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There won’t be a trial for one of the suspects in last year’s armed home invasion in Barron. Prosecutors say Ryan Charpentier pleaded guilty to being party to armed robbery in exchange to having four other charges dropped. Charpentier is one of two people charged with last December’s home invasion where a 70-year-old man was tied-up, threatened, and eventually robbed of 13 thousand-dollars, jewelry, and some guns. He’s due to be sentenced in October.

A man is recovering and three of his cattle are dead after a rollover wreck in Grant County. It happened yesterday at a roundabout on Highway 61 yesterday afternoon. The Grant County Sheriff’s Office says the man, who is from Iowa, tipped his semi and cattle hauler after he went through the roundabout too quickly. He suffered minor injuries, three of the cows in the hauler died. It took some time, and some heavy equipment, to clean-up the wreck. Deputies

Two people are dead after a plane went down near the EAA AirVenture site near Oshkosh. The Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office says the small plane went down into a farm field about two miles south of Oshkosh, just inside of the Town of Nekimi. Deputies say the plane burst into flames after hitting the ground. There’s no word on where the plane is from, or what it was doing just before it went down. Authorities in Winnebago County say it

Wisconsin’s governor is doing a victory lap over the latest paycheck numbers. Governor Tony Evers yesterday said numbers from the federal government show Wisconsin led the nation in hourly earnings growth. His office says figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that Wisconsin workers saw their earnings go-up seven-point-nine-percent, six-point-four-percent, four-point-four-percent, and six-point-two-percent, respectively, for February, March, April, and May compared to last year. The average hourly-earning ranged from 31-dollars and 63-cents in Eau Claire to just under 35-dollars

Eau Claire County’s beaches are finally open. Several beaches opened this week, after a rainy start to the summer. One of those beaches is at Lake Altoona. Michele Skinner of the Lake Altoona District Board says they haven’t seen any blue-green algae so far this summer. The hope is that the lake’s Aquathrusters are working. You can always find information about the county’s beaches online, and you can find out more about water quality at the county’s health department website

Get ready to jump around…and hopefully land on two feet. The University of Wisconsin yesterday announced that it will sell beer at Camp Randall Stadium this year. Wisconsin was one of the last hold-outs that didn’t sell beer at its football games. Now, Northwestern and Nebraska are the only two Big Ten teams that don’t. UW-Madison’s chancellor says beer sales will be just a part of the fan experience at Camp Randall. The university has not yet said just how

The Eau Claire Public Schools Foundation (ECPSF) announced the  selection of Kelly Christianson as its new Executive Director effective July 29, 2024. Christianson  brings a wealth of experience in non-profit management and community involvement, having  most recently served as the Lead Community Impact Director at the United Way of the Greater  Chippewa Valley. Christianson succeeds Todd Johnson, Executive Director.  “Kelly joins our organization with deep knowledge, experience and perspective from her years  at area non-profits,” says board chair Wayne Wille.

There’s a new endorsement for Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign the day before her campaign stop in Milwaukee.  Governor Tony Evers announced his endorsement for Harris this morning on social media, saying he thinks she’ll be able to beat former President Donald Trump.  President Joe Biden dropped out of the race over the weekend, and also endorsed Harris.

Wisconsin is among the top ten states with the best school systems in the country. A new Wallet-Hub study looked at state education systems based on pupil-to-teacher ratios, dropout rates, and average standardized test scores. Wisconsin’s system was ranked fifth best in the nation, fifth for highest math test scores, and is tied for fourth for median S-A-T scores. Massachusetts and Connecticut are ranked  best, while Oklahoma and New Mexico are ranked last. CLICK HERE FOR MORE.

Today is the first day of the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture in Oshkosh. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation says the event includes airshows, aviation technology exhibits, workshops, and demonstrations. The DOT says it expects about 677-thousand visitors to the Oshkosh area, and about 170-million dollars in regional economic impact. The event will run until Sunday. CLICK HERE TO LAND THE DETAILS.