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A Portage man is sentenced to three years probation in an animal abuse case.  Paul Greiner was sentenced today for killing and dumping cats on a woman’s property in Columbia County.  An investigation revealed Greiner was trapping the cats that were hanging around his bird feeders.  Police were tipped off by a woman who started discovering the dead cats on her property about 12 miles away. 

The weekend’s wet weather is being blamed for several car accidents in Vernon County.  The county sheriff’s office says it responded to two rollover crashes on Saturday, one on State Highway 56 and another on Highway 27 in the Town of Franklin.  On Sunday the sheriff also responded to a car in a ditch on County Road WW in the Town of Hillsboro.  All of the accidents are under investigation. 

Alternate side parking is in effect in Eau Claire due to accumulating snow.  The provision means cars can only be parked on the side of the street with odd numbered addresses on odd numbered days and the side of the street with even numbered addresses on even numbered days.  The Alternate Side Parking only lasts from midnight to 5:00 p.m. but the city hasn’t announced how many days it will be in effect. 

 The science education program at the University of Wisconsin-Stout could be in trouble because of a new U-W System policy.  The Program Productivity Monitoring policy would eliminate the program because it produces too few graduates, just three per year over the last five years.  Other programs at other U-W schools could also be in trouble thanks to the policy.  Its goal is to use a single metric to determine the productivity of programs based on the average number of graduates in

More support is pouring in for the families of the girl scouts and mother that were killed in a hit and run last month.  Over the weekend, Micon Cinemas in Chippewa Falls held a free showing of Troop Beverly Hills and raised about two-thousand dollars between donations and a portion of concessions sales for the families.  Also, a dance event was held at Diamond School of Dance in Eau Claire that raised about 15-hundred dollars. 

Chris Kroeze is performing in the top ten of NBC’s The Voice tonight.  The Barron native performed Long Train Runnin’ by the Doobie Brothers last week and got enough votes to escape elimination.  Kroeze will perform at seven o’clock tonight with the rest of the top ten.  He only needs to advance two more weeks to make it to the finale. 

On December 3, 2018 Wisconsin State Patrol Troopers responded to a 2 vehicle crash on Hwy 25 .25 miles north of 420th Street. A south bound vehicle had crossed over into oncoming traffic and was struck by a northbound pickup. Road conditions are believed to be a mitigating factor for the crash. Wisconsin State Patrol was assisted by Menomonie Fire and EMS as well as Dunn County Sheriff’s Office. Names are being withheld at this time while the crash remains

Flags are being flown at half-staff around the state of Wisconsin following the death of former President George H.W. Bush.  The 41st President of the United State passed away Friday, about eight months after the death of his wife Barbara Bush.  Governor Scott Walker said the flags will be flown at half-staff through December 30th.   The 43rd President, George W. Bush, said the entire family is deeply grateful for 41’s life and love.  Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush said his father was

Mike McCarthy is out, and Green Bay is looking for a new coach. Packers’ team president Mark Murphy released a statement after the Packers’20-17 loss to Arizona yesterday that the team is ‘relieving’ McCarthy of his duties immediately.  Murphy says the 2018 season has not lived-up to expectations.  Defensive coordinator Joe Philbin will step in as interim coach. 

Wisconsin’s governor-to-be says he doesn’t see what Republicans are so afraid of.  Governor-elect Tony Evers on Friday said he thinks Republicans in Madison are trying to erase his win last month with this week’s lame duck session.  Lawmakers last week announced an agenda for their return to the Capitol that includes moving the 2020 primary election, limiting early voting in the state, and forcing Evers to get permission before banning guns from the statehouse.  Lame duck session begins this afternoon.