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This year’s winter El Nino will be the most severe since 2015 in Southern Wisconsin. National Weather Service Milwaukee Meteorologist Cameron Miller says an El Nino of similar strength comes around southern Wisconsin about once every decade. Before 2015, comparable El Ninos have made appearances in 1997 and 1982. Miller says temperatures may dip next Monday and Tuesday, but temperatures for the rest of next week could be up to ten degrees higher than usual. The Climate Prediction Center says

“It’s been great to watch the growth that’s coming to ONE – and Eau Claire’s brands are going to fuel that in a big way.” ONE Automotive Group, serving Eau Claire and Wisconsin’s Chippewa Valley, has acquired anotherlongtime local auto group. The acquisition of Eau Claire Automotive Group was finalized on Friday, December 15, 2023. “I’m thrilled about this development and what it will mean for the auto buyers of the ChippewaValley,” said Mike Keil, Eau Claire Auto’s veteran owner.

Wisconsin lawmakers have proposed legislation that would give more transparency on what’s happening in state prisons and county jails. The bill would require the Department of Corrections to report the total number of inmates in a prison or jail. Reports would include all visitation or communication restrictions, and the number of people in solitary confinement. Democratic Senator Kelda Roys of Madison says the bill aims to streamline the public information process in the correctional system.

A former Eau Claire County District Attorney has had his license suspended. The Wisconsin Supreme Court decided today that Gary King will not be allowed to practice law in the state for the next year. He will also have to pay nearly six-thousand dollars for his court costs. King is accused of misconduct starting in 2018 for sexual harassment, a short temper, and being under the influence at work. King resigned as DA in August 2021.

Silver and gold, red and green, yellow and chocolate? The colors of the season will include some dog hair for a special group of animals. For this week’s Friday Feel Good we head to Colorado with a plan to bring a very happy “PAW”liday to some shelter animals. The story starts with Milly and her beloved dog, Bella. When a Highlands Ranch 9-year-old’s dog passed away, she didn’t let sadness take over. Instead, she’s using her story and the holiday

Edgerton’s fire department is among the first in the state to plan for a baby box. The city announced this week that it plans to install the box, where parents can drop off newborns, no questions asked. Governor Evers signed a law last week that allows for baby boxes across the state. The box will go-in at Edgerton’s fire department because the building is manned 24/7, 365 days a year.

A Wisconsin father and daughter are getting the credit for discovering what’s thought to be a 150-year-old shipwreck in Lake Michigan. Tim Wollak and his six-year-old daughter, Henley, were out fishing near Green Bay back in August when the sonar detector picked up an unusual ping. He posted the pics to social media, where it caught the attention of the Wisconsin Historical Society. The society says it’s a wooden three-masted sailing ship and while it hasn’t been confirmed, it seems

There are charges for a Tomah man in an overdose death back in February. Prosecutors in Monroe County filed the charges this week against Nicholas Hage. Investigators say he sold meth and fentanyl to a man who overdosed earlier this year. A judge ordered Hage held on 20 thousand-dollars cash bond. He’s due back in court at the end of next month.

A jury didn’t buy a Barron County man’s insanity defense in his child pornography case. Derek Salewski pleaded guilty earlier this week to child sexual exploitation, but also claimed to be insane. The jury yesterday said Salewski did not have a mental defect when he downloaded pictures or videos showing young children being sexually assaulted. He’s looking at 40 years in prison when he’s sentenced in March.

President Biden is coming back to Wisconsin. The White House yesterday said the president will be in Milwaukee next Wednesday to talk about small businesses. It will be Biden’s second visit to Milwaukee since August, and it’s another sign of just how crucial Wisconsin is in next year’s presidential race. The latest Marquette Law School Poll gave the president a slight lead, 50-48, over Donald Trump among voters in Wisconsin.