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Sex Offender to Be Released in Eau Claire

By Morgan McCarthy | July 26, 2021

The Eau Claire Police Department is notifying the public of a sex offender to be released to our area. 34-year-old James T. Jones was convicted of 2nd degree assault of a child in 2009 and will be residing in a temporary housing unit on the 600 block of S. Barstow Street. As part of terms of the release, Jones must comply with all lifetime sex offender registration rules as well as GPS tracking and other stipulations.

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National Night Out Planned for Local Communities

By Morgan McCarthy | July 26, 2021

The National Association of Town Watch (NATW) is sponsoring a nationwide crime and drug prevention program called “National Night Out”, America’s Night Out Against Crime on Tuesday, August 3 from 5:30-8pm at Carson Park in Eau Claire. This is the 27th ANNIVERSARY of the event. The event is FREE to the public. The National Night Out event provides an opportunity for the City of Eau Claire to sponsor its 27th Annual Night Out On Crime event to promote cooperative, police-community

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Winner, Winner…

By Morgan McCarthy | July 26, 2021

An All or Nothing Wisconsin Lottery Lotto ticket worth $100,000 is set to expire this Friday, July 30, 2021, if the winner does not claim their prize. Purchased at the Station Prospect LLC (330 Prospect Ave) in North Fond Du Lac for the January 31, 2021 Midday drawing, the winning ticket must be claimed at one of the Lottery offices in Madison or Milwaukee or mailed to PO Box 777, Madison, WI 53774.

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Marsy’s Law Gets Local

By Morgan McCarthy | July 26, 2021

This weekend, Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin held a community outreach event aimed at educating Trempealeau County Residents – particularly those from the Latino community – about their rights under Wisconsin’s recently adopted crime victims’ rights constitutional amendment known as Marsy’s Law. Held in partnership with the Trempealeau County District Attorney’s office, New Horizons, and Holy Family Parish, the event provided information on the new crime victims’ constitutional amendment and resources available to area residents. “Since Marsy’s Law went into effect,

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STOUT Offers Vaccine Incentives

By Morgan McCarthy | July 26, 2021

Students at University of Wisconsin-Stout this fall will have more reasons to get the vaccine: Scholarships and prizes. On Sunday, the UW System announced its 70 for 70 student vaccination campaign. At each campus, excluding UW-Madison, once 70% of students are vaccinated, a portion of 70 scholarships will be awarded. The scholarships, $7,000 each, will be given out via campus drawings at the qualifying schools. UW-Stout is going a step further to encourage its incoming and returning students to protect themselves,

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Deadly Crash in Buffalo Co.

By Morgan McCarthy | July 26, 2021

Speed and alcohol are believed to be factors in a deadly crash. It was on Sunday, July 25, 2021 at about 5PM when the Buffalo County Communications Center received a report of a one motorcycle crash on County Road P near Pieper’s Valley Road in the Town of Buffalo with injuries  to the lone occupant. Upon arrival, deputies were informed that the operator was traveling too fast for the roadway. The operator of the 2006 Harley Davidson motorcycle failed to

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The Curtain Rises For Our Veterans

By Morgan McCarthy | July 26, 2021

Veterans will be expressing themselves Aug. 2 during the ParkBeats summer music in the park series. The ParkBeats music will start at 5:30 p.m., with the concurrent Osseo Farmers Market also opening at 5:30 p.m. The events are at Central Park in Osseo. “We have some extra programs by veterans and for veterans during the Aug. 2 ParkBeats, so we’ll be starting that night’s music a half-hour earlier than normal,” said Scott Schultz, executive director of The Heartbeat Center for

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Milwaukee Sees Violence Return

By Morgan McCarthy | July 26, 2021

There’s once again a body count after a violent weekend in Milwaukee. Police say they’re investigating nine shootings between late Friday night and late last night. The man who died, a 54-year-old on the city’s north side, was shot and killed yesterday afternoon. Milwaukee Police say three people were wounded in a shooting last night on north 41st. Police say that shooting was the result of a fight earlier in the day, and two people are in custody in that

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Man Arrested After Attempted Kidnapping Spree

By Morgan McCarthy | July 26, 2021

Prosecutors in Chippewa Falls will handle the case against a man accused of trying to kidnap three different women Friday afternoon. Eau Claire Police arrested 35-year-old Cory Gudmanson Friday afternoon. Police in Chippewa Falls say he tried to snatch three women off the street, in each case the women were able to escape. Gudmanson is being held on preliminary false imprisonment and reckless endangerment charges. No one is saying why Gudmanson went on his spree, or what he planned on

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Victims Identified, Motive a Mystery

By Morgan McCarthy | July 26, 2021

We know who was killed in the Town of Hamilton in La Crosse County on Friday, but we don’t know why. The sheriff’s office on Saturday identified the three people found at the entrance to the Milestone Quarry as 24-year-old Peng Lor, 24-year-old Nemo Yang, and 23-year-old Trevor J. Maloney. Sheriff Jeff Wolf isn’t saying anything about a motive in the case, but says all three were targeted. Investigators hope to have an autopsy report on the three sometime this

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