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California olive oil producers say this year’s low harvest is close to catastrophic.  The California Olive Oil Council says olive harvests plummeted 25 percent this year due to a heat wave in February.  The unexpected warm weather triggered olive trees to begin producing fruit early.  Then, freezing temperatures in March shut that process down, leaving many growers without any fruit on trees.  Despite this year’s shortage, olive oil prices are not expected to go up due to bumper crop in

9.24.2018: The Sheriffs Department confirms that Strong was taken back into custody.    The Barron County Sheriff’s Department is looking for a man who walked away from the jail. 30 year old Michael Strong of Barronett failed to return to the jail last night after being out on Work Release Huber. Strong was in jail on Methamphetamine charges. If anyone has information about his whereabouts, please contact the Barron County Sheriff’s Department. A warrant has been issued for his arrest.

The Cardinals have something to CHIRP about. Chippewa Falls Middle School is being named one of the healthiest schools in the country.  The school made the list of just over 460 schools from 26 states prepared by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation.  Criteria included serving healthier meals and getting students moving more.  Chippewa Falls Middle School is one of 13 schools across the state receive the honor.

A former Dunn County woman is missing after sending chilling texts that concerned her family and friends.  Erin Vandewiele moved to Denver in June with Joe Mayer, a man she had been seeing.  Vandeweile hasn’t been seen since July 23rd and had sent messages to a friend indicating she was afraid for her life shortly before she disappeared.  Mayer was arrested on outstanding warrants not related to the case and has been brought back to Wisconsin.

The owners of C&M Home Builders and Real Estate will celebrate their new South Side office.  Owners Cody and Molly Filipczak will celebrate the building at a ceremony Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the building site, in C&M’s Trillium commercial development. The building will be used for the C&M Home Builders and Real Estate offices, and the remaining space will be for a new boutique from co-owner Molly Filipczak. Molly’s boutique will be filled with interior design pieces. Cody and

Madison police are warning Green Bay Packers fans to be careful when buying game tickets on the secondary market.  Cops say this past weekend bogus tickets were sold to two separate parties in the East Towne Mall area.  The victims had responded to ads on Craigslist.  Authorities say to avoid being victimized, fans should buy tickets through reputable brokers and use a credit card when making a purchase.

UPDATE: 09.20.208 Four people are wounded after a shooting at a software company in Middleton, Wisconsin, about 75 miles west of Milwaukee.  Three of the wounded were taken to the hospital, where one was in critical condition and two were in serious condition.  A fourth victim was grazed by a gunshot and was treated at a hospital.  Middleton Police Chief Charles Foulke says officers responded to the scene yesterday at WTS Paradigm quickly and engaged the suspect, killing him.  Folk

We now know names of those involved in a shooting that happened over the weekend. It was on Sunday evening just before 8:30 when the Eau Claire Police Department was notified of gun shots outside of a residence in the 800 block of Revere Street.  Numerous Officers responded and learned the suspects had taken off. The initial investigation has determined a group of people arrived at the home and an argument occurred. Then, as the suspects were leaving someone fired numerous gun shots at

A trial is underway for a man accused of killing a Rusk County deputy.  A recording was played in court yesterday that was part of a call Deputy Dan Glaze made to a fellow deputy the night he was killed.  The jury also heard details surrounding the death of Glaze.  The trial is set to last until October 5th.