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 Getting engaged just took a cheesy turn.  Phil Hulett explains. CLICK HERE FOR A SLICE OF THE STORY-HELP YOURSELF!

Prosecutors in Chippewa Falls are moving ahead with charges against a man who they say drunkenly pointed a gun at his son’s head back in December. Fifty seven-year-old Matthew Merritt is looking at felony weapons charges. Police say he was drinking with his 18-year-old son on the day before New Year’s Eve when he took out a 45-caliber pistol, loaded it, and pointed it at his son. Merritt is not supposed to have a gun because he is a convicted

It looks like a lot of people want to be Eau Claire’s next superintendent. The city’s school board last night said that 37 people have applied for the job. School board president Eric Torres says they will narrow that field down, then invite some finalists for interviews. Current Superintendent Mary Ann Hardebeck is retiring in June.

The people who drive the buses in Eau Claire are remembering Rosa Parks.  Eau Claire Transit Manager Tom Wagener says they placed pictures of Parks on bus seats on a number of buses yesterday as part of Transit Equity Day. Wagener said bus companies across the country did the same. It was Parks’ refusal to give-up her bus seat in 1955 that helped spark the end of segregated public transportation.

The University of Wisconsin La Crosse is looking to solve its future enrollment problems. The school this month formed a long-term enrollment task force. Chancellor Joe Gow said the school had record enrollment this past fall, more than 10-thousand-students are on campus. But he said Wisconsin high schools are predicting a dip in graduates in the next five years or so. Gow said the school cannot keep doing the same thing and expect to keep-up with enrollment.

There is some hope that lawmakers in Madison can finally agree on something, and find a way to help farmers. The Wisconsin Dairy Business Association yesterday said it supports the effort at the Wisconsin Capitol to find common ground for farmers. The association’s Tom Crave says it’s important for lawmakers to put forth new proposals to strengthen agriculture at this critical time. Republican lawmakers yesterday unveiled a series of proposals they hope will help farmers and dairymen in the state.

The suspensions for the top two people on the Democratic National Convention’s Host Committee didn’t last long. The committee’s board yesterday fired president Liz Gilbert and chief of staff Adam Alonso. The decision came one day after complaints about a toxic work environment went public. The Host Committee board said Gilbert and Alonso “did not meet the ideals and expectations” of DNC planners. Former committee workers complained of bullying and in-fighting.

You can still get a plastic straw at a bar or restaurant in Madison, you just have to ask for it. The city council last night approved a plan to stop waiters and waitresses from handing-out plastic straws. The idea is to cut down on plastic waste. The ban applies to all restaurants, coffee shops, bars, cafes, sandwich stands, food trucks, and cafeterias in the city.

A bill is being introduced in the state legislature to boost the state minimum wage more than double.  The bill is similar to one proposed last year that never made it out of the General Assembly.  The proposed minimum is 15-dollars an hour.