Girl Scouts crash passenger reaches plea deal for hiding evidence
UpdatedThe passenger in a truck that hit and killed three Chippewa Falls Girls Scouts and one of their mothers agreed to a plea bargain…
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Prosecution, defense in Derek Chauvin trial wrap up closing arguments; jury deliberating
UpdatedA prosecutor says Derek Chauvin “had to know” he was squeezing the life out of George Floyd as the Black man cried out over and over that he couldn’t…
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Prosecution says George Floyd died because Derek Chauvin’s ‘heart was too small’
Jury deliberations are underway in Derek Chauvin’s murder trial for the death of George Floyd.…
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Prosecutor: Chauvin ‘had to know’ Floyd’s life was in danger
A prosecutor says Derek Chauvin “had to know” he was squeezing the life out of George Floyd as the Black man cried out over and over that he…
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Mondovi woman allegedly steals $20,000 from bank she was working at
A Mondovi woman could spend the next 10 years in prison for allegedly stealing from her employer, a bank in Mondovi.…
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Prison time ordered for Chippewa Falls man who sold drugs that killed 2 people
A Chippewa Falls man was sentenced on Friday for the drug overdose deaths of two…
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Drug-related cases on the rise in Chippewa County
The Chippewa County District Attorney’s Office is processing an increasing number of drug-related…
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Eau Claire police continue to investigate last week’s drive-by shooting
Police in Eau Claire are continuing to try and find answers about a drive-by shooting on the city’s southside last…
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Both sides in Derek Chauvin trial rest, with closing arguments on Monday
Both sides in the trial over the death of George Floyd finish presenting their cases, with closing arguments on…
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Chauvin won’t testify at murder trial in Floyd’s death
The defense at the murder trial of former Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd has rested its case without putting Chauvin on the…
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