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It’s 40 years in prison for the man who shot and wounded three police officers in Wauwatosa last year. A judge yesterday gave Kenneth Burney four decades behind bars for the shooting at the Radisson Hotel. Police were responding to a separate shots fired call when they found Burney holed-up in his room. When officers broke down his door, he opened fire. Three Tosa officers were wounded, all three survived. He was convicted in the case earlier this year.

A night of over-indulging in alcohol and under-judging actions led to a 23 thousand-dollar bill for a UW-Eau Claire student. A judge yesterday accepted a deferred prosecution agreement for 21-year-old Zachary Cunningham. Police say he broke into the basement of a campus dorm back in February and destroyed several rooms, including a music room. Cunningham told police he’d been drinking that night but didn’t offer a reason for the destruction. He’s already paid back about 19 thousand dollars.

One Eau Claire County supervisor is talking about legal pot. Supervisor Judy Gatlin says 69 percent of voters in the county agreed with her advisory referendum that pot should be legal in the state. She says the next step is to get lawmakers to agree. Gatlin says the overwhelming show of support from voters could make that easier. Wisconsin lawmakers have repeatedly turned-down offers to legalize marijuana in the state. That’s not expected to change next year.

The Red Cross in Wisconsin says it’s made a generous offer to its workers who are promising a strike. The Red Cross is not saying just how much money it’s willing to pay workers at its blood centers, but managers yesterday did say they’ve offered ‘lump sum bonuses, annual wage increases, enhancements to safety, holidays and quality affordable health care, as well as a new Paid Family Leave benefit.’ AFSCME, the union which represents the Red Cross workers in Wisconsin is threatening to strike

One of the Republican lawmakers in charge of the state’s next budget says decreasing Wisconsinites’ tax burden is a top priority. State Rep. Mark Born used the Republicans’ weekly radio address to say Wisconsin’s six billion-dollar surplus is proof that the state is collecting too much money in taxes. He says Republicans want to find a way to give some of that money back to hard working families, while also finding ways to invest in roads, schools, and healthcare.

Quadren Wilson, the man shot during an arrest on Madison’s east side back in February, was a wanted drug trafficker and may have been tied to the shooting death of an eleven-year-old Madison girl. Those are some of the new details revealed in court filings in the case against the state DCI agent who shot Wilson. Wilson is currently serving a three-year sentence for drugs, but prosecutors say investigators were looking into his drug activity long before his arrest. As

There are new charges, and new victims in the case of a Janesville Navy recruiter accused of having sex with underage girls. Rock County prosecutors yesterday added three new charges of child enticement and sexual assault. The D.A’s office says there are two new victims in the case. Investigators say the recruiter, 25-year-old Bryan Bradley-Hubbard, would meet high school girls through his job as a recruiter, then contact them on social media and meet for sex.

City leaders in Madison are trying to get a plan on paper for a possible Amtrak station. The city yesterday asked for public input on where a new station should be built. Madison could get an Amtrak line, but only if city, state, and federal leaders can agree. Madison is suggesting five station locations: one near the airport, one near the old Oscar Meyer plant, one off East Washington, one on the east side, one downtown, and the final option

Red Cross workers in Madison are planning to strike during the year’s largest blood drive. AFSCME, which represents workers in Madison’s Red Cross offices, says its members voted to walk off the job on December 23rd, just in time to disrupt the Red Cross’s 37th annual Holiday Blood Drive. Union leaders are demanding more money, but say the Red Cross isn’t offering any. The Holiday Blood Drive is the Red Cross’ largest blood drive of the year. The strike threat

The suspect in a September hit-and-run in Chippewa County is due to be sentenced next month.  Lawyers entered a no contest plea for 20-year-old Chad Myszka of Wausau yesterday.  He’s accused of leading Chippewa County deputies on a high speed chase in September, and then crashing his car.  Deputies were looking for Myszka because of a report that he was armed and suicidal.  Myszka was facing five counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety as well as three counts of hit-and-run.