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A former Eau Claire fire station will house a video production studio in its new life.  The city says it’s selling the old Fire Station Ten to Valley Media Works.  The company plans to add radio stations and video studios and set up areas to educate people on camera operation, directing, producing, and video editing.

One lucky Wisconsin Mega Millions player is holding a $1 million ticket from the Tuesday, October 23 Mega Millions drawing, while a ticket sold in South Carolina won the $1.537 billion jackpot. The history-making Mega Millions jackpot crushed the former Mega Millions record of $656 million set in March 2012.   The $1 million winning Mega Millions ticket from Wisconsin was purchased at Kwik Trip at 525 Springdale Street in Mount Horeb (Dane County).

 On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind announced a $78,790 grant from the Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program for the Stevens Point Fire Department.The grant funds will be used to purchase extrication equipment, which can be used in vehicular accidents. The Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) are administered through the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in cooperation with the U.S. Fire Administration. The grants enhance the safety of Wisconsin communities by providing financial assistance to eligible fire departments,

The volunteers showed up yesterday to search for clues surrounding the disappearance of 13-year-old Jayme Closs.  We’ve been following this case for over a week now, Closs disappeared from her Barron County home after her parents were killed. Yesterday,  volunteers were split into small groups with a police officers and headed into wooded areas to look for anything else that could be related to her disappearance.  Meanwhile, funeral plans are set for her parents, James and Denise Closs.  The couple was

Yesterday, we felt the BERN as Bernie Sanders was in Milwaukee to campaing for the the Democratic side of the ticked and today, we flip it to President Trump. He is returning to what’s been called Trump Country to campaign for Republican candidates and is due to land in Mosinee this evening for a rally that will include Governor Walker and Republican Senate challenger Leah Vukmir.  The central and northern portions of Wisconsin are areas where the President has strong support. 

The Country Jam lineup for 2019 is set-and it’s a BIGGIE.  Headlining the 30th Annual Country Jam festival are Keith Urban, Toby Keith, and Jake Owen.  Other acts include Maren Morris, Chase Rice, Dylan Scott, Sawyer Brown, LOCASH, Sarah Evans, High Valley, and Wild Feathers.  The festival takes place next year from July 18th to the 20th.

The Menomonie School Board is approving a budget that will lower the tax levy.  Residents in the school district are expecting to see their tax rate go down by over a dollar compared to last year’s rate.  Menomonie also received an increase in state equalization aid this year and enrollment is up by over two percent.  The superintendent says the levy is down due to wise decisions that made by the board in addition to the state aid increase.

A Boyceville man will do 17 years in prison after being found guilty of killing a woman and her daughter while driving intoxicated.  Police say 47-year-old Todd Dormanen’s car collided with 54-year-old Jena Anderson’s car back in February, killing her at the scene.  Prosecutors say Dornamen was too drunk to drive, causing the accident.  He will also serve 15 years of extended supervision after his prison sentence. 

The Eau Claire School Board is approving a new budget that would create a multi-million dollar deficit.  You may have read about this in the paper, as the Leader-Telegram reports the board voted Monday to approve an over 142-million dollar operating budget with a revenue budget over three-million dollars less than that.  The board will move to adopt the new budget after a public hearing Monday evening.

Renovations are underway on Erickson Park in Eau Claire.  Yesterday, paving began on trails and the parking lot in the next phase of an over two-millions dollar project.  The parks director says all the money for the project has been completely fundraised and there’s still more money coming in.  He says the park is now funding the addition of security lighting as the next step in the renovations.