Midday Newscast: February 6, 2009

Vermont State Police say Interstate 89 has become too dangerous during winter storms; the University of Vermont will hold off on some of its budget cutting until the financial picture at the state level is clearer; the chief of the Northfield Police Department plans to challenge the decision to strip him of his law enforcement authority; members of the Vermont National Guard are preparing to be called to active duty in Afghanistan by the end of the year.