http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/eau-claire/ Eau Claire, WI News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/eau-claire/content/460e84a7b1258f818e4d797d1f1449a9.html WINONA Minn AP While firefighters praise cigarettes that go out on their own smokers in southeast Minnesota are driving to Wisconsin for regular smokesA new Minnesota law requiring the sale of socalled firesafe cigarettes went into effect Monday Soon after Minnesotans started showed up across the state line at the DandL Spur in Fountain CityOwner Lynn Biesanz says she was confused when Minnesotans came in asking if the store had normal cigarettes and then started buying them by the cartonKen Siebenaler is the owner of Third Street Liquor in Winona He says he heard complaints about the new cigarettes going out if they're not constantly puffedBackers of the Minnesota law say the safer smokes will save lives Officials estimate that more than a dozen Minnesotans have died in smokingrelated fires in the past two years http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/eau-claire/content/7cfdfe71d7c20b7887b7c24d96d4b73a.html WAUSAU AP A Wisconsin appeals court says a Wausau restaurant owner can't get around the city's smoking ban by creating a sham private club with a 1 membershipThe 3rd District Court of Appeals upheld the constitutionality of Wausau's law that bans smoking in restaurants and says restaurant owner Zack Jusufi was properly cited in 2005 for failing to enforce itThe law says the ban doesn't apply to private nonprofit clubs closed to publicBut the appeals court says Jusufi's Red Apple Social Club is essentially open to the public and not exempt from the law passed to protect the public from secondhand smokeJusufi contended the city's smoking ban was unconstitutional because it treated restaurants and private clubs differently http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/eau-claire/content/4f1e7779139a84c3032fe081b97a14a4.html Eau Claire city employees headed off to boot camp this morning all part of the city's initiative to get its employees thinking about their health http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/eau-claire/content/c4b69fefc7265b6cb2e67b094073389d.html While firefighters praise cigarettes that go out on their own smokers in southeast Minnesota are driving to Wisconsin for regular smokes http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/eau-claire/content/1f7d0e1667bcfe9cc5b18df6d6fafad4.html As December gets underway so does the season for yearend bestof listmaking in the worlds of music movies books games and just about every other type of media out there One particularly rich list is the voluminous collection of album and local live show picks from BSide Records which released its 2008 edition on Monday http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/eau-claire/content/505f813685881bb3ab5a7ae3fbdbb82e.html WARRENS AP The owners of a central Wisconsin water park and campground have filed for bankruptcy two months after closing the recreational propertyVan Der Molen Recreational Properties filed in US Bankruptcy Court in Chicago on Nov 26Van Der Molen owns the Three Bears Lodge an indooroutdoor water park and the Jellystone Park Campground All are located in WarrensHundreds of employees lost their jobs when the resort closed in September http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/eau-claire/content/bcc3af10f7827fdad27828fd98a3881f.html GREEN BAY AP Some say the Lambeau Field game day experience is pricelessThis season that game day experience is more affordableTicket brokers say the demand for Green Bay Packers tickets is downTicket King's Josh Anderson says it's the opposite of last year's demand probably due to the Packers' record the economy and maybe some Brett Favre hangoverJohn Schmidt of Schmitty's Tickets says they were selling tickets for last Sunday's game against the Carolina Panthers on the street and ended up with about 30 they couldn't sell Schmidt says that's never happened for a regular season game in the 12 years he's been in businessBrokers say they're selling tickets for Sunday's game against Houston below face value while the last regular season game against Detroit is selling above face value http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/eau-claire/content/1938b99f5210dba73e051c9c1761bab6.html HUDSON AP The owner of an adult care facility in Hudson is charged with sexually assaulting a male residentCarolyn Ann Lopez 31 is accused of having sex with the 56yearold man who was being treated for mental illness and chemical dependencyLopez owns and operates Heartview in the town of Hudson A criminal complaint says Lopez denies having sex with the man but told investigators she made late night visits to his residence and had kissed him twiceLopez is charged with seconddegree sexual assault in St Croix County Circuit Court A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Dec 12