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 A man accused of killing a University of Wisconsin-Madison student back in 2008 pleads guilty in the case.  David Kahl pleaded guilty this morning to first-degree intentional homicide.  He’s accused of killing Brittany Zimmerman at an apartment on West Doty Street.  Kahl has a plea agreement with the state that will allow him to petition for supervised released after 20 years in prison.  That decision will be made at a later date.

The Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office, will be stepping up traffic enforcement during the remainder of 2022 through September 2023. “Lack of Seatbelt use is one of the primary factors contributing to fatalities in traffic crashes. It is far more likely you will be injured in a crash if you are not wearing your seatbelt.” Sheriff James Kowalczyk. The Sheriff’s Office will work with the Chippewa Falls police department, Cadott police department, Cornell police department and Stanley police department to increase

ABOVE PHOTO: Dale Evans and Anna Evans Bartz, front row center, of EVCO Plastics meet with students and professors in UW-Stout’s plastics engineering lab after donating $100,000 to support projects that improve sustainability within the industry. National and worldwide efforts to improve sustainability in the plastics industry are receiving a boost from University of Wisconsin-Stout, thanks to a major donation by EVCO Plastics. The Wisconsin-based company, which has 12 facilities in two states and two foreign countries, has given $100,000 to

Calling all PumpKINGS and Scream Queens! Whether you love all things haunted and creepy, or prefer more merry than scary there is something for everyone in our community this Halloween weekend. Trick-or-treating returns to area businesses, campuses, and neighborhoods. The doors open on haunted houses and parties invite the bigger kids in for a night of fright. CLICK HERE FOR A FULL CALENDER OF LCOAL HALLOWEEN EVENTS

 A new report says Wisconsin shouldn’t have to pay 240 million-dollars if a new casino opens in Kenosha.  The report from the Legislative Fiscal Bureau says the “‘financial risk to the state” is not as big under the latest gambling compact with the Forest County Potawatomi as it was under the last.  The old agreement with the tribe could have cost Wisconsin 243 million-dollars in compensation if a new casino opened within 50 miles of the tribe’s Milwaukee casino.  The report says the new

Milwaukee is getting some love from National Geographic.  NatGeo yesterday said Milwaukee is on the list of its Best Travel Cities for 2023.  There’s not really a ranking, just a list of places that visitors should check-out.  Milwaukee joins the Scottish Highlands, Charleston, South Carolina, New Zealand, Botswana, and several other places on the Best Travel Cities for 2023 list which you can see with a CLICK HERE.

 The young man who stole the head off a State Capitol statue during Madison’s violent summer of 2020 is not going to prison.  A judge yesterday sentenced 36-year-old Rodney Clendening to probation instead.  Clendening pleaded guilty to stealing the head from the Hans Christian Heg statue.  He was originally facing felony charges, but prosecutors allowed him to plead to a misdemeanor count of theft.  His probation is supposed to last a year, but the judge said it can end earlier

Madison Police are looking for the third suspect in a murder from back in the summer.  Investigators yesterday said they have an arrest warrant for 29-year-old Charvis Blue.  He is the latest suspect to be named in the July murder of an 18-year-old on Madison’s northeast side.  Two other people are currently in jail in the case, they were arrested earlier this year.  Madison Police don’t know where Blue is, they are hoping someone helps them find him.

Winter graduates at UW-Madison will get some final words from the host of the Manitowoc Minute.  Charlie Berens will be the winter commencement speaker this year.  Berens started with his online Manitowoc Minute, but has become an author, YouTuber and stand-up comedian.  Berens is a UW-Madison alum.  The school says he is a cultural ambassador for the state.

Darrell Brooks Jr. will spend the rest of his life in prison. A jury yesterday convicted him of the attack at Waukesha’s Christmas Parade last November. The jury found him guilty on all 76 counts, including six counts of first degree homicide. It took the jury about two-and-a-half hours yesterday to reach their verdict. Brooks is due back in court next week to begin the sentencing phase of the trial. He is guaranteed a life sentence. In reaction after that