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A La Crosse man is facing charges with authorities saying he inappropriately touched a teenager at a city park.  The incident happened last week at Cameron Park and involved a teenage victim.  Police say the incident was captured on video.  Charges against Jerrold Yttrie include attempted second-degree sexual assault of a child.

Eau Claire City Manager Stephanie Hirsch is resigning.  Hirsch tendered her resignation yesterday after four years in the city manager role.  In stepping down, she expressed her gratitude to City Council and the community for having given her the opportunity to serve.

A second liberal-backed candidate is joining the 2027 Wisconsin Supreme Court race.  Court of Appeals Judge Pedro Colon launched his bid Tuesday for next year’s open seat.  Colon said “some of Wisconsin’s most consequential cases will come before this court over the next decade and I know that I have the experience, judgement and empathy needed to help decide them.”  He joins Clark County Circuit Court Judge Lyndsey Brunette in the race to replace retiring conservative Justice Annette Ziegler. 

Wisconsin Republicans are announcing new legislation that would end emissions testing in Wisconsin.  Under current law, regions that fail to meet the EPA’s air quality standards face stricter regulations.  The proposed legislation would remove Wisconsin from the EPA’s list of problem areas unless federal authorities can prove the pollution originates within the state.  U.S. Representative Glenn Gothman says the current law “forces the average guy and the below-average income guy to have to buy a new car.”   

Chadwick M. Elgersma, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Joshua Dale Cline, 29, Jim Falls, Wisconsin, was sentenced last week by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 6 years in federal prison for receiving child pornography. The prison term will be followed by 15 years of supervised release. Cline was also ordered to pay $38,500 in restitution to the victims. Cline pleaded guilty to this crime on February 9, 2026. On three occasions

Bond is being set at 100-thousand dollars for a man charged after a fatal weekend accident in Eau Claire County.  Two vehicles, a pickup truck and an SUV, hit head-on just before 6 p.m. Saturday at State Highway 93 and Severson Road in the Town of Pleasant Valley.  Three people were treated at the site of the accident.  A passenger from the SUV, since identified as 56-year-old Kimberly Clark of Onalaska, died at the scene.  The pick-up truck’s driver, 46-year-old

A jury has been selected for the trial of an Onalaska woman charged in the death of her six-year-old son.  Josie Dikeman called 9-1-1 on February 11th of 2023 saying that her son was non responsive.  Crews found the child dead at the scene with prescription drugs near the body.  Blunt force trauma was listed as the cause of death with the use of a prescription sedative as a contributing factor.  Dikeman has pleaded not guilty to a charge of

A man facing a reckless homicide charge after a 2024 shooting in Trempealeau County is going to trial this week.  Investigators say that Todd Gieck shot and killed the victim — Ettrick resident Kyle Dahl.  Dahl was found wounded in his vehicle along Highway 53  in the Town of Gale and later died at a local hospital.  Gieck has said the shooting was accidental.

The trial of a man shot by Eau Claire Police in 2022 is underway.  Police responded to Clayton Livingston’s home after a neighbor accused him of pointing a gun at his house. Responding officers say Livingston also pointed a gun at them. Two officers shot and injured the suspect who is now facing six counts of second-degree recklessly endangering safety and a charge of operating a firearm while intoxicated.

Many Western Wisconsin motorists are experiencing an increase in gas prices this week.  Triple-A reports the average price of regular fuel in Eau Claire is now three-66 per gallon — 16-cents more per gallon over the price one week ago.  In La Crosse, the average cost of a gallon of regular fuel is three-77 per gallon — 20-cents more compared to one week ago.  The average cost of a gallon of regular fuel in the State of Wisconsin is three-92