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  • Citations Issued After Vehicle Crashes Into House

    Citations Issued After Vehicle Crashes Into House

  • WI Sees Drop in Overdose Deaths

    WI Sees Drop in Overdose Deaths

  • Train Vs. Semi Collision Under Investigation

    Train Vs. Semi Collision Under Investigation

Police Follow Up on Tip, No Remains Found

Police Follow Up on Tip, No Remains Found

WI DNR Names Plant of the Year

WI DNR Names Plant of the Year

New Public Boat Dock in Downtown Menomonie

New Public Boat Dock in Downtown Menomonie

CLOSURES AND DETOURS ANNOUNCED

News | July 8, 2019 | by Morgan McCarthy
The Eau Claire County Highway Department announced a closure to be aware of. It will be located on CTH R…
WI POPULAR PIT STOP

WI POPULAR PIT STOP

News | July 8, 2019 | by Morgan McCarthy
Multiple Democratic presidential candidates will be in Wisconsin this week.  On Thursday, Bernie Sanders, Beto O’Rourke, Julian Castro, and Elizabeth…
WHERE THERE’S SMOKE…

WHERE THERE’S SMOKE…

News | July 8, 2019 | by Morgan McCarthy
It should be clear in west-central Wisconsin today, but some parts of the state could see smoke from wildfires in…
NEW STATS FOR OLDER POPULATION

NEW STATS FOR OLDER POPULATION

News | July 8, 2019 | by Morgan McCarthy
The number of elderly people in poverty in Wisconsin is up.  According to the annual Wisconsin Poverty Report, less people…
MOVE OVER MIDGETS…

MOVE OVER MIDGETS…

News | July 8, 2019 | by Morgan McCarthy
The Hurley Midgets are no more.  The school in northern Wisconsin voted to drop its longtime nickname last winter.  Last month, the…
CHARGES EXPECTED TODAY IN DEADLY ST. CROIX CO. CRASH

CHARGES EXPECTED TODAY IN DEADLY ST. CROIX CO. CRASH

News | July 8, 2019 | by Morgan McCarthy
The man being blamed for a deadly crash in St. Croix County shouldn’t have been driving.  The St. Croix County…
TEENS FACE CHARGES INCLUDING CHILD ABUSE

TEENS FACE CHARGES INCLUDING CHILD ABUSE

News | July 8, 2019 | by Morgan McCarthy
Four 18-year-olds in Wausau are looking at a string of charges in what could be a drug robbery.  Police say…
TRAIN PLAN GOES OFF THE RAILS

TRAIN PLAN GOES OFF THE RAILS

News | July 8, 2019 | by Morgan McCarthy
There likely won’t be new Amtrak trains rumbling through western Wisconsin anytime soon.  Lawmakers in Minnesota didn’t include the money to foot…
FARM LAND GROWING IN VALUE

FARM LAND GROWING IN VALUE

News | July 8, 2019 | by Morgan McCarthy
Even as Wisconsin dairy farmers leave the business, they are not leaving their land.  A new report says the price of farmland…
OH NO TO VETOES?

OH NO TO VETOES?

News | July 8, 2019 | by Morgan McCarthy
Critics are questioning the Governor’s partial vetoes on the state budget.  Democratic Governor Tony Evers made 78 partial vetoes to…
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