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An employee at Colby High School in Colby is charged with fraud.  Lisa Steen is accused of using school district money to pay bills from February of 2018 to January of 2019.  Court documents say over seven-thousand dollars were stolen from the district.  Steen is facing six charges in the case.

A La Crosse man is accused of holding a woman hostage inside an igloo for hours.  A criminal complaint claims Christopher Wisnewski punched the woman, put her in an igloo, and refused to let her leave on Christmas Eve.  Wisnewski was charged Friday with six counts relating to the case, including false imprisonment.  He’s being held on 500 dollars bond.

One person is hurt from falling in Monroe County.  The county sheriff’s office says the victim fell from a high elevation in Clifton Township over the weekend and has serious injuries.  There are no details about where the victim fell from or how high it was.

There is a search in La Crosse for a missing mom. Police took to Facebook over the weekend to ask for tips in finding Tracy Cadogan and her one-month-old child. La Crosse Police say her friends and family haven’t seen Cadogan since at least Saturday. La Crosse Police say they want to make sure Cadogan isn’t in any medical or other danger.

Winter 2019 is not letting go without a fight. Eau Claire and the Chippewa Valley are in-line for as much as seven inches of snow from the storm that due to arrive today. The National Weather Service is leaving a winter storm warning in effect from 6 a.m. this morning till midnight. In addition to the snow, forecasters say winds could make it tough to see and the changing temperatures could make the roads slick for drivers. As far as

Two of the people involved in a head-on collision in Monroe County are dealing with serious injuries. Deputies say four people were hurt in the crash along a county highway in Jefferson Township yesterday. Investigators say it looks like an SUV blew through a stop sign and smashed into another SUV. Both vehicles ended-up in the ditch. The people in the SUV that was hit suffered more serious injuries.

Friends are remembering Amy Gannon as a strong businesswoman and a great person. Gannon and her 13-year-old daughter died last week in a helicopter crash in Hawaii. Her husband and son were also in Hawaii, but not on the chopper. Gannon lead the Doyenne Group in Madison, she focused on entrepreneur development. There is no word as to what caused the crash. Gannon’s family is still in Hawaii as they deal with the aftermath of the wreck.

More than 200 thousand voters in Wisconsin could soon have to re-register to vote. The Wisconsin Election Commission is set to meet this morning to decide what to do about a judge’s order that would remove 234 thousand-people from the state’s voters rolls because they have either moved or haven’t answered questions about their addresses. The commission initially refused to abide by the judge’s order to remove the voters. Today’s meeting could end with another refusal, or a work-around. There is a legal challenge

Eau Claire’s food bank says it’s need for volunteers doesn’t end with the holidays. Managers at Feed My People say they see a swell of volunteers around Thanksgiving and Christmas, only to see those volunteers fade away after the holidays. Feed My People’s Nick Bursaw says everything they do at the food bank relies on volunteers, so there is a need year-round. Bursaw says almost anyone can help, and sometimes you can help by working as little as one afternoon

Badgers coach Paul Chryst trusts his players can maintain balance between enjoying the activities before the game, including a visit to Disneyland on Thursday and the annual Beef Bowl dinner at Lawry’s The Prime Rib, and preparing for ”The Granddaddy of Them All.” Oregon and Wisconsin are taking contrastingapproaches to everything that comes before the Rose Bowl. Ducks coach Mario Cristobal is treating this week as a businesstrip, making sure players got a workout in after arriving in LosAngeles on Christmas Day.