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Sex Offender to Be Released in Eau Claire

By Morgan McCarthy | December 16, 2021

The Eau Claire Police Department has been notified Sex Offender Brandon A. Gaston DOB 05/12/1976 will bereleased from prison on December 21, 2021. Gaston will be under supervision by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC). Gaston’s previous convictions include: 2nd Degree Sexual Assault; Intimidate Victim/Threaten Force; Felony Bail Jumping(11/29/2012) Eau Claire CountyGaston will be residing at a DOC monitored residence in the 100 block of Randall Street in the City of EauClaire. The primary focus of Gaston’s DOC release plan

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MOM Program Celebrates One Year

By Morgan McCarthy | December 16, 2021

HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital is celebrating one year of success for the Maternity onto Motherhood (MOM) program, and the operation of western Wisconsin’s first breast milk depot and dispensary. In the first year, the MOM program has assisted nearly 60 percent of all families who delivered a baby at HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital. The program helps families navigate the physical, emotional and lifestyle changes that come with parenthood from conception to baby’s first birthday. Together, the care team and baby’s

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Altoona Offers Storm Cleanup Assistance

By Morgan McCarthy | December 16, 2021

Altoona has resources to help with storm clean up. You can see details below.

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Deadly Crash in Dunn Co.

By Morgan McCarthy | December 16, 2021

A crash is deadly in Dunn County. At 3:26 p.m. on Wednesday, December 15, 2021, the Dunn County Communications Center received a report of a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of USH 12 and County Road K in the Township of Lucas. The caller reported multiple occupants of one vehicle were all entrapped. The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office, Menomonie Fire Department, Wisconsin State Patrol and a Mayo helicopter responded to the scene. The preliminary investigation indicates a Lincoln Continental was

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Stanley Hit Hard in Overnight Storms, Daylight Brings Damage Assessment

By Morgan McCarthy | December 16, 2021

Stanley was hit hard and in the day light hours we will have more details. We are waiting to see just how much damage the overnight winds brought to western Wisconsin. Forecasters say strong winds rolled across the area last night. There are a handful of storm damage reports. CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE LOCAL IMAGES. As of now, we have word that officials are asking people to avoid coming through Stanley. If you are interested in helping in clean up

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Fog Blamed For Deadly Crash

By Morgan McCarthy | December 16, 2021

The sheriff in Marinette County is blaming yesterday’s fog for a chain-reaction crash that left one person dead. Sheriff Jerry Sauve says the wreck happened near Coleman yesterday morning. The sheriff says cars kept smashing into the back of each other at a railroad crossing on Highway 64. The crashes pushed some vehicles into a moving train. That led the train to jump the tracks. One person died and several others were hurt. The sheriff told people not to drive

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Gov. Evers Submits Political Map

By Morgan McCarthy | December 16, 2021

There is a new version of Wisconsin’s new political map. Governor Tony Evers yesterday submitted a new version of the map which he says meets the ‘least change’ criteria set forth by the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The map creates a new African American Assembly district, but continues to give Republicans a majority in the state legislature and Congress. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says the governor abandoned his promise to draw a ‘people’s map,’ and instead drew his new map in secret. The governor’s

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First Lady Pays Respects, Waukesha Band Plays Again

By Morgan McCarthy | December 16, 2021

The first lady has paid her respects to the people killed and injured in the Waukesha Christmas Parade attack. Jill Biden laid a bouquet of flowers at the memorial yesterday. She was in town to visit parade survivors at Children’s Hospital. Mrs. The first lady is the first person from her husband’s administration to visit the site where six people died and more than 50 others were run down late last month. She said that all Americans mourn with Waukesha.

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WI Coronavirus Activity Ticks Up

By Morgan McCarthy | December 16, 2021

Half of the state’s coronavirus map is red.  Wisconsin’s Department of Health Services yesterday said 40 of the state’s 72 counties are reporting critically high coronavirus case activity. That’s a measure of case burden and case trajectory. DHS says 30 counties in the state are seeing the case activity growing. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS.

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WI Lawmakers Look to Roll Back Regulations

By Morgan McCarthy | December 16, 2021

Wisconsin lawmakers are looking to rollback some of the 50 thousand regulations for hunters, fishermen, and trappers in the state. An Assembly panel yesterday okayed a plan that would require the Department of Natural Resources to erase three regulations for every new regulation they want to put on the books. State Rep. Calvin Callahan says the idea is to make it easier for Wisconsin’s sportsmen to get out into the outdoors. DNR’s 50 thousand regulations for hunters and trappers is more than

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