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Officials with the Packers say Matt LaFleur is the 15th head coach in team history.  President Mark Murphy officially announced the hire yesterday, saying LaFleur has the background and experience to get the team playing winning football.  LaFleur arrived at Lambeau Field with his family last night after spending last season as the offensive coordinator for the Tennessee Titans.        

Josh Kaul says additional gun legislation is needed if protecting kids in school is to be a priority.  The new Wisconsin Attorney General addressed the gun issue during his inaugural speech yesterday.  He wants what is called a red-flag law that will allow police or family members to go before a judge and ensure that somebody who is a threat to themselves or others is temporarily disarmed.  Kaul also called for universal background checks for gun purchases. 

January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month.  Nearly 100 human trafficking cases were reported in Wisconsin in 2017 and that increased 20-percent in 2018.  In the United States, a child is bought or sold for sex every two minutes.  Officials say much of the  focus is on preventing the trafficking of children and adolescents, but trafficking can occur at any age.  Wisconsin has several anti-human trafficking initiatives with resources available on the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families website. 

An Eau Claire County man is accused of sexually assaulting a child over two years ago.  A criminal complaint filed yesterday claims 53-year-old Robert Schuster inappropriately touched a young boy back in 2016.  Another young child also claims Schuster inappropriately touched him just a couple months ago.  Schuster is free on ten-thousand dollars bond and is due back in court on February 18th. 

A student is in the hospital after a school bus rolled onto its side near Colfax.  The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office says only two 17-year-old students were on the bus when it rolled at a turn on 950th Street just before 7:30 yesterday morning.  Only one of the teens had minor injuries and was taken to the hospital as a precaution.  No citations were issued as a result of the crash. 

Police in Buffalo County are looking for anyone who may have seen a fatal crash in Cochrane.  The Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office says 57-year-old Patricia Inman-Byrd died when she hit a garage and her car caught on fire at the intersection of South Main Street and County Highway O back on December 19th.  Anyone who saw the crash is being asked to contact the sheriff’s office. 

The La Crosse City Council will decide the fate of a new Veterans Affairs transitional house in Tomah this week.  The Farnam Street property was donated to the Tomah VA about three months ago but residents are concerned about the effect it will have on the area.  Officials with the VA say other VA’s around the country have had success with this type of residential housing.  If the city council allows it’s use it would likely be months before any

Dunn County officially has a new sheriff.  Kevin Bygd was sworn in yesterday morning by James Peterson after beating Democrat Rodney Dicus by a little over one-thousand votes in the November election.  Bygd is taking over for 18-year veteran Sheriff Dennis Smith who retired from the position last week. 

Tony Evers is pledging to put the people of the state first after being sworn in as Wisconsin’s 46th governor.  Evers promised to seek unity and overcome partisan divisions in his remarks after yesterday’s inauguration ceremony.   Mandela Barnes was also sworn in as the state’s first black lieutenant governor.  Eau Claire party leaders are reacting to the inauguration of Democratic Governor Tony Evers.  Republican Party of Eau Claire County Chair Tara Balts says she hopes the governor will work closely with

Police are investigating after three cars were broken into at an Eau Claire dog park.  Police say the thief broke windows and stole items of value from the cars.  One victim’s purse was stolen and her credit card had been fraudulently used before she got home from the scene.