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A number of residents in the Trempealeau County city of Osseo were impacted by a Sunday evacuation.  Authorities told people to leave their homes after a property owner struck a 14th Street gas line.  No one was hurt and the order was lifted after less than three hours.

Federal prosecutors are filing drug trafficking charges against a man from Eau Claire.  Forty-one-year-old Jason Bloedow is accused of selling methamphetamine on multiple occasions this year.  He is charged with distributing methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute.

Suspects have been arrested following reports of an armed robbery.  A man tells Eau Claire Police that he was robbed by two individuals in an incident earlier this month.  Authorities report that they have since arrested three suspects in connection with the case. 

Several veterans organizations in Wisconsin were awarded with grants from the Department of Veterans Affairs.  The agency announced on Friday that it was awarding approximately nine-point-three million dollars to four groups, including the Center for Veterans Issues and Veterans Path to Hope.  The Department of Veterans Affairs is awarding about 818-million dollars to organizations nationwide, with hopes of combating homelessness among veterans and providing case management services. 

Madison College opened a new dental learning clinic over the weekend.  The state-of-the-art facility features 15 dental chairs, a sterilization center and advanced learning technology.  College president Dr. Jennifer Berne says the clinic is a solution aimed at addressing Wisconsin’s dental care shortage.  The clinic will support the college’s Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary certificate program. 

Hello. Welcome to your final weekend of Summer 2025. Well, meteorologically speaking. On that note, CLICK HERE FOR YOUR FIRST ALERT FORECAST to see if it’s an umbrella, poncho, or hoodie kind of day. (spoiler: if could be a bit of all those.) Just like that we are sliding into the second half of September. Wowsa. As we get ready to kick off the weekend we are glad you are here for our Saturday morning “scroll down memory lane.” It’s

An Eau Claire man accused of selling meth is facing multiple charges.  Police say Jason Bloedow was selling meth this spring, and possessed as much as 500 grams of the drug in April.  If convicted for possession with intent to distribute, he faces up to life in prison.  Bloedow also has open drug cases in both Eau Claire and Dunn Counties.  The charges come after an investigation by local sheriff’s offices and the US Drug Enforcement Administration. 

The Wisconsin Badgers are kicking off Big Ten Conference football play today against the visiting Maryland Terrapins. Wisconsin is off to a 2-and-1 start to the 2025 season. They were blown out last week on the road against Alabama. Maryland enters the game a perfect 3-and-oh. Wisconsin has never lost to Maryland in football. The game kicks off at 11 a.m. from Camp Randall Stadium.

Adding a new little bundle of joy is an exciting time in any family’s life. For this week Friday’s Feel Good we add a dash of pink to a long string of blue. A family in Texas is celebrating its first baby girl in over a century. Firefighter Michael Sherman and his wife Joacquia (juh-KEY-uh) just found out they’re having a daughter.  Michael’s side has only had boys for 108 years.  The whole Sherman family including Michael talks about the baby girl and

Authorities in La Crosse are filing charges against a man accused of injuring four police officers and a nurse.  Police responded Wednesday to a situation in which 24-year-old Devon Knapp reportedly had violated a no-contact order.  When officers made contact with Knapp, reports say he bit two of them and later — at a local hospital — he injured two other officers and scratched a nurse.  Charges against Knapp include battery to law enforcement and disorderly conduct.