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The two suspects in custody for last September’s shooting in Altoona have both entered not guilty pleas.  Michael Purnell  entered his plea yesterday. Xavier Thompson pleaded not guilty on Monday.  A third suspect in the case, Kemone Golden, remains on the run.

We’re waiting for more answers about a fire in Taylor County that killed one person and sent another to the hospital. The fire happened just after midnight Wednesday at a home in the Town of Maplehurst.  The two people inside the home were hurt while trying to escape. A 51-year-old woman from Stanley died because of her injuries, the man who was home at the time was hospitalized because of his injuries.  The sheriff’s office says investigators are looking for

 Two of the four people hurt in Wednesday night’s bus rollover in Waushara County are students in Neenah schools. The school district says the bus rolled over while returning from a ski trip for the school. Two adults were also hurt. In all, 22 students were on the bus, the school district said none of them were seriously injured. The sheriff in Waushara County says the bus slid off the road, and rolled on to its side.

Wisconsin is on the list of states with a TikTok ban. Governor Tony Evers yesterday banned the app from state-owned phones, tablets, and computers. The fear is that TikTok’s Chinese owners can track American users and access their data. The governor says he made the decision after talking with the FBI, Homeland Security, and cybersecurity experts. Republicans at the Wisconsin Capitol have been pushing for a TikTok ban for the state for weeks.

It could be a while before Waukesha’s Christmas Parade Memorial becomes a reality. Planners yesterday said they are over a million-dollars short of their fundraising goal so far. They want to raise a million-and-a-half dollars for a permanent memorial, but have raised just 250 thousand-dollars so far. The hope was to have the memorial built in time for the second anniversary of the attack this November, but the lack of money means that’s not likely to happen.

Cadott Schools are the latest to add a referendum question to the spring ballot.  The city’s school board last night okayed a 10 million-dollar tax hike request.  Cadott Schools want to use the money to make improvements at the junior high and high school.  Voters will have their say in April.

Eau Claire’s Boys and Girls Club is getting a million-dollars.  The money is coming from Washington, D.C. and is earmarked for the Teen Program Center. Boys and Girls Club managers say they’ll use the million bucks to update the center, which was first built in the 1940s.  The plan is to focus on workforce development and give young people a chance at some new opportunities.

There are calls for a member of the Wisconsin Elections Commission to resign.  An email by Republican Robert Spindell has been released, writing that he’s proud about lower rates of Blacks and minorities voting.  The email says “We can be especially proud of the City of Milwaukee casting 37-thousand less votes, with the major reduction happening in the overwhelming Black and Hispanic areas.”

With recommendation from the Eau Claire County Snowmobile Association, the Eau Claire Countywide snowmobile trails will close Saturday, January 14, 2023, due to warm temperatures. Any questions can be directed to the Parks & Forest Department.

The Chippewa Valley Theatre Guild is proud to present the romantic comedy, Almost, Maine, February 9th through the 19th at the Grand Theatre. It’s love…but not quite. It’s Almost. Welcome to Almost, Maine, a place so far north, it’s almost in Canada. And it’s not quite a town, because its residents never got around to getting organized. So it almost doesn’t exist. One cold, clear, winter night, as the northern lights hover in the star-filled sky above, the residents of Almost, Maine, find