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The wildfire in Waushara County continues to burn, but firefighters say they have it under control. The Department of Natural Resources yesterday said the fire is 99-percent contained. The announcement comes after the fire burned nearly 400 acres near Coloma. There are no reports of any injuries, though the fire did destroy some buildings. The DNR says it looks like the fire started with a pallet fire, and spread from there.

We are 15 months away from Election Day 2024, but there’s already some action in the race for Congress in western Wisconsin. Democrat Rebecca Cooke yesterday said she’s entering the race to take-on Republican Congressman Derrick Van Orden. Cooke ran two years ago, but didn’t make it out of the Democratic primary. This time around she says she wants to connect with more people in the Eau Claire area, and the rest of the western part of the state. CLICK HERE

The latest report from Wisconsin’s broadband task force sets its sights on even faster internet. Governor Evers’ Task Force on Broadband Access released its third report yesterday. Part of the report is an update on the work to bring faster internet to more people in the state, the other half is a list of goals for the future. The task force continues to want to deliver internet with 25 megabits of download speed by 2025. But the new report also sets

On July 9th, 2023 at 7:37PM, emergency personnel responded to Highway 53 between North Crossing and Melby Street for a crash involving two vehicles in the northbound lanes. The initial investigation indicated a truck had been stopped on the shoulder of the highway when it was struck from behind by an SUV. An occupant of the truck was outside of the vehicle at the time of the crash and was also struck by the SUV. This person, 33 year old

In Dunn County Project Hope Quick Response Team announces their participation in the first National “Day of Deflection” on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. The National “Day of Deflection” is a multistate effort to highlight the impact of deflection work in communities nationwide and the importance of local and multistate partnerships. The National Day of Deflection will occur during the first-ever PTACC (Police Treatment and Community Collaborative) “National Deflection Week,” July 16-23, 2023. On July 19, deflection teams and sites in

Armani R Maye, 32 years of age, from Lynwood, IL has been arrested by the Wisconsin State Patrol Eau Claire Post for operating a motor vehicle under the influence, 1st offense, with two children inthe vehicle under the age of 16. On July 10, 2023, at approximately 8:29 AM a Wisconsin State Patrol Trooper stopped a car on Interstate 94 that was traveling east near mile marker 63 in Eau Claire County for speeding. During the traffic stop, the Trooper

Madison is one of the top 15 least-stresses cities in America.  That’s according to WalletHub’s list of the most-stressed cities in the country, which puts Madison 12th from the bottom.  WalletHub says it compared the 182 largest U.S. cities across nearly 40 key metrics to make its rankings.  Milwaukee is on the opposite end of the study, ranking as the 19th-most stressed city.  WalletHub says the least-stressed city is South Burlington, Vermont and the most-stressed city is Cleveland, Ohio.

If you’re looking to adopt a pet the Humane Society of Southern Wisconsin in Janesville has a sale going on this month.  The humane society says from now until the end of July you can adopt most dogs and adult cats for just 50 dollars.  The sale is part of a nationwide movement to clear out animal shelters called Empty the Shelters.  More information is available online at pets-go-home-dot-org and you can CLICK HERE FOR MORE.

A case tracing back to Fall of 2022 now has an update. Below is the information from Eau Claire Police Department: Homicide – UpdateThe Eau Claire Police Department has been investigating a homicide which occurred on September 17, 2022, near the intersection of Bergen Avenue and Bellevue Avenue. Based on this investigation, a warrant was issued for Kemone T. Golden (DOB 07/06/1996) on November 11th, 2022. Investigators have been working with the United States Marshals Service (USMS) to locate him.

Officials are updating the status of a previously released sex offender in Cumberland. Below are the details: Name: Felix CardonaAge: 53Sex: MaleHeight: 5”03”Weight: 135Hair: BlackEyes: BrownRelease date: 07/19/2022 Felix is living at 2305 7th St CumberlandConviction Information:Conviction date: 1987Conviction: 2 counts of Sexual Assault ages 13 and 18Conditions of Supervision, not limited to:  No unsupervised contact with individuals under the age of 18 Comply with Electronic Monitoring No contact with victim No alcohol or drugs