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Lake Holcombe School Cleanup Continues

By Morgan McCarthy | November 27, 2023

Kids in Lake Holcombe are getting an extra day of Thanksgiving break because a tow truck crashed into their school. The school district says the tow truck hit the school early yesterday morning and broke a water main. Crews spent the day yesterday fixing the water main and cleaning the school. Lake Holcombe Schools hope to have kids back in the building tomorrow.

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No Charges Filed in Accidental Shooting

By Morgan McCarthy | November 27, 2023

The woman shot in the hip by a deer hunter in Adams County is not going to push for charges. The DNR says a hunter shot 47-year-old Billie Johnson while she was walking her dog. Turns out, Johnson knows the hunter, says he taught her how to hunt, and says the man is an old family friend. Johnson says it was an honest mistake, and says she won’t be pressing charges. Johnson’s daughter says her mom was walking her dog

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Firefighters On Scene in Downtown Tomah

By Morgan McCarthy | November 27, 2023

It was a busy Sunday for firefighters in Tomah. Dozens of firefighters spent most of the day fighting a fire at a building in downtown Tomah. Tomah’s  fire chief says the fire started in an apartment above a local Chinese restaurant. It took 11 hours to fight the fire because of the building’s design, and because of an effort to stop the fire from spreading. Ten people were displaced because of the fire, but there are no reports of any

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Elk Hunt Wraps Up

By Morgan McCarthy | November 27, 2023

It was another successful elk hunt in Wisconsin. The state’s Department of Natural Resources closed this year’s hunt two weeks ago, after all four hunters hit their quota. Wisconsin picked four hunters for this year’s hunt at random. They are from Cedarburg, Green Bay, Sparta and Mount Horeb. Wisconsin has allowed for limited elk hunting since 2018.

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Mental Health a Focus at Capitol

By Morgan McCarthy | November 27, 2023

There will be a focus on mental health at the Wisconsin Capitol this week. A Senate committee will hold hearings on a series of plans from Republicans to expand mental health care in the state. One of the plans would start a pilot program to help first responders deal with the stress of their jobs, while another would change Wisconsin’s telehealth rules to allow out-of-state doctors to take-on clients in Wisconsin. There is also a plan to connect mental health

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WI Lawmakers Chat Cash

By Morgan McCarthy | November 27, 2023

Wisconsin lawmakers are looking to make it illegal not to accept cash at most stores. An Assembly panel is holding a hearing on the idea tomorrow. The idea, supporters say, is to make sure that people who don’t like to or don’t carry cards with them can still buy what they need. The idea came after complaints that post-COVID, some places are no longer taking cash.

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Cantaloupe Recall Expands

By Morgan McCarthy | November 27, 2023

The pre-sliced cantaloupe recall for salmonella is growing. The FDA on Friday added three more brands of whole and pre-cut cantaloupes to the recall list. Those include Rudy brand whole cantaloupes, and Freshness Guaranteed brand and RaceTrac brand pre-cut cantaloupes. The FDA already issued recalls for Malichita brand whole cantaloupe, Vinyard brand pre-cut cantaloupe and ALDI whole cantaloupe and pre-cut fruit products. The FDA says nearly 100 people in 32 states, including here in Wisconsin, have gotten sick from eating

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Chippewa Falls Team Wins Robotics Competition

By Morgan McCarthy | November 27, 2023

They are the robotics champs in Chippewa Falls. Chi-Hi’s robotics team took first place at UW-Stout’s Make48 competition. CLICK HERE TO SEE THIS STORY WITH OUR PARTNERS AT WEAU 13 NEWS. Coach Everett Sarauer says the team had to come-up with an idea, build a prototype, pitch it to experts, a lawyer, and finally a panel of judges, all within 48 hours. The team, named Boards ‘n Bots, beat out five other regional teams at the Stout competition. In addition

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Snow, Slow

By Morgan McCarthy | November 26, 2023

The National Weather Service says it’s going to be a snowy Sunday in some parts of the Dairyland, specifically in southern Wisconsin.  Snow is forecast to keep falling until this afternoon.  Forecasters expect only about an inch of accumulation but with temperatures at or below freezing, streets and roads could be really slick. If you are traveling that way, just be aware of the weather conditions. As the long Thanksgiving weekend winds down, Triple-A is reminding drivers that its Tow-to-Go

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On This Day…

By Morgan McCarthy | November 25, 2023

Hello. Welcome to your weekend! With holiday’s and the hustle and bustle this time of year can be exhilarating but you may also feel moments of season stress. Hey, we get it. That’s why we like to take things a little slower on Saturday morning’s with a “scroll down memory lane.” It’s just an easy look back at events that happened on this day in history before we head out to make new history today. So, grab your favorite sippin’

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