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Sheriff Kevin Bygd recently addressed a scam in our area and sent this message to the public: The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office has been notified by several people that they have received phone callsfrom someone claiming to be from the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office, Jail Division asking for money for family members that are currently in jail. The Dunn County Jail will never call family members or friends of inmates to ask for money to pay for special programs or

Both northbound and southbound traffic will be impacted between the Hastings Way split and River Prairie Drive. The construction will take place on the Otter Creek Bridge at the bottom of the northbound Clairemont Ramps. Highway 53 will be down to 1 lane and the ramps will be impacted during this. Notably, the Northbound on-ramp will be down to one turn lane and on-ramp lane. There may be ramp closures to manage the traffic volume. The work will be in

 Security Financial Bank (SFB) will hold a groundbreaking ceremony on a new 25,000-square-foot corporate office and future branch location at 10 am on Tuesday, April 7 at 1610 Princeton Crossing, just off the Highway 53 Bypass in Eau Claire. The event, hosted in partnership with the Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls Chambers of Commerce, will include a ceremonially groundbreaking as well as short presentations from elected city and county officials, Chamber representatives, and SFB President & CEO Mark Oldenberg. The

Well, it’s time to bust out our “it’s Spring in Wisconsin…” line as we are dealing with a mixed bag here in the Chippewa Valley to start the morning and tip into April. So, what does that mean for you, your plans, travel, and your day? CLICK HERE TO GET DETAILS AND YOUR FIRST ALERT FORECAST WITH WEAU 13.

Sentencing is being ordered for a Barron County man accused of sexually assaulting a child.  Prosecutors say that Steven Markegard assaulted the girl in 2017.  Markegard pleaded guilty earlier this year to a charge of child enticement and has now been sentenced to a year in jail.

An investigation is underway into the death of a La Crosse County jail inmate.  Authorities say the prisoner died after experiencing a medical emergency on March 28th.  Their name and cause of death have not been reported.

An April 6th court date has been scheduled for the alleged killer of a man in Rusk County.  The body of Ladysmith resident Terry DuSell was found weeks ago with police saying that Charles Allers later admitted to fatally shooting the victim.  DuSell’s wife was charged with hiding the corpse.  Investigators say that Allers and the victim’s wife were having an affair.  Allers has been charged with 1st Degree-Intentional Homicide.

Police are investigating the theft of copper wiring from a Winona church.  Twenty-thousand-dollars in damage was left behind after the Saturday theft at the Basilica of St. Stanislaus Kostka.  No arrests have been made.

Eau Claire postal carriers are beginning to hit the streets in new vehicles.  The new trucks are five feet longer, two feet taller and 10 inches wider than the old trucks.  In comparison to the older vehicles, they also have air conditioning, improved heating and a 360-degree camera.

NASA’s Artemis II spacecraft launched as planned today on its ten-day mission to flyby the moon and there is a connection to the Dairyland! Several engineers at University of Iowa and University of Wisconsin will be keeping a close eye on the project. Claire Burnett has the details.