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June is here and we are coming up on Fathers Day. This is the month and get to celebrate all those special moments that Dads bring to our lives.  But for this week’s Friday Feel Good, we take a moment to meet a mother and son with a special story to share.  What began as an adoption in a hospital so many years ago recently landed them back IN a hospital again-this time in much different roles.   A Utah man, Benjamin has

Prosecutors in Eau Claire say a Minnesota man hid-out in the local Kohl’s back in April before he stole 23 thousand-dollars in jewelry. The D.A.’s Office on Wednesday filed formal charges against 26-year-old Thomas McRunnel from Rosemount, Minnesota. Police say he hid on a luggage shelf at the store in Eau Claire for more than four hours after the store closed, then began stealing things when the night shift clocked-out. He was caught after he tripped an alarm. McRunnel is

It could be a de-facto life sentence for the man who shot and wounded two Delafield officers back in 2020. A jury in Waukesha yesterday found 25-year-old Nathanael Benton guilty of attempted murder and other charges. He’s looking at 78-years in prison when he’s sentenced. The shooting outside of the Holiday Inn in Delafield touched-off a massive manhunt. In addition to the attempted murder charges, Benton is facing charges for a jailhouse fight in Waukesha County, and a murder charge

 It’s a little over three years in prison for a man who set a furniture store on fire during Kenosha’s nights of violence back in 2020. A federal judge yesterday sentenced 23-year-old Devon Vaughn to three-and-a-third years behind bars. He pleaded guilty in the case. Prosecutors say Vaughn lit a fire at B&L Office Furniture in Kenosha during the riots in August of 2020. That fire burned the business to the ground. The judge also ordered Vaughn to repay B&L’s

UPDATE: We recently received word from NBC News PR. Senior Communications Manager, Alex Butcher-Nesbitt, that Todd will not be moderating. Representatives released this statement: …”a scheduling conflict has prevented Chuck from participating Sunday as originally planned. He is very grateful to Charles, Shannon, and the TMJ4 team for the opportunity to join in their coverage, and while he won’t be able to participate in the way he would have hoped this time, he looks forward to reporting from the state later

June is Pride month and local events are planned in our area. There will be family story time and a drag show at Eau Claire’s Pride celebration tomorrow. The events at Phoenix Park start at 11 a.m. tomorrow. Organizers say there will be yoga in the park, a time for kids stories, and an afternoon drag show. Cordelia Corndog, Elizabeth Eau Claire, Vaughn Illa, Benny Nyland, Siren, Tristan Wilde, and Khloe Wold will perform. In this Pride Month, one of Wisconsin’s

Tuition for Wisconsin students at the University of Wisconsin is not going-up this year. University regents yesterday voted to continue the school’s tuition freeze for in-state undergrad students for another year. Tuition has been frozen at the UW since 2013. New UW System president Jay Rothman said the goal is to invest in the university while keeping it affordable for Wisconsin families.

Wisconsin’s coronavirus hospitalizations dipped this week The state’s Hospital Association yesterday said 379 people are in the hospital with the virus in the state, that includes 60 people in the ICU. Both of those numbers are down from the beginning of the week, but up from the low of about 140 people back in April.   CLICK FOR MORE FROM DHS. When it comes to cases in the public eye, Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway is now added to the list

Milwaukee’s mayor says riding a bike is good for you and may be good for your pocketbook. Mayor Cavalier Johnson marked Wisconsin Bike Week yesterday by talking up the benefits of riding a bike while on a bike ride with city leaders. The mayor also said he wants to see electric scooters return to Milwaukee, but he doesn’t know when that will happen.

After a series of disorerdly acts and uncooperative behavior a Chippewa Falls woman was arrested. On June 8, 2022, at approximately 6:56 hours, a Lake Hallie Police Officer was approached by residents in the 10600 block of 26th Ave, Lake Hallie that a heavily intoxicated female, identified as Rachel Johnson (31 years old from Chippewa Falls), was walking on the road, and stated that a male was trying to kill her with a gun. The residents stated that the female