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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.

If you are looking to light up your dark winter nights, Marshfield has a unique way take in the special beauty of winter. See below for details:

Police are arresting a man after a deadly accidental shooting in north-central Wisconsin.  Police say they were called to the scene of a shooting in Merrill Tuesday morning where a woman was found dead.  Police say a man has been arrested and could be charged with negligent handling of a dangerous weapon.

One of the top Democratic candidates running against U.S. Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin continues to break fundraising records.   Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes posted on Twitter this morning he raised a record amount of money in the fourth quarter, nearly one-point-two-five-million dollars.  He first set a Wisconsin U.S. Senate campaign fundraising record in the third quarter.  Barnes is one of about a dozen Democrats who will be trying to unseat Johnson in November.

The Wisconsin State Assembly will recognize Bloomer teen Alena Otto as a “Hometown Hero” during its upcoming floor session on January 25 th . Otto, who was nominated by her state representative Rob Summerfield (R-Bloomer), helped save a drowning child last winter who had fallen through the ice. “You’re never too young to make a difference,” said Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke (R-Kaukauna) who selected him for the award. “Thanks to Alena’s quick-thinking, she recognized the danger of the situation

The Powder Keg Snowshoe/Fat Bike Race/Ski Race will be held virtually on Saturday, January 22, 2022 through Friday, January 28 and in-person on Saturday, January 29th. The Powder Keg is a snowshoe, fat bike and cross-country ski trail race held on the trails at Lowes Creek County Park. The event will use both the single track and ski trails on both sides of the park for all events. The County Park will remain open to the community during the virtual

Today should be the last day of the trial for a Marathon County woman charged in a deadly 2017 Chippewa County crash. Twenty-three-year-old Miranda Jo Miller did not testify in her own defense yesterday. Police say she was looking at her phone when she ran a stop sign in the Town of Colburn back in 2017. She smashed into 46-year-old Jeremy Goodwin’s truck. He died in the crash. She’s facing ten-years in prison if convicted.