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A Stoughton man is arrested on suspicion of his 11th OWI after a hit-and-run collision.  Police say they were called after 59-year-old Bruce Henningfield allegedly crashed into a parked vehicle on Christmas night, and continued driving to a nearby bar, where he was arrested in the parking lot.  Officers say he showed signs of impairment and booked him into the Dane County jail after charging him with his 11th OWI.

A Hales Corner man is charged with a hate crime for assaulting another man at Wisconsin Dells.  Bradley Davis reportedly admitted to police that he attacked another man at a bar on Monday night because of his race.  Davis allegedly knocked the victim out with a punch, and continued to kick him once he was unconscious.  Police say Davis told them the he was the victim of a hate crime, and he was afraid of the man he beat up.

The cost for regular gas in Wisconsin is 15-cents-a-gallon lower than the national average.  Triple-A says the price statewide is two-dollars-and-40-cents today, while it’s two-55 across the country.  Drivers in Milwaukee and Janesville are paying the lowest average price at two-33 a gallon.  The highest average price of two-49 is posted in Superior and Pierce-St. Croix County, followed by two-48 in Eau Claire. 

A man who received a 75-year prison sentence for killing three people during an intoxicated-driving incident near Menomonie is set to return to court next month.  You may have seen reports in The Leader-Telegram that Sergei Kundilovski will be in Dunn County Court to ask a judge to withdraw his guilty plea to three counts of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle.  Police say Kundilovski drove the wrong way on I-94 in July of 2017 and hit another vehicle

The Minnesota State Patrol is identifying the victim of a vehicle-versus-pedestrian crash on Christmas Eve in Hokah.  The state patrol says it was Kerrie Jean Hauser, of Hokah, who died in the collision at the intersection of Highways 16 and 44.  Among the other details being provided by authorities: that Hauser was struck by an SUV driven by Brittany Robb of Lewiston, Minnesota, and that alcohol is not an apparent factor in the crash.  But the state patrol isn’t saying

A task force created in the aftermath of recent reported racist incidents at UW-Eau Claire has some work to do in the upcoming semester.  A task force described as rapid-action for equity, diversity and inclusion was announced earlier this month, several weeks after five members of the UW-Eau Claire football team were suspended for allegedly using Snapchat to mock a campus group called Black Male Empowerment.  It is due to make recommendations for improving areas of immediate need with regards

The La Crosse Tribune is in negotiations to sell its downtown La Crosse building.  Media reports, including one from the Tribune, indicate Cliff LeCleir, a local developer, is working to buy the property on North Third Street.  The Tribune has been located there since 1973.  LeCleir owns adjacent property, including the Hampton Inn and Suites at Second and La Crosse streets.

Prosecutors in Eau Claire are pushing ahead with charges against a man who they say wanted to have sex with a 14-year-old girl. The D.A. filed charges yesterday against 48-year-old Timothy Knapp. Investigators say he met the girl on Facebook, and pushed her to have sex. Prosecutors say Knapp admitted to talking to the girl, but says he never had any physical contact with her.

Police in Chippewa Falls are looking for a man who they say hit a teenager on the day after Christmas. Officers are looking for 33-year-old Jesus Gonzales after they say he slightly injured the teen. Gonzales has a warrant out for his arrest and a history of domestic violence.

The search for a missing Poynette man has come to a happy ending. Police last night canceled the Silver Alert for 68-year-old Kenneth Nelson. He’d been missing since Christmas Night when he left his apartment in a Santa suit. Police are not saying where Nelson went, but say he’s been found safe and sound.