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While it doesn’t hurt to keep faith, the reality is your chances of winning tonight’s 970-million-dollar Mega Millions jackpot are very low. Tonight’s prize is a biggie.  But, your odds of matching all six numbers are more than 302-million to one.  That means there are over 302-million possible combinations of the six Mega Millions numbers that can be drawn, and buying extra tickets will make little if any difference. But hey, good luck…can’t hurt to try, right?

Four local healthcare heroes will head to the Super Bowl if Green Bay wins the NFC Championship game.  The Packers host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the conference championship game on Sunday.  If the Packers beat Tom Brady and the Buccaneers, they will advance to play the AFC championship winner in the Super Bowl in Tampa.  The four Healthcare Heroes selected from Bellin Health to attend the Super Bowl are Doctor Michael Landrum, nurses Jesse Schaumburg and Jessica Landry and

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases reported in Wisconsin now tops 530-thousand.  The Wisconsin Department of Health confirmed more than 21-hundred positive cases today and 36 new deaths.  That raises the death toll to five-thousand-643.  Meantime, there have been 500-thousand recoveries.  CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS

The average cost of regular gas across Wisconsin is 2.24 today.  That’s just a penny higher than a week ago and is 15-cents below the national average of two-39 a gallon.  Triple-A says drivers are paying 2.17 a gallon in Appleton, 2.22 a gallon in Oshkosh and Madison, 2.25 in Wausau and 2.24 in Milwaukee and Kenosha County. 

 Baseball legend Hank Aaron died today at the age of 86. Henry “Hank” Aaron was born in Alabama in 1934. He made his Major League debut with the then-Milwaukee Braves.  He played primarily for the Atlanta Braves during his 23-year career.  “Hammerin’ Hank,” as he became to be known, broke Babe Ruth’s home run record of 714 home runs in 1974. He finished his career with 755 total home runs. Aaron was  elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame 1982. To this day,

A vote to approve a rezoning request for a new 235-acre housing development in the Town of Washington is tabled. Residents spoke at a public meeting last night saying they didn’t want the new development to create more traffic in rural areas, among other concerns. The Eau Claire County Board will decide soon whether to approve the proposal. 

The girl scouts are creating new ways to sell their cookies during a global pandemic. Girl Scout cookie season starts today, and people can order some by texting COOKIES to 5-9-6-1-8. Scouts are also doing drive through booths and encouraging neighbors to reach out to Girl Scouts they know. A new, French-toast inspired cookie is also out this year called Toast-Yay. 

While it doesn’t hurt to hope, the reality is your chances of winning the 970-million-dollar Mega Millions jackpot are not good. Tonight’s jackpot is the third largest prize in U.S. lottery history, with a one-time cash pay-out of over 716-million dollars.  Your odds of winning it, however, are over 302-million to one.  Meaning there are over 302-million possible combinations of the six Mega Millions numbers, and buying extra tickets will make little if any difference.  But, if you do win,

An Eau Claire man is looking at charges as part of a missing dog case. Prosecutors in Chippewa Falls filed charges against Joshua Erickson this week. Police say he took the dog from a neighbor, then later killed it. No one is saying exactly why, and no one is offering any other specifics about the case. Erickson initially told police he had no idea what happened to the dog, but investigators later said they found text messages where Erickson admitted