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A woman won’t go to prison after being convicted of possessing drugs in connection with a deadly overdose case in Chippewa County.  April Lonetree and Shane Johnson were both arrested on Thanksgiving in 2017 after Nicholas Buck was found dead from a heroin overdose.  Johnson was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison in May of 2018.  Lonetree pleaded guilty to four charges in the case last Friday and was sentenced to a one-year stayed jail sentence and four years

Two Barron County parents won’t face charges in connection with their baby’s death.  The district attorney’s office says the ten-month-old died from accidental asphyxia due to sleeping with its parents and a sibling.  The death happened back on August 20th in Haugen.

No one is hurt after a one-car crash in Vernon County.  Authorities say 84-year-old Arvilla Novy was eastbound on County Highway F near Tower Road Sunday afternoon when she lost control and left the road.  Novy hit some car parts, went through a pole shed and a private backyard, and came to a stop in a ditch.  Novy’s car was heavily damaged but she declined to be taken to the hospital.

A new report says Wisconsin’s state lawmakers are some of the highest paid in the country.  According to The Badger Project, Wisconsin senators and representatives make 53-thousand dollars per year, ninth most among the 50 states.  The reports says Wisconsin is also one of the smallest states to have full-time legislators.  Some of the states ahead of Wisconsin include California, New York, Pennsylvania, and Michigan.

Several Menomonie apartment residents are out of a home after a fire.  Twelve units at Northern Meadows apartment complex were damaged in the blaze on Sunday.  Firefighters say no one was injured, but the affected units are a total loss.  The Red Cross is assisting the displaced residents and fire crews are still working to determine the cause.

Officials are praising the efforts of volunteers who arrived over the weekend to help clean-up damage from last week’s storms.  Governor Evers says he has made every state agency available to help in recovery efforts and acknowledged the majority of the work has been done by residents and neighbors in and around the Wheaton area.  The National Weather Service says the EF3 tornado touched down in Elk Mound and moved over four-miles through Wheaton and Chippewa Falls impacting over 15-hundred

A girl scout from Strum is being honored with the group’s highest achievement for helping build a pavilion at Veteran Tribute Park.  Amberlee Wojcik was given the Gold Award over the weekend for her work in building the pavilion to help house services for veterans on holidays like Memorial and Veterans Day.  Wojcik said her father’s military service helped inspire her to start the project.  Only five-percent of eligible girl scouts successfully earn the Gold Award. PHOTO CREDIT: WEAU 13

The organizers of the corn maze at Govin’s Farm are working this year to help raise awareness for suicide prevention.  Farm owner John Govin over the weekend showed off his efforts which include inviting guests to write the name of loved ones on luminary bags which are used to line the maze.  Govin said he hopes the bags will show that each name has a story, and everyone who sees them will know they have a place in the world. 

Family Promise of Chippewa Valley are thanking those who participated in their annual Hike for the Homeless over the weekend.  The two-and-a-half-mile walk was held on Saturday at Phoenix Park in Eau Claire with an estimated 200 people participating.  Family Promise says the money raised will go to help families in need through the Beacon House shelter.  Family Promise Executive Director Amy Giani said a lack of affordable housing in the Eau Claire area is a main contributing factor to

The first ever CBD Madison conference is drawing attention to the health benefits of the popular hemp-based extract.  The event featuring more than a dozen vendors took place over the weekend in Breese Stevens Field.  Sponsors included Green Owl, Green Barn Door and other CBD suppliers along with a CBD oil infused yoga class with OrthDX Natural Fitness.