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An average of 10 percent of Wisconsin residents live in poverty, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and with our winter weather coming faster than we might care to admit, it’s time to think about bundling up again. HSHS Sacred Heart and St. Joseph’s hospitals are collecting winter coats and blankets September 1 until September 30. All donations must be clean and in wearable condition.  Items needed this year include: – Great need for children and infant size coats, hats,

An elk tested positive for CWD. Based on test results from the National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Ames, IA, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) confirms that an elk from a breeding farm in Burnett County has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). The 6-year old male was euthanized due to an injury and showed no symptoms of the disease. As a result of the positive finding, DATCP has quarantined the farm and the remaining

The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office is requesting assistance in identifying the suspect in attempted burglary to the Wheeler B.P. which occurred just after 3 a.m. this morning. (Monday, August 26th) If anyone has information on this or can identify the suspect pictured please contact the Sheriff’s Office or submit information anonymously crime stoppers. CLICK HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION.

No one is hurt after a train hit a semi truck in Barron early this morning.  The crash happened on 18th Street around 3:30 and caused a road closure in the area.  It’s currently unclear what caused the crash. 

One person is hurt following a one-car crash in Vernon County.  The county sheriff’s office says a 23-year-old man was westbound on County Road SS in Viroqua Sunday morning when he crossed the road, hit a fence, went through a field, and crashed.  Deputies say the driver’s injuries are serious.  They also say he wasn’t wearing a seatbelt. 

A Rice Lake man accused of hitting someone with his van has reached a plea deal.  A criminal complaint says a man told police he stepped out in front of a van driven by Richard Olson last August because he thought it was a taxi.  A surveillance video shows the victim getting hit by the van but Olson initially denied hitting anyone.  Last week Olson pleaded guilty to hit and run causing great bodily harm and operating a vehicle while

A soon-to-be women and infant shelter in Eau Claire has thousands of dollars of vandalism damage.  The community relations director for Hope Gospel Mission says police found extensive damage to the facility’s fence and equipment early last Friday morning.  The director estimates there’s about three to four-thousand dollars worth of damage.  There are no suspects in the case. 

A new warehouse should bring dozens of jobs to Chippewa Falls soon.  Reports say city and county officials late last week agreed to sell about 15 acres of land in the Lake Wissota Business Park to DHL Supply Chain for 518-thousand dollars.  DHL plans to build a facility then sell it to Hewlett Packard Enterprise to operate it.  The Chippewa Falls mayor says this should bring in 30 to 40 jobs. 

A western Wisconsin man in jail for a deadly police chase is looking at new charges for trying to escape.  Jailers in St. Croix County say they found some of the metal bars removed from Brandon Lieffring’s jail cell.  His cellmate says Lieffring was plotting an escape.  Lieffring is in jail on charges that he killed a man while running from St. Croix County deputies in early July. 

Public health managers in Eau Claire County are warning people to be very careful around bats that cannot fly.  The county’s health department on Friday said it confirmed that a bat found in Altoona tested positive for rabies.  It comes just a couple of weeks after someone found a rabid bat in Eau Claire’s Phoenix Park.  Health department managers say the first sign that something is wrong is when you see bats during the day, the second sign is if