CRIME & SAFETY
Sentencing ends 2019 OWI case
EAU CLAIRE — An unusually long-running OWI case wrapped up Thursday with the defendant receiving a prison sentence. Ian Kellman, 54, Hatley, was charged in March of 2018 with his seventh OWI. According to the criminal complaint, an officer in Eau Claire spotted Kellman walking from a bar to his car just before 2 a.m. when he “stumbled and appeared to struggle with his balance.” The officer watched as Kellman...
Ho-Chunk Gaming donates goods to victims of abuse
WITTENBERG – Ho-Chunk Gaming Wittenberg recently donated more than 800 travel items to 11 organizations that work to help families, children and women who are victims of abuse and/or sexual violence. Items included hard shell carry-on luggage pieces and travel accessories. Along with women and families abruptly finding themselves...
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