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Eau Claire City Council President Terry Weld is declaring January 2021 Human Trafficking Awareness Month. The proclamation today will be presented at the City Council meeting tonight. It also acknowledges Eau Claire organization Fierce Freedom as a valuable resource for information and guidance to fight human trafficking. National Human Trafficking Awareness Month is an initiative from the Department of Homeland Security. 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is planning to release its annual crop production report today. The report will include supply and demand data and predictions for 2021.  Wisconsin cheese production is down for the year, but above where it was in 2019. 

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is asking people to limit the amount of salt used on the pavement this winter. They say the salt runs off the pavement into lakes and streams which can be toxic for wildlife. They say a coffee mug full of salt is plenty for a 20-feet driveway.  When it comes to the winter weather that requires that salt, we might see more of the white stuff. A winter storm is possible later this week, according to

The man accused of shooting a doorman outside a La Crosse bar last summer is admitting to his guilt. Timothy Young from Spring Grove, Minnesota yesterday agreed to a plea deal in the shooting death of 19-year-old Anthony Fimple. Prosecutors are not offering the specifics of the deal, including how much time Young will serve in prison. Fimple’s family wants Young to have to appear in court in-person to enter his guilty plea.

Eau Claire could soon be getting another commission. City Manager David Solberg says the idea behind a passenger rail commission is to help Eau Claire land a train connection to Minneapolis/St. Paul. Solberg says the commission could handle grant writing and the like. City leaders in Eau Claire have been pushing for a rail link to the Twin Cities for years. There’s no word, however, how much it may cost.

Crews are boarding up the windows of the State House.  Officials at the Capitol in Madison are preparing for possible unrest in the days leading up to president-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.  Capitals across the country are taking similar proactive measures as a precaution.  All exterior ground-floor windows will be covered in anticipation of armed protests planned at state capitals from January 16th through at least the 20th. The Wisconsin National Guard is once again being sent to protect the state Capitol. Governor

 It could be the summer before the general public in Wisconsin gets a chance to get the coronavirus vaccine. Governor Tony Evers yesterday said he doesn’t think shots will be widely available until June. Wisconsin has been slow to distribute its vaccine, and the governor yesterday blamed that on the federal government. Over the weekend, Janesville Congressman Bryan Steil said the governor deserves all of the blame for mismanaging the vaccine effort from the beginning. Cops and firefighters in Wisconsin will be among those to get

The latest coronavirus relief package at the Wisconsin Capitol is a smaller test balloon. New Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu yesterday said he is moving a smaller package through the Senate to see if Governor Evers will sign it. The focus of LeMahieu’s proposal are protections for businesses, schools, and non-profits from coronavirus lawsuits. LeMahieu says he doesn’t have a guarantee from the governor on his plan. Assembly Republicans passed their much larger coronavirus relief package last week.

We can expect a glimpse of Governor Tony Evers’ plans for the next year tonight. The governor is set to deliver his State of the State speech. He will be offering his speech remotely tonight, he says to keep safe from the coronavirus. No one is saying just what the governor will talk about, but we can expect a heavy focus on the coronavirus and criminal justice. Governor Evers has said both of those are priorities this year. That speech

Madison is committing 250-thousand-dollars toward the city’s Center for Black Excellence and Culture. The to-be built center is supposed to go in at the Beltline and South Park Street. Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway says the investment is a way to honor black business owners and entrepreneurs in Madison. Dane County has already committed over 800-thousand-dollars to the center. Planners hope to start raising private-sectors dollars sometime next year.