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Open government activists don’t know what to make of Governor Tony Evers’ emails. The governor this week released three emails to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Two are press releases and one is his daily schedule. The release comes as the governor continues to fight other requests to see more of his emails. His staff says the other requests are too burdensome. Bill Lueders with the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council says the governor needs to release all of his emails.

 Wisconsin ranks among the highest states with the lowest consumer credit card debt. In a report released today Credit Cards-dot-com compared debt to household income in each state and determined how long it would take to pay off that debt.  The amount of interest paid was also a criteria in determining the consumer debt burden.  When it comes to credit card debt in Wisconsin about five-thousand-dollars is owed by each cardholder.  

Today is National Cookie Day and Wisconsinites are happy to celebrate by snacking on the state’s official treat.  The Cheddar Cheese Cookie is a simple concoction with only three ingredients.  Sharp cheddar cheese, flour and butter are blended and baked to create this original Wisconsin delight.  Nationally, the chocolate chip cookie is the favorite in 29 states.

Two women are in custody after a high-speed chase in Tomah.  The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office says Janssen McGee and Paris Akon drove away from a traffic stop after marijuana was found in their car Tuesday morning.  The sheriff’s office says the driver eventually stopped and the suspects took off on foot, but they were later arrested.

Four candidates are qualified for the upcoming special election in Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District.  Reports say Republicans Tom Tiffany and Jason Church and Democrats Tricia Zunker and Lawrence Dale have each gotten one-thousand signatures on their nomination forms.  The primaries are on February 18th and the election is May 12th.

They were pellet guns. Police say the Waukesha South High School student who was shot Monday by a school resource officer had two pellet guns. One was in his waistband, the other was in his backpack. Police say both guns looked very real. Waukesha Police Captain Dan Baumann says the student brought the guns to school because he was angry with another student.

It’s not just Wausau. There are a number of cities in Wisconsin that, technically, outlaw throwing snowballs. Wausau got a lot of headlines after a story over the weekend highlighted a ban on snowball fights. Channel 12 last night reported that six other cities in the state have similar bans.

Police in Eau Claire are looking for whoever is responsible for a shooting Monday that left and a man and his dog injured. Police do not believe the attack was random, they say the victim was likely targeted. Detectives are asking for tips in the case.

Blame the late season, blame the weather, blame the standing crops. Blame whatever you want, Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources says the 2019 deer season was down about 25 percent. Hunters bagged almost 161 thousand deer during the nine day hunting season this year. Last year, hunters shot nearly 214 thousand deer.

No one is saying what drove a 16-year-old high school student in Oshkosh to attack his school resource officer. The officer is recovering after being stabbed, and the student is recovering after the officer shot him. It happened yesterday at Oshkosh West High School. No one else was hurt in the shooting. Students were sent home for the day after the attack. On the heels of two shootings in two days the political discussions are firing up. One Wisconsin lawmaker wants something