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The sheriff in Dunn County is turning to cadaver dogs to help search for a missing woman near Menomonie. Robynn Bridges’ family says she’s been missing for about a week. The sheriff’s office has been searching for her after finding her car parked along the Chippewa River, but so far crews haven’t found a thing. Searchers are going to head back to her car today with the dogs. Investigators say they are talking with several people about Bridges’ disappearance, but

Eau Claire could be a key to figuring out what is making people in Wisconsin sick from E.coli. Public health managers say three people in Eau Claire have come down with the bug. In all, 20 people across the state are sick with E.coli. No one knows just what made them sick.

The rules in Wisconsin could be changing for when schools can lock disruptive kids away in tiny rooms, and forcibly hold them down until they become calm. A state Senate panel yesterday heard from parents and disability activists who want the rules for student isolation and restraint to be updated. State Senator Luther Olsen is pushing a plan that would ban some isolation and restraint techniques, and require schools to report how and when they use them. But the law would not

Dairy farmers in Wisconsin are producing more milk with fewer cows. The latest numbers from the USDA show milk production in Wisconsin, and across the country, is up just over one-and-a-half-percent from this time last year. The new report says farmers are doing it with slightly fewer cows. Wisconsin is still the second largest milk producer in the country. California remains the largest.

Chris and Wendy Attoe, and all of their children, are going to get the VIP treatment at the Wisconsin Capitol. The couple from Chippewa Falls is being honored today as the Governor’s Outstanding Adoptive Parent Award winners. The Attoes have adopted six children over the years, and they also have one of their own. They say they’ve always wanted a big family and found that adoption can give that to them while making the lives of kids in the foster system better

Speeding leads to a drug arrest in Marshfield. It was just after 2 on Sunday morning when Police stopped a vehicle for speeding. Upon speaking to the driver, an odor of marijuana was detected. Based on this, the driver was searched and 5 individually packaged baggies of Fentanyl and 11 individually packaged baggies of cocaine were recovered from a hidden pocket near the his pants zipper. 36 year old Quaheem Omond Moore was arrested for: • Possession with Intent to

Natural resources officials in Wisconsin say safety is essential when hunting.  There are reports every year about injuries from tree stand accidents and most times the hunter failed to wear a safety harness.  Hunters are advised to carry a cell phone or two-way radio and wear a full body harness when using tree stands.  Nearly 550-thousand hunters purchased licenses last year in Wisconsin.

Road conditions may have been a factor in a deadly accident that happened just before 8 on Tuesday morning. A Wisconsin State Trooper responded to a two-vehicle crash on US HWY 8 west of Cranberry Lake Road in Rusk County. A Chevrolet Tahoe driven by 28 year old Richard Smith from Bruce was traveling westbound on US HWY 8 when the driver lost control and eventually collided head-on into a Dodge Ram pick-up truck which was traveling eastbound. The driver

On Monday at 8:30 p.m., the Barron County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a one vehicle accident at the intersection of Hwy 25 and Hwy A south of Barron. When deputies arrived the lone occupant of the vehicle was treated and released for minor injuries and was taken into custody on suspicion of Operating a Motor Vehicle while under the Influence of Alcohol 15th offense.66 year old Mark Johnson of Rice Lake is being held in the Barron County

There’s a reward being offered for information on a California man missing in northern Wisconsin.  The Wisconsin Department of Justice Silver Alert Facebook page says the family of 89-year-old Norbert Dantzman is offering five-thousand dollars for information that leads to him being found.  The family says Dantzman was in Wisconsin to celebrate the anniversary of his family buying a farm in Sawyer County.  He was last seen leaving his hotel in August.