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The latest Quinnipiac Poll finds President Trump leading all Democratic challengers in Wisconsin.  The poll released yesterday shows registered voters in the Badger State favor the president over Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren by double digits, Pete Buttigieg and Michael Bloomberg by eight points and Senator Bernie Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden by seven points.  The poll was conducted prior to this week’s Democratic debate.

A Wausau woman will have to wait until May to know how long a prison term she will serve.  Kristin Lapree pleaded guilty today to a number of charges including identity theft for financial gain, forgery and embezzling almost 500-thousand-dollars from her job as business manager at Rettler Corporation in Stevens Point.  She forged checks in the owner’s name between 2012 and 2018 when she was finally fired.

The cost for regular gas in Wisconsin is four-cents-a-gallon higher than a week ago.  Triple-A says the average price statewide is two-dollars-and-35-cents today, while it’ two-46 nationwide.  Drivers in Madison are paying two-29 a gallon, while the price at the pump is two-31 in Milwaukee and Racine, two-47 in Eau Claire and two-51 in Superior.

It might be time to go through those closets and secret storage spaces! Vintage Polly Pocket toys are now worth thousands of dollars. Phil Hulett has more. COLLECT THE DETAILS HERE

An Eau Claire man is accused of leading police on a high-speed chase near Bloomer.  A criminal complaint says police tried to pull over Jacob Shimko for speeding earlier this month but he took off going over 90 miles-per-hour.  Shimko got away, but he was arrested in Dunn County later that day after reportedly leading police on another chase.  He’s charged in Chippewa County with attempt to flee or elude and second-degree recklessly endangering safety.

Six Wisconsin companies were awarded prestigious Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year Awards for outstanding achievements in manufacturing. The winners were announced Thursday, 32nd Annual Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year Award Winners: Grand Awards: Fox Valley Wood Products, Inc., Kaukauna – Small Category Gamber Johnson LLC, Stevens Point – Medium Category Nueske’s Applewood Smoked Meats, Wittenberg – Large Category The Greenheck Group, Schofield – Mega Category  CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

A Jackson County jury says a woman accused of causing a fatal crash while texting behind the wheel is not guilty.  That verdict coming down Thursday in the case against 38-year-old Leanna Cernohous of Merrillan.  She was charged with homicide by negligent operation of a vehicle connected to a 2017 crash in Black River Falls.  Eighty-year-old Norman Tischner died in that crash.       

A man connected to an AMBER Alert out of Baraboo on Wednesday is in custody.  Nineteen-year-old Austin Dailey led police on a short chase through Green County, eventually crashing his car across the Illinois state border.  Dailey is facing multiple charges.  The young girl at the center of the alert is home safe, according to police.

A new organization aimed at helping families avoid homelessness is getting some local financial help.  The Family Promise of Monroe County just opened last month as part of the national Family Promise organization.  Just this week, they were presented with a check for two-thousand dollars from Tomah Health.  Nationally, the group works with more than 200 affiliates across 43 states providing financial services, housing assistance, and more for struggling families.