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ABOVE PHOTO: Cummings is buried in the Forest Center Cemetery in the town of Spring Brook, southeast of Menomonie A special ceremony to honor the sacrifice of a Menomonie native and alum who graduated more than 125 years ago will highlight Veterans Day events at University of Wisconsin-Stout. Cpl. Charles V. Cummings, an 1895 graduate of Stout Manual Training School, died of typhoid fever Nov. 8, 1898, while serving in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War in Puerto Rico.

 Charges will not be filed in the case of a deadly stabbing in east Madison.  The Dane County District Attorney has ruled the August 12th stabbing was justified.  Police say Larry Fullilove was stabbed to death on Mayfaire Avenue back on August 12th.  Police haven’t said what circumstances led up to the stabbing.

A crash turns deadly in Taylor County. On 11/06/2022 at 8:49 p.m. the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call reporting a vehicle had struck a utility pole and the driver appeared to be deceased. The location was reported to be on County Road-C just North of Bonde Ave in the Town of Rib Lake, Taylor County.  Taylor County Sheriff’s Deputies along with Rib Lake Fire, Ambulance and MedVac were dispatched. Upon arrival on scene deputies determined that the

Milwaukee’s weekend tally is nine shot, four killed.  Milwaukee Police reported nine shootings on Saturday and Sunday, four of them left someone dead.  That includes two deadly shootings early yesterday morning that happened about a half-an-hour apart.  No arrests have been announced in any of the shootings, though some of the suspects are ‘known’ to investigators.

 A suspect wanted for murder is under arrest in southwestern Wisconsin.  The State Patrol says it spotted the wanted suspect Saturday in The Dells.  From there troopers went on a search, eventually finding the suspect in Iowa County.  They made the arrest in Dodgeville.  The State Patrol will only say the suspect is a fugitive from out of state.  There are no details as to who the suspect is and where they are from.

There will be a local connection in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Dancers from the Ultimate Leap Dance Center in DeForest will be part of the festivities as well. Co-owner Jenni Fristed says the kids are excited to be a part of the holiday tradition. The dancers just got their costumes and are hard at work practicing their Run Run Rudolph routine.

Forecasters say there will be a total lunar eclipse overnight tonight.  It’s your last chance to see the moon covered by the earth like this for three years.  The eclipse should begin at 2:02 a.m. here in southern Wisconsin, and hit its peak about two hours later.  After the overnight eclipse, forecasters say another total lunar eclipse won’t be seen until 2025.

It’s the last day of speeches, rallies, and handshakes. Candidates across Wisconsin are getting in one more day of campaigning before Election Day tomorrow. Most communities stopped early voting over the weekend. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION. When it comes to local political action, we can expect some activity in our area. Republican Tim Michels is ending his run for governor with a swing through western Wisconsin today.  MIchels campaign yesterday said they are bringing the ‘Let’s Get to Work’ tour to Eau Claire

Eau Claire’s school board is looking at a pay bump for substitute teachers tonight.  The idea is to give subs 20 dollars more each day, bringing their daily rate to 160 dollars.  The school board is also considering a 38 cent per-hour raise for special education assistants. 

The Wisconsin Elections Commission’s top person says three fake military ballots will not impact tomorrow’s election.  Elections Commission administrator Meagan Wolfe on Friday said the case of a Milwaukee elections official who created the fake ballots and then mailed them to a state lawmaker is isolated and was swiftly detected.  Wolfe does admit that the case is another blow to the public confidence in elections.  Wolfe says voter fraud cases are extremely rare, and like in the case, are prosecuted when they