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    December 7, 2018
    Selena Freimark
    Selena Freimark named Health and Well Being Educator
    BALDWIN — Selena Freimark has joined UW Cooperative Extension in St. Croix County as its new Health and Well Being educator. Freimark...
    news/government-and-politicsDecember 7, 2018 - 12:00pm
    Wisconsin roundup: Student brings 2 unloaded guns to Durand middle-high school; more state news stories
    Investigators with the Durand Police Department say a student in the Durand-Arkansaw School District apparently didn't intend to cause harm when...
    news/government-and-politicsDecember 7, 2018 - 9:21am
    December 6, 2018
    Gov.-elect Tony Evers, left, and Gov. Scott Walker. File photos
    Wisconsin roundup: Evers to make personal appeal for Walker to veto lame-duck bills; more state news stories
    Wisconsin's governor-elect says he will make a personal appeal to outgoing Gov. Scott Walker to veto legislation passed this week. The Republican...
    news/government-and-politicsDecember 6, 2018 - 9:12am
    December 5, 2018
    Wisconsin roundup: Walker chooses attorney to serve on UW regents board; more state news stories
    Gov. Scott Walker has appointed a high-powered attorney to serve on the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents. Walker has selected...
    news/government-and-politicsDecember 5, 2018 - 11:45am
    Lame-duck session bills approved, sent to Walker
    Wisconsin lawmakers worked overtime Wednesday on a package of bills designed to limit the powers of the incoming Democratic governor and attorney...
    news/government-and-politicsDecember 5, 2018 - 11:33am
    The jail window in the Pierce County Sheriff's Office. David Clarey / RiverTown Multimedia
    Pierce County jailers getting employee protections back
    Pierce County jailers are getting protections back, a move that Pierce County Sheriff Nancy Hove hopes will help the county retain employees....
    news/government-and-politicsDecember 5, 2018 - 8:00am
    December 4, 2018
    Around 25 local residents gathered together for a candlelight vigil to support immigrants Monday night. From left are: Jean Ritzinger, Barb de Souza, Pat Caponi and Nancy Parlin.
    Candlelight vigil draws attention to supporting immigrants
    It was a chilly group bundled in winter gear that gathered on the corner of Main Street and Cascade Avenue with lit candles Monday evening, Nov....
    news/government-and-politicsDecember 4, 2018 - 8:00pm
    ‘Republicans are spitting in the eyes of voters’: Wisconsin Democrats decry lame duck session
    MADISON, Wis. — Four weeks after Democrats swept all statewide elections, incoming and outgoing Democratic lawmakers from Wisconsin decried Monday’s launch of a lame-duck legislative session they characterized as Republicans seeking to circumvent the results of those midterms....
    news/government-and-politicsDecember 4, 2018 - 6:44pm
    Minn. man injured when semi-trailer full of soybeans rolls on Highway 72
    TOWN OF EL PASO -- A Minnesota man driving a semi-tractor trailer loaded with soybeans was injured when the trailer jackknifed, causing the vehicle...
    news/accidentsDecember 4, 2018 - 5:26pm
    Pierce County Information Services, the county government provider of technology services, has been facing budget uncertainties due to tariffs on Chinese goods. File photo
    U.S., China tariffs put uncertainty for county's tech department
    A 90-day trade battle truce between the United States and China has given some relief to Pierce County Information Services, the county government...
    news/government-and-politicsDecember 4, 2018 - 4:18pm
    Minn. man accused of St. Croix County rape
    A convicted Minnesota sex offender was back in custody this week after allegations surfaced that he sexually assaulted a woman in St. Croix County....
    news/crime-and-courtsDecember 4, 2018 - 4:13pm
    Attention commuters: Overnight lane closures coming on I-494/694 near Woodbury
    Lane closures are scheduled to begin 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5 on I-494 in Woodbury and I-694 in Oakdale for median work, according to the Minnesota...
    news/traffic-and-constructionDecember 4, 2018 - 1:49pm
    Former lawmaker and Hudson Republican Dean Knudson now chairs the Wisconsin Elections Commission. The panel warned legislators Dec. 3 about the cost of a proposal to move the 2020 presidential primary election. File photo
    Wisconsin roundup: Elections Commission says moving 2020 presidential primary would cost $7M; more state news stories
    The Wisconsin Elections Commission estimates plans to move the state's 2020 presidential primary would cost $7 million. The Republican plan...
    news/government-and-politicsDecember 4, 2018 - 12:27pm
    Wisconsin State Patrol troopers said the driver of this Ford Mustang (left) was killed after her car crossed into oncoming traffic Monday, Dec. 3, in Dunn County. Photo courtesy of Wisconsin State Patrol
    Troopers say road conditions a factor in fatal Dunn County crash
    A Menomonie woman was killed Monday in a two-car crash that involved a Plum City driver. The Wisconsin State Patrol said the crash, reported...
    news/accidentsDecember 4, 2018 - 11:30am
    Steven B. Bettinger
    N.C. man charged in St. Croix County online sex sting
    A North Carolina man was ordered to post $5,000 cash bond last week after allegedly arranging a sexual encounter in New Richmond with a teenager...
    news/crime-and-courtsDecember 4, 2018 - 11:22am
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