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Northwest Park is packed and tracked for snow skiers to hit the trails this winter. The Eau Claire Parks, Recreation, and Forestry Department says Carson Park is packed, but there’s still not enough snow to lay any tracks down. The city is grooming several parks to make way for snow ski trails. 

Police say a drunk driver hit a light pole and knocked out power to the streetlights on the northeast side of downtown sometime around midnight Monday. Eau Claire police say the person was found to be well over the legal limit. They were charged with operating while intoxicated.

A new report ranks Wisconsin eighth out of 50-states with the fewest coronavirus pandemic restrictions. The Wallet Hub Survey compares states based on face mask requirements, workplace temperature screenings, open businesses, and more. Neighbor Iowa ranks third on the list and Oklahoma is number-one. According to the survey, California is the state with the most COVID-19 restrictions. 

Someone who bought a lotto ticket way up north is a big winner. The Wisconsin Lottery yesterday said someone bought a million-dollar winning Powerball ticket for last Saturday’s drawing at a Kwik Trip in Superior. The million-dollar winner is one of 15 to come from Saturday’s drawing.

Wisconsin’s troops are home from the nation’s capital. More than 550 National Guardsmen from across the state returned to Wisconsin yesterday. They spent last week in Washington, D.C. guarding the Capitol as part of Joe Biden’s inauguration. Commanders say there were no problems during the mission. The troops were originally supposed to be a support force but were called-in to protect the Capitol instead.

There will be grief counselors at Eau Claire Memorial High School today following a weekend wreck that killed a student. Eau Claire Police say 14-year-old Brooke Kelly died in a crash that also injured three other students. Officers are not saying just what happened as the crash is under investigation. Memorial says students who need to talk will have the support that they need.

There will be a lot of people watching the Wisconsin Senate today. Senators are scheduled to vote on a plan that would override Governor Tony Evers’ latest emergency order and the state’s mask mandate. Republicans have the numbers to overrule the governor, but it remains to be seen if the Wisconsin Assembly will follow the Senate’s lead. The Wisconsin Medical Society yesterday came out against the vote. Doctors want people in the state to continue to wear masks.

We’re getting a look at what Kyle Rittenhouse told police in Illinois after Kenosha’s night of violence back in August. Police in Antioch, Illinois yesterday released hours of video of Rittenhouse’s police interrogation. The tape shows Rittenhouse tell his mother that he did nothing wrong. She talked about the comments online that were already calling him a white supremacist. Police did not ask Rittenhouse any questions about the case, and he asked for a lawyer almost immediately. Rittenhouse is facing

Wisconsin’s coronavirus count is at its lowest point since September. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday reported 946 new positives yesterday. The last time the numbers were that low was back in mid-September. Wisconsin’s coronavirus numbers have steadily been falling since their peak back in November. DHS says nearly 95-percent of people who tested positive in the state since March have fully recovered from the virus. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS. UW-Eau Claire is opening its rapid testing

It is day-two of in-person classes for older kids in Chippewa Falls schools. Middle and high school students returned for their first day of in-person classes yesterday after they’d been learning from home for nearly three months. Ch-Hi principal Donna Goodman says a lot of kids spent time yesterday reconnecting and hanging-out. Younger kids in Chippewa Falls have been learning in-person since the beginning of the month.