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First Lady Doctor Jill Biden has plans to visit Milwaukee and Waukesha next week.  She will be accompanied by Second Gentleman Jim Emhoff.  The visit is planned for sometime this coming Wednesday, December 15th.  So far there is no word from Doctor Jill’s office regarding the agenda for the visit.  The statement yesterday says more details are expected shortly.

There could be as much as a foot of snow on the ground in Eau Claire and the Chippewa Valley by tomorrow. Western Wisconsin is bracing for its first major winter storm of the season. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning from noon today til tomorrow morning. Forecasters say the worst of the snow will fall later tonight. Authorities are telling people to stay and home, and not to travel once the snow starts.

A letter from the Chippewa County Public Health Director addresses the situation many are facing with childcare amidst the pandemic. Below is that letter: Chippewa County Childcare Centers and Daycares: I want to first thank you for all the diligence, time, and financial resources you have dedicated to COVID-19mitigation. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant effect on our lives. Many of us face challenges that canbe stressful, overwhelming, and cause strong emotions. We understand your frustration and know that

Officials in Green Bay say there is a significant escalation of gun violence in the city and they have a plan to reduce it.  Police Chief Chris Davis says today there will be an increased presence of police as one way to stem the violence.  But the chief says crime fighting is a team effort and the community must also play an important role.  Davis is urging anyone who may have information about an incident or who notices something suspicious

It will cost more for out-of-state undergraduates to attend the University of Wisconsin.  The Board of Regents approved increases during a meeting at Madison today.  Resident undergraduate tuition and fees will remain under eleven-thousand-dollars.  Non-resident undergraduate tuition will rise at seven campuses including Madison which will increase by 743-dollars next fall.  Officials say the increase will generate millions of dollars in revenue.

The Board of Regents today extended the exemption to submit college admission test scores.  The exemption was first applied last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.  It is being extended because of the ongoing pandemic to the 2024-25 academic year.  That means incoming freshman looking to attend any of the campuses in the University of Wisconsin System won’t have to submit ACT or SAT test scores for admission.  

The average price for regular gas in Wisconsin is 30-cents-a-gallon lower than the national average.  Triple-A says the cost of a gallon of regular gas across the Badger State today is 3.03.  The national average is three-33.  Drivers are paying three-oh-three a gallon in Eau Claire, La Crosse and Milwaukee.  The price at the pump is 3-dollars in Madison and Wausau and 2.95 in Oshkosh.

With the white stuff on the ground and the sounds of the season in the air, we take a trip to Maine this week, where the North Pole was represented by Santas on ski’s.  CLICK HERE TO HEAR MORE WITH MORGAN MCCARTHY  Move over Rupholph…More than 230 skiing and snowboarding Santas took to the slopes at a Maine resort over the weekend to raise money for charity.  The event, whose proceeds go to support a local education and recreation program, was skipped last

Wisconsin will play Minnesota in the Elite Eight of the NCAA women’s volleyball tournament.  The Badgers beat UCLA in the Sweet 16 Thursday night three sets to none.  Minnesota upset Baylor Thursday three-to-two.  First serve between the Badgers and Gophers is Saturday at 7:00 p.m.

There’s a clean-up underway in the Menomonee River in Milwaukee. Heavy equipment-maker Komatsu yesterday confirmed that its crews spilled 400 gallons of oil into a storm drain that goes into the river last week. Originally the company thought it was just a small spill, but now says it was much larger than first thought. The company says crews are cleaning the oil out of the river. Wisconsin’s DNR and the EPA are monitoring the clean-up effort.