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Pablo Properties is approved by the Eau Claire Plan Commission to redevelop a majority of the current U.S. Bank building.  The bank would remain but be downscaled to 36-thousand square feet.  The remaining floors will become residential units.  

Some Eau Claire kids are getting to enjoy summer fun during winter weather.  Every Monday until mid-April, kids will get to play in the sand, build sandcastles, and splash in the dome’s foot-washing station at Wagner’s Lanes.  During the holidays,the dome also plays host to Santa.  Officials say anywhere from ten to 100 kids attend depending on whether school is in session.         

A man who spent 27 years in prison is teaching students in Chippewa Falls about the consequences of choosing the wrong path.  Chippewa Falls native Brian Cole shared his message of hope with local students yesterday.  Cole has spent most of his life in prison for various drug-related crimes, but says he’s now using his experiences for good.  School staff hope the presentation would remind students that their actions have consequences. 

The Eau Claire Area School Board is discussing options to implement a dual immersion program and necessary security updates.  The dual immersion committee recommends either Locust Lane or Longfellow Elementary as host for the program.  The school board was also presented with a plan to replace and add security cameras in all schools, along with adding classroom door latching devices, increasing digital threat assessment training, and mental health training for staff. 

Despite public outcry, Wisconsin Republican lawmakers areadvancing legislation to scale back the power of the incoming Democratic governor and attorney general.  The legislation would also limit early voting and change the date of the 2020 primary to help a conservative judge keep his seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.  Democratic Governor-elect Tony Evers asked in written testimony that Republicans abandon their lame-duck session and stop trying to undo the outcome of November’s election.  A vote on the legislation is expected today.  Governor Walker is

A suspect is in custody after being caught making off with a donation jar meant for St Jude’s Children’s Hospital.  Police say Raeven Johnson was creating a disturbance inside a Domino’s Pizza demanding free food.  She then threw a phone at the restaurant manager, grabbed the donation jar and took off running with Domino’s employees in pursuit.  She dropped the cash and was soon caught by UW-Madison police. 

Four people are recovering from injuries suffered in a school bus and car crash in Shawano County.  The Wisconsin Department of Transportation says the crash happened shortly before 7:30 Monday morning on Church Road near Birnamwood.  The bus was traveling on Church Road when it was broadsided by a car whose driver failed to stop at a stop sign.  The bus driver and two children were taken to the hospital with minor injuries, as was the driver of the car. 

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.