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A Cornell man accused of punching a boy for complaining about being hungry has his trial date set.  A criminal complaint claims David Markham punched the boy after he texted his mom and said he hadn’t eaten all day and was hungry earlier this year.  Markham is charged with felony child abuse.  He’ll go to trial in mid-November. 

Part of Menomonie Street in Eau Claire is closed today for road repairs.  The city says Menomonie closed this morning between Minnesota Street and Mount Washington Avenue because of a previous water utility break.  The street should re-open by Friday morning. 

Former Eau Claire County Treasurer Larry Lokken isn’t getting a break on his sentence for stealing from taxpayers.  An appeals court yesterday set aside Lokken’s appeal.  Lokken challenged the sentence that required him to repay Eau Claire County or face a longer prison term.  Lokken and his former deputy Kay Onarheim have to pay back almost 700-thousand-dollars.  PHOTO CREDIT: WEAU 13 NEWS

Prosecutors in Dunn County are heading to trial against a man who they say posted semi-nude pictures of his ex-girlfriend on Facebook.  The district attorney says Joshua Arbuckle hacked his ex’s Facebook account and posted the pictures earlier this year.  Arbuckle pleaded not guilty yesterday in court in Menomonie.  He’s due back in court in November. 

Animal rescuers in Sauk County are looking for the owner of an abused poodle who they found along the side of the road.  Dana Madalon with the Sauk County Humane Society says the dog suffered from some of the worst abuse and neglect she’s ever seen.  The Humane Society found the dog along Highway 12 earlier this month.  The dog has been in surgery and recovery ever since.  Madalon says they’re now looking for the owner who abandoned the dog,

It doesn’t matter which budget Wisconsin ends-up with, a new report says property taxes in the state won’t change.  The Legislative Fiscal Bureau yesterday reported that property taxes in the state will increase slightly under both spending plans.  The LFB says taxes on an average 167-thousand-dollar home would jump about 50-dollars a year under both budgets.  The projections have homeowners paying almost three-thousand-dollars in property taxes on that hypothetical home. 

A plan that’d have the state create a dyslexia handbook for schools is a step closer to becoming law.  The state Assembly yesterday approved a proposal to have the state’s Department of Public Instruction create a handbook for schools to help diagnose dyslexia and other reading problems in students.  Many schools already work with kids who have reading problems.  This new plan would require that all schools have a strategy. 

Packer fans will have plenty of chances to see the team play before the first game of the year.  The team released its training camp schedule yesterday, there are 16 public practices.  Almost all of the practices will start at 10:30 in the morning.  The public parts of training camp will start July 25th and run through August 19th. 

UPDATE: It is now a recovery effort in Adams County.  The sheriff yesterday said they are looking for the body of a missing child who slipped below the water on the Wisconsin River near the Dells on Tuesday.  Sheriff Brent York says teams searched for the child for two days.  Crews will be back out on the river today, they’re bringing new sonar equipment to help in their search.  6.19.2019: Search crews are expected to be back out on the Wisconsin River to look

Police officers across southeast Wisconsin are trying to come to grips with the deaths of two off-duty officers in one day.  Milwaukee Police Officer Kou Her died in a crash early yesterday morning as he was headed home from his shift.  Racine Police Officer John Hetland died while trying to stop an armed robbery at a local bar.  Police say the two deaths, so close together are unsettling for everyone who wears a badge.  Her is the third Milwaukee police officer to