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Kenosha’s mayor is not saying if charges will be brought against the officer who shot Jacob Blake back in August, or even when the decision will be made. But Mayor John Antaramian is asking for peace when that decision does come. The mayor wrote an op-ed in the Kenosha News recently. He said Kenosha will not, and can not, tolerate the kind of violence the city saw after Blake’s shooting. He said people can disagree with whatever decision is made

 The University of Wisconsin didn’t make fans feel very confident in its game against Maryland. The Badgers lost last night, 70-64, in what was a sloppy and ugly game. Wisconsin shot poorly from the free throw line and could not find a rhythm on either offense or defense all night. The Badgers are currently ranked sixth in the nation, that is expected to change when the new poll comes out.

When it comes to the stimulus checks….and balances, we check in on Capitol Hill, where it’s now up to the Senate to decide whether to increase coronavirus relief payments from 600-dollars to two-thousand.   The House passed the measure with a two-thirds majority Monday, just days after President Trump demanded more cash for millions of Americans suffering from the pandemic.  It’s unclear whether it has the support to pass the Republican-controlled Senate.   NBC’s Garrett Haake reports: The 600-dollar checks were part

It is the latest sign that Wisconsin has perhaps moved past the spike in coronavirus cases. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday said the coronavirus count in the state is at its lowest point since mid-September. DHS yesterday reported an average weekly positive count of just under two-thousand cases. That’s roughly the same as it was back on September 25th. At the peak in November, that weekly positive count was nearly eight-thousand cases. But that doesn’t mean we are in the

A lot of people dug deep for the Christmas Village this year. Chippewa Falls city officials say donations this year jumped 50-percent, that’s a record. There is no firm count on just how much was raised or how many visitors drove through Irvine Park because the Christmas Village is still open. Chippewa Falls is looking for volunteers to help take down the village and its lights. Anyone who is interested can contact city hall and CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Doctors at Aurora Health say human error is to blame for losing 500 doses of the coronavirus vaccine. The hospital yesterday said someone removed the vaccine from a refrigerator Saturday, and left it out overnight. There were 50 vials in the batch that was ruined, that means nearly 500 doses were lost. Aurora says they are disappointed and regret that it happened.

It was a record year for Candy Cane Lane. Organizers yesterday said they raised more than 200 thousand-dollars for Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer. The original goal was 100 thousand-dollars. The annual Christmas light event in West Allis has become a staple for families in southeast Wisconsin. This year did see some protesters turn-up on at least one night

A Hayward man picked up a OWI after a vehicle crash. 29 year old Andrew J. Ferguson, has been arrested by the Wisconsin StatePatrol Spooner Post for operating a motor vehicle under the influence, 1st offense, with one child in the vehicle under the age of 16. On Tuesday, December 28th, at a bit after 4 in the afternoon, A Wisconsin State Patrol trooper and a Washburn County deputy responded to a one vehicle crash on US HWY 63 in

There are 13-hundred-and-35 new COVID-19 cases statewide.  The health department says since the beginning of this pandemic there have been over at 472-thousand confirmed coronavirus cases in Wisconsin.  There are 19 additional deaths reported today, bringing the death toll in Wisconsin to four-thousand-711.

The rapid COVID-19 testing will be available through the University of Wisconsin system until mid-January.  Originally the testing sites were closing in mid-December.  The sites administer rapid testing for the coronavirus which gives results in less than a half hour.  UW System President Tommy Thompson says the extension will ensure that anyone who wants to test can get a test.