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Hemp licensing applications and registrations are available for the 2020 Wisconsin growing season starting today, Nov. 1. The deadline for current licensees to renew their registration is March 1, 2020. New licensees can apply at any time during the year. Wisconsin’s research pilot program requires that anyone who wants to grow or process hemp obtain a license from the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, and register their intent to grow or process in the coming season. Hemp

An Eau Claire man is pleading no contest to felony child abuse.  A criminal complaint claims David Marshall admitted to shooting a six-year-old with a BB gun as discipline.  Marshall initially denied shooting a toddler but police say he eventually admitted to that as well.  He entered the no contest plea on Wednesday.  His sentencing hasn’t been announced.

A person is in custody in connection with a shooting investigation in West Salem, just northeast of La Crosse.  Reports say Onalaska resident Curtis Green was arrested earlier this week for a shooting that happened in the 500 block of Brickl Road last Saturday.  The victim was taken to the hospital and has since been released.

Authorities around Wisconsin are warning about meth showing up in kids’ Halloween candy this year.  The Grant County Sheriff’s Office posted on Facebook Wednesday a picture of candy laced with the drug that was found in southern Wisconsin.  The sheriff’s office wants parents to check kids’ candy for similar issues.

A contagious virus that affects dogs is being reported in the Chippewa Valley.  Kindness Animal Hospital in Chippewa Falls says it treated two dogs for kennel cough on Tuesday.  Kennel cough is a virus that causes dogs to develop a bad cough.  Some dogs can fight the virus off themselves, but some will need to get a vaccine.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Police across the Badger State are reminding drivers that trick or treaters will be on the streets in big numbers in some areas.  Authorities say drivers need to be extra careful and watch for kids darting across the street unexpectedly.  Trick or treaters need to stay on the sidewalks and wear costumes that fit them and parents should make sure there are reflective markings on costumes or that kids carry a flashlight.  It’s also important to check candy

A jury may see the man who police say ran down three western Wisconsin Girl Scouts try and explain himself. A judge yesterday ruled that prosecutors can use the videotaped interview with Colten Treu as evidence. True’s lawyers say he was too emotional during the question and answer session, and told the judge that investigators coerced answers out of him. Prosecutors say Treu was high on canned air when he ran the girls down along a stretch of highway outside Lake Hallie

The man who kidnapped Jayme Closs and killed her parents spent some time in isolation in a New Mexico prison for fighting with inmates who questioned him about the case. Reports from New Mexico’s corrections department show Jake Patterson got into a fight back in August. A guard had to fire a beanbag round to stop it. He’s serving his life sentence in New Mexico because prison officials in Wisconsin wanted him moved for his own safety.

Western Wisconsin’s Democratic congressman is ready to vote to move forward with impeachment, and may actually vote to impeach President Trump if it comes to that. Congressman Ron Kind told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel yesterday that he thinks President Trump is unpatriotic and has abused his power. Kind said he’ll vote today for the rules that will govern the impeachment process. He says he’s still waiting for all of the evidence before making-up his mind on whether the President should be

It will no longer be MillerCoors in Milwaukee. The company that brews Miller Light yesterday said it is dropping the Miller half of the name, and will become Molson Coors. But the name change is being softened by the news that the company will be bringing hundreds of new jobs to Milwaukee. The new Molson Coors is moving its corporate headquarters as part of a consolidation in the U.S., Canada, and Latin America.