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For the first time Congress is overriding a President Trump veto.  The presiding officer announced the results. Both chambers of Congress needed two-thirds majority to overcome the President’s veto, and both got it easily.  Trump said he vetoed the bipartisan bill because he wanted Section 230 that grants liability protection to social media companies repealed.  He also objected to renaming military bases that honor Confederate leaders.  His other major issue was that it was not tough enough on China.

Wisconsin energy regulators are looking to update the state’s 17-year-old rules on customer-owned energy sources.  The move could make it easier for homeowners and businesses to create their own power.  Renewable energy advocates say clean energy technology has improved rapidly since the regulations were last updated, and aligning the rules with today’s technology could make it easier for rural residents to use clean energy.

A Chippewa Falls man received a 5th OWI after a traffic stop.   57 year old Gary A. Hedrington, was stopped a bit after 8 on the night of December 31st. A trooper stopped the vehicle for having a defective headlamp on Highway 27 near the City of Ladysmith. The driver was identified as Gary A. Hedrington and showed signs of impairment. A subsequent investigation, including standardized field sobriety testing, showed that Hedrington was operating a motor vehicle while impaired

You will no longer be going to Miller Park to watch a Brewers baseball game.  The stadium is officially renamed American Family Field as of today.  American Family Insurance took over the naming rights of the stadium as of January 1st and the new agreement lasts for at least the next 15 years.  The company is based in Madison.

 More states could be legalizing marijuana in 2021.  Sara Bartlett has the story. Heading into the new calendar year means that states will see new laws take effect as well. Many states will increase their minimum wage as companies in California with 26 or more employees will have to pay them at least 14-dollars an hour.  Police officers in Connecticut must have their badge and name tag prominently displayed when they come into contact with the public or make an

Unemployment is mixed in Wisconsin in the final week of 2020. First time claims are up two-percent as continuing claims are down eight-percent.  In Eau Claire, more people filed first time claims than last week. Ongoing claims in the county are down slightly.

An exhibit about the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020 is up virtually at the Pablo Center. The exhibit was co-curated with a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Dr. Selika Ducksworth-Lawton. In a message from the Co-Curator, Dr. Ducksworth-Lawton says the pieces show the freedom movements of today. CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE.

The number-six Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball team beat fellow Big-Ten rival, number-21 Minnesota last night. The Badgers beat the Golden Gophers 71-to-59. Minnesota recently beat the University of Iowa Hawkeyes, an impressive victory for the team. The Hawkeyes were then number-three.

Hey, it’s NOT 2020 anymore! The new year is here.  From the celebrations, to the resolutions. From the health tips, to the words we want to forget, scroll on for dip into the first few moments of 2021. Millions of Americans from coast to coast rang in 2021 at midnight, finally putting 2020 in the rearview mirror.  Dean Miuccio has more about what that looked like around the world: In London, barriers were erected in Trafalgar Square, and police on

A pharmacist at the Aurora Health Clinic in Grafton is in jail as state and federal investigators try and figure out a motive in the case of those spoiled coronavirus vaccines. Grafton Police arrested the man yesterday, they did not name him, but the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel said 46-year-old Steven Brandenburg was booked into jail yesterday on charges in the case. Those charges include felony criminal damage to property and second-degree recklessly endangering safety charges. Aurora Health originally said about