Jimmie Kaska
Digital Manager
Eau Claire, WI
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A native of Cadott, Wis., Jimmie joined the Gray TV digital team in 2021. Prior to his time at Gray TV, Jimmie served as a digital manager for several iHeartRadio stations, also working as an executive producer, host, anchor, and engineer. In addition to various other broadcasting roles in radio and TV, Jimmie has been a sports broadcaster since 2003, including calling games for the Wisconsin Badgers, the WIAC, and hundreds of college and high school events across the Midwest. In 2020, Jimmie won Wisconsin's broadcasting award for best sports play-by-play for large markets.
When he was 7 years old, Jimmie took a tour of WEAU 13 News in Eau Claire and generously offered assistance to a bewildered meteorologist during a live broadcast. This experience is what got Jimmie interested in media, which led to studying journalism and mass media at UW-Eau Claire, UW-Whitewater, and UW-Superior. Jimmie now lives in western Wisconsin, forever celebrating the Milwaukee Bucks winning the NBA title in 2021.
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Based on federal guidance, Gundersen Health System will now provide booster doses to more eligible recipients beginning Wednesday.
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A man was rescued from the water in Evans-Bosshard Park Friday evening thanks in part to a Good Samaritan.
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The Classic at Hillcrest Greens will increase minimum wage to $15 per hour effective October 31.
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The person struck by the car was taken to a hospital with serious injuries.
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A fire caused moderate damage to an apartment near downtown La Crosse shortly after midnight Monday.
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An 85-year-old woman from Chippewa Falls died due to the crash Sunday afternoon.
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The crash occurred on Highway 27/Highway 82 about five miles south of Viroqua.
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The house fire occurred between Eau Claire and Highway 29 in the Town of Wheaton.
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I-94′s eastbound lanes were closed to allow a medical helicopter to land on the highway.
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The 36-year-old man is charged with retail theft at one Eau Claire gas station and armed robbery at another this week.
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The crash occurred near the intersection of Highway 178 and Chippewa Crossing Boulevard.
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Chippewa County is currently experiencing very high COVID-19 activity, according to the DHS.
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There will be two locations in Eau Claire County that will provide safe disposal of unwanted medications Saturday.
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Joseph Poterucha is facing three total charges first-degree sexual assault of a child under the age of 13.
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Here are trick or treat times for our viewing area in western Wisconsin and southeastern Minnesota!
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The exposure occurred on Oct. 15 from noon until 5 p.m. at Action City’s Trampoline Park.
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Altoona, Wis. mayor Brendan Pratt and Altoona, Iowa mayor Dean O’Connor are betting on who will win the UW-Iowa football game Oct. 30.
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33-year-old John Bergdorf walked away from a group home on Highway 64 in Cornell Tuesday night.
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33-year-old Ashley Carlson was last seen September 23 east of Hinckley, Minnesota.
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A 20-year-old man died in the crash, which occurred on Highway 21 northeast of Tomah Monday morning.
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The crash occurred on County Road F between Clear Lake and Amery at 7 a.m. Friday.
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OSHA confirmed that it was investigating a workplace fatality at American Phoenix, Inc.
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The crash occurred at the intersection of Highway 29 and Highway 63 south of Baldwin.
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Regis, Durand, Colby, Aquinas, Gilman and Luck earned #1 seeds in the 2021 football playoffs.
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Dozens of western Wisconsin teams made it to the playoffs in football this year.
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3 message boards along Highway 53 will show travel times, with plans to add 3 additional signs, including one on Clairemont Ave.
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UW-River Falls is the eighth UW school to reach the 70% student vaccination rate.
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The 24-unit building is uninhabitable, according to authorities, so temporary housing is being provided for displaced residents.
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Chippewa County is currently experiencing critically high COVID-19 activity, according to the DHS.
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Pfaff, who lives in Onalaska, has been a state Senator since 2020.
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The project’s completion means that every roadway lighting system in the Wisconsin DOT’s Northwest Region will have LED lights.
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A 30-year-old man and a member of the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office were involved in the Oct. 8 death.
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22 cases of measles were confirmed among people who arrived from Afghanistan during the United States government’s emergency evacuation.
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The Anson Fire Department held a blood drive Monday in Chippewa County.
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Tommy Thompson visited the UW-Stout campus Monday afternoon to celebrate the school’s progress in reaching its goal of a 70% vaccinate rate among students against COVID-19.
A 64-year-old man had been missing since late September in Eau Claire County.
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A lawsuit filed against the Fall Creek School District and its school board seeks a court order to make the district follow CDC COVID-19 mitigation guidelines.
57-year-old died after being hit by a vehicle early Saturday morning near Bruce.
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Tommy Thompson's visit is to mark UW-Stout's achievement of reaching 70% student vaccination against COVID-19.
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The 41-year-old man is also currently serving a sentence in state prison for other drug traffcking charges.
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Royal Credit Union will host four events in western Wisconsin to allow people to shred and destroy personal files and documents.
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Xcel Energy restored power at 1:39 p.m., meaning the outage lasted a total of 57 minutes.
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Chippewa County is currently experiencing critically high COVID-19 activity, according to the DHS.
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A 36-year-old woman and a 40-year-old man died last week.
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Human remains belonging to Rosaly Cindy Chavarria Rodriguez have been identified nearly one year after being found in a barn in October 2020 in Chippewa County.
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The two men are accused of breaking into an Eau Claire home during a robbery attempt, shooting and killing a man and injuring a woman.
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A crash on Friday involving a school bus and a car in the Town of Edson between Boyd and Stanley resulted in injuries to both occupants of the car. Nobody on the bus was hurt.
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Chippewa County is currently experiencing critically high COVID-19 transmission, which includes most of the Bloomer School District.
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The mask policy is for all UW-Eau Claire campuses: Eau Claire, Rice Lake, and Marshfield.