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Eau Claire Police arrest one person for a traffic incident that resulted in a shooting. Just before 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 7, 2022, Officers from the Eau Claire Police Department responded to the area of Melby Street and North Hastings Way for a reported shooting. One person was shot after a traffic dispute.  Officers located a victim who sustained a single gunshot wound. Officers rendered aid to the victim and worked to control bleeding until Eau Claire Fire Department

Wisconsin’s governor is calling for the arrests of those responsible for a suspected arson at an anti-abortion office over the weekend.  Speaking at a groundbreaking ceremony, Democrat Tony Evers said it was a “horrible incident.”  The FBI, ATF and Madison police are investigating the fire at the Wisconsin Family Action office.  Evers added the issues surrounding the abortion debate in the country will not be solved by violence.

The American Red Cross is working on increasing blood supply and is incentivizing people to donate blood in Wisconsin.  The Red Cross says anyone who donates blood in Wisconsin before May 19th will get a ten dollar e-gift card to a business of their choice.  Anyone who donates between May 20th and 31st will get a Red Cross water bottle and sticker set.  Appointments can be made online at red-cross-blood-dot-org.

In partnership with their wholesale power provider, Dairyland Power Cooperative, Eau Claire Energy Cooperative was able to provide a free Level 2 electric vehicle charger at the reserve to allow those withelectric vehicles to charge while they enjoy the beauty of Beaver Creek Reserve. The ribbon cutting willtake place on May 12, hosted by Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce and Chippewa Falls AreaChamber of Commerce. “We are so excited to add anelectric vehicle charging station to Beaver Creek Reserve! -KEISLER

The Memorial High School SAFE (Students Advocating for Excellence) organization, Mayo Clinic and other community partners are sponsoring a mock car crash event in the Memorial parking lot beginning at 9:30 am on Thursday, May 12 The event is in advance of Memorial’s prom on Saturday, May 14, and is meant to create awareness on decisions that can affect every aspect of students’ lives. After the mock car crash, Memorial juniors and seniors will attend an event in the auditorium

On May 7, 2022, at 6:55 p.m., the Barron County 911 center received a call of a subject yelling for help from a pontoon on Prairie Lake. Subject stated that they could not locate a male in the water. Deputies from the Barron County Sheriff’s Department responded to the scene along with the Cameron Fire Department, Chetek Fire Department, Chetek Fire Dive and Rescue Team, Chetek Ambulance, WI DNR and Lifelink Helicopter. At about 8:00 p.m., a diver located the

It was arson, and it was targeted. Madison Police say yesterday’s fire at the local Wisconsin Family Action office was not an accident. Investigators are treating the case as arson. Madison Police are also looking into who spraypainted the threat ‘If abortions aren’t safe then you aren’t either’ on the side of the building. A group called Anarchy 1312 took responsibility for the fire. Madison Police said in a statement that they are calling in federal partners in the case.  Wisconsin Family Action’s

Milwaukee’s weekend shooting total is expected to grow. Police in the city say 16 people were shot between late Friday night and early yesterday morning. That includes a triple shooting on Saturday and a triple shooting on Sunday. Just one person, a 16-year-old, died in one of the triple shootings. Milwaukee Police say they made just two arrests in one of the shootings, they are looking for suspects in all of the others.

Barron County appears to be the center of Wisconsin’s bird flu outbreak. The state’s Department of Agriculture on Friday said a fifth farm in Barron County tested positive for the flu. That brings Barron County’s bird flu total to six cases, and over 245 thousand birds put down. Barron County has the most confirmed bird flu cases of anywhere in the state.

Wisconsin is starting the week with just over 250 people hospitalized with the coronavirus. The state’s Hospital Association on Friday said 257 people are in the hospital with the virus, including 37 in the ICU. Wisconsin has seen coronavirus cases tick-up over the past month. But Wisconsin continues to be far below our omicron peak of over 22 hundred hospitalizations from back in January. FOR MORE FROM WI DHS CLICK HERE.