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The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office said a man was found dead after an apparent hunting accident.  Authorities said they found the man dead near a tree stand “from an apparent gunshot wound” after receiving a call Saturday night.  The caller said the man had been hunting near Stumpf Road and Wild Goose Road in the Town of Oakfield earlier in the day.  Authorities with the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office, Lifestar Ambulance and Oakfield Department responded to

Brewers manager Pat Murphy is coming to Green Bay for a live Q&A event with fans.  The event is titled “The Pat Murphy Tour” and will let fans hear dugout stories.  A hosted Q&A will take place with Murphy before opening up to a live Q&A with fans in attendance.  “The Pat Murphy Tour” will stop by Green Bay’s Epic Event Center on January 20th, with tickets going on sale Wednesday at 10 a.m.  A limited VIP ticket package is

A survey by USA Today put cross country ski areas in the Western Upper Peninsula and northern Wisconsin as part of the nations best.  ABR Trails Foundation in Ironwood and Minocqua Winter Park are in the top 10 cross country ski resorts in the country.  ABR Trails came in at number four on the list and was described ad an 11-hundred acre Nordic skiing center with over 60 miles of cross-country trails.  Minocqua Winter park landed in the number eight

There is a new officer in town! Below is a message Chippewa Sheriff Travis Hakes: “I would like to notify you that today is K9 Vader’s first patrol shift with Deputy Oeltjen! They graduated from 14 weeks of training on Friday. I am (as we all are) very proud of Deputy Oeltjen and Vader. We look forward to continuing our K9 program so seamlessly after the retirement of Max. This would not have been possible without the generous donations we

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development (RD) State Director Andrew C. Iverson announced today that St. Croix Electric Cooperative received a $1 million loan to re-lend to Sailer Food Market and Meat Processing, Inc. in Wilson. The company will use the funds to expand their meat processing operation into the snack meats market. The project will save 28 jobs and create an additional five jobs. “We are proud to be part of this growth and expansion in western Wisconsin. This project will

The holiday season is beginning, and many consumers are already shopping for the children in their lives. While they search for the perfect toys to wrap, they should remember that the greatest gift of all is safety! Shopping for New Toys If consumers plan to purchase a new toy online or in-store, they should review the packaging for safety information. Search for two labels: These labels provide important information and exist for good reason. Children below a certain age may

Chippewa Valley Technical College (CVTC) and the University of Wisconsin-Stout strengthened their longstanding partnership by signing a series of new articulation agreements during CVTC’s Reaffirmation Day, Thursday. These agreements create transfer pathways for students in seven CVTC programs to pursue bachelor’s degrees at UW-Stout. The newly signed agreements include pathways from the following CVTC programs to UW-Stout’s Bachelor of Science in Biology: In addition, students completing the CVTC Associate of Science degree now have a direct transfer pathway into UW-Stout’s

A La Crosse woman is being identified as the person who died after a collision in Minnesota.  The accident happened Friday afternoon in Olmsted County and involved a car and a semi.  Thirty-four-year-old Taylor Hermeier was a passenger in the car and died at the scene.  The car’s driver suffered non life-threatening injuries and the truck driver was not hurt.

A man convicted on charges following a pursuit involving Eau Claire Police is learning his sentence.  Prosecutors say Nathan Stevens led officers in an April chase that resulted in damage to seven police vehicles.  Stevens later pleaded no contest to two counts of vehicle operator fleeing or eluding an officer resulting in bodily harm.  He has now been sentenced to five years in prison.

The search continues for a new superintendent in the Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District.  The district’s Board of Education says they have narrowed the field of candidates down to two — Dr. Sarah Chaja-Clardy of Fitchburg and Dr. Brad Saron of Sun Prairie.  Interviews are expected to take place next week.