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While groundhogs across the country get ready to make their weather predictions on Sunday, one critter from Michigan is putting odds on the Super Bowl. Alisa Zee has those details. CLICK HERE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THE PICK!

For nine years Stepping Stones has run Winter Haven. An overnight shelter for homeless adults, completely with volunteers. Hundreds of Dunn County residents and college students have participated by working overnight shifts to keep people safe from the elements. This year, there is a shortage of volunteers. Since November, the shelter has been utilized by 33 guests. Some of those only stayed a night or two, others have been there since November. Winter Haven has asked for more hands on

A man is in custody after a standoff in Barron County.  Police say they got a call about a possibly suicidal person with a gun in Cumberland early Thursday morning.  Police say the suspect barricaded himself inside a house with a woman and fired shots out a window.  The man was eventually arrested and charged with reckless endangerment, being armed while intoxicated, and domestic disorderly conduct.

A man convicted of killing three people in Dunn County won’t get a new trial.  Reports say Serghei   Kundilovski  withdrew his guilty pleas in court yesterday, but a judge ruled he couldn’t have a new trial.  Kundilovski argued he didn’t understand the consequences of his plea because he’s fluent in Russian and only speaks broken English.  He pleaded guilty in November of 2017 to killing three people in a near head-on crash in July of 2017.

Marquette University in Milwaukee is hosting a satellite location for the 2020 Iowa Caucuses.  This means Iowa residents who aren’t in the state next Monday can vote at Marquette.  It’s one of over 100 satellite Iowa caucus sites being held around the country.

Ride ‘um Bucky! A new bobblehead of former Wisconsin star J.J. Watt is revealed.  The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum in Milwaukee this morning released a bobblehead of Watt wearing his Wisconsin jersey while riding on the back of a badger.  Watt will also host Saturday Night Live for the first time this Saturday.

UW Eau Claire has, or will have, students from China. The school yesterday said it is taking steps to make sure those students don’t have the coronavirus. UWEC sent a letter to students yesterday explaining the precautions that the school is taking. The university says there are 165 current or incoming students from China, they will all be screened for the virus. The spring semester starts at UWEC on Monday.

It’s been a slow winter for people who like to snowmobile in the Chippewa Valley. Trail organizers yesterday said some area trails are closing again because of warm weather. Trails in Chippewa, Dunn and Barron counties will be open this weekend, but trails in Eau Claire County will not.

Police in Altoona are looking to get another K9 officer. The police department lost its police dog Max when his handler resigned last month. Police Chief Kelly Bakken says they hope to hire another K9 officer and get another dog. There is no word when that could happen, or how the city will pay for the new duo.

The fountain at Eau Claire’s Wilson Park looks to be on its way out. The city is looking to replace the fountain with a splash pad. The fountain has been out of action since it suffered a ‘catastrophic pipe failure’ last year. Eau Claire says the splash pad will cost about 150 thousand-dollars. The plan is to start work on the new pad this summer.