Among those arrested were Douglas A. Regal, 39, 19991 County X, Chippewa Falls and Daniel L. Ducommon, 32, 12037 30th Ave., Chippewa Falls.

According to police, the men offered to pay women in exchange for sex. They agreed to meet the women at the Plaza Hotel and Suites, 1202 W. Clairemont Ave., where the men were arrested.

The Plaza Hotel was a partner with Eau Claire Police in the investigation, which had been underway for a year. The investigation looked for men and women involved in prostitution through ads on the Internet.

“The investigation involves local women…

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According to Xcel spokesman Brian Elwood, an equipment failure at a substation in Chippewa Falls caused a power outage at about 4:20 p.m.

“A pretty good cross-section of…

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James Tillson, 19, of River Falls died last November when a trench collapsed. It happened near Spring Valley.

Now, OSHA is proposing fines of $137,000 against his employer. OSHA has issued five safety citations against Gordy’s Pump Service of River Falls. Two of the citations are for willful violations, which means the company either intentionally broke the law or disregarded it, or acted with plain indifference to worker safety. The company has…

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Kathleen Lindsey died Friday after her mobile home caught fire.  The Chippewa Falls fire chief says the fire started in the living room near a wall.  Investigators believe the flames were sparked by a cigarette or electrical problem.  Fire crews found Lindsey unconscious near a back door.   They tried to rescue her, but she died from smoke inhalation.   The fire chief says there were no working smoke detectors in the home.

The investigation into the cause and origin of the above named incident has been completed by the Chippewa Falls Fire & Emergency Services Department & the Chippewa Falls Police Department.

The origin of the fire was located near the easy chair, wicker table, and the east end of the couch located near the south wall of the living room. Investigators were unable to identify a cause of the fire, however, due to the information provide by family members, it is likely that the cause was careless use of smoking materials although electrical can cannot be completely ruled out. It is believed that a cigarette either fell off the table onto the recliner or the carpet causing the table, chair, and couch to go up in flames. Fire then consumed the wall and spread throughout the trailer before being noticed by neighbors who reported the fire by calling 9-1-1at 02:49 AM.

No smoke alarms were located anywhere within the residence. It appears as though Kathleen Lindsey was sleeping in her bed in the east bedroom. Family members indicated that she normally slept with her bedroom door closed. With the origin of the fire in the living room, the fire would have consumed the vast majority of the oxygen in the residence before the heat and…

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A three-judge panel of the 4th District Court of Appeals said it would not stay the injunction issued last month by Dane County Circuit Judge Richard Niess in part because the state Attorney General’s Office failed to show that harm would result if the injunction remains in place.

The case involves a lawsuit challenging the photo ID requirements for voters that was brought by the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin.

The court said that the Attorney General’s Office had shown more than a mere possibility of success on the merits of its case. But that alone was not enough to…

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According to figures from the state Department of Workforce Development, the March rate for Chippewa County is 7.8 percent, a decrease from 8.2 percent for February.

For the Eau Claire metropolitan area, which includes Chippewa Falls, the rate also fell from 7.2 percent in February to 6.9 percent for March.

However, the Eau Claire area lost about 800 jobs over the month, and the…
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Daniel Her, 34, N5461 870^th St., is charged with theft involving special facts – a firearm – on Feb. 18 in the town of Elk Mound.

Her’s sister, Lisa Her, reported to a…

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Police say a man was fishing on the footbridge by Phoenix Park Wednesday night, when he thought another person fell off the bridge.  The fisherman called 911 and rescue crews searched the water, but found nothing.

Two witnesses say they…

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