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It’s not just your imagination, there really has been more snow than usual in the Chippewa Valley this winter. Forecasters yesterday said the winter of 2019-2020 has dropped just over 50 inches of snow, so far. The average for a winter in Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls is 47 inches. Last winter was another above-average year, with over 52 inches of snow. Forecasters say the good news is that while it is cold today, there isn’t any snow in the

The Boy Scouts Troop in the Chippewa Valley is not going to be impacted by the Boy Scouts of America’s decision to file for bankruptcy. Local Boy Scouts CEO Tim Molepske says the local troop is a separate entity from the national council. Molepske says the Chippewa Valley troop will be able to carry-on. The Chippewa Valley Council serves about 42-hundred kids in ten counties in western Wisconsin.

Wisconsin lawmakers have taken the first big step toward a new package of water quality laws. The State Assembly yesterday approved 13 proposals that would do everything from encourage conservation to test wells to create a new state water quality office. Most of the proposals saw support from both Republicans and Democrats. Governor Evers has made water quality one of his top priorities, he’s expected to sign most of the plans into law.

Wisconsin’s tribal leaders are pressing state government for more help in fighting opioids and for some assistance in finding quality workers. Ned Daniels Jr., the chairman of the Forest County Potawatomi Community, used yesterday’s State of the Tribes speech at the Capitol to press for help. Daniels says the opioid crisis has hit the state’s tribes hard. Native Americans had the highest rate of opioid deaths in the state back in 2018. But Daniels says there is also hope. He

A picture of a puppy and a pigeon snuggling together is touching the hearts of millions.  That’s because the eight-week-old Chihuahua can’t walk and the bird can’t fly.  But together, they’re perfect.  And they’re best friends.  Sue Rogers of the Mia Foundation says publicity from the image has been good for the non-profit animal rescue center for disabled animals. CLICK HERE TO HEAR ABOUT THE DONATIONS Herman has been at the Western New York shelter over a year after a brain injury

On Tuesday, February 18, just before 10 in the morning the Buffalo County Communications Center received multiple 911 calls of an assault that took place at 8630 Weisenbeck Road in the Town of Nelson, which is near Urne. Initial investigation has indicated that two males were assaulted and have sustained significant injuries. Both injured persons were transported via air ambulances. The assailants and victims knew each other, this appears to be an isolated incident. There is no threat to the

A mysterious ghost ship in the Atlantic has finally come to rest.  The story from correspondent Bill Zimpfer. CLICK HERE TO DIVE INTO THE DETAILS

Police are on the lookout for two people believed to have been involved in a shooting in Abbotsford, about 65 miles east of Eau Claire.  Police say Joennval Moctezuma-Torres and Carlos Santiago-Gonzalez were seen with handguns leaving the scene of the shooting Sunday.  They’re accused of shooting a man in Abbotsford and he later showed up at a hospital in Medford.

A registered sex offender is charged with more sex crimes in Eau Claire County.  Police say the victim told officers Christopher Seeley assaulted her while she slept on January 25th.  An examination later connected Seeley to the crime.  Seeley’s charged with second-degree sexual assault and burglary.  He was convicted of other sex crimes in Eau Claire County in 1999 and 2005. PHOTO CREDIT: WEAU 13 NEWS

The Eau Claire School Board is considering expanding its virtual school.  Reports say a new proposal would add a combined fourth and fifth grade class to the program starting next school year.  The proposal would also increase the number of students enrolled in 6th through 12th grade.  The board will vote on enrollment numbers next month.