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UPDATE AS OF 01/15/2025AUTHORITY: Sergeant Brandon Ring PHONE 715-839-4705On 1/14/2025 the Eau Claire Sheriff’s Office was contacted by a local hospital and advised that thepassenger in the northbound vehicle had died from their injuries sustained in the crash. This individual isidentified as 69-year-old George D. King from Fall Creek, WI. George was a passenger in the vehiclebeing operated by his wife, Carol King.The driver of the vehicle that was westbound on CTH N is identified as Blaine Howard from Fairchild,WI.Blaine

Packers football is now over for this season. Green Bay lost to the Eagles yesterday in their Wild Card Round playoff matchup in Philadelphia. Turnovers hurt the Packers in the 22 to ten loss, with Philly scoring quickly after the refs ruled Green Bay lost possession during a fumble on the opening kickoff. Jordan Love also threw three interceptions in the game. Philadelphia will now host the NFC Divisional Round this weekend. They will face the winner of tonight’s contest

More than two dozen “belly plungers” are thawing out after helping to raise over ten-thousand-dollars for the Dane and Merrimac volunteer fire departments.  The second annual “Beer Belly Plunge” at Lucky’s on the Lake Wisconsin took place on Saturday.  Organizers said 27 people took the plunge into the lake, which is around the same number as last year’s inaugural event.  Money was also raised from sponsors and a meat raffle.  Event host Lucky’s Bar and Grille on the Lake donated

Hello. Thank you for being here! Well, how is your first taste of 2025? We certainly hope it’s cooperating and your New Year is off to a good start. As we sink into January and our Winter weather feels more “seasonable” it’s a good reason to grab a warm drink and join us for the “scroll down memory lane.” This is the time in the week where we simply slow things down a bit and take a look back at

The New Lisbon triple-homicide suspect is being held on five-million-dollars bond.  Virgil Thew made his first appearance in Juneau County Court on Friday, a day after he was arrested in connection with the December 30th shooting deaths of his 33-year-old girlfriend Elizabeth Kolba and her 12-year-old and 13-year-old daughters.  The 47-year-old Thew was found in Elroy on Thursday, following a more than week-long search.  Elroy is located about 12 miles southeast of Thew’s mother’s home in New Lisbon, where the

For the first time since winning the NBA Cup Final last month, the Bucks have a three-game winning streak. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 41 points and Damian Lillard hit several key free throws in the fourth quarter to lift Milwaukee past the Magic 109-to-106 Friday night in Orlando. Lillard knocked down all three free throws after being fouled on a three-point attempt to put Milwaukee on top 87-85 with 8:41 left to play. The Bucks led the remainder of the game

You would never know the Badgers had to rally from ten points down after blowing out Minnesota 80-to-59 Friday at Kohl Center.  The Golden Gophers led 15-5 midway through the first half before Wisconsin rallied to take a 30-29 halftime lead.  The Badgers led 45-39 six minutes into the second half before breaking the game open with a 25-to-four run.  Wisconsin held Minnesota to a three-pointer and a field goal over a span of eight minutes and built the lead

Triple-homicide suspect Virgil Thew will make his first court appearance this afternoon. Federal, state, and local law enforcement were looking for Thew for more than a week after the bodies of a woman and two girls were found last Monday in a house in New Lisbon.  A tip from the public led to his arrest in Elroy yesterday.  Thew’s bond will be determined this afternoon.

Three University of Wisconsin projects are approved by the State Building Commission. Governor Tony Evers says almost 45-million dollars will go toward improvements to the UW-Madison engineering building, the college of education building at UW-Whitewater, and completing Heritage Hall at UW-Stout.

A Wisconsin Dells waterpark is expanding. The Kalahari Resorts and Convention Center says the 75-thousand foot expansion will feature three new water parks and a retractable glass roof. The 85-million-dollar construction project is set to be complete next fall.