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The Fox River is at nearly record-high flood levels after more rain fell in Southeastern Wisconsin on Tuesday.  The Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the river could rise to eight-point-eight feet today. That’s less than an inch away from the current record, set in 2008.  Waukesha County Executive Paul Farrow declared a state of emergency for the region on Monday, and the state of Wisconsin is also under a state of emergency, after historic flooding over the weekend.

Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis Jr. has been appointed to the Board of Directors for Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin.  The organization, which aims to end hunger by providing food and resources to people without enough to eat, announced the appointment today.  Portis has been working with them for years by raising awareness about food insecurity among children and supporting collection drives.

Dairyland Power Cooperative has donated $14,157 to the Alma Volunteer Fire  Department following Dairyland’s 3rd Annual John P. Madgett (JPM) Charitable Golf Outing earlier this  summer. As local first responders, the department supports Dairyland’s Alma Site in the event of fire  or emergency.   “At Dairyland, safety is our highest priority and our local first responders play an essential role in  protecting both our team and the broader community,” said President and CEO Brent Ridge. “We are  proud to support the

Cortney Javar Saffold, 38 years of age, from Minneapolis, MN has been arrested by the Wisconsin State Patrol Eau Claire Post for operating a motor vehicle under the influence, 1st offense, with three children in the vehicle under the age of 16.  A Wisconsin State Patrol Trooper stopped a vehicle for traveling 80 m.p.h. in a 60 m.p.h. construction zone on Interstate 94 at mile post 72. The Trooper observed that the driver, Cortney Saffold, showed signs of impairment. A

It’s not every day you see a classroom full of instructors doing the learning. But Chippewa Valley Technical College doesn’t leave teaching to chance. Before each semester, faculty developers at CVTC, like Amy Vanis, prepare for and teach New Faculty Academy for 10 to 20 instructors. “This event is offered as a way to introduce CVTC resources to our new instructors, share best practices for teaching and learning and explain expectations within the College and the Wisconsin Technical College System,”

Over 40 counties in Wisconsin have been issued an air quality advisory.  The Department of Natural Resources says Canadian wildfire smoke will be greatly impacting surface air quality.  They expect the air quality index to reach levels designated as Unhealthy, as opposed to Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups.  The advisory ends Tuesday at 3 p.m. 

A Chippewa County Jail inmate is scheduled to appear in court today on accusations that he attacked multiple officers.  Twenty-five-year-old Trevor Blackburn faces two counts of battery by prisoners and four other counts of battery to a law enforcement officer stemming from an incident from May of this year.  A cash bond has been set of ten thousand dollars.

Additional charges are being brought against a man already charged in an Eau Claire homicide.  Nineteen-year-old Du’Marion Stogner is already in custody and accused in the January 25th shooting death of 21-year-old Andre Simmons.  A review of Stogner’s phone videos and social media accounts has led to new charges against him and another man in connection with an attack on a homeless man on a bridge.  The new charges include substantial battery.

The village of Fall Creek was the scene of a Monday afternoon house fire.  Crews were dispatched to an address on Victory Street around 4 p.m. and found smoke coming from the front of a home.  Reports say the fire began in the home’s kitchen. There are no reports of injuries. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE WITH WEAU 13 NEWS.

Charges are being filed against a Jackson County man in connection with a robbery in Holmen.  Police say that 56-year-old William Brink of Melrose robbed a BP gas station this past Thursday and then led law enforcement in a high-speed chase.  Police eventually caught up to Brink who faces charges including robbery with use of force and battery.