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Wisconsin is a step closer to expanding the state’s felony trespassing law to include more energy producers. The state already has a law on the books that could land someone in prison for six years for trespassing at an electric company’s facility. The proposal that went before a Senate panel yesterday would add pipelines and oil and gas facilities to the list as well. A number of environmental groups say the law is aimed at squashing protests.

That didn’t take long. The internet jumped on former Wisconsin Congressman Sean Duffy yesterday when he said on CNN that one of the men criticizing President Trump for his call to Ukraine may have his own agenda. Duffy said Lt. Colonel Alexander Vindman only advises on policy, and the President is the one who makes policy. Critics say Duffy insulted a war hero. The hashtag Fire Sean Duffy trended yesterday.

Some apples sold in Wisconsin are being recalled due to possible listeria contamination.  Michigan-based North Bay Produce issued the recall for nearly 23-hundred cases and two bulk bins of fresh apples sold in Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, and states across the south and southeast.  The FDA says the recall includes McIntosh, Honeycrisp, Jonathan, Fuji, Jonamac, and Red Delicious apples. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SEEDS OF INFORMATION

National Weather Service (NWS) offices in the Midwest will be starting a new, informational product this winter called a SNOW SQUALL WARNING.Here are some basic facts about this new warning type: Will be issued rarely. Used for snow squalls that suddenly reduce visibility, often accompanied by gusty winds. Short-fused, polygon-based warning (30-60 min) More common with lines or bands of heavy snow versus scattered snow showers. Will not be sent to phones via Wireless Emergency Alerts initially, but may in the

Having your birthday on Halloween is a real treat, and Gert Hoch will be celebrating her 104th Halloween birthday this year. There will be a birthday bash on Thursday, October 31, at American Lutheran Communities in Mondovi. Here is what her friends have to say about her: “Hoch spreads kindness everywhere she goes. She is always taking care of others before herself and never has a bad word to say about anyone. “She always lights up the room with her

More than four-thousand pounds of beef patties are being recalled in Wisconsin and Iowa.  The USDA says some 39-pound boxes of frozen, ready-to-eat charbroiled beef patties from OSI Industries may contain metal.  OSI produced the patties on August 10th.  There are currently no reports of injuries. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

Eau Claire Area School Board member Joe Luginbill is leaving his position.  Luginbill posted on Facebook after Monday night’s meeting that it was his last with the district.  He says he’s accepted a new role where he’ll split time working in Eau Claire and Washington D.C.  While in Eau Claire he’ll work with the State Theatre and Community Center.

The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire has a new plan to increase enrollment.  The school says it plans to fund more faculty and staff, increase the number of high-demand classes, increase the number of marching band members, and expand athletics programs.  The plan is to increase enrollment by more than 400 students over a three-year period.

The woman at the center of a murder trial in Menomonie says she had to stab her ex-boyfriend 16 times. Ezra McCandless says she killed Alexander Woodworth last summer in self defense. She told jurors yesterday that she kept stabbing him because he would not let go of her. Her lawyers are painting Woodworth as dangerous, and obsessed with her and obsessed with cannibalism.

Eau Claire schools are spending more money this year, but school leaders say property taxes in the district will drop a bit. The school board last night approved a 163 million-dollar budget. That includes about two million-dollars more from the state and more from local homeowners. Eau Claire’s property tax levy is dropping a bit, but the school district is still taking-in more because the value of the homes in Eau Claire has risen since last year.