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WI Sports Weekend: Bucky Begins with a Win, Brew Crew Clobbers Cincinnati, Packers Prep for Opener

By Morgan McCarthy | August 31, 2024

It was a win to kick off the season for Bucky. Wisconsin kicked off the football season Friday night hosting Western Michigan at Camp Randall Stadium. The Badgers ended up with the win in a final score of 28-14 as they look to improve on their 7-and-5 finish last year which ended with loss to LSU in the ReliaQuest Bowl. CLICK HERE TO READ A RECAP OF THE ACTION. In other news, former NFL head coach Jack Del Rio has

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Jackson Lumber Harvester Company Joins U-Haul Dealer Network

By Morgan McCarthy | August 31, 2024

U-Haul Co. of Wisconsin, Inc. recently announced that Jackson Lumber Harvester Company, Inc. signed on as a U-Haul® neighborhood dealer to serve the Mondovi community. Jackson Lumber Harvester at 830 WI 37 will offer services like U-Haul trucks, trailers, towing equipment and moving supplies. CLICK HERE FOR MORE. Jackson Lumber Harvester Company owners are Daniel and Wendy Meis.

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EC Police Investigate Third Ward Homicide

By Morgan McCarthy | August 30, 2024

Eau Claire Police Investigate Homicide On August 29, 2024, at 6:29 PM, Eau Claire Police Officers responded to a residence in the 400 block of Gilbert Avenue for a check welfare. Upon arrival, Officers located a deceased female. It was determined she sustained multiple gunshot wounds. Members of the Eau Claire Police Department processed the crime scene and collected evidence with the assistance of the Wisconsin State Patrol. On August 30, 2024, an autopsy was conducted by a forensic pathologist

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Hunting Seasons Open In Wisconsin

By Morgan McCarthy | August 30, 2024

Hunting seasons for six different species will open in Wisconsin over the weekend. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says early Canada goose, early teal, mourning dove, rail, snipe, and common gallinule seasons will open on Sunday. The Canada goose bag limit has increased to five birds per day, and the population in Wisconsin is about forty percent higher than the long-term average.

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Check Your Tickets, Bristol WI

By Morgan McCarthy | August 30, 2024

A lottery ticket worth two-million dollars was sold in Bristol, in Southeastern Wisconsin. The Powerball ticket was purchased at the BP on 93 Street, and won during Wednesday night’s drawing. The ticket matched all five winning numbers, but not the Powerball number. Within the past year, the store sold a winning Badger 5 ticket worth 18-thousand dollars, and a 50-thousand dollar Powerball ticket.

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National Preparedness Month Ahead

By Morgan McCarthy | August 30, 2024

Eau Claire County Emergency Management urges all community members to observe September as “National Preparedness Month”. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced its 2024 National Preparedness efforts, with a special focus on supporting the unique needs of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities. This initiative is part of FEMA’s ongoing commitment to ensuring that all communities across the nation are equipped to handle emergencies and disasters. This September, keep an eye on Eau Claire County Emergency

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Friday Feel Good: Gearing Up for Friendship

By Morgan McCarthy | August 30, 2024

Many folks use our summer months to hop on the bike and hit the trails or a simply a casual ride to a local lunch. For this week’s Friday Feel Good we hop on and roll into a story about a group of friends and the biking trip that took a turn they never expected:  A 24-year-old biker in Idaho named Zachary DeMoss got separated from his friends while out on a ride this month, and was missing for five days.  Police

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Trump Rallies in La Crosse, Walz Plans WI Visit

By Morgan McCarthy | August 30, 2024

During a campaign stop in Wisconsin on Thursday, former President Trump made a surprising statement about in-vitro fertilization. Tammy Trujillo has details. Officials in La Crosse say a capacity crowd of nearly eight-thousand people attended Thursday’s Town Hall with former President Trump.  An estimated seven-thousand-800 were at the La Crosse Center for the event, according to arena officials.  Around another one-thousand people were not allowed in because the venue had reached capacity.  In addition, the arena took in around 46-thousand-dollars

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Suspects Charged in Apartment Invasion, Stabbing

By Morgan McCarthy | August 30, 2024

Only two of the suspects in the Barland Street apartment home invasion case are going to spend any real time behind bars. A judge this week sentenced Caleb Bertrang to probation in the stabbing, but to a year in jail in another case. Brandon Pember was sentenced last week to five years in prison. The two other suspects either got probation, or just over a month in jail. Eau Claire Police say the four burst into the apartment on Barland,

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Former Library Director Maintains Innocence

By Morgan McCarthy | August 30, 2024

The former library director in Altoona continues to deny years-old charges of sexual abuse. Arin Wilken was in court in Eau Claire yesterday, and entered a not guilty plea. He’s accused of abusing a child years ago. He was arrested back in March at the library, but library managers say none of the alleged crimes happened at the library. Wilken says the claims against him are not true and maintains his innocence.

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