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The average price for a gallon of regular gas in Wisconsin is up a nickel-a-gallon from a week ago.  Triple-A says the average price statewide is two-dollars-and-79-cents today, while the national average is two-81.  The lowest prices are posted in Sheboygan at two-67-a-gallon.

The young man who police say ran down three western Wisconsin Girl Scouts and one of their mothers is due in court in a few hours.  Colten Treu is due in court in Chippewa Falls at 1:30 this afternoon for his preliminary hearing.  Police say Treu was high on air duster when he drove off the road in November, and killed the scouts from Chippewa Falls.  Treu is facing ten felony charges.

Eau Claire police promise this really happened.  Officers got a shoplifting call from the city’s Walmart Wednesday night.  When they arrived, they found a mom doing karate in the front of the store, her adult son naked in the back of the store, and the family dog running all over the store.  Officers arrested 46-year-old Lisa Smith and her 25-year-old son Benny Vann on a number of charges.  Eau Claire police say they took the family dog Bo to a

Governor Tony Evers says it doesn’t matter if most people in the state don’t want to see Wisconsin’s gas tax go up.  He’s pushing ahead anyway.  The governor told reporters yesterday that he understands that people don’t want to pay an extra eight-cents-a-gallon for gas.  But, Evers says Wisconsin can’t build new roads unless they do.  The latest Marquette University Law School poll shows 57-percent of people in the state oppose a higher gas tax.

Football is a year round season when you back the Pack. The Packers Tailgate Tour stopped in New Richmond yesterday to give fans a chance to meet current and former players, and get a few autographs.  This is the 14th year for the Tailgate Tour.  The show will stop in Chippewa Falls today.

The Wisconsin National Guard is looking into 52 cases of sexual assault over a four year span, and the Air Force is looking for more that date back almost 20 years.  Guard commanders told reporters yesterday that the 53 cases were all reported from a Madison unit between 2013 and 2017.  A sergeant in the Guard blew the whistle earlier this year after he said that commanders didn’t do enough to investigate the cases.  The Air Force is looking into cases as

The latest poll by the Marquette University Law School shows most Wisconsin voters approve the legalization of marijuana and want to keep gas taxes at their current level.  Fifty-seven-percent of respondents surveyed last week didn’t want to see a change in the gas tax to fund road improvements.  Fifty-nine-percent believe recreational marijuana use should be legalized, while 83-percent say medical marijuana should be legal.

Senator Tammy Baldwin says she will not support the president’s pick for Secretary of the Interior.  Baldwin said today Senate Republicans will approve a big oil lobbyist in David Bernhardt to run that department.  She says the department was established 170 years ago to protect and manage the nation’s natural resources.  She doesn’t believe Bernhardt will do that. 

We now know the name of a man killed in an accident in Dunn County. It was on April 10th just after 10:00am, the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office along with Menomonie Fire and Rescue were dispatched to the 4500 block of 380 th Ave, in the Township of Menomonie for a vehicle that was found on its side. The subsequent investigation showed the driver, 60 year old, Paul R. Darnell of rural Menomonie was westbound when the SUV failed to

One person is in custody after a shooting in Eau Claire.  Reports say a 61-year-old man got into a fight with his roommate last night and pointed a rifle at him.  The suspect is believed to have shot the gun at the victim’s car multiple times but the victim was able to leave the house and call police.  The suspect eventually gave himself up to police after a long stand-off.  He’s facing multiple charges.