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National Guard soldiers from the 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade will be heading to the Horn of Africa.  The Wisconsin guard brigade received their orders today and will leave on their deployment this fall.  The Milwaukee-based unit will include about 280 soldiers from units around the state.  The unit will mobilize to support Operation Enduring Freedom-Horn of Africa to enhance partnerships and stability in the region of eastern Africa.

 A small-town Texas police department won’t apologize for a selfie one of its officers snapped with Kyle Rittenhouse, the Illinois teenager who was acquitted of murder after shooting three people during a protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin two years ago.  The Police Department in Blinn, about 40 miles northeast of Austin, posted the photo on Facebook, writing “Make those stops, you never know who you might meet. Today it was Kyle Rittenhouse, welcome to Texas.”  Hours later, after a wave of negative comments,

 The discovery of a body near a boat landing in Juneau County is under investigation.  The county sheriff says deputies were called to the scene at 19th Avenue and County Highway N yesterday where they found the body of a man wedged among some trees.  Authorities identify the victim as Glen Erickson of New Lisbon. 

A homicide victim killed on Green Bay’s west side is identified as 65-year-old Patrick Ernst.  Ernst was found dead at the Mission Hill Apartment complex earlier this month.  The suspect is Caleb Anderson who is from Michigan but was caught in Alabama where he is being held.  Anderson is suspected of assaulting a woman in Michigan before killing Ernst and of killing another person after the Ernst murder.

A new program that will waive tuition and fees for qualifying students at the University of Wisconsin will go into effect at the school’s 12 regional campuses in the fall.  The Wisconsin Tuition Promise is designed after a program in place at UW-Madison called Bucky’s Tuition Promise.  Students from Wisconsin whose families make less than 62-thousand-dollars a year will have tuition and fees not covered by other financial aid waived. 

ABOVE PHOTO: UW-Stout Associate Professor Keith Gilland, right, instructs two high school students as they measure Gilbert Creek during a water volume test. Gilbert Creek in Dunn County slips through marshland and oak savanna between chest-high grasses and flowering plants. It can be hard to find and reach during the glory of midsummer. Yet, one section of the slender creek — one of more than 12,000 rivers and streams in the state — was busy on a recent day as

Looking for a good reason to take it easy today? We got you covered. Today is your opportunity to sit back and relax.  Nathalie Rodriguez reports.

We should learn the price tag for Eau Claire Schools’ referendum later tonight. The city’s school board is set to meet tonight, and should set the price for the tax increase question that will be on the November ballot. Eau Claire Schools are asking for more money to make upgrades at a handful of different schools. There is some worry that voters won’t support a tax increase for both the schools and the city itself. Both will be on the

It was a violent Saturday in Milwaukee. Seven of the nine people shot over the weekend in Milwaukee were shot on Saturday. That includes a double shooting that left one person dead. Police say there were also shootings on Friday and Sunday. Milwaukee Police are on pace to see nearly a thousand non-fatal shootings this year.

You don’t need ear plugs in Carson Park anymore. The park was home to the US Open Chainsaw Sculpture Championship over the weekend. Dozens of artists competed and showcased their skills. Eau Claire has been home to the Championship for years. The plan is to host it at Carson Park every other year going forward.