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A barn fire left thousands of swine dead. It happened yesterday and a call came in a little bit after 5:30 Wednesday morning of a large hog barn on fire at Holden Farms. The farm is located on Gonty road in the Town of Naples east of Mondovi.  Fire crews battled the blaze for hours and it is estimated that most of the 4,000 swine in the barn did perish as a result of the fire.

A Chippewa County garage is destroyed after a fire.  Multiple crews battled the blaze in the Town of Anson yesterday on Highway O near the Lake Wissota State Park.  Officials say there were no injuries and the cause of the fire is being investigated.

More than 100 Eau Claire families are without child care after a daycare flooded.  The Lil Dudes-N-Divas new building has water seeping through the walls and began flowing through the floors earlier this week.  The owner says the staff is working to help provide families with contacts for emergency care.

Officials say concerns about the roof at the Eau Claire Post Office Annex will not impact service.  Structural engineers are being brought in to assess the risk of possible damage.  The office is re-arranging some of its operations, because no employees will be allowed in the lding until it is assessed.  

The Wisconsin State Patrol is looking for more troopers.  Officials said yesterday they are struggling to find more applicants after many officers have retired.  The state patrol is looking to hire 40 more officers in different positions such as inspectors, crash and reconstruction units, and traffic enforcement.  The application deadline is March 31st.

Republican legislators are looking to intervene in a lawsuit brought by Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin over the state’s abortion laws.  Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says Attorney General Josh Paul can’t be trusted to defend Wisconsin’s abortion laws.  Planned Parenthood’s attorney says the move would just raise costs for taxpayers in the case. Republicans on a Senate committee are split on Governor Tony Evers’ cabinet appointee Dawn Crim citing concerns over a 2005 child abuse charge.  Crim is the secretary-designee

A new Snow Event has been declared and will go into effect at 12-midnight 3/14/19 and will end at 5 p.m. on 3/16/19as crews continue clean-up and hauling operations.    The current Snow Event continues to be in effect and Alternate Side Parking rules will be enforced.  Residents can expect Alternate Side Parking rules will continue to be implemented for the foreseeable future.  The current alternate side parking ordinance requires a new Snow Event be declared every 72 hours.  Temporary No Parking signs

A Marshfield man is under arrest after admitting abandoning eight newborn puppies in a trash can.  Marshfield police say Robert Wild could face mistreatment of animals and abandonment charges.  Cops found the eight puppies in a garbage bag in the trash can in the 800 block of East 4th Street last month. 

The Kohler Company is eliminating hundreds of positions in Wisconsin.  The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel says the small engine manufacturer will shut down production and cut around 600 positions as it takes its engine division to Mississippi.  A company spokesman tells the newspaper all affected employees will be offered alternative jobs in Kohler.