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The Wisconsin State Fair is bringing back a classic staple to its festivities. Following months of renovation, the Dairy Building will revert to its old name of “The Original Cream Puff.” Managers say the new bakery should increase the efficiency of cream puff-making. The festival opens at the end of the month, through August 10th and you can see more with an easy CLICK HERE.

Wisconsin State Patrol troopers will start going ride alongs with semitruck drivers as part of a law enforcement campaign starting today.  The Department of Transportation says the troopers will use the higher vantage point to spot dangerous driving behaviors more easily.  Troopers will focus on different cities each day of the campaign starting with Hudson, near the Twin Cities, today.  Law enforcement in Waukesha, Madison, Green Bay, and Wausau will also participate throughout the week.

Madison is one of the most financially responsible cities in the US. A new study by LendingTree factors in metrics like the average amount spent on housing, debt-to-income ratios, and the number of maxed out credit cards. Madison ranks third most financially responsible, with Des Moines, Iowa, and San Jose, California, tied for first. Minneapolis came in at fourth.

The Eau Claire Fire Department (ECFD) responded to the Chippewa River for a water rescue for one person in distress under the Water St bridge.   ECFD medic 5 was first to arrive and found a bystander pulling a victim from the river to shore line under the bridge. Medic 5 began medical treatment on the victim while 2 additional engine companies navigated steep terrain to assist with patient care.   Due to the hazardous terrain, the patient was transported by ECFD

A 69-year-old woman is hospitalized after officials say she was attacked by a black bear in Barron County.  The incident happened Saturday afternoon in Comstock.  Reports say the victim was able to make her own call to 9-1-1 following the attack but there has been no report on her condition since.  Agents with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources are working to locate the bear.

16 more members of Wisconsin’s Task Force 1 are heading to Texas to aid in recovery efforts following deadly floods on July 4th.  The crew is part of the swiftwater team and will be assisting in searching for missing people in Texas Hill Country. There are estimates that roughly 200 people are still missing.  Flash flooding risk was upgraded this past weekend, prompting Kerr County to suspend their ground search operations on Sunday.

An Eau Claire man is facing charges after a Friday stabbing incident in Lake Hallie.  Police responding to a 41st Avenue home Friday morning found a man who was stabbed five times.  Eighteen-year-old suspect Orestes Kouris was later located near the Lake Hallie Golf Course and arrested.  Charges against Kouris include attempted first-degree intentional homicide.  The victim was last reported as hospitalized in stable condition. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE WITH WEAU 13 NEWS.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is investigating the death of a juvenile following an accident last week in Grant County.  The Grant County Sheriff’s Office reports the victim was operating a UTV on Thursday as part of chores at a South Lancaster Township farm when they fell from the vehicle and became pinned beneath it.  The victim’s name and age have not been released.

The state of Wisconsin is awarding five-million-dollars to the Taliesin Preservation Incorporated. The organization supports the preservation and restoration of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin estate. The funding will come out of the recently-approved state budget. Directors of the restoration organization say the award kickstarted plans to focus on which structures will be restored first, and how to open more of the estate to visitors.

The community is mourning the officer who lost his life in an ambush was laid to rest yesterday.  Milwaukee Police Officer Kendall Corder was fatally shot a couple of weeks ago.  His partner Christopher McCray was also shot and survived.  A nine-mile procession, visitation and funeral services took place before Corder was transported to Wisconsin Memorial Park Cemetery.