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ABC has plans to air a live musical version of “Young Frankenstein.”  Phil Hulett has more. CLICK HERE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT

A Burnett County man is accused of recording kids in the bathroom.  A criminal complaint claims a woman recently found pictures and videos of kids on Johnny Massey’s phone.  The woman claims Massey tried to pay her off to return the phone but she didn’t.  Massey was charged Wednesday with eight felony counts in the case.

A downtown Eau Claire parking ramp is closing for repairs.  Reports say the ramp at Farwell and Gibson will close Monday for work on the exit and entrance.  The work is expected to last through next month.  The city engineer says the city will soon be looking to replace the structure.

The Eau Claire School District is starting a new partnership with Chippewa Valley Technical College.  The district recently announced the partnership will allow students to take a 33 credit semester their junior year, then get a medical assistant technical diploma their senior year.  The program kicks off this fall.

HSHS Sacred Heart in Eau Claire wants donations to help sexual assault victims.  Reports say Sacred Heart is asking for sweatpants, shirts, and underwear victims can wear home from the hospital.  Items can be dropped off at the Sacred Heart emergency room.

A 29-year-old Menomonie man says he fooled around with a 15-year-old, but insists they never went all the way. Prosecutors in Dunn County yesterday charged Dustin Tibbetts with sexual assault and child enticement. Investigators say Tibbetts was teaching the young woman self defense last year when he pushed her up against the wall and kissed her. The teen says they had sex at least once. The D.A. says Tibbetts admitted to having a sexual relationship with the teen, but said

There is a push to pay-off the lunch debt for school kids in Eau Claire. The city’s schools say families owe about three thousand-dollars for unpaid lunches so far this year. One parent, Tony Liedl, recently started a GoFundMe account to erase that debt. He said yesterday that he’s raised about 15 hundred-dollars so far. Liedl says he’ll keep the GoFundMe open through the middle of next month. CLICK HERE TO GET MORE INFORMATION ON THE CAUSE AND TO DONATE!

Government in Wisconsin could get bigger and spend more to address water quality worries. The state’s Task Force on Water Quality delivered its report to the full legislature. The report suggests 13 new laws and 10 million-dollars in new state spending to improve water quality and conservation efforts across the state. State Rep. Todd Novak and his group are also suggesting a new state government office be created to manage the water quality effort in Wisconsin.

Wisconsin’s attorney general is asking the state’s Supreme Court to freeze a judge’s ruling that could have more than 200-thousand people in the state re-register to vote. The state’s Department of Justice made the request yesterday for the Supreme Court to put the ruling on hold til at least after the April election. The A-G’s office says having the voters re-register before the elections in February and April could do ‘irreparable harm.’ The judge issued his order to remove the

The marching Blugolds won’t be anywhere near the wildfires burning in Australia The band is keeping its trip to Australia, they are set to leave Saturday. Band director Randal Dickerson says they will be miles from the fires, though they are limiting band members to staying in Sydney. The Blugold band will also take a two week cruise to New Zealand. They aren’t due back in Wisconsin till the end of the month.