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The state of Wisconsin is helping inspect boats this week, to keep tiny animals and invasive plants out of the state’s lakes. The Department of Natural Resources says volunteers will be at boat launches until July 6th, helping educate people on where invasive species may be on their boats or boat trailers. The DNR’s Erin McFarlane says taking a few minutes to clear mud and grass from your boat and trailer can save lakes and rivers across the state. The

On Thursday, June 20, 2024, the Barron County Sheriff’s Department Detectives arrested Joshua Sergent after a several month investigation into child pornography. In May 2024, a search warrant was served on his residence on S Mill Street in the in the City of Barron. At that time electronics were seized. These electronics were analyzed by DCI and contained child pornography. Evidence seized indicates that Sergent was producing child pornography. Joshua Sergent, 40, of Barron is being held in the Barron

The Fourth of July holiday celebrating our independence is just around the corner, and we want to make this a safe, enjoyable, and memorable national holiday for Marshfield and its residents and visitors. On Thursday, July 4, 2024, bring your family to the Marshfield Fairgrounds to see the annual fireworks show orchestrated by Ace Pyro LLC., a professional firm headquartered in southern Michigan. The annual event is sponsored by Festival Foods, starting at 10 p.m. that evening. If the event

To accommodate traffic control for the Blue Ox Music Festival, Crescent Avenue between North Town Hall Road and Eagle Lane will be closed beginning at 6:00 A.M. on Thursday, June 27th. The road will reopen at 10:00 P.M. Heavy traffic for the music festival is expected on Crescent Avenue. Commuters who usually use Crescent Avenue may prefer to use an alternate route. The Blue Ox Music Festival runs from Thursday, June 27th through Saturday, June 29th.

ABOVE PHOTO: Food science award recipients, presenters and faculty at Research Day.  The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 48 million people per year contract a foodborne illness, such as salmonella and E. coli. To help identify and prevent biological, chemical and physical hazards in food, University of Wisconsin-Stout master’s in food science and technology student Srihaasa Vempatapu and FST undergraduate senior Lainie Carlson researched Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point – a food safety measurement system used in every stage of the production

On Saturday, 06/22/24, at approximately 2:27pm, the Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office, along with Augusta Fire & Rescue were dispatched to the Eau Claire River in the area of HWY 27, in the Town of Bridge Creek for a subject who went missing in the river. It was reported that a male was seen attempting to walk across the river and went under the water. The witness, who had been fishing with the subject, did not see the subject again

“Serving in the Navy means helping those who can’t or aren’t able to help themselves,”  -Faschingbauer Petty Officer 2nd Class Jordan Faschingbauer, a native of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, serves the U.S. Navy at Marine Corps Security Force Battalion (MCSFBn) Bangor. Faschingbauer is a 2018 graduate of Chippewa Falls Senior High School. The skills and values needed to succeed in the Navy are similar to those found in Chippewa Falls. “When I was growing up, I worked in retail, which taught

The tornado count from Saturday night is at six. The National Weather Service says six tornadoes hit Saturday night, most of them in southern Wisconsin. Forecasters say the first tornado touched-down in Grant County just after 5:30. Then more tornadoes between 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Saturday night. That includes a tornado in Dane County, a tornado in Jefferson County, two tornadoes in Walworth County, and a tornado in Rock County near Janesville. There is plenty of damage, but forecasters

You may remember the case of a missing Chippewa Falls woman. Saturday marked eight years since Shannah Boiteau’s disappearance. She left her home in Chippewa Falls on June 21st, 2016 and was last seen the next day running from her car in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Police in both Chippewa Falls and St. Cloud searched for her for years. You can find pictures of Boiteau, and more information about the case online with a CLICK HERE.

There are questions to answer about a train track death in Oshkosh. Police in the city say they got a call about a man who’d been hit by a train along the tracks at East Parkway Avenue about 7 p.m. last night. Officers say the 23-year-old victim was pronounced dead at the scene. The train was stopped as part of the investigation. No one is saying why the young man was so close to the train.