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The latest attempt to start a medical marijuana program in Wisconsin looks to be DOA. Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald yesterday said he doesn’t support the plan from Republican state Rep. Mary Felzkowski Republican state Senator Kathy Bernier to legalize marijuana for some people as medicine. Fitzgerald says he doesn’t think Republicans in the state senate support the idea either. Felzkowski says she just wants a public hearing to see if she can change some minds.

The Green Bay Packers are once again putting out the call for strong backs and warm hearts. The team yesterday said it needs people to shovel Lambeau Field ahead of this weekend’s game against the Bears. The Packers say 600 helpers should do it. The pay is 12 dollars-an-hour, and the team will provide the shovels. The Packers say if you are interested, show-up at Lambeau at 8 o’clock tomorrow morning.

The holiday season means more police on the state roadways.  The Wisconsin State Patrol is kicking off its Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign on Friday.  The emphasis on drivers under the influence and distracted driving will continue through New Year’s Day.  In 2018, 160 people died and more than three-thousand were injured in alcohol-related crashes in the state.

There are just a couple of days left to enjoy a holiday tour of the Wisconsin Executive Residence.  The tours from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. are free, although parties of 20 or more are asked to call for a reservation.  The next available dates for tours are this Saturday, December 14th and the final day on Thursday, December 19th.

Menards is a familiar name in our area, and now the store brand movs to a local campus. The Menard family is donating $2.36 million to the Stout University Foundation to expand the Center for the Study of Institutions and Innovation, interim Chancellor Patrick Guilfoile announced today, Wednesday, Dec. 11. “I want to thank the Menard family for this very generous donation and for believing so strongly in the mission of this center,” Guilfoile said. “This support will allow the center

A Spooner man will go to prison after being convicted of sexually assaulting a child.  hof over the span of two years.  Police say Korthof admitted to the assaults.  He was sentenced Tuesday to ten years in prison.

A teenager is in custody in connection with stolen packages on Eau Claire’s west side.  Police say 17-year-old Aaron Jones was arrested this week after a neighbor saw him follow a delivery truck and steal a package off a front porch.  Jones is accused of stealing packages from neighborhoods near 8th, 9th, and Vine Streets.

A University of Wisconsin-La Crosse professor is leaving the school after being accused of sexual assault.  The school says students have recently came forward with accusations against former Art Department Chair Joel Elgin.  The school is expected to release the details of an investigation soon.

There won’t be any new high-end apartments on Eau Claire’s south side.  Last night the city council denied the building of multi-family apartment complexes off Interstate-92, saying it would bring too much car traffic to the area.  The council did approve the rezoning of a vacant lot off Seymour Drive and Andover Avenue to be turned into Woodland Estates.

It costs a lot of money to clear snow from the roads, and Eau Claire County has seen lots of snow in 2019. County Highway Commissioner Jon Johnson yesterday said he expects to end this year 60 thousand-dollars over budget. The county sets aside about 800 thousand-dollars a year for snow removal. Johnson says there is some emergency money that he can use to cover the extra expense, so he doesn’t think he’ll need to ask county leaders for more.