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The Wisconsin DOT warns motorists to ditch drunken driving, especially during the holidays.

State Patrol and other law enforcement agencies will be out in force monitoring for intoxicated driving through Jan. 1.

National pharmacy chains have announced they will provide COVID-19 vaccines to long-term care facilities, such as nursing homes.

CVS Health plans to administer the first dose of Pfizer’s vaccine to more than 40,000 locations. The goal is to vaccinate four million residents and staff.

People can now purchase 2021 annual passes for Wisconsin State Trails.

Passes cost $25 each for a full year or $5 per day.

Anyone 16 or older is required to have a pass to use State Trails for biking, cross-country skiing, horseback riding or in-line skating. Passes are not required for walkers or hikers.

A newspaper publisher has reached an agreement with a state department to provide an account credit to select subscribers.

Despite COVID-19 shutting down many businesses this year, manufacturers seem to have at least survived.

A Wisconsin figure is encouraging residents to add Wisconsin-grown and produced gifts to their shopping list this year.

Coronavirus continues to take its toll on the elderly in Wisconsin.

AARP expressed its worry over the record-high number of positive COVID-19 cases and related deaths in nursing homes.

At the same time, nursing homes are struggling with shortages in staffing and personal protective equipment (PPE).

Wisconsin experts are advising residents to turn to natural greens for their holiday decorating.

Households should check real greens to make sure they don’t have invasive plant diseases, fungus or bugs.

The best way to avoid invasive troublemakers is to buy decorations that were grown in Wisconsin.