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This week is shaping-up to be one of the coldest ever for us here in the Chippewa Valley. Forecasters say the overnight low of zero could set a record for the coldest November 12th ever. It comes after a near-record cold day yesterday. Don’t worry though, it will warm-up, into the 30s later in the week. There’s also a chance for snow tomorrow.

Prosecutors in Eau Claire say a man wrote nearly 90-thousand-dollars in checks he knew he couldn’t cover. The D.A. yesterday filed felony charges against 37-year-old Ryan Sturz. He told police someone who worked for his lawn care company stole the checks. Prosecutors say he wrote 87-thousand-dollars’ worth of bad checks to pay for a new lawn mower and a Ford Mustang, among many other things. PHOTO CREDIT: WEAU 13 NEWS

After a devastating fire at the building on Damon Street, the managers of the Chippewa Valley Eye Clinic have their sights set on a new location, are telling patients that they will reopen soon. The eye clinic burned last week, and their old building is now unusable-with millions of dollars in damages. Investigators are still looking for the cause of the fire.

Governor Tony Evers’ office says even one day’s worth of emails is too many to turn over to reporters. The governor’s office is dealing with the blowback after denying a request from a Milwaukee TV station to see his emails. The station first asked for a month’s worth of emails, then a week and finally a day. The governor’s office says without narrowing down the request, they can’t turn over the emails because there are simply too many.

Brad Pfaff, MPA, has joined the Department of Administration (DOA) as Director of Business and Rural Development, Secretary Joel Brennan announced today. Pfaff will leverage his extensive experience at the federal, state and local levels to support and advocate for Wisconsin small businesses and rural communities.

Wisconsin Department of Justice continues to investigate an officer involved shooting that happened earlier this month on November 5th. Law enforcement with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, Sparta Police Department, and Wisconsin State Patrol responded to a local business for a domestic violence-related 911 call. Patrons were barricaded inside the business, and law enforcement negotiated with a male subject carrying a firearm outside the business. During the incident Monroe County Sheriff’s Deputies and a Sparta Police Officer deployed deadly force

A pair of Wisconsin law schools are among the tops in the country.  The new 2020 report from the Princeton Review released this month includes the University of Wisconsin and Marquette University Law School among the nation’s 167 best.  The schools were cited by the Princeton Review after surveying 19-thousand students and administrators nationwide.  Fourteen metrics were considered including academics, quality of campus life and best career prospects.

Governor Tony Evers is encouraging veterans to check out resources available to them.  The governor today said Wisconsin’s 345-thousand veterans make the state stronger and they deserve to have peace of mind and know where they’re going to sleep, where they’re going to get their next meal and how to access critical healthcare services.  Information for veterans is available at DVA-dot-WI-dot-gov and you can CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE.

One person is in the hospital after a fire in Colfax.  The fire was reported at the corner of Viking Drive and King Olaf Court around eight o’clock Sunday night.  Police say one person was hospitalized with burns and another person was treated for smoke inhalation.  The cause of the fire is unknown.

The Shorewood Hills Police Department has new boots thanks to a 12-year-old boy from Florida.  Over the last three years Tyler Carach has been delivering donuts to police officers in all 50 states, earning him the title Donut Boy.  Over the weekend Carach delivered boots to the Madison-area police department after it won a national contest.  Shorewood Hills is one of multiple departments with less than 25 members to receive free boots.