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Police in Chippewa Falls are calming fears after another report of a gunman at the high school. Officers rushed to the school yesterday after getting a call about a gunman. No one at Chippewa Falls High School had a gun, and police say there was never any danger. Officers saw it was another swatting call. School leaders in Rice Lake, Spooner, Superior, and Wausau all say they got similar calls as well yesterday. The call in Chippewa Falls comes about

A home in the Town of Anson is a total loss after an early morning fire yesterday. It took fire crews from four different departments an hour-and-a-half to get the flames under control. After the fire was out, there was nothing left of the home but some rubble. The two people who were inside at the time of the fire both made it out okay. Investigators say they are looking for a cause.

The winter of 22-23 is now in Eau Claire’s Top Ten Snowiest. Forecasters say this winter, which officially ended this week, saw 71-point-6 inches of snow. That is a little under six feet of snow. It is good enough for ninth on the list. This winter just barely beats-out the winter of 2010-2011 but is a long way away from the snowiest winter on record. That remains the winter of 2018-2019, when Eau Claire saw just under 99 inches of

The fines for reckless driving in Wisconsin are about to double. The Wisconsin Assembly yesterday approved a plan that would hike fines for anyone convicted of reckless driving. Right now the fines start at 25 dollars and go to 200 dollars. The legislation from state Rep. Bob Donovan would increase that to up to 400 dollars. Lawmakers also approved a plan to make it easier for local governments to take cars away from reckless drivers. Governor Evers’ office has made it clear that he

Wisconsin lawmakers are considering a plan that would speed-up sexual assault kit testing at the state crime lab. The legislation, which is up for a hearing today, would require the lab to begin work on sexual assault kits within five days of getting the kit, and finish the testing within 60 days. The idea comes after Wisconsin’s massive backlog of sexual assault kits a few years ago. Some of those kits sat on shelves for years. The backlog testing led to several

Here’s your chance to see some current and former Packer greats in Eau Claire. Tickets for the Packer Tailgate Tour are now on sale. The Bolton Refuge House will host this year’s event on April 11th. Aaron Jones, Elgton Jenkins, and Romeo Doubs are scheduled to be there, as are former players Haha Clinton-Dix, Eddie Lacy, and Davon House. And Packers President/CEO Mark Murphy. Tickets are 50 dollars, and you can buy them online.

Most of the best places to live in Wisconsin are in the Milwaukee suburbs, but the best place is a little further north.  The website Niche, which focuses on the top sports to live, work, and go to school, this week said Kohler is the best place to live in Wisconsin.  Kohler is in Sheboygan County, but most of the rest of the top spots are in Milwaukee or the WOW counties.  Brookfield is number two on Niche’s list, followed by Shorewood, Whitefish

Marquette’s Shaka Smart has picked-up another honor. The United States Basketball Writers Association yesterday named him the Henry W. Iba Award winner. The Iba Award is given to the best coach in the nation. Smart was already named Big East Coach of the Year, and he is a finalist for the Naismith Award, college basketball’s other coach of the year honor. The Naismith Award winner will be announced in two weeks.

Eggs-perience a fun-filled “pre-Easter” celebration at the Milwaukee County Zoo on Saturday, April 8, as Egg Day sponsored by Racine Danish Kringles makes an eggs-citing return for another year! From 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., enjoy Easter-themed activities — all included with Zoo admission unless otherwise noted. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO

The young man arrested after he was caught on video loading a pistol inside the library at UW-Milwaukee says he was simply there to get high. Prosecutors in Milwaukee say 25-year-old Elmo Daniels told them he had a gun, and pulled it out in the library. But he says he was just there to get high. Police arrested Daniels last week after he left the library. The D.A. says Daniels also admitted to sometimes sleeping at the library, and going