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They are calling it arson.  Milwaukee Police say someone intentionally set an apartment building on the city’s near-west side on fire yesterday.  No one was hurt, but all 139 people who live inside are now homeless. Police say the fire happened at a building on West Wisconsin Avenue, just across the street from Marquette University High School.  Police say a 19-year-old is in custody in the case.

A 15-year-old Milwaukee boy is recovering from a weekend shooting.  Police say it happened yesterday afternoon near 32nd and Becher.  No one is saying just what led to the shooting.  Police say a 41-year-old man is in custody in connection to the case.

Milwaukee Democratic state Senator Lena Taylor is going from lieutenant governor to mayor in a matter of days.  Last week she said was pausing her campaign for lieutenant governor, now she says she’s running for Milwaukee mayor.  Taylor told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that she’s ‘getting in’ to the race to replace Tom Barrett. Taylor is joining a crowded field. Voters will decide on a Democratic candidate in February. Barrett resigned last week to become ambassador to Luxembourg.

It’s going to be a little bit before Wisconsin gets some of the new pills to treat the coronavirus. The state’s Department of Health Services last week said supplies of Pfizer and Merck’s new medication are limited, and will be sent to ‘the most vulnerable and hard-hit communities’ first. DHS says, in the meantime, people need to continue to get vaccinated and get boosted. DHS Deputy Secretary Deb Standridge says that’s the best way to protect yourself from the virus.

Wisconsin is heading into the last week of the month averaging over 25 thousand coronavirus vaccinations per-week. The state’s Department of Health Services says the state’s coronavirus vaccine count is holding steady. In addition to the vaccines, DHS says doctors and nurses are averaging just over 17 thousand booster shots per week as well. Just over three-point-six million people in Wisconsin have gotten one dose of the coronavirus vaccine. A little over one-and-a-half million people have gotten a booster shot.

Time is running-out to vote for your favorite sculpture in downtown Eau Claire. Sculpture Tour Eau Claire organizers say the voting ends Saturday. The Tour’s Julie Pangallo says that means votes must be in by midnight on New Year’s Eve. You can find a sculpture ballot at a number of downtown shops or by going online WITH A CLICK HERE.

The Madison Ballet’s Nutcracker run ended on a down note. The ballet canceled yesterday’s final performance because of coronavirus issues. No one is saying just what those issues are, or how many people may have tested positive for the virus. Anyone who had tickets will be able to get a refund.

Firefighters wage a battle with a large fire that destroyed several structures in Baraboo.  Flames broke out yesterday on property near County Highway U.  Crews battled flames on the ground undergrowth as well as in several structures including a trailer home and some sheds.  The Salvation Army is assisting those displaced by the fire.  There are no reports of injuries.

Aaron Rodgers sets a new team record for the number of completed touchdown passes in the Packers defeat of Cleveland.  Yesterday in the first quarter, Rodgers connected with Allen Lazard for Rodgers’ four-hundred-43rd career high number of passing touchdowns.  That number broke Brett Favre’s team record.  The Packers went on to win the Christmas Day game against the Browns by a score of 24-22 in Lambeau Field.. 

UW-Madison’s Athletic Director isn’t going to the Badgers’ bowl match up against Arizona State because of COVID-19.  The news hit on Thursday in regard to AD Chris McIntosh’s diagnosis as testing positive for COVID-19.  A statement from the school Thursday afternoon says McIntosh wouldn’t be traveling with the team on Friday to Las Vegas.  The Las Vegas Bowl game against Arizona State is December 30.