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An Eau Claire man is looking at charges after firefighters say he set his own mobile home on fire. The trailer on Revere Street was gutted yesterday morning after police say  51-year-old Patrick Bischel set it on fire. He’d just been evicted from the trailer. Investigators say they found Bischel downtown, and he eventually confessed to starting the fire. No one was hurt, but a neighbor’s trailer was damaged in the fire. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE ECPD.

There are charges for a father and son in Vernon County who are accused of killing their neighbor’s dog. Prosecutors filed charges this week against John Kurtz and his son Andrew. The sheriff’s office says Kurtz’s neighbor reported her dog missing over the weekend. The neighbor said Kurtz had threatened to kill the dog before, because it got too close to his property. Deputies say Kurtz told them he had his son shoot the dog, then he tossed its body

Add Wisconsin’s Libertarian Party to the list of people asking for their money back. The Libertarians yesterday fired off a letter to lawmakers asking them to return the state’s four billion-dollar budget surplus to the taxpayers. The party says lawmakers need to stop ‘robbing the taxpayers.’ Republican lawmakers at the Wisconsin Capitol have said for years that they want to return the surplus to taxpayers, but Democrats and Governor Evers say they’d rather spend it.

EC gets a RC. Eau Claire’s Raising Canes is set to open next Tuesday. The new restaurant on Gateway Drive will open at 10 a.m. Tuesday morning. There are plans for a Lucky 20 drawing, where 20 people will get free Canes for a year. The line for the giveaway opens at 8 a.m., and you have to be at the store to win. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION. CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE COVERAGE WITH WEAU 13 NEWS.

More Wisconsinites are hunting for deer this year. The Department of Natural Resources says deer hunting licenses increased half a percent to about 778-thousand this season. Those hunters harvested almost 90-thousand deer overall during the opening weekend this year, about five-percent less than the five-year average. Antlerless deer harvests, however, are on the rise. The DNR says final numbers will be released in January.

 The Rotary Club of Eau Claire is partnering with Hy-Vee to host the ninth annual Thanksgiving Dinner Drive today. The Rotary Club, with the support of Hy-Vee for the first time this year, will provide groceries for a traditional Thanksgiving meal to local families in need so they can enjoy a Thanksgiving meal in the comfort of their own homes. The event was started by the Chippewa Valley After Hours Rotary Club in 2016. When the club merged with the

“I am honored to serve as an Eau Claire County Circuit Court judge, and I look forward to the opportunity to continue to serve the people of Eau Claire County in this role…” Douglas Hoffer announced today that he is seeking election as Eau Claire County Circuit Court judge. Hoffer was appointed as judge for Branch 2 by Gov. Tony Evers on July 26. The vacancy for that position was created by Judge Michael Shumacher’s retirement.  The election for Branch

We will soon get a look at the new memorial to two western Wisconsin police officers killed in the line of duty. Cameron Police say they will hold a ceremony to dedicate the memorial to officers Hunter Scheel and officer Emily Breidenbach next month. They were both gunned down during a traffic stop last year. The new memorial will be at the village hall in Cameron. The ceremony in Cameron will be next Wednesday. Chetek unveiled a memorial to officer

Investigators say someone who worked at a gas station in Thorp stole thousands of dollars worth of lottery tickets. The BP in town reported about nine thousand-dollars in missing lottery tickets back in August. The Lottery says investigators quickly narrowed their focus to 25-year-old Hope Johnson. She was working on the days when the tickets went missing, store security cameras showed her printing off hundreds of tickets. She was also caught at the gas station across the street cashing-in her

As expected, Molson Coors is not closing the Leinie’s Lodge. The company yesterday said tours at the lodge will continue after the historic brewery in Chippewa Falls closes. Molson Coors announced last month that it is moving the Leinenkuegel’s line to a brewery in Milwaukee. Fifty six people will lose their jobs when the brewer closes on January 17th.