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There is one big asterisk in the Department of Natural Resources latest suggestion for Wisconsin. There’s not a lot of snow. DNR yesterday released its annual winter fun guide. The state is suggesting that people head outdoors for some fun this holiday season, but the lack of snow means some of those suggestions can’t happen. DNR says snowmobiling is popular this time of year, but most of the state doesn’t have enough snow to make that work. Same thing for DNR’s

 One of the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s smallest units arrived safely at Volk Field before reuniting with their families Dec. 18 after an 11-month mobilization to the Horn of Africa and Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The five-person 1967th Contracting Team completed demobilization requirements in Texas before state leadership greeted them with a homecoming ceremony different than anyone imagined when they left last January. CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE.

Eau Claire Parks, Recreation, and Forestry announces that outdoor skating rinks are NOT ready for use due to unseasonably warm weather in December. Rink installation requires cold temperatures, many layers of water, and frequent flooding. Crews will continue to flood rinks this week as temperature allows. Based on the upcoming forecast, ice is expected to be ready for use the first week in January. All outdoor rink shelters will be closed this winter to reduce gathering and to mitigate Covid

Today is the shortest day of the year.  It’s known as the Winter Solstice as it happens when the North Pole is tilted in its furthest possible position away from the sun.  However, there is a ray of good news amid the long night ahead.  From now until the Summer solstice in June, we will be gaining daylight each week.

Governor Tony Evers says Wisconsin is expecting shipments of the Moderna vaccine to begin arriving at hospitals and clinics across the state this week.  The initial shipment is expected to be 16-thousand doses.  State health officials plan to receive a total of 100-thousand doses in the upcoming weeks. Wisconsin Department of Health officials confirm eight more deaths from COVID-19 over the last day.  There have been 14-hundred-35 positive COVID tests in that time and 48 more people admitted into hospitals.  Since the beginning

LifeLink 3 plans to open a new air medical base at the Rhinelander-Oneida Airport.  The company announced today it plans round-the-clock operations beginning in the spring.  This will be the third base for Life Link 3 in Wisconsin with other bases in Marshfield and Rice Lake.  LifeLink helicopters have advanced clinical capabilities and are considered airborne intensive care units.

The Altoona Fire Department is announced the department was awarded and has accepted a three-year grant in the amount of $587,560.32 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program. The most recent submission was Altoona’s second attempt at applyingfor the FEMA SAFER grant. The FEMA SAFER grant will allow the Altoona Fire Department to hire two additional full-time Firefighter / EMS staff by covering the cost over a three-year

There’s a more than a 50-percent chance Eau Claire will see a white Christmas. The National Weather Service Twin Cities says the coldest air of the season so far is moving across the region Wednesday with northwest winds gusting 30-to-40-miles an hour. They say Eau Claire has a 56-percent chance for at least an inch of snow or more Wednesday into Thursday. 

Three men are facing charges after a year-long drug investigation in Northwest Wisconsin. The Pepin County Sheriff’s Office says 27-year-old Matthew Schumacher of Menomonie, and 32-year-old Anthony Nelson, and 44-year-old Chad Marson of Arkansas were arrested Friday. They’re charged with delivery of meth, and possession of meth and drug paraphernalia. Nelson was also charged with maintaining a drug house. The sheriff’s office says more arrests are likely. 

CVS Pharmacy will soon distribute COVID-19 vaccines to Wisconsin’s long-term care facilities. Through a federal pharmacy partnership, CVS is administering the first doses of the Pfizer vaccine across 12-states this week. Starting the week of December 28th, Wisconsin is slated to begin vaccinations of the initial shot and the booster. CVS expects to finish vaccinations within four-weeks.