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There is a confirmed case of chronic wasting disease in Dunn County. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources last night talked with hunters and conservationists about what comes next. DNR says the deer was found just outside of Menomonie. It is the second confirmed case of CWD in a wild deer after the 2019 hunting season. DNR says there are also positive CWD cases in Eau Claire County. They are working to see if there is a connection.

Eau Claire County is working to make sure it’s not Wisconsin’s next ransomware victim. Hackers seized information in both Racine and Oshkosh last month. Eau Claire County Information Systems Director Dave Hayden says the trick to not getting hit is to be proactive. Eau Claire County is working with county workers to warn them of phishing and malware scams. Hayden says being careful with email and links can go a long way to protecting the county.

Wisconsin’s governor will decide if having sex with an animal should be a felony. The State Assembly on Tuesday approved a measure to bump-up bestiality charges to a felony in the state. State Senator Andre Jacque pushed the idea after someone in his part of the state was caught molesting a horse. Anyone convicted of having sex with an animal would face a maximum of 12-years in prison and would have to register as a sex offender.

Wisconsin’s governor is asking for federal help in paying for the clean-up from last month’s storm on Lake Michigan. Governor Tony Evers on Tuesday submitted an application to FEMA to get the federal government to pay for some of the damage in  Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha counties from the storms on January 10th, 11th, and 12th. The governor’s office says the storms did about 30-million-dollars in damage. Though not all of that will be covered by FEMA.

Wisconsin lawmakers are looking to get tougher on repeat drunk drivers. The Assembly on Tuesday approved a plan that would require a mandatory 18-month prison sentence for anyone convicted of the fifth or sixth OWI. Lawmakers also voted for a plan to give prosecutors more time to see if someone has an OWI in another state before making a charging decision. State Rep. Jim Ott says the idea is not to lock more people up, rather he wants to get people

Most people who are getting their ballot by mail this spring will get just one. The Wisconsin Election Commission yesterday decided to clarify the process for absentee ballots this spring. The commission, earlier this year, told election clerks that state law requires them to mail two ballots to voters for the April primary. The Election Commission yesterday reversed that idea. Now, only Wisconsin voters that are overseas or in the military will get two ballots. Everyone else will get one.

It’s sooooo cold, that the Brewers ARCTIC TAILGATE was called OUT! It’s one thing to grill and talk about baseball when it’s 30 degrees. It’s a whole other thing to do that when temperatures are in the teens. The Brewers yesterday canceled the Arctic Tailgate that was supposed to take place tomorrow and Saturday. The team says it will be too cold. The idea was to let fans tailgate and camp-out at Miller Park ahead of the start of ticket

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.