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Someone Hacked the Pack! Packers Pro Offers Help

By Morgan McCarthy | January 8, 2025

The Green Bay Packers are offering free credit monitoring to some Pro Shop website customers.  Team officials are making the service available after the page was compromised by hackers back in the fall.  The data leak only affected a small number of credit card users and did not include information on transactions that used gift cards, PayPal, or Amazon Pay, according to the organization.  Any customers who were potentially impacted by the breach have been contacted, according to the team.

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EAU.M.G!

By Morgan McCarthy | January 7, 2025

So, you love it here? Other folks are catching on! Eau Claire ranks as one of the top ten most desirable U.S. cities to live in, according to a new study by Agent Advice, a real estate research firm. The ranking can be attributed to a low crime rate as compared to other cities, several top-rated schools, and nearly 100 attractions, including the Chippewa Valley Museum and Sonnentag Center. Also making the list in Wisconsin is Appleton, where over two

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DATCP Designates New Agricultural Enterprise Areas in Sauk and Walworth Counties

By Morgan McCarthy | January 7, 2025

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) designated more than 30,000 acres in Sauk and Walworth counties as new agricultural enterprise areas (AEAs) effective January 1, 2025. With these additions, there are now 51 AEAs statewide, totaling 1,648,572 acres and covering portions of 31 counties, 140 towns, and the Bad River Reservation. AEA designations are important to Wisconsin’s agricultural future and support local farmland protection goals, the agricultural economy, environmental efforts, and rural prosperity. Landowners within designated

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Chippewa Co. Authorities Respond to Water Rescue in Lake Holcombe

By Morgan McCarthy | January 7, 2025

Authorities responded to the water in Lake Holcombe as the Chippewa County Sheriff’s office received areport on Monday about 6 in the evening of a man who fell through the ice while riding a UTV. First responders with the assistance of by standers were able to get to the location and rescue the man, 59 year old Jason Steen from Holcombe. The investigation revealed that the man was operating his UTV on the ice when he drove onto a weak

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FBI Joins Search for Homicide Suspect

By Morgan McCarthy | January 7, 2025

Authorities are still looking for a man wanted in a triple homicide in New Lisbon. The FBI and US Marshal Service are involved in the search for Virgil Thew. The suspect is charged in the deaths of Elizabeth Kolba and two girls, who were found dead December 30th in a home in the 300 block of West Bridge Street. Law enforcement has located the vehicle known to be used by Thew. He is considered armed and dangerous.

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Gov. Evers Seeks Applicants for Rusk Co. Sheriff

By Morgan McCarthy | January 7, 2025

Governor Tony Evers is looking for applicants for Rusk County Sheriff. The next appointed sheriff will replace Sheriff Jeffery Wallace as he’ll be retiring in April. The new sheriff will serve for the remainder of the unexpired term, which ends in January 2027. Anyone interested in the position may contact the Governor’s Office of Legal Counsel. Wallace’s last day is April 1st.

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Mumps Confirmed in Clark Co.

By Morgan McCarthy | January 7, 2025

A case of mumps is being confirmed in Clark County. The contagious disease causes the glands in and around your mouth that produce saliva to swell and it can lead to pain in the mouth and under the ears. People at high risk include babies under one, anyone with a weak immune system, and people who are pregnant. More information about mumps can be found on the CDC website WITH AN EASY CLICK HERE.

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Man Dies After Falling Through Ice on Lawrence Lake

By Morgan McCarthy | January 7, 2025

 A man is dead after falling through the ice in Marquette County.  Emergency crews were called to Lawrence Lake around 10:00 a.m. yesterday on reports of the fisherman ending up in the water.  The Marquette County Sheriff’s Office says the man was out on the lake in a UTV when the ice gave way.  First responders attempted to rescue the man but he was pronounced dead at the scene.  Authorities are not releasing his identity until family members can be

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Study Looks to Study Effects of Vaping

By Morgan McCarthy | January 7, 2025

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is getting funding to study the long-term health effects of vaping. The university made the announcement on Monday. The National Institute of Health gave UW a five-point-seven-million-dollar grant over five years to support the Vape Check study. Over 600 people over 21-years-old will be involved in the study and periodically get their vital signs checked and blood sampled. Researchers will not be looking t the harmful effects of vaping but rather take a more neutral approach.

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Chippewa Schools Add Overdose Kits

By Morgan McCarthy | January 6, 2025

All Chippewa County public schools will soon have overdose aid kits. The County Public Health department says the Clinton Foundation provided the 32 kits. Each kit will have Narcan and instructions how to administer it, CPR breathing barriers, and fentanyl test strips. Wisconsin Senator Jesse James says minors exposed to fentanyl aren’t always at fault, and the county is just taking proactive measures.

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