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A Medford woman is pleading guilty to charges stemming from robberies at a pair of Jackson County banks.  Banks in Black River Falls and Alma Center were robbed in 2018 and 2019 and two people have been charged.  Defendant Michaela Davis has pleaded guilty to charges including conspiracy to commit robbery of a financial institution.  She has been sentenced to one year of conditional jail time and ten years of probation.

The Vernon County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an injury accident that happened Saturday night in the Town of Coon.  Reports say that 34-year-old motorist Alan Poellinger lost control of his vehicle on County Road B and hit a utility pole.  Poellinger was taken to a local hospital for care.

Investigators are working to determine the cause of a destructive house fire in Tomah.  An East Clifton Street home went up in flames Sunday afternoon and the property was later ordered to be demolished due to concerns for public safety.  No one was hurt.

Milwaukee is seeing a big dip in the number of births in city hospitals.  The Journal-Sentinel reports Milwaukee had its lowest number of births on record last year at less than 74-hundred.  The number is a five percent drop compared to 2024 and nearly 22 percent lower than 2019’s figure.  Wisconsin started collecting data on births and rates in 1990. 

Tweleve Wisconsin women’s hockey players are heading to Milan for the upcoming Winter Olympic Games. The Badgers are sending six players to represent Team USA, five for Team Canada and one for Team Czechia. Senior forward Laila Edwards says their “number one plan is to come home with gold.” The 2026 Winter Olympics are set to begin on February 6th.

An arrest warrant was issued Friday for an Appleton man accused in the sexual assault of a child.  Michael Rouse allegedly assaulted the victim inside his Eau Claire home in 2003 when she was eleven-years-old and he was 25.  Police say there are other victims. 

Two people were left injured after a single-vehicle weekend crash in Vernon County.  Authorities say 61-year-old John Harnish lost control of his vehicle on a curve in the in the Town of Wheatland, went down an embankment and hit several trees.  Harnish was taken to a local hospital for care and there has been no word on his condition.  A passenger from the vehicle suffered injuries that are described as minor.

Months after the mayor of La Crosse ordered its temporary closure, Cameron Park is reopening.  Burns Park and Cameron Park were closed in September due to what Mayor Shaundel Washington-Spivey said were safety concerns involving the behavior of sheltered and unsheltered individuals.  Burns Park was reopened in December and Cameron Park is to be reopened tomorrow.

Crews were dispatched to the scene of a fire in Buffalo County Friday morning.  A Pony Trail machine shed caught fire shortly before 10 a.m.  No one was hurt.  Early reports say the fire started with the use of a heater inside the shed.

The chancellor of UW-Madison is leaving the school for another job.  Officials announced Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin has accepted a position as the next president of Columbia University.  Mnookin is expected to remain in her current role through the spring commencement before moving on to her new job.  An interim chancellor is expected to be named soon while the Board of Regents searches for a permanent replacement.