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A new gym coming to Menomonie is hoping to have a big impact on people with autism and anxiety disorders.  Jesse’s Jym calls itself a sensory-based learning center that focuses on fulfilling specific sensory needs.  It will feature swings and jumping and climbing structures and have specialized play groups that do yoga, American Sign Language, and work on social skills.  The grand opening is scheduled for this Friday and Saturday. 

–  A new speed dating event in La Crosse is helping seniors who are looking for love.  Last night, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse hosted this first-of-its-kind event where about 20 people over the age of 65 had five minutes to get to connect with each person in the room.  The professor in charge of the event said one of his main goals was to create inter-generational contact between the participants and his students. 

School officials say Chippewa Falls Senior High was placed on hold after a threat was found in a bathroom.  Students and staff were kept in their classrooms for about 15 minutes Wednesday afternoon.  A student was immediately questioned by administrators based on video footage and handwriting samples.  The student confessed to writing the note and had their locker and belongings searched.  The investigation found that while the note was disruptive and inappropriate, there was no plan for violence against the

A Chippewa Falls man is facing charges in the deaths of two men police say he provided with drugs.  Shane Johnson was charged yesterday for the death of 28-year-old Samuel Ott, who died in November 2017.  Johnson was charged last November for supplying the heroin that killed 40-year-old Nicholas Buck.  Johnson has already been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for possessing 50 grams or more of meth with intent to distribute. 

The Chippewa Falls City Clerk says a plan to move the 2020 Presidential primary to April is an unnecessary burden to local taxpayers.  The plan would mean there would be three elections in the spring of 2020 in the Chippewa Valley.  The City Clerk also says the idea would make absentee voting complicated and confusing. 

An area shop sign is spreading positive messages to help the community heal after a crash took the lives of three young Girl Scouts and a mother during a service project.  The Wrap Guys has been printing stickers, signs, and t-shirts with a logo that carries a positive message that also remembers the tragic deaths.  The victims’ Girl Scout Troop 3055 will carry a banner with the logo made and donated by the company. 

Memorial High School is hosting its annual community book sale.  The sale starts today and continues until tomorrow.  The sale is sponsored by Memorial’s Teen Literacy Initiative in connection with Scholastic Books.  Books area vailable for all reading levels, from pre-school to young adult. 

Wisconsin DNR officials are investigating the illegal shooting of an albino deer.  The pure white female was found on the side of Hilldale Road in Lafayette County on Sunday.  Albino deer are protected wild animals in Wisconsin and it’s a crime to shoot or harvest them.  Anyone who may have information about the shooting of this rare deer is asked to contact the DNR. 

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.