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ABOVE photo: Blazin’ Brass Quintet, of the Symphony Orchestra. Photo contributed by Aaron Durst.  Menomonie, Wis. – University of Wisconsin-Stout choirs and bands will be performing three unique visual and audio experiences this spring. UW-Stout choirs will present “Vision,” with select songs to incorporate American Sign Language. The Symphonic Singers, Chamber Choir and Devil Tones Acappella will perform at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 22, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 910 Ninth St. E, in Menomonie.   The Symphonic Orchestra’s selections

 A former Cardinal from Washington, D.C. is facing sex crimes charges in Walworth County for a decades-old abuse claim. Prosecutors in Elkhorn filed the charges Friday against Theodore McCarrick. He is the former Cardinal of D.C., and is accused of fondling a boy at Geneva Lake back in 1977. McCarrick was first charged with a sex crime back in 2021 in Massachusetts, but the Vatican defrocked him in 2019 after years of complaints about his behavior. McCarrick is 92-years-old, and

NBC is looking for a few hundred Badger fans to help film a promo. NBC Sports wants 300 students to come to Camp Randall Stadium tonight to film something for the upcoming football season. There is no money, it’s just for the love of the Badgers, and students should expect to be at Camp Randall for a few hours. If you’re interested, Gate 3 will open at 6:30 p.m. and filming will start at 7:30 p.m.

The Eau Claire Fire Department formally recognized three department personnel for their actions on incident #23-2728. Firefighter/Paramedic Heather Morning received a Letter of Commendation and Engineer Scott Mohr and Firefighter/Paramedic Nathan Much received Letters of Recognition. The incident occurred on April 6, 2023, at S8475 Balsam Road, in Eau Claire County. Three personnel, assigned to Station 6, responded with Medic 6, a paramedic level ambulance company. Medic 6’s initial assignment was to provide Emergency Medical Services; however, upon their arrival,

 Wisconsin’s attorney general says three cases have been made from his hotline for clergy sex abuse claims.  A-G Josh Kaul yesterday said prosecutors last week filed formal charges in two cases, and formalized accusations against a third, now-deceased priest.  Kaul opened his abuse hotline two years ago.  Since then, he said nearly 250 survivors have called in with reports of abuse.  Almost all of them are old — decades-old in some cases. Kaul said he intends to wrap-up his probe

Eau Claire says its soccer fields will be ready for this Saturday’s opening, weather permitting. Recreation Manager Patrick Newkirk says crews will put on the finishing touches this week. There will be some changes, Newkirk says they’ve had to reformat some fields after someone drove through the soccer complex last week. Those ruts are being repaired as well. Newkirk says as long as there isn’t too much rain or too much snow, he expects soccer to be played this weekend.

There’s still no plan for what to do about Chippewa Falls’ public pool. City leaders say the pool will open again this summer, but they’re not sure about the future. Chippewa Falls almost closed the pool last year because of costs and maintenance issues. People who use the pool want to see the city invest more in the pool, and possibly add some upgrades. The pool is set to open June 9th.

Wisconsin lawmakers are looking to end the state’s requirement that state tourism officials give away cheese.  A plan that is up for a vote in the State Assembly today would change the state law that requires the Department of Tourism hand out cheese at Wisconsin’s tourist information centers.  The state no longer operates those centers.  The proposal would also repeal the requirement that Wisconsin feature its famous citizens in state tourism ads.

Western Wisconsin’s Republican congressman looks to be gearing-up for a run for U.S. Senate.  Congressman Tom Tiffany this week bought two website names for a potential run against Tammy Baldwin. Tiffany now owns ThomasTiffanyForSenate.com and TomTiffany4Senate.com. Tiffany said he is weighing his options, and said he will do what is best for the state of Wisconsin. Tiffany is in his second term in Congress, before that he spent six years at the Wisconsin Capitol. There are no declared Republican candidates yet, though there is

A new plan at the Wisconsin Capitol would ban government-funded guaranteed income programs. Republican state Rep. Amy Binsfeld says taxpayers shouldn’t be on the hook to pay someone to not work. Currently only Madison has a guaranteed income program in Wisconsin, and it is privately funded. Binsfield said Wisconsin has too many people not working, she wants to do all she can to help get people back into the labor force. Even if the plan gets enough votes, it’s unlikely that Governor Evers will sign