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Steven Avery’s lawyer is trying again for a new trial, or even just a new hearing. Avery’s attorney yesterday asked the Wisconsin Court of Appeals to take up his case. The lawyer says there are questions about his trial for the muder of Teresa Halbach back in 2005. Avery has become world famous because of the Netflix documentary Making a Murderer.

One of Wisconsin’s oldest ice cream makers will get a second chance at life. Schoep’s Ice Cream yesterday said it will go into receivership, then be sold. Schoep’s has been open since 1928. The court-appointed receiver says there is already interest in buying the company.

Governor Tony Evers says Wisconsin would not be all that it is without the Native Nations.  The state celebrates its first Indigenous People’s Day today and the governor says officials are striving to make Wisconsin a more equitable, inclusive place to live.  Evers says he looks forward to continuing the work with indigenous peoples and tribal communities to make the state’s future brighter.

The return of a local favorite has readers excited. The 20th annual Chippewa Valley Book Festival has a table of contents that includes twenty events, seven days, one festival. Starting October 21, 2019, the Chippewa Valley will be filled with events that will thrill, delight, and enlighten audiences of all ages. Since 2000 the festival has hosted over 320 writers. Nearly 6,000 students and adults attend and participate in festival events, author visits in the schools, and the Young Writers

The Chippewa Valley Museum is partnering with Tactical Escape 101 to offer a seasonal escape room in its Historic Schlegelmilch House located in downtown Eau Claire. The Schlegelmilch House Escape Room will run from October 18 to November 2. Proceeds will benefit the Chippewa Valley Museum. Behind the doors of this iconic Eau Claire home, the scene. This year’s theme: Death at a Funeral! Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has been MURDERED and Sherlock is just not himself without him. Help

A man is facing multiple charges after police say he crashed his truck into the roof of a condo in Beloit.  Emergency officials were called to the condo around 4:30 Saturday afternoon where the truck was seen with its back end sticking out of the roof.  Police say Pieter Bruner was speeding when he left the road, went into a water retention area, became airborne, and landed on top of the condo.  No one inside was hurt.

A horse is dead following an incident involving a runaway buggy in Columbia County over the weekend.  The county sheriff’s office got a call Saturday morning about a horse and buggy traveling with no driver near Marcellon.  Reports say a deputy drove in front of the horse to try to slow it down but it galloped right into the back of the squad car.  An equine specialist decided the horse needed to be put down.  No one else was hurt

A person involved in a serious crash in Monroe County last month has died.  Reports say a car crashed into a tree near County Highway A and Jordan Avenue in Ridgeville on September 30th.  The victim died on Saturday, possibly from injuries relating to the crash.

A new report shows Wisconsin secures a low amount of federal funds compared to other states.  According to Pew Research, just over 26 percent of Wisconsin’s budget came from federal dollars in 2017, 45th most in the country.  Montana receives the most federal money in its budget at around 46 percent.

A now-11-year-old girl will face homicide charges in juvenile court in Chippewa County. Prosecutors on Friday agreed to move the case against the girl out of adult court. Police say the girl was 10 when she stomped on six-month-old Jaxon Hunter, he died a few days later. A judge last week also found the girl unfit for trial, as she’s been held in a mental health treatment center.