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Kyle Rittenhouse’s self-defense strategy got a boost from the judge in his case. The judge yesterday said Rittenhouse’s use-of-force expert can testify at trial, though not on everything. The judge also shot down a prosecution request to not allow anyone to call the men who Rittenhouse shot ‘rioters, looters, or arsonists.’ Rittenhouse killed two and wounded a third during Kenosha’s night of violence back in 2020. His lawyers plan to argue he fired only after being attacked. Rittenhouse’s trial is

The coronavirus made us all sicker. Even if we never got the virus. A new report from UW Health says the virus hurt people’s health by keeping them out of urgent care, away from doctors’ offices, and generally sitting around the house more. The report says everything from depression to cases of diabetes increased during the coronavirus outbreak. Researchers say the number of people suffering from anxiety tripled between 2019 and 2020, the number of people suffering from depression jumped

The jurors who convicted a former Minneapolis cop for killing George Floyd will be revealed.  A judge plans to release their names next Monday at the request of several media outlets.  The jurors found Derek Chauvin guilty in April after video showed him holding Floyd down until he stopped breathing last year.  The judge will also release the questionnaires all 109 prospective jurors filled out.

Authorities say it was a brother and sister who died in that plane crash in Ashland County over the weekend. The sheriff’s office says 29-year-old Aaron Mika and his 21-year-old sister, Aleah Mika died in Saturday’s crash. Their plane took out the front porch of a home. Authorities say the people in the home at the time are lucky to be alive. The FAA and NTSB are looking into why the Mika’s plane crashed.

Eau Claire teachers and school administrators are in-line for a raise in the school’s new budget. The city’s school board approved the 2022-2023 school budget last night. It includes almost more than 750 thousand-dollars for raises and benefits for school employees. Eau Claire is also looking to spend a million-and-a-half dollars more on school busing. In all, Eau Claire Schools are going to spend just under 173 million-dollars next year.

Police in La Crosse are looking for whoever stole thousands of feet of electrical cable from the city’s Christmas light display. Organizers of the Rotary Lights Project yesterday said someone cut the cable at the light display in Riverside Park. The thought is that they will look to sell the copper wire inside the cables. La Crosse Police say they have alerted all scrap metal dealers in the area. The Rotary Club says it could cost ten-thousand-dollars to replace the

Wisconsin’s weekly coronavirus vaccine count continues to fall. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday said just 26 thousand people in the state got the shot last week. That’s down from just over 32 thousand last week, and just over 36 thousand the week before. Wisconsin’s vaccine dose count has been steadily falling since the end of August. DHS says just over 57 percent of people in the state have gotten at least one dose. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI

Wisconsin lawmakers are looking to have kids in schools across the state screened in kindergarten to make sure they’re ready to read. The State Assembly is set to vote on a reading readiness plan later today. The idea is to test kids early, starting in kindergarten, to make sure they don’t fall behind in reading in elementary school. The Wisconsin Senate approved the plan yesterday. No one is saying, however, what Governor Evers will do with the plan if it makes it to

Facebook is changing its focus.  CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the priority now is serving young adults.  He admits that will take years but points out users will see changes to Instagram’s highlight reels a lot faster.  During a call with investors yesterday, Zuckerberg also responded to a whistleblower leaking documents.  He claimed it was “a coordinated effort to paint a false picture” of the company.

There’s growing concern the holiday season could be impacted by a perfect storm of increased demand and lack of supply.  Nearly every item that makes up a traditional Thanksgiving meal will cost more this year.  Experts say turkey is on track to break the price-per-pound record set back in 2015.  And it’s not just food.  The nation’s supply chain is struggling, triggering fears of Christmas shortages.