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A proposed federal cut could cause more than two-thousand people in Wisconsin to lose their housing.  According to the National Alliance to End Homelessness, about 170-thousand formerly homeless people nationwide would be cut from permanent housing.  In Wisconsin, 52 percent of permanent housing is covered by more than 27-million dollars from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.  HUD has claimed that cutting funding for permanent housing beds will restore “accountability to homelessness programs” while promoting “self-sufficiency among vulnerable

A creative driver has led the Door County Sheriff’s Office to remind drivers to check their vehicle equipment. The sheriff’s office said on Friday deputies stopped a vehicle for speeding and noticed it was missing a driver’s side headlight. The driver of the vehicle replaced the headlight with a handheld flashlight. The sheriff’s office said a flashlight is not a safe or legal replacement for proper headlights.

Charges are being filed against a Chippewa Falls man accused of sexually assaulting minors.  Prosecutors say that 21-year-old Keegan Peterson victimized two children two children under the age of 13 between May 2021 and June 2023.  Charges against Peterson include repeated sexual assault of a child.

In Douglas County, a police officer and a suspect are recovering from injuries suffered in an exchange of gunfire.  The events began early Sunday morning in Superior when a police officer responding to a report of a domestic dispute pulled over the suspect near Tower Avenue and North 37th Street.  According to reports, the suspect exited their vehicle and shot the officer who returned fire — hitting the suspect.  The suspect got back into their vehicle — eventually crashing into

Authorities are investigating after an Iowa man crashed his pickup truck into the Mississippi River on Friday.  Twenty-four-year-old Amanuel Bauer reportedly lost control of his vehicle on State Highway 25 and went into the water near the Beef Slough Boat Landing in Buffalo County.  Bauer escaped through a broken window just before the truck submerged in the river.

The search for a missing Medford man is over.  A woman contacted authorities on Friday to report that her husband had gone ice fishing on the Washington Flowage and failed to return.  The Taylor County Sheriff’s Office reports the body of 69-year-old Randall Runge was recovered from the lake on Saturday.

The Packers took over first place in the NFC North. Green Bay held on to beat the Chicago Bears 28-21 at Lambeau Field. Jordan Love threw for 234 yards with three touchdowns and an interception in the victory. Josh Jacobs rushed for 86 yards and a score, while Christian Watson caught four passes for 89 yards and two touchdowns. The Packers are now 9-3-and-1 entering a matchup with the Denver Broncos at mile high next Sunday. Watch the action then

Waukesha County Communications Center operations manager Chris Becker says they’re launching artificial intelligence dispatchers.  AI assistant  Ava will answer non-emergency calls and will help rank calls in emergencies.  Becker says Ava can handle a couple of hundred “calls at the same time.”  The program is being funded with grants.

The FDA says a dog food company in Mequon has recalled 300 cases of frozen food this week.  The recall is due to possible plastic contamination.  Wisconsin-based  Fromm Family Foods voluntarily recalled the Bonnihill Farms Beefi Bowls Beef Recipe of gently cooked frozen dog food after getting complaints of plastic contamination.  There have been no reports of illnesses or injury.  The affected food was sold in pet stores in 12 states plus Canada. CLICK HERE FOR MORE.

The 126th annual National Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count is next Sunday in Ephraim Circle.  It’s the world’s longest running citizen science survey.  Volunteers go out on a designated day on a predetermined 15-mile circular area or set-up bird feeders and count birds.  The National Audubon Society collects the data and tracks the amount of birds crossing the Western Hemisphere during winter.