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CF woman sentenced to 3 years in prison for selling drugs from her home
CHIPPEWA FALLS — A rural Chippewa Falls woman has been sentenced to serve three years in prison for selling a variety of drugs out of her home. Trish M. Lloyd, 44, 12462 102nd Ave., pleaded guilty in November in Chippewa County Court to two counts of the manufacture and delivery of amphetamines. Other charges including maintaining a drug trafficking place, possession of prescription drugs and marijuana with the intent to deliver, and possessing drug paraphernalia, were read-in and dismissed. ...
High-speed chase in Chippewa County ends with arrest
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) – A high-speed chase through Chippewa County ends in a crash and arrest. 44-year-old Andre Simmons of Eau Claire was arrested after the chase yesterday afternoon (4/28/24). It ended in a crash on Highway 29 near Stanley. According to the State Patrol, a trooper spotted...
Ex Eleva chief guilty of DUI
The former chief of police for the village of Eleva has been convicted of first-offense driving under the influence. Patrick McKillip, 54, of Chippewa Falls, has had his driver’s license revoked for six months and is required to attend alcohol assessment and classes on driver safety following his conviction last Tuesday. He was also fined $199 and is required to pay court costs of $699. A second traffic offense, of having blood alcohol levels above the legal limit of .08 but below 0.15, was dismissed.
Showers & T-storms taper off just after midnight; otherwise dry conditions on Wednesday
WHAT WE ARE TRACKING: Showers and thunderstorms are expected to occur briefly this evening before dry conditions return on Wednesday. Additional showers and thunderstorms are likely Thursday and Thursday night, with heavy rainfall possibly occurring.
Under Review: Coaches come and go, but these three will be missed
I’m not one who particularly likes change. So, imagine how I felt when in the span of less than two weeks, I discovered that three area coaches whose teams I’ve covered in my inaugural year with the Leader-Telegram are all stepping down from their positions? It started with Rob Scott, who announced that he was leaving as Memorial High School’s head football coach to accept the same position at Superior High School. Scott was followed by Mike Collins, the Old Abes boys hockey coach for...
3 people charged in relation to armed robbery, stabbing
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - Two men and a woman were charged today in relation to an armed robbery that took place in Eau Claire last Thursday where multiple victims were stabbed. According to a criminal complaint filed on April 26, 23-year-old Caleb Bertrang and 37-year-old Brandon Pember of Elk...
HSHS St. Joseph's community garden looking for new home
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (WEAU) - After losing its home, a local community garden is looking for a new place to take root. With the closure of the HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital, the community garden on its property needs to find a new location. The garden gives community members plots...
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