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Looking Local: Law Student Credits Time at CVTC with Learning to Appreciate Education

By Morgan McCarthy | February 5, 2025

“I don’t know if it was just the way social media portrays attorneys wearing the nice suits or having a big role in court where they stand up and yell ‘objection,’ but that was always an interest of mine.” Grant Magnuson is in law school now, but it wasn’t long ago when he was an eighth-grade student at River Falls Middle School contemplating jumping into the world of college credits. When he discovered the high school Business Management Academy at

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Local Voting, Primary Updates

By Morgan McCarthy | February 5, 2025

There will be a Spring Primary Election on Tuesday, February 18, 2025. In  Eau Claire County there will be one race on the ballot for State Superintendent of Public  Instruction. The two candidates who get the most votes will be placed on the April 1, 2025  Spring ballot.  Important February Primary Election Dates to Remember:  Spring Primary Election Day: Tuesday, February 18, 2025  In-person Absentee Voting: starts Tuesday, February 4, 2025. Contact your municipal clerk for  days and times available. 

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DATCP’s Tribal Elder Community Food Box Grants Support Thousands

By Morgan McCarthy | February 5, 2025

 In its inaugural year, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection’s (DATCP’s) Tribal Elder Community Food Box Program distributed $1.5 million to nonprofit food assistance organizations to help purchase and distribute healthy, high-quality, and culturally traditional food to thousands of Tribal elders and their families, supporting Indigenous-based food producers in the process. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE. The Tribal Elder Community Food Box Program Grants were funded in the 2023-2025 state budget for the purpose of purchasing and

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Fire Leaves Many Displaced, Cause Under Investigation

By Morgan McCarthy | February 5, 2025

Nearly a dozen people are displaced after a fire in Chippewa County. The details, as released by Sheriff Hakes, are below: On Tuesday, 02/04/25, at approximately 2:57 AM, the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a structure fire at a 12-unit apartment complex located at 8984 Hwy 124 in the Township of Eagle Point. Upon arrival, deputies found the building partially on fire. Deputies and tenants were able to evacuate all occupants of the building. Two patients were

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Stabbing Suspect Ordered to Get Evaluation

By Morgan McCarthy | February 5, 2025

The suspect in the homicide at Eau Claire’s Do Dodge Inn is being sent to an inpatient treatment facility.  On Tuesday, a competency hearing was held for Anthony Jackson, who is being charged with intentional homicide and attempted intentional homicide for the December stabbing of 31-year-old Alex Graff.  A judge ordered for Jackson to be sent to an inpatient treatment facility as soon as DHS and jail thinks it’s “appropriate and possible. Another competency hearing is scheduled once an inpatient

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WI Man Facing Federal Firearms, Conspiracy Charges

By Morgan McCarthy | February 5, 2025

A Viroqua man is accused of illegally shipping guns to buyers in Saudi Arabia.  Sixty-year-old Mark Buschman is facing several federal firearms and conspiracy charges.  Investigators say Buschman sold nearly 400-thousand-dollars-worth of guns and gun parts to the overseas purchasers over the last five years.  Many of the firearm components were concealed inside household items like toasters, space heaters, and landscaping power tools when they were shipped, according to officials.

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Gov. Evers Makes Splash with PFAS Funding

By Morgan McCarthy | February 5, 2025

Governor Tony Evers is sharing plans to expand access to clean drinking water around Wisconsin.  His plans are part of his upcoming 2025-27 Executive Budget, which will be introduced on February 18th.  Earlier this week, he announced that over 145 million-dollars will be invested in addressing PFAS contamination across the state.  The plan involves creating a PFAS Community Grant program to help municipal drinking water systems with testing for PFAS and eliminate them from drinking water.  Two-million-dollars in emergency resources

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Chippewa Police Department Warns of Scam

By Morgan McCarthy | February 5, 2025

The Chippewa Falls Police Department is warning residents about a phone scam.  They say people are getting calls from someone claiming to be a detective with CFPD.  The scammer will tell the person they called that they’ve missed  a jury duty date and will need to give personal information to fix the situation.  Police said if you receive a call like this to hang up immediately and report the call to CFPD.  Authorities say they’ll never call and request personal

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WI DNR Looking to Hire

By Morgan McCarthy | February 5, 2025

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is now looking to hire seasonal staff members for state parks and other recreation areas.  The department says additional help is typically needed for groundskeeping, maintenance, and customer service in late spring and early summer.  Extra park rangers and natural resources educators are usually hired on as well.  More information WITH AN EASY CLICK HERE.

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Brewers Look for Home Run with New Updates

By Morgan McCarthy | February 5, 2025

The Milwaukee Brewers are sharing some details on upgrades at American Family Field that fans can look forward to in the upcoming baseball season.  “The Alley” food truck park is new for this year, with local food vendors and a bar to be set up on the left field loge level.  The Home Plate Team Store is being updated with a “customization corner” for getting personalized jerseys.  The Brewers will also be using the MLB Go-Ahead Entry system this year,

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