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Car Vs. Buggy Crash

By Morgan McCarthy | October 13, 2024

On Thursday, October 3rd, 2024, at approximately 5:15 p.m., Sheriff Dale McCullick reports that the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a vehicle crashing into a horse-and-buggy at the intersection of WI-US HWY 61 and County Road W, in the Township of Scott. Marcia Gumtow (60) of Fennimore, Wisconsin, was operating her vehicle south on US HWY 61, and she struck a horse-and-buggy crossing the highway. The operator of the buggy was Andy Gingerich (23) of Boscobel, Wisconsin.

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Harris-Walz Ticket Returns to WI

By Morgan McCarthy | October 13, 2024

Bernie Sanders won’t be the only one in Wisconsin on Monday campaigning for the Harris-Walz ticket. The campaign announced in a press release that Minnesota Governor Tim Walz will be doing his own campaigning for the Harris-Walz ticket in Eau Claire on Monday. Walz was in Eau Claire in August when he joined Vice President Harris in a joint rally. The press release did not include the time or location of Walz’s visit as we are expecting those details Monday.

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Deadly Crash in Chippewa County

By Morgan McCarthy | October 13, 2024

A crash claimed the life of a Sheldon woman. It was a bit after 8:30 on the morning of Saturday October 12th, when the Wisconsin State Patrol reports that a 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer was southbound on County Road G approaching State Hwy 64. Initial investigation shows the Trailblazer failed to stop for the stop sign at the intersection of State Hwy 64. After entering the intersection, the Trailblazer was struck by a westbound 2024 Mazda CX-90 driven by 43 year

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On This Day…

By Morgan McCarthy | October 12, 2024

Hello. Welcome to your weekend. We’re glad you are here and appreciate you making us part of your day. Thank you! As Mother Nature catches up with the season a bit and our temps start to dip, we can feel the first notes of “real Fall” coming into our lives. Are you ready? Does it seem possible that we are into October already? (Click here for your weekend forecast with the First Alert Weather team at WEAU13 News.) Either way,

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Massive Deer Poaching Ring Exposed

By Morgan McCarthy | October 12, 2024

A massive deer poaching ring has been exposed following a months long investigation.  Fond Du Lac County Sheriff’s Office and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources believe over 100 deer were illegally killed between Spring 2023 and July 2024.  The crimes took place in an area covering the counties of Fond Du Lac, Washington and Dodge.  Four suspects have been identified all from Campbellsport, three 16-year-old males and one 36-year-old female. 

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Local Scam Under Investigation

By Morgan McCarthy | October 12, 2024

The Eau Claire Police Department is warning the public of fraud cases.  An Anoka County missing persons case led Eau Claire Police officers to solving a fraud case.  Officers found the missing person in a Eau Claire hotel who was there to pay who they believed to be an FBI agent.  The fraud suspect entered the hotel as police spoke with hotel staff and was identified as 40-year-old Chetankumar Patel.  Police  recovered  32-thousand-dollars. Below is the information directly from the

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Salvation Army Preps for Sounds of the Season

By Morgan McCarthy | October 12, 2024

It’s not quite Halloween, but the Salvation Army is getting ready for its Red Kettle season. The Salvation Army of Dane County held its City Barbeque & Bourbon Red Kettle Reception yesterday. The Salvation Army uses the fundraiser as a way to both raise some money, and get people thinking about donating during the Christmas season.  The Salvation Army’s Red Kettles won’t appear outside local stores til next month. CLICK HERE FOR MORE LOCAL INFO.

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Sanders Plans WI Visit

By Morgan McCarthy | October 11, 2024

U-S Senator Bernie Sanders will be in Wisconsin tomorrow. He’ll be campaigning for Democratic Presidential nominee Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. Sanders will visit Baraboo and Superior on Saturday. Both First Lady Dr. Jill Biden and V-P Candidate Tim Walz will also be in Wisconsin on Monday. Biden will be in Madison and Walz will be in Green Bay and Eau Claire.

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Friday Feel Good: Bundles of Sunshine

By Morgan McCarthy | October 11, 2024

After a week of severe weather and worry, this Friday Feel Good takes us to the Sunshine State for a silver lining and a story to remind us of the good around us.  Two best friends in Florida found out they were pregnant at the same time, and ended up giving birth on the same day, in the same hospital.  Both had healthy baby boys.   The women announced their pregnancies to each other and then having the babies meet in the

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CVTC Hots Give Vets a Smile Event

By Morgan McCarthy | October 11, 2024

“This is our way of saying ‘Thank you for serving our country,’” Each year, Chippewa Valley Technical College offers free services to veterans during the Give Vets a Smile one-day event. This year, the College welcomes veterans to campus from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9, to receive these free services. “This is our way of saying ‘Thank you for serving our country,’” said Don Raymond, Respiratory Therapy instructor. “We have so many programs at CVTC that

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