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The City of Chippewa Falls is changing its parking program. The Chippewa Falls Police Department posted a message on Facebook, which reads in part, “The City of Chippewa Falls is upgrading its parking program to Passport Parking. Our current parking enforcement program is seriously outdated and must be replaced.” One of the new features includes online payment of fines.  Fines will also be increased to offset the costs of the new system.

The Bolton Refuge House and Saylon Seven in Eau Claire are teaming up to help sexual assault survivors. Their campaign, ” Color For A Cause” asks participants to wear a teal-colored hair extension during the month of April to show support for victims of sexual assault. The hair extension is available at Saylon Seven for ten dollars. All proceeds will go to the Bolton Refuge House. 

Today is the 27-year anniversary of the disappearance of teenager Sara Bushland.  She was last seen in Spooner in 1996 getting off the school bus at her home on County Highway E.  Investigators first thought she was a runaway but the investigation later turned to the possibility of foul play.  The Washburn County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate the case and wants anyone with information to call them or the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Wisconsin has a new law aimed at stopping reckless driving.  Today Governor Tony Evers signed a bill that will allow police to impound cars for reckless driving if the owner has reckless driving fines they haven’t paid.  The hope is this law will deter people from driving recklessly in the first place.  This is the first bill signing of Evers’ second term.

Madison is one of the top 20 healthiest places to live in America.  That’s according to a new study by WalletHub, which ranks Madison the 18th-healthiest city to live in compared to the 182 largest cities in the country.  WalletHub says it uses 43 key health factors to make its rankings including the average cost of a medical visit, amount of green space, and percentage of people that are fully vaccinated.  WalletHub says the healthiest city in America is San

Marshfield Clinic Health System and Security Health Plan are now accepting applications from eligible school districts to implement b.e.s.t.® Universal Screening in the 2023-2024 school year. b.e.s.t. (Behavioral Emotional Social Traits) is an online screening tool designed to help education professionals build the emotional health of students and help identify students who may need additional positive behavioral support. Developed by School Psychologist Eric P. Hartwig, Ph.D., the tool provides educators recommended actions to take with students based on their behaviors.

ABOVE PHOTO: Unspooled Film and Animation Festival Director Jonathan Wheeler, lecturer of video production, and Outreach Program Manager Rebecca Thacker in Harvey Hall Theatre. For three days in May, professional filmmakers can rub elbows with University of Wisconsin-Stout video production and animation students, area high school students and the community in a new juried event.  The Unspooled Film and Animation Festival will run Friday, May 12, to Sunday, May 14, with films screened in the university’s historic Harvey Hall Theatre, as well as other local destinations.  Unspooled

A McFarland police officer is recovering after being dragged during a traffic stop. It happened Saturday after the officer pulled over a driver, but the driver sped away. McFarland’s police chief said on Facebook that the officer suffered only minor injuries. As of yesterday, police were still looking for the driver.

UW Regents say they are worried about the growing cost to get a college education, but almost every single one of them also voted to raise tuition at the state’s campuses. The UW’s five percent tuition hike passed Friday on a 15-1 vote. Only Technical College System President Rodney Pasch voted against the increase, saying those are real dollars that real students are going to have to pay. The five percent tuition hike is the first in a decade, and

The National Weather Service says Wisconsin’s Friday night tornado count stands at nine. Forecasters say the line of storms that cut across the southern part of the state Friday dropped twisters in Walworth County, Rock County, Green County, Dane County, Jefferson County. Walworth County saw three tornadoes, while Green and Rock counties saw two each. Only two of the tornadoes were EF1s, which means they had wind speeds over 80 miles-per-hour. There are no reports of any serious injuries or deaths,