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    June 15, 2019
    Pierce County Sheriff's Office report: Burglaries, dog fighting suspicion, arrests, accidents
    Burglaries • Two trailers were reported to have been broken into at 7:42 a.m. June 3 on 945th Street in River Falls. Three gas powered saws...
    news/crime-and-courtsJune 15, 2019 - 10:00am
    June 14, 2019
    Joint Finance Committee members Alberta Darling, John Nygren and Shannon Zimmerman spoke to reporters in April during a public hearing in River Falls. Darling and Nygren co-chair the Republican-controlled budget-writing committee. Mike Longaecker / RiverTown Multimedia
    Wisconsin roundup: Joint Finance Committee budget includes $322M tax cut; more state news stories
    The Wisconsin Legislature's Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines Thursday to approve a two-year budget that includes a $322 million...
    news/government-and-politicsJune 14, 2019 - 9:15am
    June 13, 2019
    Woodbury man killed in Thursday morning crash on I-94 at Radio Drive
    Authorities responded to a fatal crash involving a semitrailer and multiple vehicles Thursday morning, June 13, 2019, on westbound I-94 at Radio...
    news/accidentsJune 13, 2019 - 1:18pm
    Kayle Fleischauer looks back at his supporters in the courtroom before being escorted to jail after being found guilty of second-degree reckless homicide Thursday, June 13, by a St. Croix County jury. Mike Longaecker / RiverTown Multimediaplay button
    Verdict: Fleischauer guilty of second-degree reckless homicide
    Stifled sobs echoed off the walls Thursday morning inside Courtroom 3 at the St. Croix County Courthouse as Judge Scott Needham read aloud the...
    news/crime-and-courtsJune 13, 2019 - 11:03am
    Visitors to Hok-Si-La Park often see sailboats, powerboats, pontoons and barges plying Lake Pepin. Lisa Dankers / RiverTown Multimedia
    Preserving and improving a gem: Master Plan approved for Hok-Si-La Park
    LAKE CITY — When Lake City residents were asked what they'd like to change about Hok-Si-La Park, the majority response was simple: not...
    news/government-and-politicsJune 13, 2019 - 6:00am
    June 12, 2019
    St. Croix County Circuit Court Judge Scott Needham watches as jurors in the Kayle Fleischauer homicide trial exit the courtroom Wednesday, June 12. He encouraged the jury to resume deliberations after learning it was deadlocked. Mike Longaecker / RiverTown Multimediaplay button
    WATCH: Deadlocked jury asked to continue deliberations in homicide case
    After nearly 10 hours of deliberation, a St. Croix County jury returned a note to Judge Scott Needham stating it was unable to return a guilty...
    news/crime-and-courtsJune 12, 2019 - 4:04pm
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    Prescott man facing charges after alleged strangulation
    A Prescott man is being charged with strangulation and suffocation, false imprisonment and disorderly conduct after verbally abusing, threatening...
    news/crime-and-courtsJune 12, 2019 - 2:00pm
    Wisconsin roundup: Fight over grilled hot dogs lands twin brothers in hot water; more state news stories
    Two 20-year-old twins from Eau Claire County could wind up serving some time in prison after an incident which started with an argument over...
    news/government-and-politicsJune 12, 2019 - 9:57am
    June 11, 2019
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    Somerset man facing eighth OWI charge
    A Somerset man has been arrested on suspicion of his eighth OWI offense. John P. Bungum, 60, was charged Thursday, May 16 with felony OWI-eighth...
    news/crime-and-courtsJune 11, 2019 - 5:00pm
    Kayle Alan Fleischauer, who is charged with first-degree intentional homicide, sits on the witness stand during questioning the morning of Tuesday, June 11. Mike Longaecker / RiverTown Mutlimediaplay button
    Watch: Closing arguments in Fleischauer homicide case
    Kayle Alan Fleischauer, charged with first-degree intentional homicide in the shooting death of his 19-year-old son Chase Fleischauer, took the...
    news/crime-and-courtsJune 11, 2019 - 2:18pm
    June 10, 2019
    The Washington County SWAT team mobilized at the command center, which was set up at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses at Hinton Avenue near 70th Street. William Loeffler / RiverTown Multimedia
    Man in custody after alleged abduction of daughters
    Authorities are looking for a father who reportedly left with his two young children in Cottage Grove Friday morning, June 7, 2019. According...
    news/crime-and-courtsJune 10, 2019 - 2:43pm
    Ben DeStaercke, DNA specialist with the Wisconsin Crime Lab, holds up a shirt that was collected from 1489 142nd St. the morning of April 14, 2018. John R. Russett / RiverTown Multimedia
    Autopsy revealed fractured skull and signs of possible strangulation prior to fatal gunshot, medical examiner says
    Citing signs of strangulation and blunt force trauma to the head, Dr. Kelly Mills of the Ramsey County Medical Examiner's Office testified that...
    news/crime-and-courtsJune 10, 2019 - 2:16pm
    Wisconsin roundup: Proposed ordinance would fine parents for kids’ bullying; more state news stories
    If Wisconsin Rapids passes a new ordinance, the parents of a bully could be fined. City leaders are considering taking the step after a viral...
    news/government-and-politicsJune 10, 2019 - 10:11am
    June 8, 2019
    Back to drawing board for county bonding projects
    The fate of three embattled projects slipped into limbo this week in St. Croix County. An $8.4 million borrowing package that would have funded...
    news/government-and-politicsJune 8, 2019 - 12:00pm
    June 7, 2019
    Stopping to pose while on a study abroad trip to Spain the last week of May are CVTC students, from left, Jana Mattison, Chippewa Falls; Redouane Mahir, an international student; Hailey Demotts, Menomonie; Erik Eaton, River Falls; Amanda Mckay, Arcadia; and Kristi Hagen, behavior science instructor. CVTC will receive a federal Department of State grant to further its study abroad program efforts. Submitted photo
    CVTC to receive grant for Study Abroad Program
    A grant from the U.S. Department of State will boost a growing study abroad program at Chippewa Valley Technical College. News of the grant from...
    news/educationJune 7, 2019 - 12:00pm
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