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University of Wisconsin Med Flight has a new base in Portage.  The base was unveiled during an open house yesterday where people could take tours, look at the helicopters, and ask questions about services.  Med Flight officials say the new base will help them be able to reach people faster. 

There could be a few more answers about a missing Rusk County teen by the end of the day.  Authorities yesterday said they found the girl with a man who she’d been chatting with online.  They were reportedly heading to Florida.  Rick County’s sheriff is not identifying the man who took her, or saying how the two were caught.  The sheriff says the suspect will face weapons charges in Illinois before being brought back to Wisconsin to possibly face charges here. 

One western Wisconsin lawmaker is pushing for a regional mental health center as a way to ease some of the pressure on local sheriffs.  State Rep. Gae Magnafici last week wrote an open letter to her fellow lawmakers urging them to support a mental health center for Eau Claire.  She says having a regional center for western Wisconsin would free-up beds and resources in county jails by giving local sheriffs a place to send people who are battling mental illness.  Magnafici is quick to

Authorities are asking for your help. In the early morning on August 17th, the Springbrook Church was damaged and broken into. The vehicle and individuals shown in the photos are believed to be involved. The vehicle is a grey or green Ford 500 and there appeared to be 3 females and 2 males. We are looking for any information regarding this incident. If you have information and would like to remain anonymous, contact Dunn County Crime Stoppers.

Two Wisconsin based Native American tribes are getting federal funding for green energy projects.  Yesterday, WISC reported the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and the Forest County Potawatomi Community are benefiting from a total of two-point-five-million-dollars from the federal Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs.  The money will be used to pay to set up solar energy generation for each tribe. 

A crash in Barron County leaves two dead. It happened on Saturday morning. It was just after 6:30 when the Wisconsin State Patrol responded to a single vehicle crash.  When crews arrived, it was determined the two were deceased. The initial crash investigation indicates the 2001 Ford Escape was traveling southbound on CTH O when the vehicle traveled into the oncoming lane and into the east ditch. The vehicle vaulted on a driveway embankment and struck several pine trees. The

FROM THE CHIPPEWA FALLS POLICE DEPARTMENT:

If you are missing jewelry, you might want to look into a ring that was turned into the Police Department. A ring with multiple clear stones was turned in to the Eau Claire Police Department as found property on July 26, 2019. If you believe this may be your property, please contact the Eau Claire Police Department’s Property & Evidence room at (715) 839-5072. If the property is not claimed by October 20, 2019, it will be disposed of according

An Eau Claire County sheriff’s deputy and an Augusta police officer have been ruled justified in killing a man.  According to a recent report from the Eau Claire County district attorney, Officer Levi Stumo shot and killed Tyler Meier during a confrontation between Augusta and Fairchild back in March.  The report says Meier attacked Stumo and Deputy Daniel Eaton multiple times, causing Stumo to shoot him.  Stumo said he feared for his life and thought Meier was trying to take

Hy-Vee is planning to tear down the old K-mart building in Eau Claire to make way for its planned store.  Reports say the City Plan Commission will meet next Monday to discuss Hy-Vee’s proposal.  If approved, a new store will likely be built at the old K-mart location off of Clairemont on around ten acres of land.  Demolition is currently scheduled to happen next spring.