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All 50 states say they have seen the COVID-19 Omicron variant.  The variant was first detected 22 days ago after being discovered in South Africa less than a month ago.  Omicron cases have also been reported in Washington, DC and Puerto Rico. 

A man from southwest Wisconsin is arrested in connection with a drive-by shooting near La Crosse.  The Grant County Sheriff’s Office says Wesley Dollar of Boscobel was arrested earlier this week and charged with attempted homicide.  Dollar’s accused of shooting a gun near Cliffview Drive in Holmen over the weekend, hitting a house and injuring one person inside.  He’s being held on 100-thousand dollars bond.

Crime Stoppers is looking for two people accused of stealing from a store in Central Wisconsin.  Crime Stoppers says a couple walked into a dollar store in Rib Mountain back in October and stole a woman’s cell phone and wallet.  Detectives recently released a picture of the suspects.  Anyone with information is asked to call Marathon County Crime Stoppers. 

University of Wisconsin is giving hundreds of dollars to students who work in health care.  Today the university system announced students who are enrolled in the spring 2022 semester, work at least 50 hours in a health care setting, and meet health care and licensing requirements will qualify for a 500 dollar tuition credit.  Students have until the end of March to enroll in the program.

The Eau Claire Warming Center will give people experiencing homelessness a place to stay during the day. The Warming Center will start on December 24-26, January 1-2, and each Sunday thereafter from 8-6:30 pm. Volunteers are needed for various shifts – both experienced and non-experienced volunteers are needed. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SIGN UP INFO. If you have any questions please contact The Warming Center at: ecwarmingcenter@gmail.com.

 Plans are revealed for a new multi-million dollar pharmaceutical complex in Verona.  Arrowhead Pharmaceutical says the complex will be built in the Verona Technological Park, cost between 200 and 250-million dollars, and bring in hundreds of new jobs.  Construction will start in a few months and the complex will open in about a year.

A woman who recently ran for city council in Fitchburg is charged in connection with a deadly crash that killed Wisconsin Public Media director Gene Purcell.  Shawnicia Youmas was charged Tuesday with homicide by negligent driving.  Police say Youmas told them Purcell cut in front of her with his motorcycle back in July when she hit and killed him in south Madison.  But evidence shows she was driving nearly 35 miles per hour over the speed limit at the time of the crash.  Youmas

University of Wisconsin-Madison leaders say they plan to name the school’s new chancellor in May.  The committee that’s heading up the search announced Tuesday the application deadline will be March and semifinalist interviews will begin in April.  Final campus visits will be the first week of May and a recommendation will be made to the board of regents in mid-May.

Hundreds of salad products that were sold in over a dozen states including Wisconsin are being recalled.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says over 200 Fresh Express, Bowl and Basket, and Marketside items are being recalled because of listeria concerns.  The FDA says customers who have those items should throw them away and contact Fresh Express for a refund.  A full list of affected items is available online WITH A CLICK HERE.

Tonight’s Powerball drawing could result in a whole lot of extra holiday cheer for someone out there. The jackpot stands at a whopping 378-million dollars.  The cash option works out to just shy of 276-million bucks.  Of course, it’s never easy to strike it rich.  Odds of matching all five numbers plus the Powerball are about one in 292 million.