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Warm temperatures during the day and below freezing temps at night continue to allow a relatively slow spring thaw. At 12:45 p.m. today the Chippewa River gauge at Grand Avenue read 767 feet. This is 6 feet below the downtown flood stage of 773 feet. At its current level the Chippewa River level is elevated to an Action stage resulting in the continued closure of the lowest lying areas of the Chippewa River trail. For the safety of residents the

A chase ends in the arrest of a Marshfield man. It was on Thursday night just before 9:30 when Marshfield officers attempted to stop a vehicle for failing to stop for a red light at Doege St and N Central Ave. Upon initiating the traffic stop, the suspect vehicle accelerated at a high rate of speed turning North on N Walnut Ave, failing to stop for an additional stop sign at W Ives St and N Walnut Ave, and failed

The Eau Claire Sheriff’s office says a number of human trafficking victims have come forward since a recent drug bust.  Charles Page and Mark Scoville were arrested last month during the bust and deputies say there was evidence of human trafficking in two homes.  Deputies say since then at least three victims have come forward as victims connected to the suspects.  The sheriff’s office is encouraging anyone else who may have been a victim in the case to come forward.

An Eau Claire man is pleading not guilty to sexual assaulting a nine-year-old girl.  A criminal complaint claims James Kittleson performed sex acts on the girl while she was staying at his home and he told her not to tell her parents.  Kittleson faces two charges including first-degree sexual assault of a child and could do up to 60 years in prison.

An Altoona man is charged with attempted kidnapping.  Police say Nathan Homme is accused of planning to break into his ex-wife’s Minneapolis home and security footage shows someone scouting out the property one morning.  Police say Homme’s phone can be tracked back to that area and investigators say they’ve found what appears to be kidnapping plans at his home. PHOTO CREDIT: WEAU 13 NEWS

Add Arcadia to the list of western Wisconsin communities getting a little help with flood recovery.  Congressman Ron Kind yesterday said the federal government approved four million-dollars to help the city recover from the floods.  Local leaders say the money is earmarked to build barriers to keep flood waters out of the city’s business district. Even with the flooding across a large part of western Wisconsin, emergency managers in Eau Claire County are worried about fire.  Eau Claire County Emergency

“Fake it ’till you make it” doesn’t translate to money. Police in Eau Claire and Menomonie ware warning local businesses about a new round of fake 100 dollar bills.  Officers say they’ve seen an uptick in counterfeit cash over the past few weeks.  Police say the feel of the money is the biggest tip-off, though the ink and printing on the fake bills is also a little off. 

Nearly 17 hundred people across Wisconsin will be looking for new jobs soon.  The state says ShopKo will lay off nearly 17 hundred people when it closes its doors this summer.  The company turned-in a report to the Department of Workforce Development this week.  ShopKo had hoped to find a new buyer while in bankruptcy, but announced earlier this month that it would close instead.

We will know who won that 768 million-dollar Powerball jackpot, but maybe not for a little while.   Wisconsin Lottery director Cindy Polzin yesterday said whoever bought the winning ticket in New Berlin has six months to make themselves known, and they cannot stay anonymous.  Polzin says whoever won needs to sign the winning ticket immediately.  After that, she says the winner will need to decide if they want the lump sum cash payment, which will be 477 million, or to