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There is a push for a new trial in a Chippewa Valley murder case. Ezra McCandless was back in court yesterday, fighting to get her life sentence overturned. McCandless stabbed her ex-boyfriend Alex Woodworth 16 times back in 2019. She was convicted in 2020, and sentenced to life behind bars. McCandless’ attorneys now say there is evidence that she was sexually abused, and that evidence was never admitted at trial. The judge in the case isn’t expected to rule on

Add another half-dozen shootings to Milwaukee’s Fourth of July weekend tally. Police say six people were shot, and one of them died. Four of the shootings came within an hour and a half of each other. Police say two 15-year-old boys were wounded in separate shootings, a 40-year-old man is the one who died. Milwaukee Police say 11 people had been shot between Saturday and early yesterday morning, bringing the weekend tally to 17 shot, two killed so far.

If you ride the bus and use the Eau Claire Transit app, a heads up that you can free that space on your smart phone. The city said it is ending its partnership with TRANSLOC, and is discontinuing the app. The move comes less than a year after Eau Claire announced its new bus app. Eau Claire is looking for a new app partner to take over from here on out and you can GET MORE INFORMATION AND TRANSIT INFO

It’s another sign of just how hot this start to July is. Wis-DOT says a pavement buckle closed both lanes of eastbound I-94 yesterday. The interstate was closed for a few hours as crews repaired the broken pavement. High temperatures cause the road to buckle, then rip-open. The hole the buckles leave behind can do serious damage to cars.

On July 6, 2023, at 3:30 p.m. Marshfield Utilities is hosting a presentation of the final results from the Stock the Pantry Challenge. Eleven organizations participated in the challenge held the week of June 12th. Each collected non-perishable food and hygiene items for donation to Soup or Socks. A grand total of 3,827 items were donated. A traveling trophy will be awarded to the winning team, and the last-place team will take their penalty of kissing a mystery critter.

ABOVE PHOTO: Submitted by Amber Kersting, Menomonie, WI If you are set to celebrate Independence Day and wondering what is happening in and around our area, we have you covered as you rally the crew and make plans. Since the 4th of July falls on a Tuesday this year many communities held events over the weekends and some are planning events to celebrate the Red, White, and Blue today. Let’s take a look at the local options: Monday, July 3rd

We shouldn’t have to wait long to see what Wisconsin’s governor does with the new state budget. Governor Evers’ office says the governor could act on the budget as early as this week. State lawmakers finalized the new two-year, 99 billion-dollar spending plan last week. It includes 10 billion-dollars in new spending, but also includes a four billion-dollar tax cut, and a 32 million-dollar cut for the University of Wisconsin. The governor doesn’t like either of those pieces, and has talked about

There’s a warning for folks headed to the lake, particularly in northeastern Wisconsin. The state’s Department of Natural Resources over the weekend issued several warnings about high e coli levels at several different lakes. That includes Fisher Park and Hika Park Bay Beaches along Lake Michigan, as well as Black Wolf Boat Landing, Lake Poygan Boat Landing, and Fresh Air Park in Winnebago County which were all under advisories for rising bacteria numbers. DNR says people should check their local water

Firefighters say no one was hurt in a house fire in the Town of Pleasant Valley Saturday evening. Fire crews say everyone had made it out of the house by the time they arrived. The fire gutted the home, which is considered a total loss. The Eau Claire Sheriff’s Office and Township Fire Department are both investigating the fire. There’s no word yet what started the fire.

The latest Marquette Law School Poll says most people in Wisconsin support school choice, but more people support their local public school. The poll, which was released last week, shows 54-percent of people statewide support school vouchers. But the poll also shows that 71-percent of people support sending more money to their local public school. Poll director Charles Franklin says that’s likely because people support their local schools. Milwaukee, which has the largest school voucher program, has the highest support for school