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Deadly St. Croix Co. Crash Under Investigation

By Morgan McCarthy | September 7, 2023

The St. Croix County Emergency Communication Center received a call at about 10:48 p.m. on August 16, 2023, reporting a motor vehicle crash with injuries on USH 63, at 200th Ave., in the Town of Forest. Deputies arrived on scene and located a 2012 Nissan Versa which had been operated by Junior O. Carranza-Guerra, Age 22, from Clear Lake, WI. He had been traveling westbound on 200th Ave, and failed to stop for the stop sign on 200th Ave. He

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Deadly ATV Crash Under Investigation

By Morgan McCarthy | September 7, 2023

The St. Croix County Emergency Communication Center received a call at about 7:58 p.m. onSeptember 4, 2023, reporting an ATV crash in the 800 block of 205th Ave, in the Town of Star Prairie.Deputies arrived on scene and located a 2004 Polaris in the roadway, which had been operated byShane M. Connor, age 54, Somerset, WI. Mr. Connor had been traveling westbound on 205 th Ave, when it appeared he struck a deer and was ejected from the ATV. Life

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Congressman Tiffany Plans Townhall

By Morgan McCarthy | September 7, 2023

 Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07) joined by Congressman Scott Perry (PA-10) will host a telephone town hall on Wednesday, September 20th at 7 PM CST to discuss ongoing congressional oversight investigations, including the Biden family’s influence peddling schemes. Constituents in Wisconsin’s Seventh District may register online at tiffany.house.gov/live or dial in the day of by calling 833-946-1523. The event will approximately last one hour.

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New Rules for Chippewa Recycling

By Morgan McCarthy | September 7, 2023

Wisconsin’s electronics recycling law bans all electronics from Wisconsin landfills and incinerators.  Many electronics also contain harmful materials, including lead, mercury, cadmium, chromium, other heavy metals and chemical flame retardants. When improperly disposed of, these chemicals can pollute our soil and water and harm human health. Improperly handled e-waste may also pose health risks to workers in the United States and in developing countries.  For the past 20 years, Chippewa County residents have been able to drop off and recycle

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Citizens Law Enforcement Academy Comes to Barron Co.

By Morgan McCarthy | September 7, 2023

The Citizen Law Enforcement Academy is a program designed to give citizens insight into law enforcement and the Barron County Sheriff’s Department. This program is offered free of charge. It will be held in the spring and fall. The fall program will be held on five Wednesday mornings from 10am to noon, every other week, beginning on September 20. Topics covered during the academy may include, but is not be limited to: -Sheriff’s Department overview, including tours of the jail

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Suspect Arrested in UW Student Attack

By Morgan McCarthy | September 7, 2023

Police in Madison say a hodge-podge of video connected them to the man suspected of raping and beating a young UW student last weekend. Officers yesterday said they’ve arrested 26-year-old Brandon Thompson for the attack on Sunday. Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes says there is video that shows Thompson following the young woman before the attack. Madison Police also stopped Thompson earlier in the night for a registration violation. Officers say video from that stop helped link Thompson to the

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Gov. Evers Promises Veto of Tax Cut Package

By Morgan McCarthy | September 7, 2023

Wisconsin’s governor is promising to veto the next tax cut package from Republican lawmakers. Governor Tony Evers took to Twitter yesterday to say he won’t sign the three-billion-dollar tax cut package that lawmakers are working on. The governor says Wisconsin can’t afford it, and says he already signed a tax cut for people making less than 19-thousand dollars a year. Republicans say their tax cut package would help most taxpayers in the state, and would make retirement essentially tax-free in

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Back to Work, Looking Forward

By Morgan McCarthy | September 7, 2023

Eau Claire County’s administrator says she’s looking forward, not back now that her job is safe. Administrator Kathryn Schauf yesterday said she is ‘optimistic now that the county board has ended its look into the DHS investigation. Earlier this week, county supervisors voted not to fire Schauf for how she handled the investigation. Schauf says she wants to focus on what comes next for the county, and allow the county to move forward. CLICK HERE TO GET MORE OF THE

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Hospitals Wrestle With System Outage

By Morgan McCarthy | September 7, 2023

There continue to be issues at HSHS and Prevea hospitals across Wisconsin.  The hospitals yesterday said more phone lines are back online, but said they are still dealing with the effects of what they call a ‘temporary system outage.’  Earlier in the week, HSHS and Prevea said patient billing services were not working.  No one is saying just what caused the system outage, and there’s no estimate as to when everything will be back online.

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Race for Congress Sees More Candidates

By Morgan McCarthy | September 7, 2023

There is another Democratic candidate for Congress in western Wisconsin. Former La Crosse County Board Chair Tara Johnson yesterday announced a grassroots campaign to take on Republican Derrick Van Orden. There are already two other Democrats in the race. Van Orden is in his first term in Congress, and western Wisconsin is considered a possible swing district in the state.

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