Today on Spanning the State Brian Noonan is solo in the studio. He starts the show with updates on plowing in local neighborhoods after this week's previous snowstorm and upcoming weekend winter storm. Brian gives tips and tricks on how to be prepared, when the plows are coming and how to keep your car ready. Then Red White and Blueland. Brian talks about politicians in the state surrounding lake Michigan poking fun and changing the name of Lake Michigan and annexing Green Bay on the heels of other territorial changes. As well as Denmark also poking fun saying, they are going to take buy California after Trump stated he was going to buy or take Greenland. Also, Brian agrees with Donald Trump on one thing... Removing Paper straws. Then later he talks to President and Founder of Lakefront Brewery, Russ Klitsch and how they are handling the increase in Aluminum costs after Trump's tariffs on Canada.