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We now know the name of the man who was found in Lake Tainter on Friday night. It was on Friday about 11:30pm the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office responded to an address in the Town of Tainter for a report of a missing person near the Lake Tainter Channel. When Deputies arrived on scene, they found the boat, partially tied up to the dock, lights still on and the motor running. Deputies located 72 year old as Daniel Buss deceased

Iron the Lederhosen, get the belt one notch looser to make way for the food…and have fun perfecting your polka moves! Oktoberfest is underway and you can raise a stein at the 17th annual Chippewa Falls Oktoberfest at the Northern Wisconsin State Fair Grounds. Oktoberfest is underway and you can raise a stein at the 17th annual Chippewa Falls Oktoberfest at the Northern Wisconsin State Fair Grounds. Congrats to this years royalty. Family Fest faces Steve and Jill Herriges. Oktoberfest

Thousands of protestors demand action on environmental issues as part of the Global Climate Strike at the state capital.  Activists marched yesterday from the capitol building to the Madison Gas and Electric building where they demanded the company convert to using clean energy sources within the next ten years.  They also want the governor to declare a state of climate emergency.  The march in Madison was just one of hundreds of protests around the world as part of the Global

A Wisconsin law firm is suing a vape company on behalf of electronic cigarette users in several states.  Crueger Dickinson LLC announced yesterday that it’s filed suits against vape manufacturer JUUL in Wisconsin, Illinois, Florida, New Jersey and Washington.  The firm issued a statement yesterday, saying JUUL uses deceptive marketing practices to target teenagers, and it’s users are exposed to serious health problems.  This is the first suit of its kind out of Wisconsin.

The average cost for regular gas in Wisconsin is up eight-cents-a-gallon compared to a week ago.  Triple-A says the average price statewide is two-dollars-and-57-cents today, while nationwide it’s two-66.  The highest prices are posted in the northern counties of Price and Douglas at two-80 for regular.  Milwaukee County is posting the lowest average price at two-54-a-gallon today.

We now know more about those involved in an accident that closed Highway B for nearly 3 hours. On Thursday, September 19 just after 6:30 the Barron County Sheriff’s Department received a call of a 2-vehicle crash on County Road B at 18th Street north of Rice Lake. Initial investigation shows a truck driven by 48-year-old Thomas Lamm of Boyceville was travelling south on 18th Street and failed to stop at the stop sign at 18th Street and Highway B

A Rice Lake man is dead from a crash in Rusk County.  The county sheriff’s office says Nicholas Wisti missed a turn on County Highway O in Wilkinson early Thursday morning and crashed into a ditch and rolled.  Wisti was thrown from his truck and pronounced dead at the scene.

Two people who died in separate crashes in Monroe County earlier this week are identified.  The county sheriff’s office says Phyllis Mellen died in a crash early Monday morning near Highway 33 and County Highway PC.  Kurt Hauge is also recovering from an injury suffered in that crash.  Larry Jurgens was also involved in a crash Monday morning on Highway 12.  He later died at the hospital.

The Brewers are officially in a playoff spot following a win and a Cubs loss last night.  Milwaukee downed San Diego five-to-one while Saint Louis beat the Cubs five-to-four in extra innings.  The Brewers now have a one-game lead over the Cubs for the second National League Wildcard spot.  They’re also three games behind the Cardinals in the Central Division. The Green Bay Packers are adding another draft pick for 2020.  Yesterday the team traded wide receiver Trevor Davis to

Wisconsin’s governor says he wants to get guns out of the hands of people who he doesn’t think should have them. Governor Tony Evers yesterday stood with Democratic lawmakers to push for a new red flag law that would allow police or family members to ask a judge to take someone’s guns away. Evers also said he’s open to the government taking AR 15s and AK 47s away as well. Something similar to what Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke is