Newscast: Wednesday, February 20, 2013, 12:04 p.m.

A Vermont economist is warning that a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages will send more Vermonters out of state to shop. Governor Peter Shumlin has placed a priority on childcare accessibility and affordability and wants the legislature to provide more funding for parents who need it. A former Vermont state trooper has pleaded no contest to charges that he assaulted two men he believed had stolen his canoe. Winter weather this morning caused a few accidents on Vermont roadways, including a crash involving five vehicles on Interstate 91 in Windsor.