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Going out to eat this holiday season may determine if you’ll be able to go out to eat next spring. The Wisconsin Restaurant Association’s Kristine Hillmer says this holiday season is truly a make-or-break for a lot of local restaurants. Hillmer says many restaurants in Wisconsin have been limping along, and they need a boost in customers. She also says restaurants in the state need more federal help. She is holding-out hope for a second CARES Act from Congress.

Over 100 students at Menomonie High School skipped the first day back to class. Principal Casey Drake yesterday said 120 of the 874 in-person students were absent yesterday. That’s about 13 percent of the high school. A group of students pledged a strike yesterday, they said to protest the return to in-person learning. Menomonie High School had been online-only since mid-November. Kids are in class this week, and part of next, then they are off for Christmas.

A new audit lays the blame for the months-long delays in getting people in Wisconsin their unemployment checks squarely with the Department of Workforce Development. The Legislative Audit Bureau yesterday said DWD didn’t follow-up with people about their unemployment claims, or simply didn’t process the information they already had. Those mistakes left thousands of people waiting months to be paid.

A traffic stop leads to a chase and eventual arrest. Troopers with the Wisconsin State Patrol were conducting a traffic stop on Clairemont Ave near Highway 312, in relation to information received about the driver from the Washington County Sheriffs Office and his wellbeing. During the traffic stop, Troopers observed concerning behavior from the driver and placed a Tire Deflation Device in front of the rear tires of the vehicle. While a Trooper was speaking with the driver, he fled

It is a new, unique problem in Wisconsin. Cheesemakers in the state say the coronavirus vaccine may limit the supply of dry ice. The vaccine must be shipped in dry ice to keep it viable, but so do the dairy cultures needed to make cheese. The fear is that the massive distribution effort to get the vaccine out will severely limit the supply of dry ice for others, or at the very least drive the price of dry ice up.

 Attorney General William Barr says he’s proud to have played a role in President Trump’s administration.  He submitted his resignation at the White House today.  His letter praised Trump for what he calls the “strongest and most resilient economy” ever.  He listed other accomplishments, such as inking historic Mideast deals, restoring military strength, and curbing illegal immigration.  He also credited Trump for delivering a coronavirus vaccine “on a schedule no one thought conceivable.”  He ended his letter with a Merry

President-elect Joe Biden is over the critical 270 mark in the ongoing tally of the Electoral College.  That’s the number that secures the White House in a presidential election.  Biden was projected to have won 306 electoral votes, compared to 232 for President Trump. Biden is expected to speak about his victory later tonight.

The National Football League is giving a thumbs-up to Raymond James Stadium and the city of Tampa ahead of Super Bowl 55.  The story from Read Shepherd.