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- Chippewa Falls, WI (54729)
  
  Today
  
  Some lingering morning flurries or snow showers. Overcast. High around 25F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph..
  
  Tonight
  
  A few passing clouds, otherwise generally clear. Low 7F. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph.
  
  Updated: January 17, 2019 @ 9:54 am
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After Jayme Closs returns, northwest Wisconsin wonders how to feel safe again

Local

After Jayme Closs returns, northwest Wisconsin wonders how to feel safe again

Pam Louwagie and Mary Lynn Smith Star Tribune

BARRON — The unsolved kidnapping of Jayme Closs and the brutal shotgun murders of her parents had this town on edge for months.

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Shutdown's impact on UW: Delayed research, suspended course, postponed payments

Shutdown's impact on UW: Delayed research, suspended course, postponed payments

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Lawyers for Jayme Closs' alleged abductor say his confession is problematic for his defense

Lawyers for Jayme Closs' alleged abductor say his confession is problematic for his defense

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Note to Apple: Buy Verona's Epic Systems Corp., says CNBC's Jim Cramer

Note to Apple: Buy Verona's Epic Systems Corp., says CNBC's Jim Cramer

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WisEye Morning Minute: Assembly Committee on Health - Preexisting Conditions Coverage

WisEye Morning Minute: Assembly Committee on Health - Preexisting Conditions Coverage

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Now hiring in Chippewa Falls. Recently posted employment opportunities for job seekers

Now hiring in Chippewa Falls. Recently posted employment opportunities for job seekers

Updated 3 hrs ago

After Jayme Closs returns, northwest Wisconsin wonders how to feel safe again

After Jayme Closs returns, northwest Wisconsin wonders how to feel safe again

Updated 3 hrs ago

Shopko files for bankruptcy; both Madison stores to close

Shopko files for bankruptcy; both Madison stores to close

Updated 3 hrs ago

Top court asked to decide far-reaching cases on farming impact on state waters

Top court asked to decide far-reaching cases on farming impact on state waters

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Milwaukee hospital disposed of hazardous waste illegally for 3 years

Milwaukee hospital disposed of hazardous waste illegally for 3 years

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Tony Evers planning to include pathway for legalizing medical marijuana in state budget

Tony Evers planning to include pathway for legalizing medical marijuana in state budget

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How the goverment shutdown is affecting Wisconsin

How the goverment shutdown is affecting Wisconsin

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Top Stories

Shopko files for bankruptcy; Chippewa Falls, Stanley and Eau Claire locations not on closure list

Local

Shopko files for bankruptcy; Chippewa Falls, Stanley and Eau Claire locations not on closure list

Photos: Packers' 2018 season in pictures

Professional Football

Photos: Packers' 2018 season in pictures

Chippewa Falls continues work with storm water group

Local

Chippewa Falls continues work with storm water group

Chippewa Falls school district building project nears design completion, bid opening

Local

Chippewa Falls school district building project nears design completion, bid opening

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Local News

Chippewa Falls neighbors: Recently published obituaries

Local

Chippewa Falls neighbors: Recently published obituaries

Now hiring in Chippewa Falls. Recently posted employment opportunities for job seekers

Jobs in the Chippewa Valley Area

Now hiring in Chippewa Falls. Recently posted employment opportunities for job seekers

School board meeting yields building project update and more

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School board meeting yields building project update and more

Chippewa Falls neighbors: Recently published obituaries

Local

Chippewa Falls neighbors: Recently published obituaries

Sports

NAHL: Newly acquired goalie Samokhvalov making immediate impact for Chippewa Steel

Local

NAHL: Newly acquired goalie Samokhvalov making immediate impact for Chippewa Steel

Men's College Basketball: Former McDonell coach Sherbinow and player Retzlaff share floor again — as coaches on opposing teams

Local

Men's College Basketball: Former McDonell coach Sherbinow and player Retzlaff share floor again — as coaches on opposing teams

Photos: Cadott at McDonell boys basketball 1-15-19

High-school

Photos: Cadott at McDonell boys basketball 1-15-19

Prep Boys Basketball: Hoglund fuels second half run as McDonell downs Cadott

High-school

Prep Boys Basketball: Hoglund fuels second half run as McDonell downs Cadott

Entertainment

Today's celebrity chitchat

Entertainment

Today's celebrity chitchat

Todd Sommerfeldt: Baron von Raschke's place in my history (with video)

Entertainment

Todd Sommerfeldt: Baron von Raschke's place in my history (with video)

Broadway legend Carol Channing dead at age 97

Movies

Broadway legend Carol Channing dead at age 97

American Girl's 'Girl of the Year' tries to balance phone, family, friends, farm

Entertainment

American Girl's 'Girl of the Year' tries to balance phone, family, friends, farm

Big entertainment events in next two weeks that Chippewa Falls people want to see.

Entertainment

Big entertainment events in next two weeks that Chippewa Falls people want to see.

Best tween and teen books of 2018

Entertainment

Best tween and teen books of 2018

Bright Ideas 2019: Create an adaptive dance program

State and Regional

Bright Ideas 2019: Create an adaptive dance program

Opinion

Rich Lowry: FBI tramples our political order

Columnists

Rich Lowry: FBI tramples our political order

Catherine Rampell: Turns out Republicans don't care about the dignity of a paycheck after all

Columnists

Catherine Rampell: Turns out Republicans don't care about the dignity of a paycheck after all

Michael Gerson: Republicans need to condemn Trump's brazen bigotry

Columnists

Michael Gerson: Republicans need to condemn Trump's brazen bigotry

Hands on Wisconsin: Donald Trump has advice for furloughed workers

Opinion

Hands on Wisconsin: Donald Trump has advice for furloughed workers

James Nickerson: Jay Inslee's climate change gambit

Columnists

James Nickerson: Jay Inslee's climate change gambit

Karl W. Smith: Focus on better tax cut, not the wall

Columnists

Karl W. Smith: Focus on better tax cut, not the wall

Susan Shain: A proposal for healthier marriages

Columnists

Susan Shain: A proposal for healthier marriages

John M. Crisp: Two giant egos? Or one very bad idea?

Columnists

John M. Crisp: Two giant egos? Or one very bad idea?

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Community

Amy Dickinson: It's time to put 'a book on every bed'

Local

Amy Dickinson: It's time to put 'a book on every bed'

Amy Dickinson: Online relationship might be a catfish

Local

Amy Dickinson: Online relationship might be a catfish

Newly discovered sister rocks her world

Local

Newly discovered sister rocks her world

Ex-boyfriend becomes current-colleague

Local

Ex-boyfriend becomes current-colleague

Photos

Photos: Cadott at McDonell boys basketball 1-15-19

Cadott at McDonell boys basketball 1-15-19

Cadott at McDonell boys basketball 1-15-19

Cadott at McDonell boys basketball 1-15-19

Cadott at McDonell boys basketball 1-15-19

High-school

Photos: Cadott at McDonell boys basketball 1-15-19

The McDonell boys basketball team defeated Cadott 62-29 on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019 at McDonell.

Photos: Top Prep Sports Photos of the Week

High-school

Photos: Top Prep Sports Photos of the Week

Week in Review — January 7-13

High-school

Week in Review — January 7-13

Photos: Chi-Hi wrestling invitational 1-12-19

High-school

Photos: Chi-Hi wrestling invitational 1-12-19

Photos: River Falls at Chi-Hi girls basketball 1-11-19

High-school

Photos: River Falls at Chi-Hi girls basketball 1-11-19

Photos: Lake Holcombe at Cornell girls basketball 1-10-19

High-school

Photos: Lake Holcombe at Cornell girls basketball 1-10-19

Photos: Lake Holcombe at Cornell boys basketball 1-10-19

High-school

Photos: Lake Holcombe at Cornell boys basketball 1-10-19

Nation & World

Gdansk city official meets with family of mayor's attacker

Gdansk city official meets with family of mayor's attacker

Gladys Knight to sing national anthem at the Super Bowl

Gladys Knight to sing national anthem at the Super Bowl

3 colleges that help you handle student debt

3 colleges that help you handle student debt

Alabama man accused of placing child in washer, dryer

Alabama man accused of placing child in washer, dryer

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Massive spinning ice disk attracting attention in Maine

Massive spinning ice disk attracting attention in Maine

Shopko closing stores nationwide: Where are they? Find out

Shopko closing stores nationwide: Where are they? Find out

Blue Sky Science: Why is the sky blue?

Blue Sky Science: Why is the sky blue?

Live updates from Attorney General nominee William Barr's confirmation hearing

Live updates from Attorney General nominee William Barr's confirmation hearing

The longest and shortest commutes in America

Health, Medicine and Fitness

The longest and shortest commutes in America

5 To Know for Thursday with Nat Cardona (January 17, 2019)

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5 To Know for Thursday with Nat Cardona (January 17, 2019)

Today's celebrity chitchat

Entertainment

Today's celebrity chitchat

Shopko closing stores nationwide: Where are they? Find out

Business Report

Shopko closing stores nationwide: Where are they? Find out

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Local businesses

Remington Auto Salvage Inc

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Chippewa Valley Newspapers

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The Garage Salon and Spa

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