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The search for 11-year-old Jamison Miller is over.  The sheriff in Adams County yesterday said crews found the boy’s body near the Kilbourn Dam on the Wisconsin River.  Miller had been missing since last Tuesday when he slipped below the water.  

The rest of the NBA is recognizing what Milwaukee basketball fans have known for a while.  The league named Giannis Antetokounmpo as MVP last night.  Giannis edged-out Houston’s James Harden for the award.  Giannis humbly accepted the honor, thanking God and thanking his teammates.  He led the Bucks to 60 wins in the regular season and an appearance in the Eastern Conference Finals. 

KICK OFF YOUR 4TH WITH A BANG! A full day of activities is planned at Carson Park and Fairfax Pool, culminating with a fireworks display at 10 p.m., sponsored by Festival Foods. Activities include:  10a.m.‐4:30p.m. Paul Bunyan Logging Camp open in Carson Park  11a.m.‐4 p.m. Chippewa Valley Museum Fourth of July Family Fun Fair  Noon‐5 p.m. Chippewa Valley Railroad train rides at the Carson Park Depot  Noon‐7 p.m. $4.50 admission at Fairfax Pool or free with

Curious about the construction projects going on? You can find out more. Members of the City Council of the City of Eau Claire have been invited and may attend the 2019 State Street Construction Project Open House to beheld Thursday, June 27, 2019, beginning at 11:00 a.m. in Room HSS 177 at UWEC Human Sciences & Services Building, 239 Water Street, Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Staff will be on hand to discuss the layout of State Street at Roosevelt Avenue and

A Barron man was airlifted after a 4-wheeler crash over the weekend. It was on Saturday, June 22, just after 6 in the evening when the Barron County Sheriff’s Department received a 911 call of a 4-wheeler crash near 796 10 1⁄2 Ave, Almena. Initial investigation shows a 4-wheeler driven by Robert Miller, 41 of Barron, was driving up a hill when he lost control and rolled the 4-wheeler. Miller was flown from the scene to an area hospital with

A Milwaukee man is facing charges after a five-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed himself with his gun.  A criminal complaint claims Michael Moore left his gun out one day last week and the child accidentally got to it and shot himself.  He was living with a woman and her four kids at the time.  Moore is charged with neglecting a child resulting in death.  His preliminary hearing is on July 1st. 

A man accused of causing a crash that killed an off-duty Milwaukee police officer has his bond set.  Dante James made his first court appearance over the weekend where he had his bond set at 100-thousand dollars.  James is accused of running a red light while speeding and driving drunk last week and hitting Officer Kou Her’s car, killing him.  James will be back in court on July 2nd. 

House prices are on the rise in the Chippewa Valley.  According to the Realtors Association of Northwest Wisconsin, Eau Claire County has seen a nearly eight percent increase in home prices since May of last year and Chippewa County has seen a 37 percent increase.  Home sales also increased by over three percent state-wide during the same time period. 

State officials are worried about Wisconsin’s turtle population.  According to a naturalist with the Department of Natural Resources, turtles in danger because people keep hitting them with their cars.  There are eleven species of turtle in Wisconsin and one is endangered.