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ABOVE PHOTO:  Devyn McCormick, 25, right, earned his General Equivalency Degree in only a few days at Chippewa Valley Technical College. He was so close to earning his high school diploma from Chippewa Falls Senior High School in 2016 but fell short. Now, with his GED in hand, he will apply to the U.S. Navy. Devyn McCormick, donned in a black robe and graduation cap, filed into an auditorium at Chippewa Valley Technical College recently and immediately turned to scan

The man suspected of killing at western Wisconsin deputy was a convicted rapist and registered sex offender with a history of violence. Prison officials in Minnesota yesterday said 34-year-old Jeremiah Johnson was out on parole for a 2016 kidnapping and rape conviction when police say he gunned down St. Croix County Deputy Kaitie Leising. Johnson has a long criminal history, including a stabbing back in 2007 and numerous fights while in prison. Investigators say he shot and killed Deputy Leising during a

Former Eau Claire County District Attorney Gary King is no longer facing a federal civil rights complaint. A federal judge on Friday dismissed the lawsuit filed by the victim witness coordinator for the county during King’s time as D.A. She claimed he drunkenly sexually harassed her. The dismissal comes after a meeting back in March that reportedly ended with a settlement. No one, however, is saying just how much that settlement was for.

The search for a missing Wisconsin boy in the woods of the Upper Peninsula has come to a happy ending. Searchers found eight-year-old Nante Niemi yesterday. Authorities say he was a little dirty, and a little hungry, but was okay. He went missing Saturday while on a camping trip with his family in the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park. Rescuers say they found him about two miles from his campsite. He is from Hurley, Wisconsin and school leaders there yesterday said they are thrilled

It was fentanyl-laced cocaine that killed one person and sent three others to the hospital in Grafton. Investigators yesterday identified the bad drugs that led to four overdoses early Saturday morning. The person who died is being identified as a 28-year-old man, and police say the woman who overdosed and had her face mauled by a dog remains hospitalized in critical condition. Grafton’s police chief says the four were partying at a bar in Saukville Friday night, and bought a

There is only one more suspect from the school bus crash at Morse Middle School to catch. Milwaukee Police on Friday said they arrested two more teens in connection to the crash, including the driver. The latest arrests means four young teens, all either 14 or 15-years-old, have been arrested for the wreck. Two people were injured. An 11-year-old was tossed off the bus in the crash, and a 15-year-old who was hanging-out of the side of the stolen car

There is a new type of license plate in Wisconsin. The DMV yesterday said new fleet license plates are now available. The plates are only available to companies with at least 10 or more standard or light-truck vehicles, and must be registered as fleet vehicles with the state. There’s an extra eight-dollar and 50-cent charge for the fleet plates, in addition to the standard costs, but fleet plates only need to be registered once. The new plates look the same, but

Folks who used TurboTax to file their income taxes a couple of years ago can expect a check from the state of Wisconsin. Attorney General Josh Kaul yesterday said Wisconsin will get just over two-point-four million-dollars from the 141 million-dollar multistate settlement with TurboTax. More than 81 thousand people in Wisconsin can claim a piece of the settlement. That means the checks will be worth about 30 dollars. You are eligible for your refund if you paid TurboTax to file your taxes in 2016, 2017,

Eau Claire Fire Department was dispatched to a report of a home explosion 1117 E Tyler Ave shortly after 1pm. Engine 2 was first to arrive on scene to find the windows of a 1-story wood framed residence blown out with no smoke or fire visible. Engine 2 reported occupants were out of the structure that were quickly attended to by Medic 10 and released on scene. Engine 2 and Engine 6 quickly preformed searches of the structure and reported

We now know the cause of death of Ronald Henry, the man found dead in Grant County after going missing for three months.  The Grant County Sheriff’s Office says Henry died from hypothermia and his death was accidental.  Henry went missing from a farmhouse in Platteville on December 5th and was found dead about a mile south of there on March 5th.  The sheriff’s office says methamphetamine was also a contributing factor to his death.