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The house featured in “Home Alone” has found new owners. The five-bedroom, six-bathroom home in Winnetka, Illinois sold for over five-million dollars. The house received national attention after it was put on the market earlier this year. Macaulay Culkin, who starred as Kevin McCallister in the films, revealed he once considered buying the home. He says he had “half a mind to buy it — just for giggles.”

Two men are sentenced for a drive-by shooting that killed another man in Eau Claire. Prosecutors say Michael Purnell and Jamon Sullivan killed Christopher Conner two years ago after an argument at a bar.  Purnell was sentenced to five years in prison yesterday, including time served.  Sullivan gets two years of probation. Two other men involved in the murder have already been sentenced. Kemone Golden, who prosecutors believe pulled the trigger, was sentenced to eleven years.

Seattle’s new Police Chief will be Shon Barnes, who’s currently the chief of police in Madison, Wisconsin.  Barnes will take over after former chief Adrian Diaz was fired after an investigation found he was having a relationship with someone he hired and managed.  Barnes has been in national news this week following the fatal shooting at a private Christian school in Madison where a student and teacher were killed.  The suspect took her own life.

Several hundred Madison Metropolitan School District students are voicing their concerns of gun violence following Monday’s shooting at Abundant Life Christian School.  Students from West High School made speeches on campus on Friday to begin the protest.  From there, they led those gathered on a more-than-two-mile march to the State Capitol.  Protesters led chants such as “Books, not bullets” and “No more silence, end gun violence.”  A moment of silence for the shooting victims and families was held when they

Both the state and Barron County’s public health managers are keeping a close eye on the people who worked at the poultry farm that saw Wisconsin’s first human case of the bird flu.  The state’s Department of Health Services reported this week that a man who works at the farm has come down with the flu.  No one is sure how or when.  The man, whose identity has not been released, is being treated and monitored.  DHS says the man

A new resident at the Racine Zoo will soon be on display.  Missy the two-toed sloth arrived from the Cleveland Zoo last spring, and has been spending her time in a housed-off exhibit while her new home was built.  Missy is 28-years-old and the zoo says she’s adjusting well to her new exhibit.  CLICK FOR MORE

It’s almost here…Perhaps you are getting the plate of cookies and cold milk ready for Santa..a carrot or two ready for the reindeer whose hooves you might hear “click, click, click” on the rooftop soon. It seems Christmas is upon us again, which has many saying “How did this year go so fast?!”” For this week’s Friday Feel Good we try to slow it down a bit and revisit the magic that comes along with the season when you see

“This is the best Christmas gift ever,” At a young age, Jeremiah Coey’s mental health sent him down a path of self-destruction. In middle school, he was diagnosed with ADHD, and by his senior year, he had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, admitted to the hospital twice and attempted suicide. Today, at age 38, he’s preparing to graduate from a local university on Saturday with a bachelor’s degree. He admits that none of this would have been possible without the

There are pictures of the men who Chippewa Falls Police say were being inappropriate around some kids. Officers say the men were seen both at the local McDonalds and at a Kwik Trip. Police say they were acting inappropriately and suspicious, including taking a picture with someone’s child. Officers believe the two have left the area. CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE COVERAGE WITH WEAU 13 NEWS.

Lawmakers are voicing frustration with the UW for the latest move on university construction. The state Senate this week voted down about 70 million-dollars in funding for a handful of construction projects at the university. Republican leader Devin LeMaheiu said Republicans scuttled the money because the university refused to answer their questions, and seemed to be trying to rush the construction projects through without being honest. One of those projects is UW-Madison’s engineering building. The university is not saying what