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The following announcement was made from Western Dairyland Economic Opportunity council regarding a recent financial gift and their plans for the money: Western Dairyland Economic Opportunity Council (WDEOC) is honored to announce a generous $422,000 commitment from Pablo Foundation to support the establishment of a much-anticipated new Day Resource Center (DRC) and Housing and Family Services Office at 610 Gibson Street in downtown Eau Claire. The gift from Pablo Foundation brings total contributions and pledges to more than $1.8 million

A man charged in connection with a recent shooting in La Crosse is now in custody.  Twenty-eight-year-old Diontae Booth is accused of shooting a 20-year-old woman May 15th at a residence on Fifth Avenue South.  Booth is charged with first-degree intentional homicide and was taken into custody on Thursday. MORE COVERAGE WITH WEAU 13 NEWS.

Ten years in prison is the order for a Rice Lake man recently convicted of OWI.  Seventy-two-year-old Mark Johnson was charged following a vehicle crash on Wisconsin Avenue in September of last year.  This was Johnson’s 17th conviction on an OWI charge.

An Onalaska man is being sentenced to prison after being convicted on federal drug and weapons charges.  Thirty-one-year-old Efrain Estrada pleaded guilty in March to charges of possessing fentanyl intended for distribution and possessing firearms as a felon.  He was sentenced yesterday to serve 132 months in prison.

Erik Strand is out as the head coach of the UW-Eau Claire women’s hockey team.  Strand announced his departure on Thursday, saying in part that coaching at UW-Eau Claire has been one of the greatest honors of his life.  The school’s athletics department is launching a national search for a new head coach. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE WITH WEAU 13 NEWS.

Lawyers for Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan are again asking a judge to dismiss the charges against her. Dugan is facing federal charges after being accused of helping a migrant evade immigration authorities at a courthouse last month. In a Thursday filing, her lawyers cited the recent Supreme Court decision in Trump v. United States, giving presidents absolute immunity for acts committed while in office. They argue “nothing in Trump’s case suggests that judicial immunity is any less broad than

Roosevelt Elementary students have been having sweet dreams…with holes in the middle! For the past few weeks 4th grade students had an assignment to create, design and write about their very own donut creation. Dunkin Donuts on Clairemont is creating each student’s donut and displaying them with their writings, with a new donut each day, now through July 2.

A Wisconsin woman is arrested and accused on suspicion of her seventh DUI. Police say the 28-year-old Wausau woman was pulled over today by the Wisconsin State Patrol after receiving complaints about her driving. A trooper says the driver appeared to be impaired, and she was later arrested for driving under the influence. State Patrol says there were two children under the age of 16 in the car at the time.

Cleanup lasted into the day today after a semi loaded with eggs crashed in far Western Wisconsin, in Iowa County Wednesday.  The driver has serious injuries after the semi ended upside down in a ditch, and the trailer was crushed.  A fully loaded semi can haul up to 640-thousand eggs. 

Two OakLeaf clinics are moving to new locations next month to meet growing demands in the community. The Cornell clinic will move to a new building in Chippewa Falls. The Rice Lake clinic will move to another location in town, and add an urgent care. Both clinics will open in early June, and the Rice Lake urgent care will open in early August. OakLeaf Clinics are part of the largest independent physician association in Western Wisconsin.