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Political Attention Continues: Walz Plans Monday Stop in EC, Harris Set to Return this Week

By Morgan McCarthy | October 14, 2024

Tim Walz is bringing the presidential race back to Eau Claire today. Walz is scheduled to rally in Eau Claire before heading off for another visit to Green Bay. The stops come as voters in Wisconsin begin to narrow their focus for next month’s election. Walz and Vice President Kamala Harris have the lead in Wisconsin’s presidential race, though some polls say the race is essentially tied. Walz’s trip is just one of many for Democrats across Wisconsin this week.

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WI A.G. Plans for Polls

By Morgan McCarthy | October 14, 2024

Wisconsin’s attorney general says he’s ready to defend the results of the November election. A-G Josh Kaul said on UpFront yesterday that he has the utmost confidence in Wisconsin’s electoral system. Kaul said Wisconsin’s elections are ‘safe and secure,’ and have been tested ‘over and over again.’ Some voters have lingering questions about the 2020 election in Wisconsin. Kaul said those election results, however, stood-up to several legal challenges. He says his office defended the last election, and is ready

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Back to the Boundary Drawing Board?

By Morgan McCarthy | October 14, 2024

Some kids in Chippewa Falls could be going to different schools in the not-too-distant future. The city’s school district says it is looking to redraw the elementary school boundaries. The school board said they are looking at new boundaries for all six elementary schools. The hope is to have a new map for the city’s school’s by the start of the next school year.

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WI Tops List of US Dam Failures

By Morgan McCarthy | October 14, 2024

A new report says Wisconsin is second in the nation in the number of dam failures. The Wisconsin Policy Forum says since 2000, 34 dams in Wisconsin have failed. Only South Carolina has seen more failures. The report says 28 of those 34 dams have failed since 2018. The report says it’s a sign of aging, and failing infrastructure. The report also blames climate charge for a string of wet years across the country that left Wisconsin dealing with more

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UW-Stout Hosts Real Meeting on A.I.

By Morgan McCarthy | October 14, 2024

Wisconsin’s next A.I. meeting will hear from both big tech and local news managers. The Study Committee on the Regulation of Artificial Intelligence will meet tomorrow at UW-Stout in Menomonie. Representatives from both Google and Microsoft are scheduled to speak to lawmakers. So are local news managers out of La Crosse. The panel is trying to find ways where Wisconsin can regulate artificial intelligence, and find out where AI’s biggest threats are. The hope is to have something for lawmakers

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Go Bo Go!

By Morgan McCarthy | October 14, 2024

Bo Ryan is now a hall of fame coach. The former Badger basketball coach was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall Of Fame yesterday. Ryan coached the University of Wisconsin from 2001 til 2016, and led the Badgers to the 2015 National Championship game against Duke.  Ryan is the third Badger to be inducted into the Hall.

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GO PACK GO!

By Morgan McCarthy | October 14, 2024

The Packers took care of business, and easily took care of the Arizona Cardinals yesterday. Green Bay cruised to a 34-13 win. Jordan Love finished the day with 258 yards and four touchdowns. Nine different Packers caught a pass from Love. The win improves Green Bay’s record to 4-2, and leaves them tied with every other NFC North team but the Vikings.

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Car Vs. Buggy Crash

By Morgan McCarthy | October 13, 2024

On Thursday, October 3rd, 2024, at approximately 5:15 p.m., Sheriff Dale McCullick reports that the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a vehicle crashing into a horse-and-buggy at the intersection of WI-US HWY 61 and County Road W, in the Township of Scott. Marcia Gumtow (60) of Fennimore, Wisconsin, was operating her vehicle south on US HWY 61, and she struck a horse-and-buggy crossing the highway. The operator of the buggy was Andy Gingerich (23) of Boscobel, Wisconsin.

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Harris-Walz Ticket Returns to WI

By Morgan McCarthy | October 13, 2024

Bernie Sanders won’t be the only one in Wisconsin on Monday campaigning for the Harris-Walz ticket. The campaign announced in a press release that Minnesota Governor Tim Walz will be doing his own campaigning for the Harris-Walz ticket in Eau Claire on Monday. Walz was in Eau Claire in August when he joined Vice President Harris in a joint rally. The press release did not include the time or location of Walz’s visit as we are expecting those details Monday.

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Deadly Crash in Chippewa County

By Morgan McCarthy | October 13, 2024

A crash claimed the life of a Sheldon woman. It was a bit after 8:30 on the morning of Saturday October 12th, when the Wisconsin State Patrol reports that a 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer was southbound on County Road G approaching State Hwy 64. Initial investigation shows the Trailblazer failed to stop for the stop sign at the intersection of State Hwy 64. After entering the intersection, the Trailblazer was struck by a westbound 2024 Mazda CX-90 driven by 43 year

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