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The Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office says speed and alcohol played a role in a wreck that sent a 17-year-old to the hospital. The wreck happened about 4 a.m. yesterday morning after the teenage driver sped away from deputies. The chase reached 100 miles-per-hour before the teen crashed into the roundabout at Black Avenue and Riverview Drive. Deputies say the teen’s car rolled several times. Prosecutors are looking at OWI and several other charges in the case.

 Milwaukee has another double-digit weekend shooting tally. Police in the city say 13 people were shot between Saturday and early this morning. Six people were shot on Sunday alone, including a 37-year-old man who was Milwaukee’s only deadly shooting victim of the weekend. Milwaukee Police say three people were shot overnight, including two wounded in a double shooting.

Governor Evers has issued a new round of pardons, taking his total over one thousand. The governor on Friday issued 96 more pardons, Most of the people on this latest list were arrested for drugs years ago. The governor’s pardon doesn’t clear their records, but allows them to once again serve on a jury or hold public office. Governor Evers has now pardoned one-thousand-29 people since being elected in 2018, that’s a new record for Wisconsin governors. Former Governor Julius Heil set

Wisconsin lawmakers want to expand the definition of a strip search. Lawmakers last week held a hearing on a plan that would clarify stripping someone down to their underwear counts as a strip search. The clarification comes after the superintendent in Suring Schools stripped a handful of teenage girls down to their underwear to search for a vape cartridge. State Rep. David Steffen says prosecutors couldn’t punish the superintendent because she let them keep on their undergarments. Lawmakers say the change

It’s the latest sign of a return to normal. Eau Claire’s Garden in Bloom tour returned for the first time since the coronavirus. Eight homes were on this year’s tour. The idea is to showcase local gardeners and their flowers. The tour is a fundraiser, with the money raised going to the Eau Claire Gardens Club. The tour is an every-other-year thing, but this is the first time the tour has been offered since the pandemic.

 Gas prices across Wisconsin are unchanged this weekend.  Triple-A reports the statewide average for regular remained at three-40 a gallon Saturday.  That’s three cents higher than a week ago an 13 cents lower than last month.  But gas prices are a lot lower than this time last year when the statewide average for regular was four-13 a gallon.

Hello. Welcome to your weekend. We are glad you are here! The week can sometimes feel long, stressful, or just plain overwhelming at times. Hey, we get it and we’re with you. That’s why we like to slow things down a bit on Saturday mornings with a simpler “scroll down memory lane.” It’s a way to look back at events that happened on this day in history before you head out into a new day of events. So, grab your

One of the biggest Democratic organizations in the nation is challenging Wisconsin’s absentee ballot rules in court.  Priorities USA filed suit in Dane County Circuit Court, arguing that elements including signature requirements and a state Supreme Court ruling barring absentee ballot drop boxes violate the Wisconsin Constitution and disenfranchise voters.  The suit filed against the Wisconsin Elections Commission is aimed at changing voting rules in this swing state before the 2024 presidential election.

It’s here. It’s new. It’s time to embrace COUNTRY JAM! Country JAM 2023 is ready to kick off and with the new location, you likely have questions. Should you get dropped off? No. You should take the shuttle! Cash? Nada! Try the cashless options on the grounds. Will it be FUN? Of course. Get ready to make memories and get the important details HERE.

It’s not just Veterans Day that gives us a chance to celebrate the hero’s who serve, for this weeks Friday Feel Good we celebrate a Vet who has not only decades of experience and service, but also the key to a long life. We let Arthur Walters Jr. serve up his wisdom:  A veteran celebrating his 104th birthday now says he’s gotten this far without taking any medication and was helped along by “Jim Beam and Jack Daniels“.   A cheers and a