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GO PACK GO!

By Morgan McCarthy | January 19, 2020

It’s here….the game many people thought wouldn’t happen! Get the crock pots warmed up and your game day menu primed for kickoff. Green Bay is primed and ready to take on San Francisco in the NFC Championship game.  The Packers and 49ers go at it today in Levi’s Stadium.  The two teams met earlier this season in Santa Clara with San Francisco winning 37-8.  The winner goes to Super Bowl 54 in Miami to meet either Tennessee or Kansas City

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BEER + CHEESE SETS PERFECT TRAP FOR WI CROWDS

By Morgan McCarthy | January 19, 2020

CHEERS!….And cheese! To the surprise of nobody who knows-and loves-America’s Dairyland, many turned out for a GOUDA Ol’fashioned Wisconsin event. Thousands of visitors are making Madison’s Isthmus Beer and Cheese Fest a huge success.  More than six-thousand people showed up at the Alliant Energy Center yesterday for the festival’s 11th annual edition.  The event featured dozens of brewers and cheesemakers offering visitors a chance to sample a myriad of products.  This year, organizers included the world’s largest cheese board featuring

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ROLLOVER ON I94 LEADS TO ARREST OF MN MAN

By Morgan McCarthy | January 18, 2020

A Minnesota man was arrested for OWI on his way through Eau Claire. 27 year old Leonardo Gonzalez Gasper, from Minneapolis, was traveling just after 2:30 on Saturday morning when Troopers responded to a on vehicle rollover crash on I94 near milepost 75. A strong odor of marijuana was noted when Troopers approached the vehicle and the driver, Gonzalez Gasper, displayed clues of impairment. Gonzalez Gasper and his three passengers, which included two children who were 5 and 8 years of

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BACK TO THE HILL FOR SILVER MINE INTERNATIONAL!

By Morgan McCarthy | January 18, 2020

Mother Nature got the final word last night as Silver Mine International jumpers sat it out due to high winds. Today, it’s back to the hill and into the heated tent as the fun and festivities will go on as planned and you can see the skiers fly through the air. Plan for gates to open at 3pm, and the preliminary jumps are scheduled to start at 3:30, but as we all know, winter in Wisconsin can always act as

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MAYORS BET ON THEIR TEAMS WITH COMMUNITY IN MIND

By Morgan McCarthy | January 18, 2020

Ahead of the Packers game tomorrow, the mayors of Green Bay and San Francisco are betting on the success of their respective teams.  Mayor Eric Genrich and San Francisco Mayor London Breed say they are volunteering their time with youth development groups next week.  They agreed to wear the winning teams colors when they’re working with the kids.  GO PACK GO!

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WI STATE REP TAKES ON RACIAL PROFILING

By Morgan McCarthy | January 17, 2020

A state representative is proposing a bill designed to fight racial profiling.  Sheila Stubbs, a Democrat from Madison says she was racially profiled while campaigning in 2018.  She says police were called to a mostly white neighborhood in Madison where Stubbs was campaigning and she was stopped and questioned extensively.  She says calling the police as a way to have harassed someone or have them removed from an area they are legally occupying is a violation of constitutional rights.

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CALLING ALL EAGLE LOVERS!

By Morgan McCarthy | January 17, 2020

Bald eagle watching days return to Sauk Prairie.  Eagle lovers can see rehabilitated birds released into the wild and also view the eagles up close indoors during live raptor shows.  Wisconsin’s eagle watching season kicks off this weekend in Sauk Prairie.  Kaukauna hosts an eagle watching event on January 25th, Prairie du Chien in late February and Ferryville in early March.

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WI PUMP PRICES INCH DOWN

By Morgan McCarthy | January 17, 2020

The cost for regular gas in Wisconsin is down four-cents-a-gallon compare to a week ago.  Triple-A says the price statewide is two-dollars-and-42-cents today, while it’s two-56 across the country.  The highest average price in the state is the two-64 posted in Superior.  Drivers in the capital are paying two-37 and in Milwaukee, two-38.

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SEMI FIRE CLOSES INTERSTATE FOR HOURS

By Morgan McCarthy | January 17, 2020

On Friday January 27th at 10:02 am, Eau Claire Post Troopers and Inspectors responded along with the St. Croix County Sheriff’s Department to milepost 28 eastbound for a semi unit which was fully engulfed in fire. Fire departments from Baldwin, Hammond, Woodville and Spring Valley also responded. The driver of the vehicle was able to exit it and was uninjured. The semi tractor, which was owned by Contract Transport Services from Green Bay, WI, was a total loss. The trailer

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FINES COULD PILE UP IF SNOW ISN’T REMOVED

By Morgan McCarthy | January 17, 2020

The Chippewa County Sheriff’s Department would again like to remind everyone with the anticipated snow fall this weekend, that it is not only dangerous but unlawful to plow or push snow onto or across a public highway.   Snow left in ridges or piles on the highway create a hazard for vehicles.  Snow piled on the shoulders may also create problems for equipment during normal plowing operations and increases the possibility of snow drifting across the highway in these areas.

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