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Nearly 2, 000 tips and a 25-THOUSAND DOLLAR reward that’s where we are at in Barron County as law enforcement is offering a 25-thousand dollar reward for information leading to the location of 13-year-old Jayme Closs.  Closs has been missing since October 15th when her parents were found shot to death in their home and she was nowhere to be found.  She is considered missing and in danger.

A sexual assault case against the former executive director of the Eau Claire Regional Arts Center is heading to trial.  Ben Richgruber appeared in court yesterday to face two allegations of unwanted sexual acts that a criminal complaint says happened in his office at the arts center in June 2016.  He pleaded not guilty to a third degree sexual assault charge in August.  He resigned from his position in February. 

An Eau Claire apple orchard is helping out Feed My People Food Bank.  Leffel Roots Apple Orchard invites people to come out to the orchard on weekends to help pick apples that will be donated to the food back.  The orchard also sells bags of apples at half price to be donated to the food bank.

A group of area high school students is hoping to reduce youth substance use. Students from six local high schools who are members of Students Against Destructive Decisions gathered yesterday to review new resources teaching how to be active at speaking out against drugs, alcohol, and other destructive behavior.  The students also learned from law enforcement, mental health professionals, and members of the Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention. 

Organizers of a community meeting in Eau Claire hope to address homelessness. The event was held last night and looked at creating a plan with several businesses pooling their resources on an initiative to bring in a consultant to help identify and address factor that affect homelessness. The Eau Claire Area School District, Joining Our Neighborhoods Advancing Hop, and the Eau Claire Porch Committee are helping to coordinate the effort. 

Governor Walker is continuing to campaign across Wisconsin, stopping in Eau Claire and La Crosse ahead of the election.  Walker stopped yesterday at Auto Value Eau Claire and announced a PAC endorsement he received from the National Federation of Independent Business of Wisconsin.  Walker said he has a plan to build the state’s workforce and keep graduates in Wisconsin.    And on the flip side of the ballot, you can add President Barack Obama to the list of big names campaigning in Wisconsin.  The

Law enforcement is offering a 25-thousand dollar reward for information leading to the location of 13-year-old Jayme Closs.  Officers made the announcement during a news conference yesterday afternoon where they also said they have received over 15-hundred tips about her disappearance.  Closs has been missing since October 15th when her parents were found shot to death in their home and she was nowhere to be found.  She is considered missing and in danger. 

A man charged with first-degree intentional homicide is going to have a competency hearing.  Thirty-one-year-old Preston Kraft is accused of firing a gun towards Robert Petit in Rusk County back in April, killing him.  A judge in Chippewa County announced yesterday that he’s raising competency in Kraft’s case.  The hearing will be held on November 12th and Kraft will return to court on January 8th. 

An Eau Claire man is charge with marijuana possession after being accused of having several pounds of the drug mailed to his house.  Police say they got word of suspicious packages being sent to 24-year-old Benjamin Durocher back in August and searched his house and found over 17-hundred grams of marijuana.  Durocher already has a misdemeanor marijuana possession conviction from 2013.  This time he will be tried as a felon. 

The Dunn County Transfer Center is accepting deer carcasses through the end of the year.  The Dunn County News says the station is offering the drop-off service at five-dollars per carcass and it must be proven that it doesn’t have chronic wasting disease.  Animal carcasses and remains are not currently being accepted at any Dunn County Area Collection Stations.