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Voters in Menomonie have a bit better of an idea as to what the people who want to be on the local school board think.  There was a question and answer session last night.  The League of Women Voters of the Greater Chippewa Valley hosted the forum, all seven candidates were on-hand.  Voters asked about diversity, finding new teachers, and how to improve student achievement.  Voters go to the polls for the primary election for school board next week.

There won’t be a Leinenkugel in charge at the Leinenkugel brewery.  Dick Leinenkugel, who has run the business since 2014, yesterday said he is retiring.  Dick is the great-great grandson of company founder Jacob Leinenkugel.  While there won’t be a Leinie in charge, the new CEO is a family member.  The brewery says Leinenkugel’s nephew, Tony Bugher, will take over.

There are a number of former thieves and scammers included in Governor Tony Evers’ latest round of pardons.  Yesterday, Governor Evers pardoned 25 more people, bringing his total for the past three years to 416 pardons.  Every one of the new pardons is for people who committed their crimes years ago, and who have gone on to live crime-free lives.  Evers says giving them a pardon will help them move beyond their past and stay on the right path.

The omicron spike is certainly over in Wisconsin.  The state’s Hospital Association reported another drop in hospitalizations yesterday.  There are now just over 12-hundred people in the hospital with the virus.  That is nearly one thousand fewer than one month ago.  ICUs are less crowded as well.  The Hospital Association says just over 200 people are in the ICU with the virus. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS.

Students at several Minneapolis and St. Paul schools are preparing a walkout today, protesting the police shooting of Amir Locke.  Advocacy group MN Teen Activists organized the walkout and has called for others across the state to join in.  A noon rally is planned at St. Paul Central High School, along with a march to the governor’s residence on Summit Avenue in St. Paul.

Team USA is celebrating another top 10 finish in an event after Deedra Irwin placed seventh in the women’s 15km individual biathlon.  The Wisconsin native finished the event in 45:14.1.  Irwin finished a little over one minute after Denise Herrmann of Germany, who claimed the gold medal with her victory.  Three other Americans also competed in the event.  Clare Egan finished 39th, Joanne Reid finished 57th, and Susan Dunklee finished 63rd.

An Afghan refugee resettling in Wausau is accused of sexually assaulting a woman.  Police say the victim told them the man assaulted her in a car last week.  Police say he was arrested this morning and charged with fourth-degree sexual assault.  Police say the victim and the suspect are acquaintances and the victim was helping him settle into the community.

 Gas prices continue to rise in Wisconsin.  Triple-A says the average price for regular unleaded is three-dollars and 20-cents per gallon, that’s up nine-cents from last week and up 20-cents from last month.  In Madison the average is much lower at three-15 a gallon, also up 20-cents over the last month.  Some of the cheapest gas in Wisconsin is in Appleton where the average is 3.10 a gallon.

Green Bay is named one of the top U.S. cities for football fans.  WalletHub says Green Bay is the third-best city for football fans.  WalletHub also says Green Bay has the best-performing NFL team, most accessible NFL stadium, and most engaged NFL fans.  Beyond that, WalletHub says the top two football cities are Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Dallas, Texas.

The numbers are in and the top Valentine’s Day candy in Wisconsin is conversation hearts.  That’s according to candy-store-dot-com, which says Hershey Kisses and Ghirardelli Gift Boxes round out the top three for Wisconsin.  They also say it was 14 years-worth of online bulk candy sales data that lead to the list.