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Sex Offender Notification

By Morgan McCarthy | December 10, 2021

The Eau Claire Police Department has been notified Sex Offender Bradley S. Gallentine DOB 05/14/1958 will be released from prison on December 14, 2021. Gallentine will be under supervision by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC). Gallentine’s previous convictions include: 2nd Degree Sexual Assault (01/18/2008) Eau Claire CountyRepeated Sexual Assault Of Same Child (07/01/2008) Eau Claire CountyGallentine will be residing at a DOC monitored residence in the 100 block of Randall Street in the City of EauClaire. The primary focus

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Marshfield Reminds Public of Snow Rules

By Morgan McCarthy | December 10, 2021

A snow emergency for the City of Marshfield will be in effect starting Friday (9 p.m.), December 10th, 2021 and will remain in effect until 4 p.m. Saturday, December 11th , 2021. The snow emergency will allow the Street Division to complete all snow and ice removal operations. When a snow emergency is in effect, parking on City of Marshfield streets and alleys is prohibited.

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Winter Travel Reminders

By Morgan McCarthy | December 10, 2021

The traveling public is reminded to exercise caution and drive with care. Clearing a small patch to see through a windshield or rear window is not enough. In winter weather, the driving hazard that’s even worse than snow and ice is your inability to see what’s ahead. To help with visibility remember to clear snow and ice from the headlights and hood of your vehicle. Be careful and go slow. Use courtesy and common sense. The legal speed limit may

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School Delays and Closings

By Morgan McCarthy | December 10, 2021

Winter! We remember how this goes in Wisconsin…with school delays, closings, and snow shoveling…oh my! There are some changes to “normal schedules” that you can see below. For a full list of closings and delays from WEAU 13 NEWS, CLICK HERE.

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Green Bay Police Investigate Late Night Shooting’s

By Morgan McCarthy | December 10, 2021

Police in Green Bay are trying to figure out if three shootings yesterday are related, or are related to other recent shootings in the city. All three shootings happened within an hour of each other last night. No one was hurt in any of the shootings. Investigators are not saying if they are related, though they did all happen in the same area of the city. Police are asking anyone who knows anything to please come forward.

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WI School Budget Back and Forth Continues

By Morgan McCarthy | December 10, 2021

 Wisconsin’s state superintendent is telling the Republicans who wrote the state budget that they’ve lost the ‘game of chicken’ over millions of dollars in money for schools that stayed open last year. Superintendent Jill Underly wrote a defiant letter to the heads of the legislature’s budget writing panel yesterday. She blamed them for a standoff over 77 million-dollars in coronavirus money for schools, accused them of not following the law, and accused them of playing politics. Underly’s letter is in

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Tuition Hike Hits Some UW Campuses

By Morgan McCarthy | December 10, 2021

 Tuition is going-up for some UW students. University regents yesterday gave the green light to tuition increases for out-of-state and graduate students at UW-Madison, UW-Eau Claire, UW-Oshkosh, UW-Platteville, UW-River Falls, UW-Stout, and UW-Whitewater. Regents will take the official vote on the plan to raise out-of-state student tuition by 743 dollars today.  Right now, out-of-state students pay about 39 thousand-dollars a year for tuition at UW-Madison, compared to the nearly 11 thousand-dollars in tuition for in-state students.

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WI Voter ID Law Holds for Students

By Morgan McCarthy | December 10, 2021

College students in Wisconsin are going to have to continue to bring a valid ID with them when they vote. A federal judge in Madison yesterday upheld Wisconsin’s voter ID law for college students. The lawsuit wanted to change some of the requirements for what’s considered a valid college ID. But the judge said college student IDs are no different than other forms of ID, and should not be held to a different standard.

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WI Hospitalizations Steady

By Morgan McCarthy | December 10, 2021

Wisconsin is ending the week with over 16 hundred people in the hospital with the coronavirus. The state’s Hospital Association yesterday said the numbers haven’t changed much this week. There continue to be over 400 people in ICU’s across the state. Wisconsin’s coronavirus hospitalization numbers are up by over 160 people from last week. The Hospital Association does not track who is hospitalized with the virus, as opposed to those who are hospitalized because of it.

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Another Day on the Midway

By Morgan McCarthy | December 10, 2021

They are adding a day to the Northern Wisconsin State Fair. Fair manager Rusty Volk yesterday said they are adding Tuesday to the fair schedule, which means the fair will now last six days. The 2022 Northern Wisconsin State Fair is set to run from Tuesday, July 12th til Sunday, July 17th. Volk says the success of the fair is driving the decision to add the extra day. He says over 100 thousand people went to this year’s fair, he’s hoping for a similar

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