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The holidays are a festive time for many people but for others it is one of the most difficult seasons of the year.  Health officials in Wisconsin want to remind people there is help day and night, every day for those who are struggling to cope.  The State Department of Health Services says statistics show a 40-percent jump in suicides between 2000 and 2017, with 886 suicides in 2018.  Suicide is the second leading cause of death among adolescents in the Badger

Holiday plants are popular decorations in Wisconsin homes but there are some that are toxic to the family pets.  Poinsettia plants have the reputation of being deadly to kids and pets but it’s more likely to irritate the mouth and cause nausea and intestinal upset.  Holly and mistletoe have greater toxicity and Christmas cactus isn’t toxic but it can cause intestinal issues.  In addition, those prickly spines can injure a dog or cat and curious kittens and puppies.

A bit before 10 on December 24th, Black River Falls Fire Department and Black River Emergency Medical Service were dispatched by the Jackson County Emergency Dispatch Center (EDC) to Highway 54 East and Koranda Road in the township of Brockway for a semi crash with diesel fuel on the road way.  On arrival the department found a semi tractor and trailer lying on its side across both lanes of Highway 54. The driver had exited the tractor and was reporting

Governor Tony Evers says he thinks Foxconn will eventually sit down and renegotiate its deal with the state. The governor told Channel 12 yesterday that he thinks Foxconn will eventually renegotiate its package of tax incentives.  Foxconn has said that it is living-up to the promises made in the deal signed by former Governor Walker. Evers’ office has said Foxconn won’t get any of the three billion-dollars in possible tax breaks because the company has downsized its to-be-built manufacturing facility

There was court action on Monday concerning a proposed natural gas-fired power plant in Superior, Wisconsin.  The Minnesota Court of Appeals said the state’s public utilities commission has to consider potential environmental impacts before approving contracts for the Nemadji Trail Energy Center, which is being proposed by Minnesota Power and the Dairyland Power Cooperative.  Initially, the public utilities commission approved the Minnesota Power stake in the project without requiring the review, but environmental groups appealed the decision.  In a statement, Minnesota

La Crosse police reported nine drunk-driving arrests over the weekend.  The police department says two of the drivers are facing their third charge of operating while intoxicated.  A fifteen-year-old was also arrested for violating the absolute sobriety law.  This was for the period between Thursday and Sunday.

A La Crosse woman is reimbursed for fraudulent charges to her Domino’s Pizza account.  Reports indicate someone under the name “Mohammad Ali” put in carry-out orders for Domino’s locations in Burnsville and Lakeville, Minnesota, both near the Twin Cities, on the woman’s account.  Police are investigating.

Investigators in Rice Lake say this month’s drowning of a two-year-old little girl was nothing but a tragic accident. Police offered a few new details into the little girl’s death. Police say she woke-up and left the house on her own that early December night, and hers were the only footsteps in the snow. The little girl drowned in the Red Cedar River. Prosecutors say no one will be charged in the case.

It’s amazing what a one-off news story can do. The city council president in Wausau says she’s considering ending the city’s decades-old ban on snowball fights after the little-used law made national headlines. City Council President Lisa Rasmussen says stories about the law come-up like a bad penny. She wants to see if Wausau can quickly change the rules, and take snowballs off the no-no list.

Prosecutors in Eau Claire say two people are behind bars for being a part of a drug ring with a Minneapolis connection. The D.A. filed charges against 26-year-old Tamara Howlett and 28-year-old Terrell Wilson for dealing cocaine and marijuana out of their home. Investigators say the two would buy drugs in Minneapolis, then resell them in Eau Claire. Howlett is in jail and due in court in late January, while police say Wilson is still at large.