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NFL wide receiver Jordy Nelson is retiring from football.  Nelson was released by the Oakland Raiders after one season.  He spent ten seasons catching big passes for the Packers and ranks third in franchise history in receptions, second in touchdown catches and third in 100-yard receiving games.  The Packers tweeted out their thanks along with a clip of Nelson’s touchdown catch to open the scoring against Pittsburgh in Super Bowl 45.  

Prosecutors in Eau Claire are moving ahead with a kidnapping and sex case against two men accused of snatching a missing teen and forcing him to have sex with men.  Police arrested Tyler Brand, from Oshkosh, and Khvyn Vhasenglu, from  Menasha, on Monday.  The teen says the two snatched him and forced him to have sex with a man in Menasha.  The teen escaped in Eau Claire and called police.  He was later reunited with his family. F PHOTO CREDIT: WEAU

A Neillsville man is facing child sex charges.  A criminal complaint claims 53-year-old Robert Schuster assaulted a ten-year-old girl during a camping trip.  Schuster was charged in Clark County court yesterday with two counts of attempted sexual assault of a child under 13 and child enticement.  He’s due back in court on May 2nd. 

A Black River Falls man will serve two years on probation after a high speed chase through Chippewa and Eau Claire Counties.  Yesterday, Corey Sprinkle pleaded no contest to fleeing an officer and possession of narcotics and had two other charges dropped.  Sprinkle was arrested after running from police in Lake Hallie and leading them into Eau Claire County.  He reportedly admitted to using meth after he was arrested.

A Jackson County home is heavily damaged after a fire.  The Black River Falls Fire Department responded to the fire in the Town of Komesky around 11:30 last night and firefighters saw heavy smoke coming from the roof when they arrived.  The homeowner was not there and no injuries were reported.  The home has heavy smoke and water damage and the cause of the fire is under investigation.

A main road in La Crosse is closed due to a propane tank leak.  The city says a gas odor was noticed near 28th and Mesa Grand Place yesterday afternoon and emergency crews found that two tanks below the street were leaking.  The intersection was closed off around 1:00 for work on the tank.  The work could take a couple days.

Multiple Wisconsin state senators are introducing a bill that would ban gender conversion therapy in the state.  The bill defines conversion therapy as a practice that seeks to change someone’s gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation.  Eau Claire Democratic Senator Jess Smith was among those who introduced the bill earlier this month along with other democrats. 

Jayme Closs’ accused kidnapper could be heading to prison very soon.  Jake Patterson is due in Barron County court at 1 p.m., where he may plead guilty.  He’s facing murder charges for allegedly shotgunning Closs’ parents then taking her last fall.  Patterson has said he wants to plead guilty.  He could enter that plea at today’s arraignment.

Bloomer’s police chief should know by the end of the week if he’ll keep his job.  The city’s police commission met yesterday to talk about what to do with Chief Jared Zwiefelhofer.  He pleaded no contest to a series of hunting violations from last year.  Zwiefelhofer has already stepped down as chairman of the Chippewa County Board.  Bloomer’s police commission said it will deliver a decision about his future with the department by Friday.

Folks in Fairchild don’t want a county halfway home for sex offenders in their backyard.  A group of neighbors yesterday told Eau Claire County leaders that the plan to send recently released sex offenders to a new facility less than two miles outside of town is dangerous.  Fairchild Town Board boss Todd Meyer says the proposed site is ringed by woods, which he says will be the perfect way for someone to escape.