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The University of Wisconsin is mourning the death of former football player Devin Chandler.  The wide receiver was one of three people shot to death on the campus of the University of Virginia Sunday night.  Police have identified the suspect as Christopher Darnell Jones Junior, a former UVA football player.  Chandler played for the Badgers in 2020 and 2021 before transferring to Virginia after the end of last season. 

State Representative Rob Summerfield from Bloomer has been named Majority Caucus chairman for the state Republican Party.  The role gives Summerfield a bigger role in setting the state GOP’s agenda in the upcoming legislative session.  Summerfield won reelection to a fourth term in representing the 67th Assembly District.    

State natural resources officials say snowy owls are becoming more widely seen across Wisconsin.  They say several snowy owls have already been spotted around the state, including one in Dane County that has been seen since summer.  Another has been spotted as recently as November first in Ashland.  State officials say they’re not sure how many will be around this winter but that they should have a better idea by the end of this month.  

Today is National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day.  Health experts say that you should empty your refrigerator, throw out any recalled food items, and wash all removable parts.  Additionally, folks should use a tablespoon of bleach mixed in with a gallon of water to sanitize the inside once you’ve washed everything with hot, soapy water.  All of these steps will help keep you healthy and bacteria away from your family.

In honor of World Diabetes Day, November 14, and American Diabetes Month, the Eau Claire, Chippewa, and Dunn County Health Departments recommend all adults take the one-minute prediabetes risk test to find out if they’re at risk for developing Type 2 diabetes. One in 3 Wisconsin adults has prediabetes, but 90% of those people don’t know they have it. Take the Prediabetes Risk Test at www.PreventDiabetesWI.org and share it with your family, friends,coworkers, and neighbors. If you score a 5

The days are getting shorter and the nights are getting longer, but that doesn’t mean we’re stuck in the dark. Embrace winter and its shorter days by joining the Eau Claire Parks, Recreation, and Forestry Division’s Third Annual Chippewa Valley Parade of Lights! Registration is open for the Chippewa Valley Parade of Lights. Residents and commercial businesses in the Eau Claire and Altoona School Districts are invited to decorate the exteriors of their home or business for the chance to

The Christmas shopping season has begun and many stores are having difficulty filling seasonal positions.  Gary Huddleston with the Texas Retailers Association says many of the big-box stores are now offering bonuses to hourly workers.  Data shows retail stores have hired about 25-percent fewer temporary workers than last year at this time.

Barron County officials are notifying the public of a sex offender being released to the area. The information is below: Name: Heath Gullikson Age: 45 Sex: Male Height: 5’9” Weight: 132 lbs Hair: Brown(Shaved) Eyes: Hazel Release date: 11/16/2022 Heath will be living at 1832 29 3/4 Ave Haugen Conviction Information: Conviction date: 04/16/2019 Conviction: 2 nd Degree Sexual Assault of the Child-Child Enticement Conditions of Supervision, not limited to:  No unsupervised contact with individuals under the age of

 An Eau Claire man has been charged with providing fentanyl to a man that led to his overdose death.  Police say 36-year-old Edward Wells has been charged with several offenses, including first-degree reckless homicide, possession of fentanyl and bail jumping.  Wells is charged with the death this past August of a man who was found near Oakwood Mall.  He had no pulse and was not breathing.  Wells is due in court December first.

Eau Claire Police say a man has been charged with leading state troopers on a chase that crossed roads and yards and — at times — topped 100 miles an hour.  Police say the chase began when a pickup truck passed a trooper’s car at a high rate of speed.  The chase that followed crossed the backyards of at least two home before the driver jumped out of the truck as it was moving and escaped into a nearby cornfield,