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The IRS confirms that officers spotted at Zipperer Financial in Wausau were on official business.  A spokesperson tells WAOW-TV that IRS officers removed a number of boxes from the business this afternoon.  Zipperer finds Medicare coverage plans for their clients.  The company has an A-plus standing with the Better Business Bureau. 

Shopko is pulling the plug on 16 stores across Wisconsin as the company moves into bankruptcy.  Locally, our Eau Claire and Hallie location will remain open. Shopko announced the closings yesterday.  Stores in Green Bay, Neenah, Menasha, Seymour, Manitowoc, West Bend, Stevens Point, Grafton, Plover, Sussex, La Crosse, Mauston, and two stores in Madison are all on the list to close. 

The Eau Claire Police Department has been notified that Sex Offender 36 year old Gerald J. Glasel will be released from prison on January 22, 2019. Glasel will be under supervision by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC). Glasel’s previous convictions include: 1st Degree Sexual Assault of a Child (May 7, 1996) 4th Degree Sexual Assault (September 24, 2001) 3rd Degree Sexual Assault (November 14, 2003) Glasel has been released from prison several times on additional other convictions and rules

A La Crosse man is going to prison for five years after pleading guilty to possessing methamphetamine.  The La Crosse Tribune says 30-year-old Eddy Arca was arrested by a La Crosse police officer who mistook him for a different suspect, but he ran and was eventually found with over six ounces of the drug on him.  Arca had a felon in possession of ammunition charge dropped in exchange for his guilty plea in federal court.  Arca says he wants to

Three finalist are left in the running for superintendent of the Altoona School District.  Interim Superintendent Doctor Ron Walsh says Dan Peggs, Wayne Whitwam, and David Munoz are all scheduled to interview with the district from January 28th through the 30th for the position.  The district could offer a contract as soon as the final interview is complete. 

The Eau Claire deputy city attorney is being honored for his work on lowering OWI cases in the state.  You may have seen WEAU report on Douglas Hoffer. He recently won two state Supreme Court cases and he’s being honored by the Department of Justice for closing two significant loopholes in Wisconsin OWI laws.  Hoffer says his main goal is to reduce the amount of drunk driving in the state. 

Many people in and around northwest Wisconsin are wanting help in a case that still seems to unbelievable. But how? There are a some things you can do… Jayme’s aunt Jennifer Smith says she is recovering and doing well but there are certainly some things she could use to stay distracted.  Smith said Jayme could use DVD’s, books, arts and crafts, and clothes.  Anything for her can be sent to Light the Way Home for Jayme Closs in Rice Lake. 

The small Wisconsin town of Gordon is reacting to Jayme Closs’ escape after she was held against her will for 88 days in a home in the community.  Residents say they were shocked to learn the girl had been held within their community for the last three months.  Her picture had been posted all over the town, but no one had a clue she was in their midst the whole time.  Resident Jake Patterson is charged with killing Jayme’s parents, armed burglary,

An Eau Claire man is facing charges in connection with an alleged sexual assault.  A complaint was filed yesterday saying a woman is accusing 22-year-old Kemone Golden of sexual assault and stealing hundreds of dollars from her a year ago.  The woman says the incident happened after she met Golden at a bar on Water Street in January 2018.  Golden denies having sex with the victim. 

An Eau Claire man is accused of making a bomb threat towards a local hospital.  According to a criminal complaint, Joseph Walters posted on Facebook on January 10th that he would make the news by blowing up a hospital.  Walters was a patient at HSHS Sacred Heart earlier that day and a tip led investigators to his location.  He’s charged with counts of making terrorist threats and a bomb scare.