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Some Nebraskans are calling an elementary school principal a Grinch after she issued a memo to school staff that prohibited certain Christmas decorations and other religious symbols. Jennifer Sinclair of Manchester Elementary in Elkhorn, Neb., was placed on administrative leave Thursday following her directive, the Omaha World-Herald reported. District spokeswoman Kara Perchal said the district would not comment further. "Elkhorn Public Schools District administration promptly addressed the issue at Manchester Elementary School regarding the memo that was sent by the principal to Manchester elementary staff," the district said in a statement. An Elkhorn elementary school principal tried to ban Christmas....

MADISON — Sean Kedzie says he couldn’t breathe. His vision was quickly dimming. Just before he passed out, Kedzie said one of his two male attackers released him from a chokehold in his own front yard. “It was right at the last second. Who knows … I have no clue what they were capable of,” the 22-year-old Whitewater resident told Wisconsin Reporter Tuesday. “Those guys don’t realize I could have been put in a coma, I could have been killed. Things have been taken to whole new level,” he added. BATTLE SCARS: Sean Kedzie, son of state Sen. Neal Kedzie,...

For decades, terrified eyewitnesses have reported encounters with otherworldly creatures on country roads near Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. We sent a brave team of investigators to separate monster from myth. Flashlight: Check. Walking stick: Check. Witnesses: Check. Camera: Check. RAW ANIMAL FLESH FOR BAIT: Sort of. (Do burger patties count?) KNIFE MADE OF PURE SILVER: No, but thereÂ’s probably a Swiss Army knife around here somewhere. The clock is creeping near midnight, and I and a ragtag crew of werewolf hunters are lurking deep in the woods. WeÂ’re near Bray Road, the unassuming but infamous country lane on the outskirts of...