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The decision is back and a jury says that Jesse Lloyd is not guilty of first degree intentional homicide in the death of Kenneth Patterson.  Lloyd was found guilty of armed robbery and being a felon in possession of a firearm The Chippewa County jury entered its verdict yesterday after the case went for deliberations earlier that in the day.

An Eau Claire woman charged in connection with four crash deaths will be out on a signature bond.  Cara Stevens appeared in court yesterday and was officially charged with homicide by negligent operation of a vehicle.  The crash happened in May 2017 just east of Cornell, where a criminal complaint says she was traveling north on G and was going 60 miles an hour when she collided with a truck going west on 64. 

We have visitors coming our way. Vice President Mike Pence will soon be in the Eau Claire area campaigning for Governor Walker.  Walker and Pence will begin their stops in Green Bay at the Oneida Country Club. The pair will then travel to Precision Pipeline north of Eau Claire to deliver remarks.

The Wisconsin Science Festival is hoping to attract Madison’s weekend crowd.  The event is in its eighth year and opens tomorrow (Thursday), where 275 events will be held statewide including Capitol Square and State Street.  Many of the interactive events move downtown Friday night for Science on the Square.  Friday’s offerings include an overview of the cheese making process and an introduction to rock climbing and the physics behind it.

Governor Walker is ordering the U.S. and Wisconsin flags to be flown at half-staff this Saturday.  The governor says Saturday concludes Fire Prevention Week in Wisconsin and lowering flags will honor Wisconsin Firefighters Memorial Day.

We now know names of those involved in a deadly crash near Medford. It was on Monday that a crash occurred on CTH M at Knuth Road in TAYLOR County. A car driven by Edwin Emstrom was traveling westbound on County Highway M when it deviated and went left of center and struck an eastbound vehicle driven by Crystal Schaeffer, head-on. Both drivers were transported by Ambulance. Emstrom was pronounced deceased at the hospital. Schaeffer was treated for non-life threatening

We have a winner….it would appear, and we head to De Pere! This year’s coolest thing is a TASTY winner. After more than 175,000 votes were cast, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce and Johnson Financial Group announced Uncle Mike’s Bake Shoppe, De Pere, and its Sea Salt Caramel Pecan Kringle as the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin. The winner was unveiled yesterday. The third annual contest featured nearly 160 nominees

Rain, rain go away…not YET! And as the rains continue to come down, the rivers go up on the Chippewa River in Eau Claire. At 10:00 a.m. the Chippewa River gauge at Grand Avenue read about ten (10) feet below the downtown flood stage. Recent and forecasted rain in the upper Chippewa watershed is likely to result in rising gauge readings likely to crest around Friday afternoon. At this time trails remain open – but just a heads up to

BOO! It’s time to get the costumes, smiles, and treats ready! You can light UP your Halloween DOWNTOWN.  Trick-or-Treat Downtown from 3-5pm on Wednesday, October 31st. Ghouls, goblins, ghosts, witches, and wizards of all sizes are encouraged to participate! 

Are we stamping out the postal service?? NOT SO FAST! Postal Workers in Eau Claire are joining others across the country in protesting possible postal privatization.  A rally happened yesterday afternoon on Barstow Street.  Employees say they’re asking lawmakers to declare support for continuing the USPS.  The postal service delivers 40-percent of the world’s mail without taxpayer money and says its at the center of an over one trillion dollar national mailing industry.