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Wisconsin football is right back in the mix for the Big Ten West title.  The Badgers beat Nebraska 37-to-21 in Lincoln over the weekend to get to five-and-two in conference play.  Meanwhile, Minnesota lost its first game of the season to Iowa 23-to-19.  If Wisconsin beats Purdue and Minnesota beats Northwestern this weekend, it would set up a de facto championship game for the West title between the two teams on November 30th.

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection says last year was the worst for the state’s dairy industry since 2004.  A report issued this week says 638 dairy farms went out of business in 2018.  27 News says the industry has been on a steady decline for a decade-and-a-half, with he number of active farms dropping from nearly 16-thousand, to less than 75-hundred during that time period.

Graduate researchers at University of Wisconsin-Madison are petitioning to stop a suspended professor’s return.  The dean of the engineering department issued a letter this week saying Dr. Akbar Sayeed would be coming back to campus in January after serving a two-year suspension over allegations that his behavior led to a student’s suicide in 2016.  The petition had over 900 signatures as of last night. A new report from the National Science Foundation says UW-Madison is one of the top ten research

The fabled Pabst Blue Ribbon 99-pack is coming to Wisconsin.  The seven-foot long “family pack” will be available at select locations in the Milwaukee area before the end of the year.  An official at Beer Capitol Distributing in Sussex tells WISN the big boxes are available for sale in 15 states, but in Wisconsin you’ll have to win a contest to get yours.  No details about the contest have been released.

The cost for regular gas in Wisconsin remains well below the national average.  Triple-A says the price statewide is two-dollars-and-38-cents today, 22-cents-below the national average of two-60-a-gallon.  The lowest prices are found in the southern counties at two-25 in Kenosha County and two-29 in Racine, Rock and Waukesha.  The highest prices are in northwestern Wisconsin in Washburn County at two-65-a-gallon for regular gas.   

The Food and Drug Administration is asking people to report any adverse reaction from using Dollar Tree’s Assured Brand of cosmetics and over the counter drugs.  The brand is also sold at Family Dollar stores.  The FDA says this week there were multiple violations at some production facilities in China including filthy conditions and the failure to test finished drugs.  There are over 20 Family Dollar stores and 20 Dollar Tree stores mostly in south-central and eastern Wisconsin.

The Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office recently received three calls in the matter of an hour from citizens who have been contacted by a person claiming to be a representative of the Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office. This person, who is identifying himself as “Officer Malone, Badge #777, is telling citizens that they have outstanding warrants and is directing them to go to Walmart to post bond on their warrants. The Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office does not have an

There is a new addition to a local school. McDonnell President Molly Bushman announced the hiring of Ms. Emily Mallek as the new MACS Athletic Director. Most recently, Mallek served as Athletic Director for a Catholic high school in Milwaukee. She states, “My goal as the athletic director is to promote education-based athletics and activities through an atmosphere of learning that will help create leaders not only on the field or stage, but also in the classroom and in the

A former Eau Claire firefighter is avoiding jail time in an embezzlement case.  William Drath was accused of stealing more than 18-thousand dollars from the firefighter’s labor union while he was treasurer from 2006 to 2016.  Drath pleaded guilty to two counts of theft and was sentenced Thursday to three years probation.  He’ll avoid jail time if he completes 480 hours of community service.

An Eau Claire woman is accused of stealing nearly 20-thousand dollars from Eau Claire County.  Susan O’Connor is believed to have written a 15-thousand dollar check to herself and a five-thousand dollar check to her landlord while working as a temporary county employee.  Investigators say O’Connor used the money to pay bills and take a trip.  She pleaded guilty on Thursday and faces over 13 years in prison.