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The U.S. is marking another COVID-19 milestone.  The COVID Tracking Project reports the nation added more than 220-thousand new cases on Friday, topping the previous high for new infections set a day earlier.  The U.S. surpassed 14 million coronavirus infections this week and set a record for single-day COVID-related deaths with more than 28-hundred American lives lost.  The CDC is urging people not to travel for Christmas to avoid further spreading of the virus.

It’s Saturday! Hello. Hope this finds you well. We like to start our weekend with a little “scroll down memory lane.” It’s just a quick look back at some of the things that have happened along the way on this day in history. So, keep your favorite sippin’ drink handy and join us in taking a peek back before we tip forward into this day. Today is Saturday, December 5th, the 340th day of the year.  There are 26 days

Forty-two million Americans are being given more time to pay off their student loans.  Payments were set to resume next month but now won’t be due until February.  The Trump Administration hit the pause button early in the pandemic and many hoped a new stimulus bill would offer more relief.  That hasn’t happened yet as lawmakers are still in talks. 

UPDATED : 12.5.2020 SpaceX will try again Sunday to launch a Falcon 9 rocket on a resupply mission to the International Space Station.  Officials delayed this morning’s scheduled launch from Cape Canaveral due to weather.  It will be the first for the upgraded cargo version of the Dragon capsule which can carry 50 percent larger payloads. Tomorrow’s launch is set for 11:17 a.m. Eastern time.

A dairy company is donating thousands of milk servings to a Wisconsin food bank.  Kemps dairy products is donating 175-thousand single serve packs of milk.  WMTV reported yesterday that Kemps spokesperson Rachel Kyllo says the specialized packaging gives the Giving Cow milk servings a shelf life of up to a year with no refrigeration required. Roundy’s Supermarkets joins with Kemps and the Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin for the distribution of the milk in southwestern Wisconsin communities.

 Marijuana possession and use is now in effect in the city of Madison with a few conditions.  The new city ordinance that went into effect yesterday says having up to an ounce of pot is now allowed.  The ordinance lets people smoke marijuana in homes and in public places such as city sidewalks but not on state property such as the Capitol and UW-Madison campus.  Smoking pot isn’t permitted within a thousand feet of a school or on a school

Northeast Wisconsin could see shipments of a coronavirus vaccine in just a matter of weeks.  ThedaCare today says initial COVID-19 vaccines are expected to be authorized by the FDA sometime this month and first shipments can be expected right away.  Hospital workers, long-term care staff and emergency responders will be the first to receive inoculations.

Governor Tony Evers is granting pardons to 33 people.  The governor’s office released the list today of those granted forgiveness.  Evers says Wisconsinites believe in the power of a second chance and the doors it can open not only for the individual, but the family and community.  Most of the offenses involved drug possession or selling.

The Wisconsin DNR expects an official wolf season to begin next fall.  The gray wolf is scheduled to be delisted in January which will allow hunting and trapping seasons in Wisconsin to resume. The delisting also returns management responsibilities to the states and tribes.  Right now the plan is to begin official wolf hunting season in early November.

Fire officials across Wisconsin remind people that festive decorations can bring dangerous hazards into a home.  Emergency management administrators urge people to take simple precautions that can reduce fire risk during the holiday season.  Live Christmas trees can catch fire in seconds and artificial trees might be flame resistant but that doesn’t mean fire proof.  Officials advise not to link more than three light strands together, check smoke alarms to make sure they are working properly and remember to never leave a