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The Complete Count Committee has its work cut out for it.  The committee chaired by Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes convened yesterday to begin work to ensure an accurate count in the 2020 Census.  Governor Tony Evers says every Wisconsinite deserves the same visibility and voice.  The census is taken every ten years in the United States and the data collected influences federal funding decisions as well as congressional representation.

Researchers in Canada are hard at work listening to and documenting a strange, repetitious signal discovered in deep space. Phil Hulett has more. CLICK HERE FOR THE MESSAGE

The drunkest states in America include Wisconsin at number six.  Safe Home-dot-org released a study yesterday evaluating data from the CDC, FBI and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to determine the heaviest drinking states, along with the District of Columbia.  The nation’s capital is actually the number one heaviest drinking area in the country.  Wisconsin ranks third in the percentage of adults who drink at nearly 67-percent and over 33-percent of Wisconsinites admit to binge drinking.

On Wednesday, February 12th just after 9:30 in the morning, the Barron County Sheriff’s Department served an arrest warrant for 57 year old Dale Nedland at 407 3rd Ave N in the Village of Dallas. Deputies requested everyone to exit the house or the K-9 would be sent in. No one responded and K-9 Koda was sent in to clear the residence and apprehended a female hiding in the upstairs of the house. The female was identified as 42 year

The Eau Claire Area School District’s Demographic Trends and FacilityPlanning Committee will discuss options to relieve enrollment and capacity concerns at three elementary schools at its February 13 meeting. Currently, Meadowview and Putnam Heights Elementary Schools are at more than 90 percent capacity, while Manz Elementary School is near that mark. Projections indicate enrollment is likely to continue to grow in these three schools in the years to come. To date, the Board of Education has considered three possible referendum

A man already behind bars in connection with a drug bust in Dunn County will spend more time in prison.  Joseph Lachance pleaded guilty to drug charges in December after police said they found meth at his home.  Lachance was back in court Tuesday where he was sentenced to ten years in prison plus five years of supervised release.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a suspicious death.  The sheriff’s department says it found a person dead in Centuria just west of Balsam Lake around 6:15 Monday night.  The sheriff’s department says there’s no danger to the public.

A Lake Hallie man pleads not guilty to child sexual assault.  A criminal complaint says Timothy Wundrow is accused of assaulting a six-year-old girl last year, leading to his arrest back in August.  Wundrow pleaded not guilty to five charges, including two counts of first-degree sexual assault of a child.  Both sex assault charges could land him in prison for 40 years each.

A new park is coming to the Princeton Valley neighborhood in Eau Claire.  The city council approved a plan Tuesday night to rezone land on both sides of Princeton Avenue to make way for the park.  Reports say the park will include a basketball court, play area, and walking trails.

About two-million dollars worth of improvements will be made at Eau Claire’s Riverview Park.  The improvements were approved at the city council meeting Tuesday night and construction is expected to start in the summer.  The plan is to improve walking and biking paths by connecting them to nearby neighborhoods.