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The woman accused of running a house of prostitution out of her Eau Claire massage parlors won’t be spending any time behind bars. A judge yesterday sentenced Dongmei Greer to two years probation yesterday. Police arrested Greer back in 2019 after they say her employees at the Angel Massage and Lucky Massage parlors were performing sex acts for money. Greer pleaded no contest in the case.

 An adult is facing charges following a fight at an Oshkosh middle school. The D.A. filed charges yesterday against 37-year-old Charlotte Fletcher. Police say she forced her way into Merrill Middle School last week and began shouting and cursing at school staff members. Fletcher raced to the school after getting a call about her student getting into a fight with another student. Prosecutors say Fletcher was part of a group of parents, and one of them slapped Merrill’s dean of

There’s an update to Monday night’s officer-involved shooting in Kenosha County. Investigators say the man who was shot died at the hospital yesterday. The state’s Department of Justice says the man sped away from police, first in Racine County and then in Kenosha County. Kenosha County’s sheriff said Monday night that the suspect pointed a gun at deputies, who then shot the man. No deputies were injured in the shooting.

 Voters in Eau Claire will see a question about changing the state’s abortion law on their ballot this spring. The county board last night approved a non-binding referendum on Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion law. Voters in Eau Claire won’t change anything with their vote in April, the question is advisory only. Critics say the abortion vote is simply a way to get more Democratic voters to the polls. Supporters say they want to send a message to state lawmakers.

There’s now a proposal to send voters a text when their local clerk gets their absentee ballot. The plan from Republicans David Steffen and Rachael Cabral-Guevara would create a notification system for people who vote absentee in the state. Steffen says some voters don’t trust their ballot in the mail, he says adding an extra layer of security could calm those fears. The two want to roll the notification system into the state’s MyVote system. They say they can set-up

The plan to build a new youth prison in Milwaukee took a big step forward yesterday. Milwaukee’s Common Council yesterday approved the plan for a 42 million-dollars facility to be built on Milwaukee’s north side. The new prison is to be the replacement for the troubled Lincoln Hills youth prison. There continues to be some opposition from neighbors, but the vote all but seals the deal. Milwaukee’s mayor must sign-off on the plan next, then there will be some steps

Get ready for a new Miller Lite Super Bowl ad. Molson Coors, which owns MIller Lite, yesterday said it is returning to the Super Bowl after a 30-year hiatus. Anheuser-Busch has been the exclusive Super Bowl beer sponsor, but they declined to renew that contract. There’s no word just what the new Miller Lite Super Bowl ad will be, though it’s sure to leak here in the next few weeks.

A Rock County murder trial involving a former Wisconsin football player is underway today.  Marcus Randle El is accused of killing two women in Janesville nearly three years ago in February of 2020.  He’s charged with two counts of first-degree intentional homicide and faces life in prison.  Randle El played wide receiver for the Badgers from 2004 to 2007.

ABOVE PHOTO:  Each week when college students are on campus, Jen Sell, Chippewa Valley Technical College at River Falls campus manager, travels to the River Falls Community Food Pantry and picks up food for students in need. The items are located in the College’s Learning Center. Candice Anderson realizes that she needs college students, and they need her. “We have baskets with that food in our Learning Center for students to take as needed.” As the executive director of the

The Citizen Law Enforcement Academy is a program designed to give citizens insight into law enforcement and the Barron County Sheriff’s Department. This program is offered free of charge. It will be held in the spring and fall. The program will be held on five Wednesday evenings, every other week, beginning on March 8, 2023 from 6pm until roughly 8pm. Topics covered during the academy will include, but not be limited to:  Sheriff’s Department overview, including tours of the jail