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There are 32-hundred-35 new COVID cases in Wisconsin.  The number of cases has climbed to nearly 452-thousand since the pandemic began.  Health department officials say there were 60 additional deaths in today’s update.  That increases the death toll to four-thousand-315. When it comes to the vaccine, Pfizer says it has millions of doses of its coronavirus vaccine sitting in warehouses and they’re waiting on the government to tell them where to send them.  Tom Roberts has more.

The average cost of regular gas in Wisconsin is up eleven-cents-a-gallon compared to a week ago.  Triple-A says the price per gallon in the Badger State is 2.05 while the national average is 2.21.  The price at the pump jumped 17-cents-a-gallon in Appleton today to 2.02.  Closer to us, a fill up will cost you 2.15 a gallon in La Crosse, and 2.02 in Madison.

Buffalo County Public Health is updating the COVID-19 situation on their frontlines. Close contact data will not be available on the metrics attached since the metrics reflect 14 days of previous data. If this trend continues, public health will  resume reporting on the number of close contacts being notified in  24-48 hours again on December 31st. 

Officers responded to gunshots in the Eau Claire area. It was on Thursday December 17th, just before 4 in the afternoon, when the Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office responded to a case involving two juveniles and a firearm being discharged within a residence in the 3400 block of Pamona Drive, Town of Washington. One juvenile did sustain a severe gunshot wound and was transported to a local hospital. No further update on the patient’s condition is available at this time.

The Eau Claire City Council met on December 14, 15 and 16, 2020, with Baker Tilly, its search consultant, to conduct interviews of eight semi-finalists for the position of City Manager. At the conclusion of the interview process, the City Council selected three candidates to move forward in the search process:  Will Jones Kathryn Schauf  Gerald Smith  You can click on each candidate for more information about their professional experience. The next round of interviews is expected to be held

Some people decorate their houses with lights for the holidays, others decorate their cars.  Wisconsin State Patrol says a trooper in the northeast region of the state recently pulled over a car covered in Christmas lights. State Patrol says the officer gave the driver credit for creativity, but advised the person behind the wheel driving a car covered in Christmas lights isn’t legal.

The Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office says a man is still missing after more than two-months. Aaron Johnson went missing October 11th in rural Rusk County. A Facebook group has been created to help share information about the search. Aaron Johnson is 34 years old, 5’7″ and weighs 220 lbs. He has blue eyes and dark blonde hair that he wears shaved. He has many tattoos on his head, neck, arms, back and stomach. Aaron was dropped off on Oct 11,

A Wisconsin convent says eight of its nuns died in just one week from COVID-19.  Four of the deaths were during a single day.  Sister Debra Sciano of the Notre Dame of Elm Grove convent said it’s a sad situation that has been very difficult for the other sisters. The women were all in their late 80s and 90s. 

 A good Samaritan is helping save Christmas for a family in Wisconsin.  The Wausau Police Department says a man was walking in the city this week when he found three-thousand dollars in cash, gift envelopes and a receipt on a sidewalk.  He turned the goods into police, who were able to find the rightful owner after working with the local bank.  The department says they gave him a gift card to a local business for his “awesome integrity.”