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A man is in custody after deputies say they found drugs in his car during a traffic stop in Vernon County.  The sheriff’s department says Joshua Lusk was pulled over on Highway 35 in Genoa and a search turned up cocaine, marijuana, a digital scale, and other drug paraphernalia.  Lusk is facing multiple drug charges.

The Eau Claire School Board is voting today on a multi-million-dollar upgrade to Memorial High School’s athletic complex.  A proposal calls for the board to match a one-point-two-million-dollar donation toward the improvements, making the overall cost around two-point-four-million dollars.  If the proposal passes the upgrades could be completed by September. 

UPDATE: Investigators in Chippewa Falls say they don’t suspect foul play in a man’s death in the river over the weekend.  Police say all evidence points to a suicide.  Crews pulled the man from the river Sunday morning, he was not far from the Pumphouse Road boat landing.  Crews say his car is still in the river.  They won’t be able to get that out until the river falls a bit. Chippewa Falls Police say they don’t know how a

Prosecutors in Marathon County are looking at animal cruelty charges against a 19-year-old who they say starved his father’s cows.  Deputies found the cows last week near a farm in Norrie.  They then quickly arrested 19-year-old Joshua Litze.  He was supposed to be caring for the cows, but investigators say he was intentionally starving them.

The man who admitted to kidnapping Jayme Closs and killing her parents is heading to a new jail.  Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald says Jake Patterson will spend the next month or so in the Dunn County jail.  Patterson is facing life in prison for murder and kidnapping.  He’s due to be sent to prison in late May.

It’s proving to be a little tougher than expected to crack down on ‘those kind’ of massage parlors in Wisconsin.  State Rep Joe Sanfelippo is pushing a plan to crack down on massage parlors that act as fronts for prostitution by allowing cities to fine workers who are doing more than just massaging necks and backs.  But the association for massage therapists in Wisconsin says that pan won’t stop the problem.  That group wants tougher licensing instead.  Lawmakers have yet to vote on

This Brewers team could be exciting to watch.  Milwaukee beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 yesterday on a Christian Yelich walk-off hit.  Yelich smacked the ball to left center and drove in Ben Gamel and Lorenzo Cain in the bottom of the ninth.  The Brewers will take on the Cincinnati Reds tonight.  

Today is April Fools’ Day.  Americans typically celebrate by playing practical jokes on friends and strangers alike. One old favorite started with teachers in the 19th century who would point to the sky and tell their pupils, “Look! A flock of geese,” when there were really no geese to be found. (Must have been a joke before HUMOR was invented…) Other common pranks these days include putting salt in the sugar bowl and college students setting their clocks back an

Local favorite brought his Barron pipes to Eau Claire to sold out crowds this weekend. We heard from those in attendance who had a great time cheering for Chris and hearing him bring down the Pablo Center! Marty and Mary Jane said he “Gave Great SHOUT OUT’s to the Folks at the Great Country Station FM 104.5   the folks  at WAXX”…Hey! That’s one of ours…we’ll take it. CHRIS, YOU ROCK! …(in a Country kinda way)

The La Crosse Regional Airport is apologizing for allegedly playing inappropriate content on their monitors.   A person at the airport reported that the images displayed on the monitors Thursday morning were pornographic in nature.  On Thursday, the airport released a statement extending their apology and saying staff has located the issue.  They claimed the issue originated with Charter Communications and the airport is working with them to prevent any future incidents.