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A woman considered the oldest hunter in Wisconsin has bagged herself a buck.  Florence Teeters earned her trophy during the opening of gun hunting season this weekend.  Teeters is 104 years old.

Grocery stores are busy across Wisconsin as people get ready for the Thanksgiving holiday.  The American Farm Bureau Federation says the cost on average of this year’s feast for ten people is 48-dollars-and-91-cents or a little under five-dollars per person.  The turkey costs slightly less than last year at 20-dollars-and-80-cents for a 16 pound bird.  Ham is served along with the turkey at half the dinners in the country, which boosts the cost by about 14-dollars.

Two residents will celebrate momentus occasions together this week at Grace Edgewood Assisted Living with a birthday celebration. Emma Perry will be turning 104 years old on the day and Chuck Manke will be turning 102 years old in December. Emma Perry was born in Barron County on November 27, 1915. She married her husband Arthur and together they have two daughters. “Emma loves to have a good time and enjoys speaking both English and German fluently,” said Holly Goeppinger,

Police are looking for two men accused of robbing a store in Black River Falls.  Police say the men confronted a worker at the Corner Store last Thursday night.  It’s believed they forced the worker to sit in a car while one of them stole money and merchandise from inside.  Police say they then forced the victim to drive them a few blocks away where they left and haven’t been seen since.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has identified the hunter who was shot in Washburn County over the weekend.  The DNR says it’s still investigating the case and won’t release the victim’s name until the investigation is complete.  They’re expected to fully recover.

A Minnesota man accused of kidnapping a woman and bringing her to Jackson County, Wisconsin is going to jail.  A criminal complaint says Dwayne Doxen picked up the victim from a homeless shelter in Minneapolis and promised her a job.  The woman eventually called police at a travel center in Hixton and they arrested Doxen.  He took a plea deal and was sentenced this week to six months in jail.

The Eau Claire city council is working to put people first.  Reports say the city council is holding a vote tonight to update multiple city ordinances to include what it calls people-first language.  This includes removing terms that are considered politically incorrect.  The city council says there are other ordinances that will also likely need to be changed in the future.

Mark your reminders-you will want to be on the Midway for the action this year. The Northern Wisconsin State Fair is set to take over Chippewa on July 8-12 of 2020 and we now know who will be taking stage. The 2020 Leinenkugel’s Main Stage Line Up has something for everyone. For country lovers, Trace Adkins will kick it Wednesday, July 8. Then, grab the AquaNet hairspray and see Hairball rock your face off on Thursday, July 9th. To kick off the weekend, LANCO will bring

Police in Cadott say a local man was drunk when he accidentally shot himself over the weekend. Police say Richard LuJan died from an apparent accidental, self-inflicted gunshot wound. Cadott’s police chief says LuJan and another man were playing with a gun when LuJan pulled the trigger.

Forecasters say the snow in the Chippewa Valley will start tonight and continue through tomorrow morning. By the time it’s done, the National Weather Service says Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls could see nine inches of snow. There’s a winter storm warning in effect from 9 p.m. tonight through noon tomorrow. SAFETY TIPS AND REMINDERS: Do not head out in the worst of the winter weather. The Wisconsin State Patrol is asking people not to get out on the roads when the