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The race for governor in Wisconsin is a dead heat.  A Marquette University School Poll released today shows Democratic challenger Tony Evers tied with Republican Governor Scott Walker with 47-percent of the vote.  A poll earlier this month had Walker up by one percentage point.  Election day is Tuesday.   Senator Tammy Baldwin has a double-digit lead over Republican challenger Leah Vukmir in the race for Baldwin’s U.S. Senate seat.  Today’s Marquette Law School Poll shows Baldwin with 54-percent support over Vukmir’s 43-percent.

A Chetek man is on probation after being convicted of attempted child enticement.  Thirty-five-year-old Pierre Amyotte was sentenced to five years on probation yesterday and registered as a sex offender after a meeting with an officer in Eau Claire last year who he thought was a 13-year-old girl to have sex.  After his sentencing, Amyotte promised the judge that he wouldn’t have any more criminal offenses after this. 

A new study is seeking to find a solution to chronic back pain in police officers.  The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire partnered with a local hospital and the Eau Claire Police Department to design an equipment vest rather than a belt and tested it on officers for six months.  After the study, officers reported less back pain using the vest and the police department is working to switch all officers to the new design.  Now, the university says police departments from

The Menomonie Police Department is collecting non-perishable food items in agreement to reduce parking ticket fines.  The department says that from November 1st to the end of the year people will receive a voucher for two dollars off a basic parking ticket for every food item they bring in.  However, the deal does not include public safety related tickets.  The donations will benefit the Stepping Stones of Dunn County Food Pantry. 

The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire women’s hockey team is preparing to build off its historic season last year.  On Saturday, the Blugolds unveiled their banner for making it to the 2018 N-C-A-A tournament for the first time.  The girls lost by a goal to Hamline in the third round last year and lost by the same margin to the same team over the weekend.  However, coach Erik Strand says he believes the team’s confidence is at an all-time high and the

Beginning on Saturday, November 10th, all veterans and active duty members of the military will receive complimentary admission to the National Eagle Center in observance of Veterans Day. Complimentary admission will continue through Monday, November 12th. The bald eagle has a deeply personal meaning for many veterans and active duty military personnel. The National Eagle Center has worked with veterans for many years, regularly travelling to VA hospitals to meet injured veterans. The National Eagle Center also participates in the

The Eau Claire Jewish community is reacting to the deadly mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue.  An active member of the congregation at Temple Sholom in Eau Claire reports that the shooting is the worst tragedy against the Jewish population in U.S. history.  The Chippewa Valley is home to about 40 Jewish households, and some say the increase in Anti-Semitism puts all people at risk.

Student Transit officials in Eau Claire are asking for cooperation from drivers after three kids in Indiana were hit and killed by a pickup at a bus stop.  Officials are reminding drivers that they must stop at the activation of the red flashing lights, even if a stop sign is not out.  Bus drivers are also going to be honking their horns if they see a car moving as a signal to children to return to the roadside shoulder. 

An Eau Claire mom is under arrest, accused of locking a child in a room with deplorable conditions.  Police say 24-year-old Tiffany Endle faces two counts of physical abuse of a child, two counts of intentional child neglect, and disorderly conduct.  The two young children living in the home were given medical attention.

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin is on the campaign trail in Eau Claire.  The Democratic incumbent was at UW-Eau Claire to meet with students yesterday as part of her RV tour across the state.  Most polls put Baldwin well ahead of Republican rival Leah Vukmir.  Governor Walker is refusing to say whether or not he backs President Trump’s plan to end birthright citizenship for some U.S. born babies, while Tony Evers says he opposes it.  Republican incumbent Walker had made immigration