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IT’S NOT EASY BEING GREEN….

By Morgan McCarthy | January 17, 2020

Most puppies are described as cute and adorable, but Phil Hulett reports there’s one in North Carolina you might need to see to believe.  CLICK HERE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THE LIL’ SUPERHERO PHOTO CREDIT: TODAY.COM

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SEX OFFENDER TO BE RELEASED IN CHIPPEWA CO.

By Morgan McCarthy | January 17, 2020

The public is being notified of a level III sex offender is being released in our area. 33 year old Steven P Harrison will be released from Racine Correctional Institution on January 21, 2020. Harrison will return to Chippewa County where he is required to live. At this time the Department of Corrections does not have a permanent address for Mr. Harrison and will consider him homeless once released.    Harrison has been convicted of sex offenses involving an adolescent female.

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ARREST MADE IN DUNN CO. SUSPICIOUS DEATH CASE

By Morgan McCarthy | January 17, 2020

We now have more information about the circumstances surrounding the death of a rural Colfax man. It was on January 15th about about 6pm when the Dunn County Communications Center received a request for a welfare check on a subject in Colfax Township. Dunn County deputies responded to the residence anddiscovered a deceased male in the residence. The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office has arrested 51 year old Gary E. Styer with First Degree Intentional Homicide for the death of his

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MAN FACING DRUNK DRIVING CHARGES IN RUSK CO.

By Morgan McCarthy | January 17, 2020

A Rusk County man is charged with driving drunk with kids in his car.  A criminal complaint says Richard Rapp drove in and out of a ditch in Flambeau back on January 1st.  Sheriff’s deputies accused Rapp of being drunk at the time and they say there was a five-year-old and a ten-year-old in his car.  He’s facing three charges in the case.

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THEFT AND FRAUD TACK MORE TIME ON SENTENCE

By Morgan McCarthy | January 17, 2020

A man serving time in Chippewa County for writing bad checks will do more time in prison.  Reports say Ryan Sturz pleaded guilty in Eau Claire County Thursday to theft and fraud against a financial institution.  Sturz was already serving a three year sentence in Chippewa County.  He got another year tacked onto that sentence.

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CHIPPEWA FALLS LOOKING FOR MORE POLL WORKERS

By Morgan McCarthy | January 17, 2020

Chippewa Falls wants about 25 more poll workers for this year’s elections.  The city says it expects more voters this year and it wants to be able to cut down on workers’ shifts.  The preference primary is in April and the general election is in November.

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DOOR OPEN FOR NEW APARTMENTS ON WEST SIDE

By Morgan McCarthy | January 17, 2020

Eau Claire city leaders will consider the possibility of new apartments on the northwest side of the city.  A plan for up to 550 multi-family apartments on Kane Road near the Menards Distribution Center will go before the city plan commission Monday.  Reports say a majority of the apartments would be workforce housing.  Rezoning for the apartments has already been approved.

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ELLSWORTH MAN PICKS UP 7TH OWI

By Morgan McCarthy | January 17, 2020

A traffic stop leads to a 7th OWI for an Ellsworth man. 71 year old Thomas Michael O’Shaughnessy has been arrested by the Wisconsin State Patrol Eau Claire Post for operating a motor vehicle under the influence, 7th offense. It was just before 9:30 on Thursday night when a Wisconsin State Trooper stopped a vehicle on Interstate 94 for a traffic lane deviation violation. The driver was identified as Thomas M O’Shaughnessy. A subsequent investigation, including standardized field sobriety testing,

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DEADLY OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING IN WAUSAU

By Morgan McCarthy | January 17, 2020

One man is dead after an officer-involved shooting in Wausau. It happened yesterday at a home on the city’s north side. Wausau Police and the Marathon County Sheriff’s office say they were both involved, but no one is saying who pulled the trigger. There were no officers or deputies hurt in the shooting. The Wisconsin Department of Justice is now handling the investigation.

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KIND KEEN ON TRADE DEAL

By Morgan McCarthy | January 17, 2020

Western Wisconsin’s congressman says dairy farmers in the state are getting a big win. Congressman Ron Kind yesterday said the new trade deal with Canada and Mexico will open-up new markets for Wisconsin farmers. The U.S. Senate approved the agreement yesterday. Kind says he hopes that President Trump will sign the deal quickly so farmers in western Wisconsin can get to selling their products.

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