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There will soon be more free N96 masks in Madison and Dane County. County Executive Joe Parisi yesterday said the county has 100 thousand masks to hand-out. The county’s mark giveaway comes as the Boys and Girls Club finished handing out its free N95 masks earlier this week. Public Health Madison & Dane County will handle the giveaway.

Folks in the Chippewa Valley can cheer-on a local in the Olympics next month in China. Eau Claire native Ben Loomis yesterday was named to Team USA’s Nordic Combined team. This is his second Olympics, Loomis made the team in 2018 as well. Loomis grew-up in Eau Claire before moving to Utah as a teenager to train for the Olympics.

It’s reckless homicide charges for the Milwaukee dad who police say accidentally shot and killed his eight-year-old daughter last weekend. Prosecutors yesterday filed formal charges against 47-year-old Michael Huddleston for the death of eight-year-old Tiana Huddleston. Investigators say Huddleston told them he thought the safety was on when he grabbed his gun and pulled the trigger. The little girl was hit in the chest, she later died. Huddleston told police he was drinking tequila that day. He’s looking at 70-years

The search for a homicide suspect from Milwaukee has ended in Iowa. Police in Waterloo, Iowa arrested 47-year-old Simone Hughes yesterday morning. He’s wanted for executing his girlfriend and shooting his 14-year-old daughter in the head earlier this month. Waterloo Police say Hughs tried to barricade himself in his car before his arrest. Hughes is looking at homicide charges in Milwaukee. There’s no word when he will be back in town to face those charges.

One of the Waukesha Parade victims is getting some help to get back to normal. The Professional Firefighters of Wisconsin yesterday donated 80 thousand-dollars to Erick Tiegs. He’s one of the members of the Waukesha South marching band who was run down during the attack back in November. The 80 grand will help cover his medical bills. Tiegs was seriously injured in the attack, he spent weeks in the hospital. His doctors say he is improving, the latest update says Tiegs no

The last of the Afghan refugees in Wausau are starting school. The city’s school district yesterday said elementary school students from Afghanistan started school this week. Middle school and high schoolers started last week. Wausau Schools are not saying just how many Afghan students they have in school. The school district’s Chris Nyman says other students have been assigned to the refugee kids as a buddy, to help show them the ropes in an American school. Here locally, a new

The Wisconsin Assembly is looking into what can be done about the supply chain problems in the state, and across the country. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos yesterday announced the creation of a new Special Assembly Committee on Trade and Supply Chain. Vos says he wants to support businesses and families in the state by getting answers about low supply and high prices. The committee will also look at how Wisconsin’s worker shortage is affecting the supply chain in the state.

The Navy is staying in Green Bay a little while longer. Bellin Health yesterday said the 23-member Navy medical team will stay for another 30 days. The team is assisting at Bellin to help ease the crush of coronavirus patients. Bellin’s Laura Hieb says the Navy team’s help during the omicron spike has been invaluable.

Wisconsin’s coronavirus hospitalizations continue to fall. The state’s Hospital Association yesterday said there are now just over 21 hundred people in the hospital with the virus. That’s a decline of over 100 people from this point last week. The Hospital Association is reporting 459 people in ICUs. That too is a drop from last week.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court is holding hearings today on proposed changes to the state’s political districts.  The Wisconsin Legislature has been unable to come to an agreement with Governor Tony Evers on the new maps, so the responsibility has been handed over to the Supreme Court.  The Supreme Court is considering map proposals from several people and groups, including Evers and Republicans and Democrats in the Legislature.  Once the Supreme Court decides it will be the first times it’s drawn Wisconsin’s political maps since the 1960’s.