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Authorities are investigating after a body was pulled from the Wisconsin River in Wood County. Right now, we know that it is the body of a male and was brought to shore Sunday afternoon. The man’s identity isn’t known and the cause of death is being investigated.  

Maybe the state has TAPPED INTO our love for beer a little too much. “USA Today” cracked open its annual drunkest cities list, and we dominate. Seven of the top ten cities on the list are in Wisconsin including the top four. The flight looks like this: Green Bay is the drunkest city in America, followed by Eau Claire, Appleton, and Madison. Other familiar faces on the stools include: Oshkosh, Wausau, and LaCrosse.

Oh deer! State hunting managers are getting ready for the next step in new rules to deal with Chronic Wasting Disease. The state’s DNR told Governor Walker’s office it wants to approve a hearing on a potential scope statement for CWD rules at next month’s meeting. The governor has said he wants new rules to stop the spread of CWD, including a ban on moving deer carcasses out of CWD counties.

When it comes to pomp and circumstance, sometimes circumstances mean you can’t afford the cap and gown, but here locally a program is working to fix that. No one who graduates from high school in Eau Claire will have to walk across the stage without the gear. The Cap and Gown Recycling Project from Eau Claire’s Hmong Mutual Assistance Association is once again offering caps and gowns for graduates to borrow. Anyone in need can stop by the Hmong association’s

Governor Scott Walker is telling most state agencies not to expect more money. The governor yesterday said he only wants to spend more money in the next state budget on public schools and the state’S Medicaid program. But we haven’t heard numbers yet…as he isn’t saying how much more he wants to spend. A number of university leaders in the state yesterday said they could once again being shortchanged in the state budget.

Get out the yellow legal pads and coffee cups…Eau Claire’s Redevelopment Authority is taking a look to take the Cannery District in a new direction. A Milwaukee firm wants to turn the area on the city's lower west side into a “pocket neighborhood.” The small neighborhood would appeal to people who want to walk to downtown and to the parks. The Redevelopment Authority will consider the proposal at tonight’s meeting.

You don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here.   Eau Claire County is looking cut the number of repeat visitors to the county jail. The county board is set to vote tonight (Tuesday) on a grant that would allow Eau Claire County to hire a social worker to focus on jail recidivism. The  sheriff says 175 people have been to jail five times or more since just 2014.

Now, instead of taking money OUT of your pockets those little rugrats will put some back IN! An extra hundred bucks could be yours…Parents in Wisconsin now apply for their 100 dollar per-child tax credit. The credit applies to all children under 18 who are citizens of the United States, who were born before January 1st of this year. Mom, dad-you can only claim a child once (and lets be honest, you will likely end up spending the money ON

The bridge isn’t burned, but it IS closed…and no one is saying when the bridge to the small town of Lafayette will reopen. Just a heads up if you drive this route. Leaders in the Chippewa County town last week closed the bridge at 197th and 195th Streets until further notice because of safety issueswith the bridges pillars. Lafayette’s town board say they worry that closing the bridge will impact response times for police officers and firefighters.

From the files of “Things Green Lantern would never say”: Hey! Someone stole my suit!” Tony Stark is gonna be piiiiiiiiiised! Iron Man can defend the universe from bad guys but apparently can’ t stop thieves.  Los Angeles police say they are investigating the disappearance of the original Iron Man suit worn by Robert Downey Junior from a Los Angeles-area warehouse. Investigators believe the 325 thousand dollar suit was stolen sometime between February and late April.