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There’s a new app from Eau Claire’s police department. The new app allows people to report a crime, as well as get alerts about traffic jams, crime alerts, and the latest news from the city’s police department. The idea, the PD says, is to keep people in the loop, and give them an easier way to interact with the police. You can find the new app in your phone’s app store. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO FROM THE ECPD.

Western Wisconsin’s congressman is the latest to ask for answers about Pure Prairie Poultry’s closing. Republican Congressman Derrick Van Orden yesterday sent a letter to the USDA, asking for more information. Van Orden joined congressmen from Minnesota and Iowa in asking about oversight, regulation, and a lack of transparency from the USDA. Specifically, Van Orden wants to know what’s to become of the 45-million-dollars in COVID-era PPP loans that Pure Prairie got. Pure Prairie Poultry suddenly closed earlier this month,

Add this to your bobblehead collection.  The folks at the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum are releasing an “I Voted” bobblehead in time for Election Day.  The new bobblehead isn’t a person, instead it’s an I Voted sticker on a spring.  The Bobblehead Museum’s Phil Sklar says the stickers have become as much a part of Election Day as anything else.  You can order your “I Voted” bobblehead at the museum’s website WITH AN EASY CLICK HERE.

Robert F. Kennedy Junior and Tulsi Gabbard will be in Madison tomorrow to campaign for former President Donald Trump.  Kennedy ran for president as an independent before dropping out and endorsing Trump. Gabbard is a former Democratic congresswoman who recently joined the Republican Party. The pair will visit the Alliant Energy Center tomorrow at six P-M. On the other side of the ticket, Democratic Presidential nominee Kamala Harris will be in Madison on Wednesday. Former President Bill Clinton will be

Wisconsin is getting 138-million dollars to improve local roadways. Local governments will get most of the money, while just more than four-million dollars will go toward connecting highways, and more than 250-thousand will go to Milwaukee County for additional policing on expressways. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation says the money comes from quarterly General Transportation Aids included in the 2023-2025 budget.

An invasive fish species is found in Wisconsin. The state Department of Natural Resources says the invasive silver carp was found in the Chippewa River in Eau Claire. The department says jumping fish suspected to be the carp were also reported at the Dells Dam on the lower Chippewa River. The DNR asks anglers who catch what they believe to be a silver carp or other invasive carp to euthanize the fish, keep it on ice, and contact local aquatic

More deer will be on Wisconsin roadways as the fall season settles in and they’re still not using the crossings. *rimshot! It’s an old Wisconsin joke, but the danger is real on the roads as deer are moving. The Department of Transportation says October and November are peak mating season for deer in the state. More than 16-thousand crashes including deer were reported last year, leaving 14 people dead and almost 600 injured. The DOT says deer are most active

“This year, with such a huge increase in demand for boxes to be sent, we are hoping the community and area businesses can step up in a big way to support our troops and fulfill all 600 care package requests.”  The YMCA of the Chippewa Valley is eager to announce its Community Day of Support for the Support Our Troops Care Package Drive, will be taking place on Tuesday, October 29. The Community Day of Support is an online giving

“Service dogs offer veterans improved quality of life and assistance with their mental health,”  When UWRF Veterans Services Coordinator Cheryl Grubb learned about a program that links dogs with military veterans who are experiencing emotional and physical health needs, she thought bringing it to the University of Wisconsin-River Falls for a Veterans Day ceremony would be a perfect fit.  UWRF is home to Falcon FETCH, an assistance dog training program started last year in partnership with Can Do Canines out of New Hope,

It’s going to be a very busy week of campaigning in Wisconsin this week. The vice-presidential candidates are in town today. Democrat Tim Walz will campaign in Milwaukee and Manitowoc, while Republican JD Vance will make stops in Racine and Wausau. On Wednesday, it’ll be the main candidates. Brett Favre will join former President Trump at a rally in Green Bay next week.  Doors are set to open Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Resch Center and Trump is scheduled