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May is Water Safety Month and the YMCA of the Chippewa Valley is teaching skills to individuals of all ages on how to be safe in and around the water. To continue to teach these skills to our communities,they need your help. “Educating children how to be safe around water is just as important as teaching them to look both ways before they cross the street,” said Lori Kleist, Eau Claire YMCA Aquatics Director. “The YMCA teaches children of all

Several homes are evacuated in Beaver Dam after a semi truck crashes and spills ethanol.  The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office says the truck crashed on Hemlock Road between Highway 151 and County Road A around nine o’clock this morning.  The sheriff’s office says it’s working to contain the spill and people won’t be allowed back into their homes until the cleanup is complete.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is taking steps to limit the number of spongey moths at two state parks.  The DNR says it will be spraying for moths at Devil’s Lake State Park and the Kettle Moraine State Forest Southern Unit from the middle of this month to early June.  The DNR says it wants to limit the population because the moths eat leaves off the trees, which could kill them.

On May 11, 2022, at approximately 1:58 AM, the Dunn County Communication Center received a call from an individual who advised of a structure fire at a residence. The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office and the Menomonie Fire Department responded to the incident address of N2910 370 th Street in the Township of Dunn, Dunn County, Wisconsin. Upon arrival, the single story home was a fully involved working structure fire. It was quickly reported that an individual was trapped inside the

There’s now a five-thousand-dollar reward for information about the prime suspect in the murder of a Racine woman. Crime Stoppers offered the reward yesterday for Terry Jackson Jr.  He’s wanted in connection to Brittany Booker’s murder last month. Three other women are already in custody in connection to the case. Jackson is on the run and believed to be armed and dangerous.

The crash involved 2 injuries. On 5/10/2022 at approximately 6:28 pm, the St. Croix Sheriffs Department, Hammond Police Department, and the Wisconsin State Patrol responded to a one vehicle rollover crash with injuries on I-94 westbound near milepost 16 in St. Croix County. Upon arrival, it was discovered that an SUV had lost control and rolled over blocking both lanes. Two subjects were medically transported from the scene with injuries.

 There is a claim of responsibility, and a threat of more violence in Madison’s pro-life office firebombing. A group called Jane’s Revenge yesterday took credit for the attack at the Wisconsin family Action office on Sunday. The group said online that the attack was ‘only a warning,’ and said there would be more attacks if ‘all anti-choice groups, fake clinics, and violent anti-choice groups’ are not disbanded within the next month. Madison Police say they are aware of the claim, and the

It remains to be seen if the woman accused in Green Bay’s meth-sex murder case will face prison time. A judge yesterday set a hearing for next week to see if Taylor Schabusiness is mentally competent enough to go to trial. Schabusiness is accused of strangling a man during a day of meth-fueled sex back in February. After death, police say she continued to have sex with him before cutting his body into pieces and trying to hide them around

 Eau Claire city leaders are waiting to decide about the liquor licenses for The Plus, The Rev, and The Metro. The city council last night delayed the vote on their licenses for two weeks. The Plus and The Rev have been closed because of the coronavirus, while The Metro has been closed because of a kitchen fire. Eau Claire’s city attorney says any license that is unused for 90 days is considered abandoned. All three places have the same owner.

The National Weather Service is confirming three tornadoes from Monday’s storms. All three were weak, with wind speeds of only up to 90 mils-per-hour. There were two tornadoes in Dunn County, and a third up in St. Croix County. There are no reports of any injuries, though there are some reports of damage.. Forecasters say they could add to that tornado count as the week goes on.