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A burst water pipe is impacting the turf field at the YMCA Indoor Sports Center in Eau Claire.  The field was temporarily closed last night after someone threw a football during adult flag football league and accidentally hit a water pipe, causing it to burst.  The turf was flooded and the center was temporarily closed.  Volleyball and gymnastics were later able to resume. 

A new grant at UW-Eau Claire will provide students who are parents with more affordable child care.  The Children’s Nature Academy received a grant through the federal “Child Care Means Parents in School” program.  The nearly 40-thousand dollar grant will help support students who are parents of infants and toddlers.  The director of the children’s academy says students who receive Pell Grants are eligible to participate in the program. 

A new program is teaching youth in Eau Claire about nutrition literacy and culinary education.  Students at Roosevelt Elementary School got to participate in The Community Table’s Meal in a Jar program yesterday.  The program seeks to provide kids with healthy food options.  The educational series teaches kids how to alter their favorite foods with healthy options using ingredients typically available at food pantries or in after school lunches.   

The third organization that will receive $10,000 is Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes. This organization helps prepare girls in the Chippewa Valley for a lifetime of leadership, success and adventure. Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes operates service centers, camps, and business offices throughout 2 states and 58 counties. The $10,000 donation from Markquart Gives Back 2018 will be used toward all of their annual programming as well as financial assistance to families of members. The entire

A man will spend the rest of his life in prison after being convicted of first-degree intentional homicide in the death of a Rusk County deputy.  Doug Nitek appeared in court yesterday to learn his fate in the 2016 shooting of Dan Glaze.  After his sentencing, Nitek issued a statement saying he fired shots that took Dan Glaze’s life and that he was sorry.  Nitek will not have the possibility of parole. 

House Speaker Paul Ryan says he doesn’t know what’s next for him as he leaves Congress to return to his home in Janesville. In a farewell address at the Library of Congress today, Ryan said House Republicans have kept their promises to the American people.  The Wisconsin Republican cited economic growth, tax cuts and efforts to make the military stronger.  Ryan announced earlier this year that he would not seek re-election.  

The transition team for Governor-elect Tony Evers is tapping some Milwaukee leaders for top positions.  The transition team announced today that Joel Brennan, who had served the campaign manager for Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, will be Evers’ top aide.  Sarah Meaney will be the Secretary of Tourism and Kevin Carr, a U.S. Marshal, will head the Department of Corrections. Governor-elect Tony Evers is appointing top Milwaukee official Preston Cole as secretary of the state Department of Natural Resources.  Cole is

The FBI says it’s the season for an uptick in cyber theft and fraud.  Authorities across Wisconsin are advising online shoppers to protect themselves from becoming a victim.  Some tips provided by the FBI include not responding to unsolicited e-mail, not opening attachments from unknown senders and being aware that fraudsters tend to create a sense of urgency and want you to act quickly.  Online scams and complaints can be filed with the internet crime complaint center at IC3-dot-gov.  

One person is dead after a two-vehicle crash in Polk County.  Police say a car was on Highway 35 in Saint Croix Township yesterday morning when it crossed the center line and hit another car. Kenneth Jones was driving one of those cars and was pronounced dead at the scene while the other driver was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. 

A public official in Bloomer is being cited with three hunting violations.  The Chippewa Herald says Police Chief and Chippewa County Board of Supervisors Member Jared Zwiefelhofer was cited in Burnett County about a month ago for driving an ATV with a loaded weapon, baiting, and killing a deer on an archery tag without a bow.  Zwiefelhofer is pleading not guilty and is due in court in January.