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A Green Bay man is headed to prison for five years on a drunk driving conviction.  Wallace Bowers was arrested earlier this year after a crash in Green Bay.  He pleaded no contest to drunk driving today in what was his 18th drunk-driving conviction.  The 74-year-old Bowers said he was sober for ten years until the stress and isolation of the pandemic caused him to drink again.

A deadly fire is under investigation in Baraboo.  Police say one person died overnight in a duplex fire.  Two people were rescued from the fire that broke out around 10:30 last night in the 500 block of 4th Street.  The victim has not yet been identified.

University Hospital in Madison, Froedert Hospital in Milwaukee and Aspirus Wausau Hospital are cited as top cardiovascular hospitals in the country.  IBM Watson Health recently named University Hospital, Aspirus and Froedert in the top 50 cardiovascular hospitals nationwide.  The winners were selected from nearly a thousand hospitals with cardiovascular services.

This year’s Rose Parade will feature band and orchestra directors from across the country marching in the iconic parade.  Two directors from Lombardi Middle School and Southwest High School are among those who will take part in the salute to America’s band directors on January 1st.  Sara Baye and John Quigley will represent the Green Bay schools on New Year’s Day.

Visit Eau Claire recently collected regional room tax numbers for the 3rd quarter of 2021. The City of Eau Claire began the 1st quarter of 2021 down 10 percent but made up ground in the 2nd and 3rd quarters by beating 2019’s numbers. In the 3rd quarter, Eau Claire surpassed their 2019 numbers by a staggering 16.3 percent. As of October, Eau Claire has beaten 2019’s month versus month numbers five months in a row with a 6th month missed

Fall commencement will be held for 560 graduates on Saturday, Dec. 18, at University of Wisconsin-Stout. A total of 454 undergraduate and 106 Graduate School students will receive degrees. Three ceremonies will be held in Johnson Fieldhouse: 10 a.m., College of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Management 1 p.m., College of Arts, Communication, Humanities and Social Sciences; and College of Education, Hospitality, Health and Human Sciences 4 p.m., Graduate School Guests, four per graduate, will be seated in pods of

An equipment violation leads to an arrest in Dunn County. 26 year old Alexa Christopher, from North Saint Paul, MN has been arrested by the Wisconsin State Patrol Eau Claire Post for operating a motor vehicle under the influence, 1st offense, with one child in the vehicle under the age of 16. On 12/12/21 at approximately 5:30 PM a Wisconsin State Patrol Trooper stopped a vehicle on I94 at milepost 54 for an equipment violation. Upon approach, the Trooper detected

A pair of Dane County supervisors want some public input on the county’s mask mandate. Supervisors Jeff Weigand and Tim Rockwell have a public meeting scheduled for later tonight to talk about the on-going mask requirement in the county. They say voters deserve a public forum to weigh-in on the mask mandate which runs into next year. Dane County Executive Joe Parisi says the supervisors can have their meeting, but he says ‘science’ and not ‘politics’ will determine the fate

Badger basketball player Chris Vogt is asking for help after a tornado devastated his hometown of Mayfield, Kentucky. Vogt took to Twitter over the weekend to ask for help in raising money for Mayfield. The city in western Kentucky took a direct hit from a tornado late Friday night. Vogt says in addition to money, he’s asking for prayers. Vogt says he grew-up in Mayfield, and continues to call the city home. CLICK HERE FOR GO FUND ME INFO.

No one is saying just what happened along Clairemont Avenue at Highway 53 on Saturday night. Authorities say a man died after being hit by a car. It happened near Draganetti’s Ristorante. The Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office says they are investigating. No one is in custody in the case.