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Every single National Guard member in Wisconsin could soon get some guarantees about their college classes. The state Assembly on Wednesday approved a plan to allow all guardsmen who are deployed to drop college or grad school classes free of charge. Right now, Wisconsin only allows troops who are deployed for longer periods of time to have that flexibility. The proposal passed without a single ‘No’ vote. It now heads to Governor Evers’ office.

A former nurse at the VA hospital in Tomah will not go to prison for over-prescribing opioid pain pills. A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced Jennifer Amble to three years of probation. Prosecutors say she wrote 83 prescriptions for a friend who was neither a veteran or a patient at the Tomah facility. That friend overdosed back in 2014.

The rivalry between Green Bay and San Francisco is heating up.  The fire departments of both cities have a friendly wager on Sunday’s NFC Championship Game.  On Tuesday the losing team’s department chief must donate 100-dollars to a burn prevention charity, install smoke alarms with the winning teams logo and wear the winning team’s jersey for the day.  The winning team’s department will also receive a donation of 50 smoke alarms from Kidde.

An engineering detachment with the Wisconsin Army National Guard is headed to Kuwait.  About 15 soldiers based in Milwaukee with the 924th engineer facilities detachment left for the Middle East after a ceremony in Madison this morning.  The soldiers will provide facilities management for the Department of Public Works at the base in Kuwait.  The soldiers will be deployed for about a year.

Over the upcoming weekend we are expecting frigid temperatures. When this happens, Catholic Charities Sojourner House activates its overflow accommodation procedure. On average, the Sojourner House is able to provide an overnight place to stay for 53 adult men and women. When actual overnight temperatures fall at or below 15 degrees Fahrenheit (not including wind-chill or feels like temperatures), the overflow will be accommodated. Overflow capacity is 63 adult men and women. In the instance of an extreme weather situation,

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is hosting Free Fishing Weekend Jan. 18-19. Wisconsin’s winter Free Fishing Weekend is a great time to discover the fun of ice fishing. Take advantage of this free opportunity to introduce family and friends to the sport. “Ice fishing is a great way to get outside during the winter and fish anywhere without a boat,” said Theresa Stabo, DNR R3 — Recruitment, Retention, Reactivation — coordinator. PHOTO: People can fish without a license on Jan. 18-19

Mayor de Blasio is still getting lots of blowback today for his “Bagel Day” tweet about how he likes one of New York’s most famous foods. The mayor tweeted out Wednesday that he likes his bagels “Whole wheat. Toasted. Extra cream cheese.”  The twitterverse exploded with New Yorkers chiding him for toasting his bagel,  a definite no-no among bagel purists who say they should only be eaten fresh from the oven.  CLICK HERE TO HEAR SOME COMMENTS ABOUT THE “SCANDAL”

Some exhibits are planted for the upcoming Farm Tech Days. The Innovation Square Committee has finalized its farm exhibits for 2020 Wisconsin Farm Technology Days (WFTD) in Eau Claire County, July 21-23. Five Eau Claire area farms representing the diversity of farming in Western Wisconsin, including Apple, Kidney Bean, Dairy, Greens, Horseradish and Salmon production, will exhibit in this year’s Innovation Square at the center of the Huntsinger Farms, this year’s host farm. The five 2020 Innovation Square Exhibitors are: Chippewa

The next big winter storm is taking aim at west-central Wisconsin.  According to the National Weather Service, Eau Claire could see up to two inches of snow Friday night and up to seven inches late Friday into early Saturday.  The snow will also bring sub-zero temperatures.  The low tonight is expected to be around negative six and the low Sunday should be around negative eight.

A man accused of threatening to blow up an Eau Claire hospital is going to jail.  Reports say Joseph Walters was sentenced earlier this week to at least six months in jail with work release, followed by one year of probation.  Walters is accused of threatening to blow up HSHS Sacred Heart on social media while he was a patient last January.