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Cast of Little House on the Prairie reunite for 50th Anniversary in Pepin
PEPIN, Wis. (WEAU) - It’s been 50 years since the Ingalls family hitched their wagon and began their journey to the West in the beloved television show “Little House on the Prairie. Now the cast has reunited to celebrate in Pepin, the birthplace of Laura Ingalls Wilder who...
Construction starting Monday on dredging pipeline project near Wabasha
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Construction of a dredging pipeline near Wabasha is scheduled to begin Monday. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and LS Marine Inc. are building a 6,200-foot pipeline from the Reads Landing Island River Sand Placement Site along the Mississippi River to the Corps-owned Wabasha Gravel Pit on the north side of the city. The pipeline will follow the historic rail corridor from the river’s edge to the sand placement site and designers say this same pipeline alignment has been used in the past, most recently in 2017.
Mother’s Day vendor event at Olson’s Farm and Greenhouse
MONDOVI, Wis. (WEAU) - Moms were pampered at an event that showcased a few vendors ranging from flowers to baked goods. For its fifth consecutive year, The mothers day vendor weekend event was held at Olson’s Farm and Greenhouse, a family owned farm. Outdoor decor and coffee goods were...
Eau Claire man sentenced for illegally possessing firearm, ammunition
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - An Eau Claire man was sentenced today to federal prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition as a felon. According to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice, 26-year-old Nathaniel Larson was sentenced today to four years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for possessing a firearm and ammunition as a felon.
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...
Wedding barn owners sue to invalidate law they say threatens their business
Owners of wedding barns in Wisconsin filed a lawsuit Tuesday to invalidate part of a new law they say could put them out of business. The lawsuit, brought by wedding barn owners in Green Lake and Trempealeau counties with the aid of a conservative legal group, challenges language in the law signed last year by Gov. Tony Evers that changes when the wedding venues are required to obtain a liquor license.
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