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This year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame list of inductees is making history. Alisa Zee explains.

A snow packed road is believed to have contributed to an accident involving a horse drawn buggy in Vernon County. Police say a buggy was traveling along County Road D when it was hit from behind by a car. The driver of the car said the snow-covered roadway caused his breaks to lock up. The driver of the buggy suffered minor injuries, but refused treatment.

There’s an uptick in catalytic converter thefts at U-W Stout. That’s according to police, who are reporting two of these thefts happened in recent days. Campus police are asking anyone who sees suspicious activity on campus to contact police immediately. Same deal here in the city of clear water. Eau Claire police say someone could be out stealing catalytic converters. Police say two were reported stolen early Sunday morning. Police say video surveillance footage showed someone stealing them from two

A 34-year-old Pewaukee County man remains hospitalized after the pickup truck he was driving fell from I-94 at the Zoo Interchange in Milwaukee.  Doctors say the man, whose name has not been released, faces a long road to recovery after the 70-foot fall.  The accident happened Saturday.  It remains under investigation, but the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office says it does not appear that the driver was impaired.

Two new development projects in Eau Claire are moving forward.  Last night, the Eau Claire City Council unanimously approved the rezoning and site plan for new apartments along the 700-block of Water Street, known as the Water Street Flats project. The council also approved the rezoning and site plan for a new Kwik Trip at the intersection of Melby Street and Business Highway 53.

When it comes to the current snapshot from public health, we will take a look at a few pieces, starting locally. Chippewa County has five new cases of the coronavirus. That’s according to the latest information from state health officials. This brings the county’s total number of cases to nearly seven-thousand since the pandemic began. Wisconsin has 39 more coronavirus-related deaths. That’s according to state health officials, who report this is a rise of just over one-percent in the state’s deaths.

It’s National Pizza Day and restaurants want you to get a piece of the pie.  There are specials at favorite chains like Domino’s and Little Caesars.  Some restaurants, like Round Table Pizza, have free stuffed crust upgrades.  Pieology is hosting an Instagram Live event with discounts for those in attendance.  Check your local restaurants for plenty of other deals.

The Senate is affirming the constitutionality of the impeachment trial of former President Trump.  Lawyers for the ex-president argued that Trump cannot be tried because he is no longer in office.  House impeachment managers said the former president must be held accountable for his actions while he was still in office.  A single House article of impeachment accuses Trump of inciting the violent and deadly attack at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th.

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is confirming 681 new COVID-19 cases today.  The number of cases now tops 551-thousand.  There were 39 deaths reported today raising the toll of Wisconsin residents to die from COVID-19 to just under 61-hundred. A second case of a variant of COVID-19 is documented by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.  The variant is known to spread more easily and officials suspect there are many more cases in the state.  The DHS today says it identified the second case over

At 9:30 A.M. the Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office was contacted by a clerk at a local convenience store who reported that a customer in the store appeared to be very intoxicated. The clerk provided the registration plate number of the van the customer had arrived in. The clerk reported that the customer purchased more alcohol, left the store, and drove to another nearby convenience store within sight of the first store. Sheriff’s Deputies and Officers from the Eau Claire