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Below is more information from the Menomonie Police Department: On Saturday, August 12, 2023, at approximately 04:25 a.m., the Menomonie Police Department responded the area of Wilson Avenue and 13th Street South for the report of a motor vehicle crash. Upon investigation, officers learned that the vehicle had been stolen. At approximately 06:08 a.m., the Menomonie Police Department received reports of several more motorvehicle thefts throughout various locations in the City of Menomonie. In total, four vehicles were stolenfrom the

When you are young, a birthday can be one of the best days of the year. For this week’s Friday Feel Good we visit a woman who has been celebrating that special yearly day for 114 years!  The oldest woman in Texas celebrated her 114th birthday and was given an award for living so long.  Elizabeth Francis was joined by her family along with researcher Ben Meyers awarding her with a plaque for her major accomplishment, and her granddaughter.  A true reason to celebrate another

Researchers at UW-Madison say they’ve hacked voice ID protections with PVC pipes. The university this week announced a team figures out a way to use modified PVC pipes to get around the voice ID security systems that many banks are using. Researchers say they are trying to stay one step ahead of hackers and scammers who are getting creative in their attempts to steal people’s identities and/or money. Using custom-cut PVC pipes and paper towels, the team fooled the voice

We have a few new details, but not many answers about the two crashes at EAA in Oshkosh this year. The NTSB yesterday released an update about the crashes. Investigators say the crash that killed Devyn Collie-Reiley and Zach Colliemoreno saw the plane climb to nearly four thousand feet, before plummeting back to the earth. The other crash which killed Mark Peterson and Thomas Vol happened about 250 feet above the ground when a helicopter and a gyro-copter collided.

There is a manhunt in Barron County for a woman who authorities say cut off her ankle bracelet. The Barron County Sheriff’s Department is looking for Lorie Mullins. Deputies say she cut off her ankle monitor while on work release earlier this week. She was allowed out of the county jail to go to work, but never returned. The sheriff’s office thinks she fled with a man. You can see more information online with a CLICK HERE and the sheriff’s

The second young woman convicted in the Slender Man stabbing is no longer asking to go home.  Morgan Geyser’s attorneys this week withdrew their request for her to leave the state mental hospital where she’s been held since 2017.  Her lawyer says she is making progress with mental health treatments, and they hope to have her sent home next year.  Geyser was 12 years old when she and Anissa Weier lured another 12 year old into the woods and stabbed

Another person died at Devil’s Lake State Park this week.  The Sauk County Sheriff’s Office says someone was riding down a hill in the park Wednesday night when there was a ‘malfunction.’  That threw the cyclist into the road. Deputies say they found the person dead in the road a little while later.  The sheriff’s office is not identifying the cyclist, or even saying if the victim is a man or a woman.  Investigators say the person was not wearing

There is more union support for striking workers at Leinenkugel’s brewery in Chippewa Falls. Public workers union AFSCME and the local Wisconsin Allegiance for Retired Americans joined the Teamsters on the picket line yesterday. About 45 union workers at the brewery have been on strike for more than a month. They want a bigger pay raise and other concessions. On the other side of the negotiation table, Leinie’s says the offer they’ve made to the striking Teamsters is competitive and

Eau Claire County is looking for a grant to build a bike trail along McKinley Road. The county is applying for a Safe Routes to School grant. The idea is to create a bike path along McKinley from Highway 312 to River Prairie Drive. Planners say that will give kids at both the McKinley Charter School and Northwoods Elementary a safe way to get to and from school. The total cost of the new bike trail would be about 700-thousand

The Bucks will open the 2023-24 season at home, and fans hope they end the season with an NBA championship. The Bucks released the schedule for next season yesterday. Milwaukee opens the regular season October 26th at home against the 76ers, and ends the regular season in Orlando on April 14th. In between, the Bucks will play on Christmas Day, and will play on national TV 19 times. Tickets go on sale next month.