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A truck driver convicted of hitting a school bus while driving drunk in Columbia County will go to prison for 20 years.  Wayne Murphy was found guilty of 30 counts including causing great bodily harm and reckless driving following the 2018 crash and was sentenced on Monday.  The judge in the case claimed the crash was not an accident.

An Eau Claire man is accused of raping a woman on their first date.  Reports say Scott Edgar admitted to police he has high-functioning autism and went too far with the victim even though she told him no during the attack on Sunday.  Edgar is also accused of biting the victim multiple times.  He’s charged with sexual assault.

Update! An honest resident called himself in last night. He confirmed he was the individual in the photos (see below) but insisted he did not commit the thefts. Officers investigated and did not find any evidence the individual pictured was responsible for the thefts. So…. The search continues. If you have any information you are asked to take that to authorities. Police are on the lookout for someone who’s been stealing decorative lights from a church in Eau Claire.  

The folks in charge of the roads in Eau Claire County are hoping it doesn’t snow too much before the end of the year. The county’s highway budget for snow removal is still reeling from last February’s heavy snow. County Highway Commissioner Jon Johnson says they started 2019 with over a million-dollars set aside for snow removal. He figures they have about 200-thousand-dollars left. Johnson says the county usually spends about 160-thousand-dollars a month during the winter, so he’s hoping

People who want to serve on the Eau Claire school board could get their chance. The district last night agreed to start accepting applications for their open board seat on Thursday. Folks have until Thanksgiving to get an application in. The school board is looking to fill Joe Luginbill’s now-empty seat.

Questions about parking seem to be the only ones asked about a plan to add a new student apartment building in downtown Eau Claire. A developer wants to replace the old Guppy’s Pizza with a new building that would have shops on the first floor and apartments on the second. Planners say the space has just a few parking spots right now, but that may not be an issue if the city lets the people who’d live in the apartments

Hunters in some spots in the Chippewa Valley have to test their deer for Chronic Wasting Disease, but regulators in Madison say all deer hunters should get the tests. The Department of Natural Resources yesterday said deer hunters should test their deer so the state can see just how far CWD has spread. Two dozen counties in Wisconsin are required to test deer, while another two dozen or so regularly offer the tests. DNR says it’s not a bad idea for any

People who are in this country illegally could be the next group added as a protected class in Wisconsin. Some lawmakers in Madison are circulating a plan that would add immigration status to the list of things that landlords are banned from considering when renting an apartment or a home. Eau Claire Representative Jodi Emerson says there are some ‘nasty things’ being said about people who are in this country illegally. She says it’s a moral imperative that everyone in the

We will know by the end of the day who’s won the latest round in the showdown between Governor Tony Evers and the Republicans who control the state legislature. Senators are supposed to vote on the governor’s ag secretary today, but there are not enough votes to confirm him. If that happens, acting Secretary Brad Pfaff will be fired. The governor’s office and several ag groups yesterday all said they believe in Pfaff and think he’s the right person for

This is Winter Weather Awareness Week in Wisconsin.  Last winter was one for the record books in the Badger State with heavy snow and dangerously cold temperatures.  That’s why officials want Wisconsinites to be prepared for the months ahead.  Emergency kits for the car should include food, water, a flashlight and batteries and blankets as well as a snow shovel, extra gloves, hats, sand or kitty litter to give wheels traction on icy roads.