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A 76-year-old man is in the hospital after being attacked by a bull.  Iowa County officials say crews were called into a farm around noon.  There they found a man who was reportedly attacked by a bull. The man was transported by MedFlight.  There is no information on the severity of the injuries. 

Wisconsin’s former leader will not be a candidate in the 2026 election for governor.  Scott Walker announced in a video Sunday that he would not be running.  He says he would back a common-sense conservative.  It comes after Lieutenant Governor Sara Rodriguez launched her campaign late last week. 

Governor Tony Evers has announced the pardons of 204 individuals.  That brings his total up to over 16-hundred.  He says the individuals have worked hard to build a life outside of their past offenses.  People can apply for pardons if their sentence ended at least five years ago and have no pending charges.  Sex offenders are not eligible for a pardon. 

FoodWIse has lost their federal funding.  USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education used to fund the statewide program.  Lawmakers in DC voted to eliminate all SNAP-Ed funding with the Big Beautiful Bill.  The cut in funds will take effect on September 30th this year.  FoodWIse says they teach over 30 thousand residents about topics like food safety, healthy choices and physical activity. 

On Sunday July 27th, at approximately 2156 hrs. the Eau Claire Fire Department responded to 634 Franklin St for a reported structure fire. The first arriving unit found a working fire around a generator in the backyard of a residential home. Flames from the fire were close to igniting an exterior wall but quick action by additional arriving units extinguished the fire before it spread inside. One occupant and pet dog were able to evacuate prior to ECFD’s arrival. Light

A La Crosse-area resident, recently arrested on charges in a sexual misconduct case, is now free on bond.  Seventeen-year-old Jonah Larson is facing charges of false imprisonment and sexual intercourse with a person under the age of 16 with force.  He was arrested last week and is expected back in court next month.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is investigating after a boat exploded Saturday in Prescott.  The incident happened at the Miss Croix Yacht Harbor fuel dock and threw a number of people from the vessel into the water.  No serious injuries have been reported. 

A project being developed by students at UW-Eau Claire is receiving grant funding from the Mayo Clinic and the UW-Eau Claire Research and Innovation Council.  More than 80 thousand dollars is being awarded to the effort to develop gloves that the students hope will help to reduce symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.  Testing is expected to continue through the coming academic year.

Express fans are cheering after a Sunday afternoon road win.  Eau Claire shut out the Border Cats in Thunder Bay yesterday four to nothing.  Next up for the Express is a home contest tomorrow night versus Waterloo.

The St. Croix County Emergency Communication Center received a call at about 9:13 a.m. on  Saturday, July 26, 2025, from a motorist that was reporting they had come across a motocycle crash  in the 1600 Block of County Trunk Highway (CTH) H, in Stanton Township. Deputies arrived on scene and located a 2024 Indian Motorcycle, and the operator, David K. Decker,  age 34, from Somerset, WI. It appears the motorcycle had been traveling westbound on CTH H, left  the roadway