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A water main break is leaving some Wausau residents without their H2O.  A Facebook post this morning said the main broke in the one-thousand-block of Henrietta Street and has closed the road at 10th and Henrietta.  Crews are working on repairs, but there hasn’t been a timetable as to when water service will be restored. 

The man accused of running over and killing a group of Girl Scouts and a mother in Lake Hallie is facing new charges.  WEAU reports 21-year-old Colten Treu was charged with four drug possession charges and another operating with a restricted controlled substance in blood charge yesterday in a separate crime that allegedly happened in Rusk County about a month before the deadly crash.  Treu is charged with homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle in Chippewa County in the

Chippewa Valley Technical College is partnering with the Eau Claire School District to help high schoolers graduate with an associate degree in business management.  The Leader-Telegram reports starting in the fall, a four-year program will be offered to freshman at both North and Memorial High Schools that will help them graduate with the degree.  Eau Claire is the second city that CVTC is offering the program in the area. 

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is asking for nominations for its Hunter Ethics Award.  The DNR says the award is given every year to someone who exemplifies good behavior and values that represent all hunters in the state.  Nominations must be emailed to DNR Chief Conservation Warden Todd Schaller by January 15th.  The award will be given out sometime in February. 

Outgoing Governor Scott Walker is planning to stay in politics after he leaves office next week.  Walker said in a statement yesterday that he and his wife will stay in Wisconsin and that he will be involved in multiple organizations including being part of a speakers bureau.  He said he also plans to help advocate for the re-election of President Donald Trump.  Meanwhile, in our capital city, five people are challenging Madison Mayor Paul Soglin in the upcoming election.  The candidates include

Rayovac, the battery brand that’s been based in the Madison area for more than a century, is no longer a local brand.  Spectrum Brands, the Middleton-based parent company of Rayovac, announced Wednesday that it sold Rayovac’s global battery and lightning unit to Energizer Holdings for $2 billion.  Energizer is based in St. Louis.  So far, there’s no word from the two companies about what will happen to the 700 Rayovac workers in Wisconsin.  Rayovac began as the French Battery Co., incorporated

The stomach bug is making the rounds in Eau Claire.  Area medical experts say there has been an increase in norovirus cases.  Residents are advised to wash their hands thoroughly to avoid the spread of the illness.  Symptoms include diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, and stomach pain. 

Officials in Rusk County say they are experiencing ongoing phone problems.  The issue started Tuesday when there was a power outage in the afternoon.  The Rusk County Jail Captain says 911 calls will work as expected.  Those with non-emergency calls should use a designated direct number to reach dispatch, which is 715-532-0082. 

A new report says the NRA was a leader in election spending for state-wide and legislative seats in Wisconsin.  The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign says today the NRA spent just over one-million-dollars in 2018 on electioneering activities in the state.  Eighty-percent of the NRA spending in Wisconsin over the last 20 years went to support Republican Governor Scott Walker, including more than 940-thousand-dollars in his lost bid for re-election this past November. 

The effort to rebuild the beach at Bay Beach Amusement Park is getting a boost from a fundraising project sponsored by Cellcom.  The regional wireless service provider continues to ask for donations of old cell phones to be recycled.  That generates money they are donating to rebuild the beach.  Cellcom has committed 100-thousand-dollars and will continue to collect cell phones at any Cellcom location until the end of February.