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The man who applied for Robin Vos’ ballot now wants to challenge his primary election win. Harry Wait, who runs the group Honest, Open, and Transparent Government, yesterday said he is going to challenge Vos’ win because he doesn’t trust Wisconsin’s election system. Wait’s challenge is based on what he calls the vulnerability of Wisconsin’s absentee voting system, the 303 Election Day registrations in Vos’ district, and the state’s bloated voter rolls. Vos won his race by 260 votes. Wait is under

Hundreds of guns are surrendered to the Dane County Sheriff’s Office during its recent gun buyback event.  The sheriff’s office says people brought in 577 guns over the weekend, which were exchanged for over 43-thousand dollars in gas and grocery gift cards.  The sheriff’s office says none of the guns were reported stolen.

ABOVE PHOTO: Dairyland is proud to support the Alma Area Schools with a donation to their new scoreboard. Dairyland Power Cooperative has donated $5,000 towards the purchase of a new scoreboard for the football and baseball field at the Alma Area Schools. The previous scoreboard was outdated and in need of repairs. The Alma Area Schools’ new scoreboard is customized to feature both football and baseball scores.“As an electric cooperative, one of our founding principles is Concern for Community. We

On Wednesday, August 17 emergency response personnel will take part in a mock airport disaster drill. The disaster drill will start around 5:00 PM on Wednesday and wrap up around 7:30 PM Wednesday evening. During this event, citizens may notice increased emergency activity in the area including response personnel and emergency vehicles with warning lights activated. As this is a planned and coordinated training event, the public should not call 9-1-1 to report or ask about an incident at the

Visit Eau Claire announced that with the addition of sculptures over the past few weeks, theEau Claire Sculpture tour is officially taking the claim as the largest outdoor rotating sculpture tour in the nation! “We are beyond excited to officiallyclaim the title as the number one largestoutdoor sculpture tour in the nation.” With the additional sculptures, there is a total of 87 sculptures on the Eau Claire Sculpture tour.“We are beyond excited to officially claim the title as the number

On Thursday, August 11, 2022, the Barron County Sheriff’s Department arrested Duane Wisner, 58 of Cameron, for Possession of Child Pornography after a several month investigation with the Department of Criminal Investigation. On August 12, 2022 , Wisner was charged in Barron County Court with Possession of Child Pornography and given a $5000.00 signature bond and released with the condition that he not use the internet unless at work for work. Mr. Wisner was previously investigated in 2006 by the

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) confirms that a Waukesha County deer farm that tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) earlier this year has been depopulated. Of the 20 animals depopulated, eight tested positive for the disease. In February, DATCP immediately quarantined the farm when two 3-year-old white-tailed bucks tested positive for CWD. A quarantine means that no live animals or whole carcasses are permitted to leave the property. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

It’s four years in prison for the man who killed a mother of nine in a horse-and-buggy crash in Taylor County. A judge yesterday sentenced Skyler Opelt to prison, and ordered him to write an apology letter. Police say he smashed into the back of the buggy being driven by Anna Borntreger last November. It’s not clear if Opelt was high while he was driving, but police say he took drugs after the crash and had to be revived with

There are now criminal charges against the former Dane County deputy accused of faking an attack last year. Prosecutors yesterday charged Sarah Bortz-Rodriguez with resisting and obstructing officers following the fake attack in Festge Park. She originally told investigators that a masked man attacked her in the park, and slashed her arm. Dash cam video shows Bortz-Rodriguez cut herself and was never attacked. She was fired last year. She’s free on a signature bond until her next court date.

 Eau Claire Schools are asking taxpayers for nearly 100 million-dollars this fall. The city’s school board last night approved a 98 million-dollar referendum question. The plan is to renovate and upgrade Memorial and North High Schools, South Middle, and Putnam Heights Elementary School. There are also plans to add on to fields at several schools as well. School Board president Tim Nordin says people will need to pay more to continue to have the schools they want in Eau Claire.