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D.C. authorities are filing their first federal charges against two men who participated in yesterday’s attack on the U.S. Capitol.  Mark Leffingwell is being charged with trespassing, assaulting a federal law enforcement officer, and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.  Documents say he punched a Capitol officer repeatedly with a closed fist.  Christopher Alberts is charged with carrying a nine-millimeter handgun and ammunition on US Capitol grounds.  In other updates, we’re learning more about the San Diego woman

There’s 960-million new reasons to buy a lottery ticket.  That’s the total up for grabs this week.  Tomorrow night’s Mega Millions jackpot has climbed to 490-million, with a cash option of 372-million.  That’s just a little more cash than what a Powerball winner can walk away with.  That jackpot is up to 470-million on Saturday after no one had the winning numbers in last night’s drawing. 

Lawmakers in Wisconsin say they see clear racism in the decision not to charge the police officers involved in Jacob Blake’s shooting.  The Legislative Black Caucus yesterday released a statement saying there is ‘blatant racial prejudices’ in the decision.  Prosecutors in Kenosha on Tuesday declined to charge the officers, saying Blake fought with them and tried to stab one officer before he was shot.  The Black Caucus said it will continue to demand justice for victims of police brutality.  Lawmakers say they

Wisconsin Health Department officials say there are 40 COVID-19 deaths reported today.  That raises the total death toll to five-thousand-and-79.  There were also 38-hundred confirmed positive cases in the last 24 hours.  The total number of cases will probably top 500-thousand tomorrow. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS

The University of Wisconsin’s Green Bay and Sheboygan campuses will be new sites for two COVID-19 vaccine clinics.  The university is partnering with Prevea Health to administer the vaccines later this month and in early February.  The Department of Health Services regulates the distribution of the vaccine in the state.  Currently healthcare providers, skilled nursing staff and residents are being inoculated.

A state natural resources committee is drafting a plan to control the state’s elk populations. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Elk Advisory Committee says elk cause damages to crops, property and pose a threat to human health and safety. The plan seeks to maintain a healthy animal population that benefits the elk while minimizing human conflict.

The Eau Claire City-County Health Department is warning the public about two possible COVID-19 exposures. The department says one could’ve been at Scooters Bar on Galloway Street last Friday between 12:45 a.m. and 1:45 a.m. They say the other is She-Nannigans on Water Street, also last Friday between 2a.m and 4 a.m. The health department says anyone at those places during those times that is experiencing symptoms should contact a healthcare provider to be tested. 

A 26-year-old Chippewa Falls resident is set to become the youngest member of the city’s council. The Chippewa Herald reports Hayden Frey filed nomination papers for a vacant 5th Ward Council seat – the East Hill neighborhood. Frey told the Herald no one else was running, so he decided to step in. 

In the end, just two of Wisconsin’s members of Congress voted against the election results. Southeast Wisconsin Republican Scott Fitzgerald and northwestern Wisconsin Republican Tom Tiffany voted to object to the Electoral College results last night. Fitzgerald had not said how he was going to vote before last night’s chaos and delayed vote. In all, just over 120 House Republicans voted to object to the results.

45 year old Jammie Allen Cutting, from Colfax, has been arrested by the Wisconsin State Patrol Eau Claire Post for operating a motor vehicle under the influence, 4th offense, with three children in the vehicle under the age of 16. It was on Tuesday, January 6th, at approximately 6:55 p.m., a Wisconsin State Patrol Trooper stopped a vehicle for speeding on STH 40 north of 730th Avenue in Dunn County. The driver, Jammie Allen Cutting, showed signs of impairment. A