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Alcohol appears to be a factor in a Chetek crash. It was just before 2 on Friday afternoon when the Barron County Sheriff’s Department received a call of a 1-vehicle accident on Hwy SS south of Rice Lake. Initial investigation shows a vehicle driven by 37 year old Mathew Petersen, of Chetek, was traveling south on SS went he went off the road and struck a tree. He was extricated from the vehicle and flown to an area hospital with

You can show your alumni-pride and keep your business local with the help of a new website. The Chippewa Valley Technical College Alumni Association has launched a website featuring businesses owned by CVTC alumni. Graduate surveys show 89 percent of CVTC Alumni are employed in Wisconsin with 70 percent employed within the 11-county CVTC district. Many of those alumni start their own business in west-central Wisconsin. As part of an effort by the CVTC Alumni Association to further develop engagement

A man who went missing after trying to save his kids from the Wisconsin River in Sauk County is dead.  The county sheriff’s office says the man’s body was found Sunday morning and the county coroner’s office says he died of accidental drowning.  The man and his wife entered the water Saturday morning when their children started floating too far away.  His wife and three children all survived. 

Two Rusk County men are facing child pornography charges.  Dennis Berthold and David Johnson were arrested last Thursday after multiple law enforcement agencies searched their homes.  The two cases are unrelated. 

Two people are in custody after leading deputies on a chase going over 100 miles-per-hour in Jackson County.  The sheriff’s office says it got a stolen car report in Black River Falls early Saturday morning.  The driver took off going up to 130 miles-per-hour when deputies tried to stop him.  The car eventually crashed near Kirch and Seils Roads and driver Jeremy Peters and passenger Theresa Hindsley were both arrested. 

One person is hurt after a paddle boat accident in Vernon County.  Reports say Christopher Barnes and Micayla Cecil were on Runge Hollow Lake yesterday afternoon when they capsized in shallow water.  They were able to call rescuers from the Viroqua Fire Department.  Cecil got minor injuries and Barnes wasn’t hurt. 

A barn in Washington Township southeast of Eau Claire is a total loss after a fire.  Reports say the fire broke out on North Road around 2:00 last Saturday afternoon and took about 25 firefighters and seven fire trucks to put out.  No one was hurt and the cause of the fire is unknown. 

Police in Eau Claire are asking for help in finding a missing woman.  Officers fear 26-year-old Aubrey Wisniewski may be in danger.  Police started looking for her yesterday afternoon when they say she left her home in Eau Claire but didn’t show-up in Appleton.  Eau Claire Police say Wisniewski suffers from mental illness and had recently made comments about harming herself.  PHOTO CREDIT: WEAU 13 NEWS

About 400 Wisconsin National Guardsmen are on their way to Afghanistan.  The guard held a ceremony yesterday to say goodbye to the troops.  They will spend a few weeks in Texas before heading to Afghanistan.   The 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry will provide security for coalition forces in the country.  Commanders say they hope to see the troops return home sometime next year. 

Police in Chippewa Falls are crediting a pair of quick thinking Kwik Trip workers with saving a woman from a scam.  Officers say the clerks noticed a woman buying a gift card to send money to someone over the phone.  The clerks called police, who helped the woman realize she was being scammed.  Officer James Luckey says the woman thought she was dealing with someone from the social security office.  He says it’s a common scam, and is warning other