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A Republican senator in a closely-watched race will keep his seat.  NBC News projects Ron Johnson of Wisconsin has defeated Democrat Mandela Barnes.  The race was key for Republicans in their quest to retake the Senate majority.

On November 8, 2022, residents in the City of Eau Claire voted to approve a referendum to increase the City’s annual tax levy to cover the cost of hiring fifteen additional public safety personnel, including six firefighter/paramedics, six police officers, two civilian community service officers, and one civilian law enforcement associate to support the 911 dispatch center. The measure passed on a 18,951 YES to 10,915 NO votes. “We are a safer, stronger and healthier community because of the work

Police in Franklin say they have traced the swatting call that sent officers racing to Forest Park Middle School last month.  Investigators say the call came from a number in the United Kingdom.  There’s no word if authorities have found a specific suspect.  The 9-1-1 call for Forest Park came just days after several Wisconsin schools saw a wave of similar calls.  No one is saying where those calls came from.

 On the other side of an active Election Day, we take a look at the results going forward. It will be a second term for Tony Evers.  He beat Republican Tim Michels, taking about 51-percent of the vote.  Wisconsin’s race was the most expensive governor’s race in the country.  Michels last night told his supporters that there are problems in Wisconsin that still need to be fixed.  Evers told supporters last night that ‘boring wins’ and shows appreciation to the state for voting

It was a ‘Yes’ night for Eau Claire and the city’s school district.  Voters last night approved tax increases for both.  The city’s referendum will raise about a million-and-a-half dollars a year to hire more people at city hall.  The school district’s referendum will raise taxes by almost 100 million-dollars for building improvements and new hires.  Both questions got about 60 percent of the vote.

Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources says this year’s elk hunt was successful.  Wisconsin allows four hunters to bag an elk each year, and this year all four were successful. Ojibwe tribal hunters will also have a chance to harvest elk this season. The DNR says the application period for next year’s Elk hunt is set to open in March.

They want to go wet in the Town of Stanford.  Voters in the small Barron County town approved a referendum on selling alcohol last night.  The town is one of the few dry communities left in Wisconsin.  The hope is to open a tap room at Licks Orchard.  The vote, however, is advisory only.  Town leaders will have to vote again if they want to allow for alcohol sales.

New details are being released about a Wisconsin man accused of making threats toward Governor Tony Evers.  An affidavit that was unsealed this week accuses Michael Yaker of Windsor of posting death threats toward Evers on social media.  Yaker is also accused of sending Evers threatening emails.  So far he’s not facing any charges.

Kohl’s CEO Michelle Gass is stepping down to become the new president of Levi Strauss.  Levi Strauss says Gass’ last day at Kohl’s will be December 2nd and she’ll take over for them on January 3rd.  Reports say Senior Vice President of Information Services Tom Kingsbury will serve as interim CEO at Kohl’s until a permanent replacement is found.

On Monday, November 7, at 7:30 p.m., the Barron County Sheriff’s Department received a call of a suspicious male on a property south of Barron. Deputies from the Sheriff’s Department responded to the area but did not locate any suspect. While deputies were on scene of the first call, a second call came in reported a suspicious male on another property a few miles away. Deputies were advised there was a small red car in the area. Deputies located where