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There are now six kids in the hospital after Waukesha’s parade tragedy. Doctors at Children’s Hospital say 16-year-old Erick Tiegs went home yesterday. He is one of 16 kids injured in the parade, he was playing trombone for the Waukesha South High School marching band when a driver plowed through the band. Tiegs suffered some very serious injuries, including a fractured skull, a spinal fracture, and several broken ribs. His family says they are ecstatic to have him home.

Wisconsin’s Supreme Court is promising to leave the state’s political map largely unchanged. The court ruled 4-3 yesterday that it is going with the ‘least-change approach’ to the state’s new political map. Democrats in Wisconsin have complained that the Republican-drawn map is gerrymandered, and gives Republicans too strong of an advantage in statehouse and Congressional seats. Republicans say their map reflects the reality that Democratic voters are largely centered in Milwaukee and Madison. The court fight is not over, however, Democratic leaders

The woman in charge of one of Wisconsin’s election investigations says she’s very interested to hear what the state’s Elections Commission has to say today. State Rep. Janel Brandtjen said the Wisconsin Election Commission has plenty of explaining to do about both the recent state audit that found dozens of problems at the Commission, and about the 2020 election in general. The Elections Commission has a meeting scheduled at 8 o’clock this morning to talk about the audit. Brandtjen then has her Committee

There are fewer students on campus at both UW-Eau Claire and UW-Stout. The schools say the latest enrollment figures show a drop of a few hundred students at each campus. Eau Claire lost nearly 500 students compared to last fall, and has just over ten-thousand students on campus. Stout lost about 300 students, and has just over 76 hundred students on campus this year. The drops are not surprising, enrollment is down at most UW campuses across the state.

Chippewa Falls’ new Crime Stoppers chapter is looking for a logo. The new group this week asked kids to help them come up with a design. The logo must be at least three inches by three inches, and include the words ‘Chippewa County’ and ‘Crime Stoppers.’ Kids from kindergarten through high school can compete, the deadline for a design is January 14th.

Wisconsin’s piece of the national opioid settlement will come to 420 million-dollars. Lawmakers yesterday approved the settlement with opioid-maker Johnson & Johnson, and three companies that distributed the pills. Overall, the companies are paying the states 26 billion-dollars. The state, as well as 87 local governments across Wisconsin are all part of the settlement. The money will be paid out over the next 18 years, and will be split between the state and local government for recovery, treatment, and addiction services.

Wisconsin’s public health managers say all adults in the state should get a booster shot. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday said it is backing the recommendation from the CDC that everyone over 18 get a booster shot. DHS Secretary-designee Karen Timberlake says booster shots are ‘one more layer’ of protection against the coronavirus, and the omicron variant. Wisconsin’s booster shot count is closing in on one million-doses. That’s about one-third of all people who’ve gotten at least one dose

It will soon be pre-pay or pay at the pump for Kwik Trip customers. The company yesterday said it is ending the pay inside option for drivers as of January 3rd. Kwik Trip says the move is designed to improve customer service by freeing clerks from having to constantly watch the gas pumps. Kwik Trip says drivers who use the truckers’ only diesel pumps will still have the option to pay inside.

Three students have been shot and killed at a Michigan high school.  Police say the shooter was a 15-year-old student who opened fire today at Oxford High School in Oxford, Michigan.  The school is roughly 30 miles north of Detroit.  Oakland County Undersheriff Mike McCabe adds six people are wounded, including a teacher.

When it comes to naming our four legged family members, some names are classic, some are unique, and some are trendy-but there are mainstays that remain popular year after year. As we start to close out 2021, Trupanion surveyed its database of more than 650,000 insured pets for the most popular cat and dog names of 2021. For our canine companions, Bella has taken over the #1 position in 2021, after watching Luna lead the pack in all of 2020.  Also notable is