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Another Republican is running for the 29th District Wisconsin Assembly seat.  Hudson construction business owner Ryan Sherley announced Wednesday he’s running for the seat representing Saint Croix and Dunn Counties.  Sherley is taking on Republican Neil Kline in the primary and Democrat John Calabrese.  Rob Stafsholt is leaving the seat to run for state senate.

The Grand Avenue bridge project in Eau Claire is the winner of a statewide award.  Ayres Associates and the City of Eau Claire have been awarded the 2020 Engineering Excellence Best in State award by the American Council of Engineering Companies of Wisconsin.  The bridge was updated over the summer.

A local woman is under arrest, accused of sending threatening messages to herself and family members, claiming it was her ex-boyfriend.  Twenty-three-year-old Brittany Frane told police her ex had threatening to kill her, her family, and anyone else that tried to stop him, even showing police the alleged messages.  Computer forensics detectives later found that Frane was sending those messages herself through an app that changed the source of the messages.  She’s facing multiple charges including filing a false report.

A two car crash turns deadly in Pierce County. It was on Wednesday, about 5:30 in the afternoon when the Wisconsin State Patrol and the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office responded to a two-vehicle crash on US HWY 63 at CTH Y, in the Town of Martell. The initial investigation indicates that a Kia car driven by a 22-year-old female from La Crescent, Minnesota was traveling northbound on US HWY 63 and a Buick passenger car driven by a 91-year-old Ellsworth

A Sparta family has their cat to thank for alerting them to a house fire early Wednesday morning.  About 5:30 a.m., Sparta Fire Department responded to the home on Kent Street in the city.  The fire had reportedly started on the porch, eventually spreading to the attic of the home.  The family says the smoke alarms went off, but it was the family cat that first notified them of danger.       

The local Chippewa County community is fighting drug abuse and addiction as the concern over methamphetamine continues to rise.  The group “Take a Stand Against Meth” recently held a fundraiser at Hanger 54 in Eau Claire, raising a little more than 12-hundred dollars for their cause.  The group focuses on education, assisting law enforcement, health, and more when fighting addiction in the Chippewa Valley.  Organizers say they will continue to come up with creative ways to raise money for their

The Wisconsin State Assembly has passed a bill that would require middle schools and high schools to teach students about the Holocaust.  The bill now heads to the state Senate.  The measure would require teaching students Wisconsin about the Holocaust and other genocides.  Oregon recently passed a similar bill.

A bill that would extend nighttime closing hours for bars and other nightspots during this summer’s Democratic National Convention is hitting headwinds in the state Senate.   GOP senators worry about drunken driving and voted against the proposal.  A similar measure may pass in the Assembly.  It would let municipalities ban the extended hours if they wish.

The Chippewa Valley LGBTQ Community Center is reopening at a new location next month.  After terminating their lease at The State Theatre and Community Center, the new facility will open March 1st at 505 Dewey Street South.  A representative for the community center says the support from the local community has allowed them to breathe new life into their efforts.  Organizers say the new space will allow them to continue to grow in the Chippewa Valley community.