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Authorities in Shawano County are looking for a hit-and-run driver in a crash that injured a man and killed a pet kangaroo.  County deputies answered a call in Waukechon last night about a crash near the intersection of Porter and Valley roads.  The pet kangaroo had escaped its home a few days ago.  A man spotted the animal near the intersection and tried to get it to come closer.  However a woman driving a pickup truck failed to see him

A Rusk County landlord is facing a felony charge after being accused of putting a spy-camera in the bathroom of one of his tenants.  A criminal complaint claims a woman who rents from 57-year-old Randy Berthold found a camera in a drawer in her bathroom with several videos of her taken without her permission back in October.  WEAU reports Berthold admitted to the claims made by the woman.  He’s expected in court on December 11th. 

A man will do four months in Eau Claire County jail after leading police on a chase through multiple counties. Twenty-five-year-old Bryont Holmes pleaded no contest to three charges stemming from the June incident including stealing a car, fleeing police, and driving without a license.  After his jail sentence, he will serve 36 months on probation. 

Top Senate Republican Scott Fitzgerald is acknowledging that a key benefit of moving the date of Wisconsin’s 2020 presidential primary would be to help a conservative-backed judge win election to the state Supreme Court.  The Senate Majority Leader also said yesterday that an extraordinary legislative session could happen as soon as next week.  The session would be the last chance for Republicans to pass laws while Scott Walker is governor. 

Harvest numbers are up for this year’s Wisconsin gun deer season.  Hunters registered about seven percent more deer than last year.  Officials believe mild temperatures on opening day and a high deer population contributed to the higher harvest rates. 

Governor Walker and the Forest County Potawatomi are submitting a new amendment to the gaming compact between the tribe and the state.  The amendment would withhold up to 250-million-dollars from the state if the tribe suffers losses from a competitor’s casino being built.  If the agreement is approved by the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, it would end continuing negotiations that started more than a decade ago. 

Barron-based country singer Chris Kroeze is in the top ten on The Voice.  He moved on in the competition, performing on the show with coach Blake Shelton on Monday.  The live episode also featured cuts to a Voice viewing party at the Barron Area Community Center where his wife,two children, and other supporters were cheering him on.  The segment also showed photos of kids in his old elementary school wearing fake beards during a Chris Kroeze Dress-Up Day and a

A Girl Scout who survived a deadly hit-and-run crash in Lake Hallie is out of the hospital.  Officials say Madalyn Zwiefelhofer left the hospital last week after undergoing numerous procedures. Madalyn underwent open heart surgery and treatment for two broken legs, a displaced pelvis, a broken cheekbone, a broken wrist, a broken arm, cuts in her kidney and spleen, and many other cuts and bruises.  She also suffered a brain bleed which kept her in the hospital longer.  Three other

The Eau Claire city budget is finalized, and several other ordinances are going into effect after a marathon council meeting.  In addition to passing the city budget,the council put through a repeal of a ban that kept kids off the city council dais, lowered the penalty for first-time marijuana possession to one dollar,and allowed residents to keep up to five chickens in their backyard for eggs. 

Police say a crash was caused by a medical emergency.  The collision happened yesterday evening after a man lost control of his vehicle.  The car went through the parking lot of a brewery on Madison Street before smashing into a fence at a nearby home.  Officials say the fence and home were damaged.  The driver was taken to the hospital with minor injuries, but no one else was hurt.