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Preparations are underway for Eau Claire’s 133rd Silver Mine Invitational.  This year’s theme is “silver mine turns gold” as the Eau Claire Ski Club is celebrating their 50th year at the Silver Mine Hill.  Crews spent yesterday distributing snow around the hill to make conditions ideal for the skiers.  The two-day competition starting Friday will host 50 to 60 of the most talented ski jumpers from around the nation and world.  

An Eau Claire woman is helping migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.  Last month, Mireya Sigala visited Tijuana where she heard the stories of countless immigrants hoping to seek asylum.  Sigala, who is of Mexican descent, said she thought of her own family when she listened to the hardships the migrants have been through.  Sigala has done extensive work educating others about the Latino community in an effort to promote assimilation between the Eau Claire community and the Latino community.  

Officials in Barron County, Wisconsin are recounting the relief they felt when missing 13-year-old Jayme Closs was found safe.  Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald says many sleepless nights were spent in the eighty-eight days Closs was missing.  But, Fitzgerald says the million-dollar-question of why the kidnapping and homicide happened in the first place has yet to be answered.  Jayme went missing in October after her parents were fatally shot in their Barron County home.  She was found alive on Thursday after escaping

Madison police say no arrests were made during dueling protests outside the state Capitol yesterday.  The We the People rally had about 45 attendees, but about 250 counter-protesters showed up.  The We the People advocates showed up with rifles, handguns and ammunition to protest gun control measures that Governor Tony Evers’ administration could pass.  Counter protesters shouted things like “No Trump, no KKK, no racist USA” as they attempted to drown out the We the People speakers. 

Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson is introducing legislation that would pay essential federal staff amid the ongoing partial government shutdown.  Yesterday, the Oshkosh Republican joined forces with Maine Senator Susan Collins to present the bill.  Under the measure, unappropriated funds would be used to pay about 420-thousand federal workers throughout several agencies who are currently forced to work without pay.  That includes employees with the Coast Guard and departments of Commerce, Homeland Security and Interior.  Roughly 800-thousand federal workers missed their first

The Wisconsin Partnership Program is awarding grants to Madison organizations seeking to narrow health disparities.  The 50-thousand dollar grants will go to four organizations that aim to promote wellness among minorities.  The four Madison organizations will use the funds to create new programs that “improve health equity,” instead of maintaining already existing programs.  These Community Catalyst grants are a product of the Wisconsin Partnership Program at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health. 

The suspect in the kidnapping of a Wisconsin teenager and the murder of her parents is due to make his initial court appearance on Monday.  Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald remarked that Jake Patterson will be charged with two counts of homicide and one count of kidnapping.  His alleged victim, 13-year-old Jayme Closs, is said to be doing well considering the circumstances and has been reunited with a family member as of yesterday.  Closs had been missing since her parents were found

FROM THE MENOMONIE POLICE DEPARTMENT: On January 11, 2019 at approximately 10:06 AM the Menomonie Police Department received a report of an armed intruder in the Menomonie Middle School. The school went into lockdown as law enforcement responded. Upon arrival law enforcement secured the school grounds and conducted a search for a possible suspect. After conducting a search and an investigation it was determined to be a false complaint. A law enforcement presence will remain on scene to assist with

Authorities in Walworth County are investigating the discovery of two bodies in East Troy.  Fox 6 says personnel from multiple agencies shut down a portion of Highway J yesterday to search the property near Woodfield Court.  The remains were found in a burn pit.  The TV station reports that the suspect is a Franklin business owner who is a suspect in a recent arson case out of Milwaukee. 

The average price for a gallon of regular gas in Wisconsin is up two-cents from a week ago.  Triple-A says the average price statewide is two-dollars-and-five-cents today, while the national average is two-24.  The lowest prices are posted in the Janesville-Beloit areas at a-dollar-97-a-gallon.  Drivers in the Pierce-St. Croix County are paying the most at the pump at two-17 for regular gas.