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Second man sentenced in Altoona drive-by death
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) – A second man is now sentenced in connection with the 2022 shooting death of an Altoona man. 28-YEAR-OLD Kemone Golden was sentenced to 11 years of initial confinement, followed by four years of extended supervision, with 488 days of credit for time served. In July, Golden pleaded no contest to […]
Opening arguments for the Madeline Kingsbury murder trial
WINONA, Min. (WLAX/WEUX) – Both prosecutors and the defense began laying out their cases today in the murder trial of Adam Fravel. Fravel is charged with four counts of first- and second-degree murder in the death of 26-year-old Madeline Kingsbury, his live-in partner and mother of Fravel’s two children. Kingsbury disappeared from the Winona area […]
Three charged in Eau Claire fraud case
EAU CLAIRE — Three people face charges after investigators concluded they took tens of thousands of dollars from a relative. Amanda Baker, 31, Eau Claire; Duane Simonson, 65, Eau Claire; and Mark Simonson, 38, no address listed, all face charges of theft of movable property in excess of $10,000-$100,000, with modifiers for the victim being elderly or disabled. Duane Simonson and Mark Simonson face five additional counts each of uttering...
EC man sentenced on federal fraud charges
EAU CLAIRE — An Eau Claire man originally from Puerto Rico has been convicted of federal fraud charges. Robert Carter, who also went by aliases including Allison James, Robert Newman Carter and Newman Carter, received a 36-month federal prison sentence and fines exceeding $29,000. Sentencing lasted slightly less than 90 minutes. The indictment, filed in April, accuses Carter of sending “a fake bank wire transfer confirmation showing a payment of...
Kids N’ Cops fundraiser results
Altoona, Wis. (WLAX.WEUX) – It was a successful day for area law enforcement working to raise funds for kids in need. Officers with the Eau Claire and Altoona Police Departments and deputies with the Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office bussed tables, and held doors open while collecting money for their Kids N’ Cops fundraiser. In […]
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