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A Waunakee woman is spending time behind bars in connection with a deadly Monroe County crash.  A judge has sentenced 42-year-old Carrie Herbst to eight years in prison.  Prosecutors say her blood alcohol level was over twice the legal limit when she entered I-94 the wrong way in October of last year, hitting another vehicle head-on, killing a 29-year-old man.  In addition to the prison sentence, Herbst will spend another decade under extended supervision, according to court documents.

Utility officials across Wisconsin say more power outages are likely coming soon because of the strain the last storm put on powerlines.  Crews from eight different states came to Wisconsin to repair outages across northwest Wisconsin.  Xcel Energy officials say almost 60-thousand customers were without power at the peak of the last storm.  Officials with Jump River Electric Cooperative say almost half of their members lost power.  They remind residents to have emergency plans prepared in case of extended outages.   

The city of Eau Claire and other municipalities are opening sites where residents can bring their debris from the latest storms.  Last week’s storms knocked over trees and took down branches.  In Eau Claire, the site is located at Green Waste Facility and it opened yesterday.  It’s located on Jeffers Road and will remain open until January 31st.  The site is also where the city’s Merry Mulch tree recycling program is located for residents to recycle their Christmas trees.  Trees

Voters in the Village of Lake Hallie will be asked next year to consider exceeding the state tax levy to afford another full-time officer.  The Lake Hallie Village Board last night also approved adding another referendum question next April to support the village’s fire and rescue expenses and road improvement projects.  Board members say the village is growing and calls for services have also increased. 

The Packers are keeping their postseason hopes alive by beating the Rams 24-12 on Monday Night Football in Green Bay.  The loss dropped the Rams out of playoff contention,  Aaron Rodgers threw for 229 yards, one touchdown and an interception in the victory.  AJ Dillon rushed for a pair of scores, while Aaron Jones ran for 90 yards and also caught a touchdown pass.  Green Bay has won two straight to improve to six-and-eight. 

Dozens of new dogs and puppies are up for adoption at the Wisconsin Humane Society in Milwaukee.  The shelter welcomed the new four-legged residents late last week.  Thirty-two dogs and puppies were surrendered from commercial breeding facilities and are now looking for good homes.  Over the last year, the National Mill Dog Rescue says they have seen a significant increase in dogs surrendered over the last year.                               

 Milwaukee is one of  the top 50 neediest cities in America while Madison is one of the least needy cities.  That’s according to WalletHub, which ranks Milwaukee the 48th-neediest city compared to the 182 largest cities in the country.  Madison ranks just 170th.  WalletHub uses over two dozen key indicators of economic disadvantage for its rankings, including child poverty, food insecurity, and rates of people that are uninsured.  WalletHub says the most need city in America is Detroit, Michigan.

ABOVE PHOTO: Madeline Avery, 19, already has a firefighter job under her belt, but after she graduates from Chippewa Valley Technical College as a FireMedic on December 20, she hopes to continue her education in the field.  Madeline Avery knew at a young age she wanted to be a helper.  At age 16, in her junior year at Mondovi High School, she enrolled in a high school academy at Chippewa Valley Technical College.  “I am the first in my family

This year saw many new additions to our community, and although each baby is unique, some share the same names. Avery and Nora for girls, and Sawyer and Jack for boys tied to top the list of most popular names given to babies born at Marshfield Medical Center-Eau Claire in 2022. For girls, Avery and Nora tied for the most popular names of the year. Avery, with both English and French origins means “wise”, and Nora with Latin roots means

Wisconsin Congressman Mike Gallagher believes the U.S. is in the early stages of a cold war with China.  Appearing on CNN’s State of the Union, the Republican lawmaker said he views the Chinese Communist Party as an enemy of the United States.  As the incoming chairman of a select committee on China, Gallagher is pushing legislation to ban the Chinese-owned app TikTok.  He likened the app to “digital fentanyl” due to its highly addictive nature.  Gallagher says he wants to make