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A former candidate for Outagamie County Sheriff is under arrest in connection to possessing child pornography.  Alex Bebris was arrested yesterday at his Fox Crossing home.  He ran unsuccessfully for Outagamie Sheriff this past year.  Formal charges have not yet been filed. 

Governor Scott Walker says he’s leaving Wisconsin in the best financial condition in a generation.  The state’s 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial report released today shows the state ended this last fiscal year with a surplus over 588-million-dollars.  That leaves the second largest opening balance since 2000.  

First responders in Wisconsin are reminding people that a dry Christmas tree is a fire hazard and live trees need plenty of water.  Fire officials say they see a lot of electrical shorts and candle fires relating to live trees and suggest that artificial trees are safer.  They advise if a tree has needles beginning to fall off it’s too late to save it and it should be taken down immediately.  Wisconsin averages around 55 home fire deaths per year, most during winter

Xcel Energy recently announced that construction of the second Solar Connect Community project is underway. The solar garden, part of Wisconsin’s largest community solar garden program, is being built on about seven-acres of land near Highway 33 just west of Cashton. The first of three community solar gardens began generating clean, renewable energy in October 2017 in Eau Claire and now La Crosse area subscribers will have community solar just down the road. Xcel Energy is also moving forward with

Eau Claire Parks & Recreation announces that all warming centers will be open as scheduled on December 26. Due to the recent period of unseasonably warm weather, ice conditions may not be in excellent condition, however warming center staff will be facilitating other activities such as board games, Nok-hockey, and arts and crafts. This years warming centers include, Boyd, Roosevelt, Pinehurst, Putnam Heights, Sam Davey, Demmler, and Oakwood Hills. If you have any questions, you can contact Eau Claire Parks

Investigators are determining two people who were found shot to death at their home in the Town of La Grange were victims of a murder suicide.  Patrick and Rhonda Woods were reportedly undergoing divorce proceedings when they were found dead back on December 12th.  Investigators believe Patrick shot and killed Rhonda before turning the gun on himself. 

A La Crosse man is facing prison time on two weapons charges.  An indictment claims 23-year-old Emmanuel Hunt was caught with at least one loaded nine millimeter pistol on November 22nd and on December 5th.  He’s charged with two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm and faces a maximum of ten years in federal prison on each count. 

A new report shows taxes in the Badger State are the lowest they’ve been in nearly 50 years.  The nonpartisan Wisconsin Policy Forum says state and local taxes are at ten-and-a-half percent of personal income which is the lowest since it began compiling numbers in 1970.  The forum also notes that since the state is going into a split government taxes shouldn’t change much any time soon. 

The Aspen Trail and Loop at Hixon National Forest in La Crosse will be closed briefly starting today.  The La Crosse Parks, Recreation, and Forestry Department says the nearly two-mile trail and loop in the southeastern portion of the of the forest is shutting down for maintenance.  It will be closed until December 28th. 

Authorities are releasing the names of those involved in a deadly crash in Chippewa County.  Deputies say 72-year-old Glen Winge died in the crash that happened in the Town of Wheaton near Chippewa Falls on County Road T.  Authorities say Winge was going north on T when he crossed the center line and hit a pickup.  Officials say 54-year-old Randy Mcinnis was driving the pickup and was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.