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A La Crosse man is now charged in connection with a recent motorcycle accident.  If you were reading the paper, you might have seen The La Crosse Tribune report that according to a criminal complaint, Matthew Sallander deliberately swerved his jeep when a motorcyclist tried to pass him in a no-passing zone on July 10th.  The report says he hit the motorcycle, causing it to fall and skid several feet.  Sallander is charged with second-degree recklessly endangering safety and faces

The Department of Natural Resources is expanding the Adopt-a-Dumpster and Adopt-a-Kiosk programs to offer more residents, organizations and businesses across the state the chance to support deer hunters having their deer tested for chronic wasting disease (CWD) and help prevent the spread of the disease. The DNR will now offer cost-sharing as an option for the Adopt-a-Dumpster (ADD) program for volunteers to sponsor a dumpster during the deer season. The main goal of the ADD program is to provide hunters

The sheriff in Chippewa Falls says they still don’t know anything about the man who killed four people late last month in Lafayette and Lake Hallie.  Sheriff Jim Kowalczyk yesterday asked for tips that could lead them to a motive for the killings, or even just some background information about the killer, Ritchie German Jr.  The sheriff says they know almost nothing about German or his past. 

Jayme Closs’ parents’ house is no more.  The bank recently ordered the home where she was taken and her parents were killed last October to be torn down.  Closs’ family says they are aware of the demolition.  No one has lived at the house since Jayme’s kidnapping and her parents’ murder. 

Prosecutors in Chippewa County are upgrading the charges against a young girl accused of killing a baby last year.  The district attorney yesterday filed first degree intentional homicide charges against the 10-year-old girl for last fall’s death of a six-month-old baby.  She was originally charged with reckless homicide.  A judge found the girl unfit for trial earlier this year.  She’s due back in court next month for a new hearing. 

We could know by the end of next week if Wisconsin will see new gun laws.  Governor Evers’ office yesterday said the governor will meet with the top Republicans in the state legislature sometime next week to talk about possibly adopting a red flag law or stricter background checks.  Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald have opposed tougher gun laws in the past.  The meeting comes after the weekend shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio. 

The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) has been investigating an officer involved shooting in the city of La Crosse on the afternoon of Saturday, August 3, 2019. La Crosse Police Officers responded to a domestic disturbance complaint at a residence on 9th Street South. Upon arrival, the subject confronted and shot the first responding officer, La Crosse Police Officer Dustin Darling, striking the officer’s ballistic vest on the chest. Officer Darling, 6 years of service with La

An Eau Claire teenager is charged with sexually assaulting two girls.  Reports say 17-year-old Joseph Bailey is accused of assaulting one girl when she was in the seventh grade and when she was 16.  He’s also accused of assaulting another 16-year-old and asking other girls for topless photos.  He’ll return to court next month. 

An Altoona man will spend time behind bars after being convicted of his seventh OWI.  Reports say an officer pulled over John Ellis after he ran a stop sign and nearly hit a squad car back in February.  Ellis didn’t take a field sobriety test because he reportedly said he’d fail it.  Ellis pleaded no contest to operating while intoxicated last Friday and was sentenced to three years in jail. 

Eau Claire School Board member Joe Luginbill will serve as an ambassador to the 2019 International Forum on Youth Services.  Luginbill will head to India for the global summit in September.  He’s expected to participate in discussions on what roles youth can play in helping sustainability, entrepreneurship, and inequalities.