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The city of Wausau is going to cut down all of its ash trees. The city yesterday said they are going to remove every single ash tree in the city over the next 15 years because Emerald Ash Borers have arrived in Wausau. City forester Andy Sims says they don’t know how long the borers have been in Wausau. The plan is to start removing trees next year.

On January 5, 2021, the Kenosha County District Attorney issued his decision regarding the officer involved shooting of Jacob Blake, which occurred on August 23, 2020. The district attorney determined there is no potential criminal court liability for the involved officer. If you want to read further details, the DOJ makes them public. The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation investigative file and other records, digital photos, video, and audio records, for this case can now be viewed on

Repairs to the HVAC and dehumidification equipment at Hobbs Ice Arena are nearly complete. At this time, early call is that it will be possible for organized group hockey games to resume on January 9th. Hobbs Ice Arena staff have been in communication with teams and users in preparation of the start of play. Hobbs Ice Arena staff, team organizers, and the Eau Claire City-County Health Department are working together to create safety guidelines for play that are in keeping

NBC News exit polls show that a majority of voters in Georgia’s runoff election believe the 2020 presidential election was conducted fairly.  NBC’s Steve Kornacki. The poll was split along party lines with 93-percent of Democrats agreeing that the presidential election was fair, while only 21-percent of Republicans agreed.  When asked about their confidence in the runoff results, 73-percent of voters said they were confident that the votes would be counted accurately.  More than a quarter of voters said they

 The lawyer for Jacob Blake is disappointed about the decision not to charge the police officer who shot and paralyzed him back in August.  Attorney B’Ivory LaMarr said the decision by Kenosha prosecutors proves police are held to different standards of justice than everyone else.  He claimed there are three justice systems in the nation: one for black and brown people, one for police, and another for everyone else.  He vowed to continue to fight for justice in every remedy

Prosecutors in Wisconsin will not charge the officer involved in the Jacob Blake shooting that left him paralyzed.  Officer Rusten Sheskey shot Blake seven times in the back as he tried to enter his SUV.  District Attorney Mike Graveley said no Kenosha law enforcement officer will be charged with any criminal offense based on the facts and the law.  He added that no charges will be filed against Jacob Blake in this incident as well.  Graveley said their decision was

The suspect charged with killing two people at a protest in Kenosha enters a not-guilty plea to all counts.  Kyle Rittenhouse entered the pleas at a teleconference court hearing in Kenosha County today.  The 18-year-old from Illinois is accused of killing Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber and wounding another person during unrest following the shooting of Jacob Blake by police in August.

Wisconsin Department of Health officials confirm over 34-hundred cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.  The total number of cases now tops 491-thousand.  There were also 95 additional deaths reported today, bringing the death toll statewide to four-thousand-979.

A new COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker created by Bloomberg shows Wisconsin has vaccinated just over one-percent of the population against COVID-19.  That’s about 87-thousand residents.  Neighboring states Minnesota, Illinois and Iowa have vaccinated below two-percent of their population while Michigan has inoculated less than one-percent of its residents.

American Airlines is no longer allowing emotional support pets on flights due to changing government rules.  The North Texas-based air carrier says the rules go into effect next week and travelers will soon have to fill out a government form two days before boarding planes.  New federal rules define service animals as a dog trained to help a disabled person.  An American spokesperson tells The Dallas Morning News pets weighing less than 20 pounds will still be allowed onto flights