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The FBI is now offering a reward for information about that missing Manitowoc County boy. Elijah Vue, 3, is still missing.(Two Rivers Police Department) The FBI yesterday announced a 15 thousand-dollar reward for any information about Elijah Vue’s whereabouts. He’s been missing since last Tuesday. His mom and her boyfriend are facing child neglect charges, but they have not said anything about where the little boy is. Manitowoc County’s Crime Stoppers is offering a thousand-dollar reward in the case as

Parents in Chippewa falls continue to be upset that they weren’t told about a school threat last fall. Dozens of parents turned-out at last night’s school board meeting to demand answers. They want to know what no one told them about a student who, in October of last year, was allegedly looking-up how to make bombs and had what authorities have called a journal with specific threats. Parents didn’t find out about the threat until earlier this month. Many parents

One of the bridges that connects western Wisconsin with Iowa is closed til further notice after transportation officials say it moved. Wis-DOT yesterday said the historic Black Hawk Bridge in Crawford County is no longer safe for drivers. The bridge is the only way for people between La Crosse and Prairie du Chien to cross the Mississippi River into Iowa. Local leaders say closing the bridge cuts-off people who work on one side of the bridge, and live on the

Wisconsin’s governor wants 125 million-dollars to deal with PFAS contamination across the state, even though he doesn’t want the new law that goes along with the money. Governor Evers yesterday promised to veto the PFAS plan from Republican lawmakers. That plan would spend 125 million-dollars on grants to local communities so they can clean-up their drinking water. The governor likes that part of the law, but doesn’t like the piece that would hold landowners harmless if PFAS chemicals simply pass

Bart Starr’s wife, Cherry, has passed away at age 89. Her family yesterday said Cherry Starr died peacefully at her home in Birmingham, surrounded by her family. Cherry Starr was a life-long advocate for young people, even starting a ranch for children with disabilities. She made her last appearance in Green Bay back in 2021, when the city renamed one of its bridges in honor of her husband.

A Wisconsin sustainability office being considering for federal funding consideration to modernize electricity generation facilities. Governor Tony Evers says the Office of Sustainability and Clean Energy was selected to possibly get money from the federal rural energy improvement program. The office was one of seventeen selected nationally, and could be eligible for part of one billion dollars. If it gets the money, solar power, battery storage, and electric vehicle charging stations would be a priority. LEAR MORE WITH A CLICK

Deputies in Sauk County are warning residents of a phone scam. The Sheriff’s Office says it’s gotten reports of people saying they’ve gotten calls from people pretending to be a Sauk County Sergeant or Lieutenant. The callers then asked for payments on outstanding warrants. The Sheriff’s Office says they don’t call citizens and ask for payments over the phone and these are scam calls. 

CENTERS LLC announces the appointment of Wyatt Tinnen as general manager of the Sonnentag Center, the highly anticipated addition to the landscape of the Chippewa Valley scheduled to open in summer 2024. The Sonnentag Center, which includes the Sonnentag Events Center and the John and Carolyn Sonnentag Fieldhouse, will provide sports and event spaces that will serve UW-Eau Claire Blugold athletic teams, students, the Eau Claire community and outside rental groups, such as local, regional and national sports organizations. CLICK HERE FOR MORE.

Eau Claire County’s health department says the Chippewa Valley will lose about a third of its healthcare capacity when Sacred Heart and St. Joe’s close in April. Public health managers yesterday shared the numbers of what the HSHS closings will mean. Sacred Heart and St. Joe’s handle anywhere from just under, to just over a third of hospitalizations, inpatient surgeries, and ER visits. Mayo Health in Eau Claire handles the majority of all care in the area, with the Marshfield

Prosecutors claim the last man to see three-year-old Elijah Vue was punishing him. Elijah Vue, 3, is still missing.(Two Rivers Police Department) The D.A. in Manitowoc yesterday said Vue’s mother’s boyfriend, Jesse Vang, told police that he was trying to ‘make a man’ out of Vue when the little boy disappeared a week ago. Vue said his house was like a boot camp for the boy, and said he made Vue stand for hours, and would punish him with cold