🌱 What a jury decided in a high-profile Eau Claire police shooting
Eau Claire, Wisconsin Patch AM: a 5 min readGood morning Eau Claire! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What a jury decided in a high-profile Eau Claire police shooting
- State investigators review fatal deputy shooting in Eau Claire County
- How you can help Eau Claire’s rescued Ridglan Farms beagles adjust
Today's riddle: Knock-knock! Who’s there? Irish. Irish who? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Cooler; breezy in the morning, with a high of 54 and low of 32 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and cool, temps: high: 51, low: 35.
- Thursday: A couple of showers, with a high of 58 and low of 38 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Jury convicts Eau Claire man who pointed gun at officers, was shot multiple times (wqow.com) — A local man has been convicted of three charges after a 2022 confrontation in which Eau Claire police shot him multiple times when they said he pointed a gun at his wife and officers. The jury’s verdict comes as his separate multimillion-dollar civil lawsuit against the City of Eau Claire over the shooting has already been dismissed, with sentencing still to be scheduled. 
2. DCI investigating fatal officer-involved shooting in Eau Claire County (wqow.com) — A person was shot and killed Monday by an Eau Claire County Sheriff’s deputy near Lyle Lane and Chuck Lane after allegedly brandishing a knife following a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 12. State investigators from the Wisconsin DOJ’s Division of Criminal Investigation are reviewing the incident, and their findings will be turned over to the Eau Claire County District Attorney’s Office.
3. Eau Claire County Humane Association to take in beagles from Ridglan Farms (weau.com) — Eau Claire’s humane association is preparing to welcome 12 to 15 rescued beagles from a Dane County breeding and research facility, and they’re asking local residents for help. Volunteers, foster homes, and donations of food and supplies are needed to rehabilitate the dogs, many of which have never even walked on grass and won’t be ready for adoption right away.
4. UW-Eau Claire hosts constitutional scholar Jeffrey Rosen (weau.com) — UW–Eau Claire recently welcomed constitutional scholar Jeffrey Rosen for a public talk hosted by the Menard Center for Constitutional Studies in Eau Claire. Rosen discussed how America’s founding principles can still unite people across political divides and highlighted themes from his recent books on happiness, liberty, and the nation’s constitutional history.
5. Simon Adler discusses audio career at UO (dailyemerald.com) — An audio producer who grew up in Eau Claire describes how discovering the podcast Radiolab while mowing lawns at home eventually led him to a decade-long career with the show. Now freelancing and collaborating with musicians, he recently returned to the University of Oregon to share practical storytelling lessons with journalism students, emphasizing curiosity, tension, and learning by doing.
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