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The numbers have been rolled out and we are not just blowing smoke.  The results are in and Eau Claire County voters support legalizing cannabis.  Nearly 26-thousand voters were in favor of cannabis being legal for adults 21 and older for medicinal and recreational use.  Almost 15-thousand voters said cannabis should only be legal for medical purposes, while just under seven-thousand voted to keep cannabis as a criminally illegal drug. 

Eau Claire County isgoing ahead with plans for a new veterans park.  The county board approved450-thousand dollars to go to the Eau Claire Veterans Tribute Foundation to beused to create the park.  The park will be located north of Phoenix Parkalong Forest Street in the City of Eau Claire.  The total cost isestimated at over one-million dollars. 

We are getting closer to the most wonderful time of the year. This year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is being cut down north of New York City. The giant Norway Spruce from Orange County is scheduled to be cut down today and make a 75-mile trip on a special flat bed truck.  Like previous Rockefeller Center trees, it’ll be adorned in 50-thousand LED lights and a new crystal star before the November 28th tree-lighting. 

Attorney General Brad Schimel says though it appearshis opponent Josh Kaul has won the election, he is awaiting other votes to becounted before he concedes.  Kaul claimed victory this morning, butSchimel says he wants to know what happened with the absentee ballots inMilwaukee County and wants all military ballots counted.  The AttorneyGeneral says if the margin does not substantially change once that’s done, hewill concede and assist Kaul with a smooth transition.  

Aneffort to show broad support to legalize marijuana for medical use appears tohave made its point.  Voters in ten Wisconsin countiesendorsed legalizing medical marijuana by an 80-20 margin yesterday.  Thevote doesn’t change any laws, but illustrates support for the proposal acrossthe state. 

As funerals for the victims are being held this week, the 21 year old man who was huffing before he swerved off the road and ran down a group of Girl Scouts picking up trash is facing charges.  Colten Treu is facing four counts of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle and four counts of hit-and-run involving death among other charges. He initially fled the scene, but later surrendered to police and admitted to hitting three Girl Scouts and

Three people are being charged in Eau Claire County with making fake 100-dollar bills.  Police say Elijah Stone, Taylor Simpson, and Austin Kurth are all facing forgery and drug related charges after they found about five-thousand dollars in counterfeit money in Stone’s possession.  Police say Simpson told them Stone planned to give Kurth the money in exchange for meth and that he was just the middleman.  All three of them are facing time in prison. 

Two huge corporations are suing the City of Menomonie over excess property taxes.  The Dunn County News says Walmart and Anderson Distribution are arguing that the city needs to reimburse them because their property value was over-assessed.  This is the second time the two companies have claimed an over-assessment against the city, with Menomonie denying the first claims.  A court date for the new claims has not yet been set.

Republican Kevin Bygd looks to have secured the race for Dunn County Sheriff.  Bygd leads Democrat Rodney Dicus by a little over one-thousand votes with all precincts reporting, a likely victory.  If Bygd holds on, he will replace retiring Sheriff Dennis Smith who has spent 18 years at his position. 

Republican State Representative Kathy Bernier is moving to the State Senate.  The District 23 seat has been called with Bernier having an 18-point lead over Democrat Chris Kapsner.  Bernier will replace retiring Republican Terry Moulton.  After the win, Republicans have taken eleven of the 17 Wisconsin State Senate seats and they also have a slight majority in the State Assembly, six-to-four.