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Kramer says we’re CRAMMED! The Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Department wants to expand the jail because of crowding issues.  Sheriff Ron Cramer says the increase in population is causing security issues.  Inmates are shipped out to other facilities when the population reaches about 80 percent full, which costs the county around 200-thousand a year.  No decision has been made about an expansion yet. 

The Eau Claire Army Reserve’s 397th Engineer Battalion is relocating.  The twelve full-time engineers will be moving to Marina,California.  The Quartermaster company will remain on Keith Streetper forming logistical operations.  A final ceremony for the 397th will beheld Saturday. 

The Chippewa Falls community is hoping to raise awareness and funds for children in foster care through an event.  The Fashion for Foster Care fundraiser at the Chippewa Distillery sold out last night and raised four thousand dollars to benefit Chippewa County foster children and programming.  Volunteers hope to provide more items for the county’s deck closet, and to remodel the family interaction room at the county.  

 Police in Osseo are investigating a possible case of child abuse.  The Police Department says it contacted the Trempealeau County Human Services Department on Monday about a child that was in the hospital that may have been shaken by its parents.  The father Mitchel Feyen was arrested after an interview with police and is being charged with recklessly causing great bodily harm to a child. 

The Plum City School District is doing its part to support a teacher who’s been diagnosed with ALS.  Yesterday the district presented music teacher Mike Bonn with two checks to support him while he struggles with the disease.  Bonn has retired from teaching since his diagnosis in August and says he plans to have a positive spirit throughout this hard time. 

The Mississippi Valley Conservancy is expanding its protection reach after receiving an anonymous donation of land adjacent to Perrot State Park.  The conservancy board says it made the decision to accept the donation because of its ecological significance and the land’s location in one of its priority areas.  The LaCrosse Tribune reports that the protected land’s status will remain intact regardless of future ownership. 

The La Crosse Center Board is approving both renovation and expansion concepts that were proposed last week.  Last night, the board was recommended to consider which concept it likes more but to put both options in front of the La Crosse Common Council to get more input.  The council is expected to review the concepts at its meeting in January. 

A hearing is meant to decide whether convicted killer and rapist Jeffrey Smith will get more freedom from supervision.  The hearing was held yesterday to determine if Smith is no longer a sexually violent person.  Currently, Smith can’t live in his home without some type of surveillance.  More testimony is taking place today and the trial is set to wrap up tomorrow.  Smith was convicted in 1987 for the killing and rape of Susan Fahrman. 

An Eau Claire woman is meeting with the court after being accused of stealing thousands of dollars from the Eau Claire County Humane Association.  Nicolle Wilson made an initial court appearance yesterday, charged with five felony counts that include theft and fraud against a financial institution.  Court documents say Wilson was the association’s bookkeeper from May to September of this year and tried to cash a check for 60-thousand dollars. 

A Minnesota man is accused of stealing thousands of dollars in goods from an Eau Claire gaming shop.  The theft of some of D20 Gaming’s most valuable Magic the Gathering cards happened in November 2015.  DNA evidence collected in another case and a witness statement led authorities to arrest Tyler Gehrmann recently for the burglary of D20.  He is charged with felony burglary and will make his first court appearance January 9th.