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Photo credit: Chippewa Falls Police Department Facebook A crash on Highway 53 at the Chippewa River disrupted traffic. Today (02/01/2023) at 10:49am the Chippewa Falls Police Department responded for a report of a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 53 in the northbound lane on the bridge over the Chippewa River. Wisconsin State Patrol, Lake Hallie Police Department, Chippewa Fire District, Chippewa Falls Fire and Emergency Services and the Chippewa County Highway Department responded. The Mayo 1 helicopter was launched as well

From local restaurants and beautiful lodging that create the perfect ambiance for Valentine’s Day to outdoor beauty that offers memorable winter adventure, Chippewa County really has it all. Here are the good times awaiting you. Go Chippewa County shares all the fun that’s right around the corner. If you are planning a date for the upcoming day of love, you can CLICK HERE to peruse local options that celebrate your Valentine’s Day here in our backyard.

There are now formal charges in last week’s armed robbery in Chippewa Falls. Prosecutors filed the charges yesterday against Elijah Johnson and Jeremiah Maki. Police say they burst into an apartment on Harding Street back in January 21st, pulled a gun, hit someone with it, then stole a Playstation 5 and left. Investigators say the armed robbery came after Johnson and Maki argued with the victim over social media. Both men are out on bond.

It’s 30 years in prison for a northwestern Wisconsin man who beat another man to death with a hammer last year. A judge in Polk County yesterday sentenced Joseph Hadro to three decades in prison for the attack last March in Osceola. Firefighters found the victim inside a burning mobile home. Witnesses say Hadro told them he beat the man to death because he was ‘disrespected.’

 A jury has the case against a Kenosha man on trial for the second time for his wife’s death back in 1998. Both the prosecution and defense ended their arguments yesterday in Mark Jensen’s trial. Police say he poisoned his wife then smothered her back in 1998. He was originally convicted of her murder, but the Wisconsin Supreme Court ordered a new trial. Jurors considered the case for about two hours yesterday afternoon before heading home for the day.

There’s now a lawsuit over Wisconsin’s bail reform amendment and welfare-to-work ballot question. Two groups that represent former prison inmates filed the suit yesterday. The groups are not challenging the two questions themselves, rather the groups argue that lawmakers missed the spring ballot deadline by sending the referendum questions to the state’s Elections Commission instead of local election managers. The Elections Commission has already certified the bail reform amendment and welfare-to-work question for the April ballot. The Elections Commission says lawmakers

Dairy farmers across Wisconsin got less for their milk to end last year, but it’s more than they were getting a year-ago. The USDA released its latest milk price report yesterday. The report says Wisconsin dairy farmers got 23-dollars and 30-cents per hundredweight in December of last year. That’s down 30 cents from November of last year, but a dollar-80 more than farmers got back in December of 2021. Nationally, milk was $24.70 per hundredweight to end 2022, compared to $21.70 at the end

Wisconsin’s race for governor was the most expensive in state history. A new report from Wisconsin Democracy Campaign puts the total price tag for last November’s race at 164 million-dollars. That includes the 42 million-dollars Governor Evers spent and the 28 million-dollars Tim Michels spent. The rest of the money came from outside groups. The report says Democratic groups were the biggest spenders in the race. The 164 million-dollars spent shattered Wisconsin’s previous record of 93 million-dollars spent on Governor Evers’ first race

Republican lawmakers in Madison are open to the idea of new safe water regulations, specifically for so-called forever chemicals. State Senator Rob Cowles yesterday said he intends to push for PFAS regulations in the state budget. Wisconsin currently doesn’t have any. A lot of environmentalists and conservationists are worried the PFAS chemicals, commonly found in firefighting foam, may be poisoning the state’s rivers, lakes, and streams. Governor Evers has said setting new PFAS guidelines is one of his biggest priorities.

Eau Claire has made one list of the best small towns in America.  The folks at Thrillist yesterday put Eau Claire on the list along with Bloomington, Indiana, Hot Springs Arkansas, Bozeman, Montana, and others. Thrillist gives Eau Claire high marks for the local music scene, the homegrown beer, and of course the city’s riverfront. Thrillist says visitors to the city, in the summer, must take advantage of what’s going-on along the river.