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State Ready For Election
The chief elections official in the presidential battleground of Wisconsin says that the state is prepared for the November election, despite fears over security, the coronavirus pandemic and the U.S. Postal Service’s ability to process an expected record-high number of mailed-in absentee ballots. Wisconsin’s top elections official Meagan Wolfe said Tuesday that elections officials have…
Read MoreTrump in Kenosha
President Donald Trump tells reporters in Kenosha he doesn’t believe there’s a problem with systemic racism in policing. The president toured the riot-tom city Tuesday. He says police are sometimes under tremendous pressure and don’t handle it well. Trump announced more than 41 million dollars in federal funding will be sent to Wisconsin for statewide…
Read MorePence in LaCrosse
It’s the middle of a presidential campaign, so Vice President Mike Pence doesn’t get to take a day off Monday. Pence is scheduled to visit La Crosse on Labor Day. He will deliver remarks at Dairyland Power Cooperative. Pence was just in the Badger State two weeks ago when he made a stop in Darien…
Read MoreTrump travels to WI
The White House says President Donald Trump will travel to Kenosha Tuesday for meetings with law enforcement officials and to survey damage caused by rioting Democrats have asked the president to stay away. It has been more than a week of protests in the southeastern Wisconsin city after a police officer shot 29-year-old Jacob Blake.…
Read MoreSpecial session
The Wisconsin Senate will convene Monday for a special session on police reform. Gov. Tony Evers last week ordered the Legislature to meet in special session to consider a package of bills he says are designed to increase police accountability. Evers signed Executive Order #84 which requires the State Senate and Assembly to convene and…
Read MoreCOVID-19 stats
The latest Wisconsin numbers for COVID- 19: COVID- 19 Wisconsin Statistics Positive test results: 75,337 (+537) Negative test results: 1,169,302 (+4,562) Patients hospitalized: 5,804(+29) Deaths: 1,122 (+3)
Read MoreOfficer Death Due To COVID
The Dane County Sheriff’s Office says one of its deputies – 61-year-old Richard “Rick” Treadwell — has died from the coronavirus. Treadwell had worked for the department for 25 years, most recently as a recruiter and trainer. A release from Sheriff David Mahoney says the evidence indicates Treadwell contracted the virus while he was on…
Read MoreCOVID- 19 stats
The latest Wisconsin numbers for COVID-19: COVID- 19 Wisconsin Statistics Positive test results: 70,462 (+453) Negative test results: 1,115,149(+4,361) Patients hospitalized: 5,558 (+13) Deaths: 1,081 (+0) Patients recovered: 61,720 (87.6%) Current active cases: 7,643
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