying for federal financial aid this year than last year. According to the National College Attainment Network, the number of seniors who've completed a free application for federal student aid, or FAFSA is down 13-percent. The application determines eligibility for federal and state scholarship money and it's also used by many schools to determine financial aid, work-study opportunities, and more.
The U-S Navy wants its Badger statue back, but Wisconsin is asking to keep it for another two years. The statue has stood outside the Wisconsin governor’s office at the Capitol for more than 30 years. The statue came from the U-S-S Wisconsin where it was first located before World War One. Standing outside the governor’s office for the last 31 years, it has become a high point of State Capitol tours. Thousands of visitors rub its nose for good luck. The Navy wants to put the statue in a museum in Norfolk, Virginia, where the U-S-S Wisconsin battleship is berthed.
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