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We now know who responders located in Red Cedar Lake. It was on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, when the Barron County Sheriff’s Department and the WI DNR with the help of Bruce’s Legacy located and recovered the body of Mitchell Farrell, 55 of Prescott, WI. Mitchell was the operator and single occupant of the Sea-Doo boat on Red Cedar Lake when, for an unknown reason, went into the water. The Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office and the Barron County Medical Examiner

Chippewa County Crime Stoppers is pleased to announce it has received a donation of $3,000 annually for the next three years from the Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company. These funds will be used to support start-up operations for the newly formed Chippewa County Crime Stoppers. Crime Stoppers is a Nationwide program that provides the efforts of the public, law enforcement and the media in a coordinated effort to fight crime. Crime Stoppers programs provide anonymity to those reporting and rewards for

It’s a fine for an Eau Claire mother who exposed her three-year-old to meth. A judge this week fined 39-year-old Michelle Bowman 300 dollars and ordered her not to commit any new crimes for the next year-and-a-half. If she does that, her guilty plea in the case will be erased. Prosecutors say Bowman and a friend smoked meth in front of her child several times. She tested positive for meth, and the child tested positive for being in the presence

The other girl in the Slender Man attack is asking to be released from a state mental hospital. Morgan Geyser is due in court today to ask for a conditional release. She was just 12-years-old when she and Anissa Weier stabbed a friend 19 times in an attack they said would save them from the fictional Slender Man. Geyser is now 20, and has been in state care since her conviction. She is asking to be allowed to go home.

The search for a missing man out of Trempealeau County has investigators looking in Eau Claire. The Trempealeau County Sheriff’s Office yesterday said Derek Stawarz has been missing for a week. His car along with his wallet, phone, and keys were found abandoned outside of Eau Claire. The sheriff is asking for help in finding him.

There is a new leader in Wisconsin’s Republican race for governor. The latest Marquette Law School Poll gives Tim Michels a one point lead over Rebecca Kleefisch in the race for the Republican nomination. Kevin Nicholson is in third, and Tim Ramthun is in a distant fourth. The poll also shows Governor Evers beating all four in hypothetical head-to-head matchups. The Democratic race for U.S. Senate is also close. The poll shows Mandela Barnes with a four point lead over Alex

Governor Evers’ special session on abortion officially lasted less than a minute. Republicans lawmakers gaveled in and out of the session yesterday without a debate or a vote on a new abortion law. There was no real chance they would vote, there wasn’t a plan to vote on and Republicans made it clear they were not going to vote to legalize abortion. Democrats yesterday protested instead.  Wisconsin is one of nearly two dozen states where abortion will become illegal if Roe

The search for a missing boater on Red Cedar Lake is over. The Barron County Sheriff’s Department yesterday said they found the man’s body. He’d been missing since he went into the water Sunday evening while fishing. The sheriff is not yet identifying the man, or offering any details about the case as they first contact the family. More answers could come later today or tomorrow.

We could get some more fireworks in the investigation into Wisconsin’s 2020 presidential election today. There is a hearing scheduled related to the Gableman investigation. Today’s hearing deals with an open records request in the case, not the investigation itself. The last hearing saw Gableman refuse to answer questions, and question the judge’s bias. The judge in the case has sent Gableman’s comments to the state for possible discipline.

The National Weather Service says last week’s storms produced 11 tornadoes. Forecasters released their final storm report yesterday. Three tornadoes touched down in the western part of the state, in Monroe, Vernon and Juneau counties. Eight other tornadoes touched down in eastern and northeastern Wisconsin. That includes four tornadoes in Marinette County. Nearly 100 thousand people lost power at some point because of the storms last week.