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Sentencing is being ordered for a man recently convicted on drug charges in Jackson County.  Authorities say they found heroin, marijuana and a loaded firearm inside a bag belonging to 44-year-old Thomas English during a traffic stop.  English was found guilty on charges including possession with intent to deliver narcotics and has been sentenced this week to serve two years in prison.  Prosecutors had asked for a longer sentence.

County Board Chairperson Nancy Coffey has announced the names of the final candidates for the  position of County Administrator. The Board’s Committee on Administration, which has been leading the search, met on  July 8 to review applications for the position, ultimately advancing four candidates for further consideration. The  Committee is hoping to recommend a candidate to the full Board for confirmation later this month. The next County  Administrator will replace Kathryn Schauf, who announced her retirement earlier this year.   In

Sheriff Brian Schmidt and Chief of Police Michael Hauschild are pleased to announce a joint drug  distribution investigation was conducted by the Price County Sheriff’s Office and the Phillips Police  Department. This investigation began in March of 2025. As a result of this investigation, numerous  residential search warrants were executed within and around the City of Phillips. To date, nine individuals  have been arrested in connection with this investigation. The individuals arrested and the charges  referred to the Price County

A second Republican is entering the race for Wisconsin governor.  Bill Berrien a manufacturing executive and former Navy SEAL living in Whitefish Bay, announced his candidacy today.  He says he will focus on creating high-paying jobs, lowering taxes, and supporting law enforcement in Wisconsin if elected. Republican Washington County executive Josh Schoemann launched his campaign in May. Incumbent Democratic Governor Tony Evers is eligible for a third term, but hasn’t announced if he will run again.

A Labor Day weekend tradition in Eau Claire is moving forward with help from the L.E. Phillips Career Development Center (CDC).  Recently, CDC formed a partnership with Special Olympics – Eau Claire Adults 3-06 to organize the Buckshot Run and add a new chapter to its decades of history at Eau Claire’s Carson Park. Registration is available for the 2025 event at bit.ly/buckshot25. The two-mile run/walk will take place on Saturday, August 30 at 9 a.m.  The first Buckshot Run was

The one-room library on Fall Creek’s main drag is modest, with its cozy chairs perched by the only natural light source, shelving units of literary works, and tables in the back corner for offered activities. But Library Director Charlene Conradi, her volunteers, the library board, and now residents of the Village have bigger (nearly 8,000 square feet bigger) plans. Conradi, now 35, has spent the last two years planning for the day Fall Creek Public Library supporters would dig the

A Menomonie firefighter and his K-9 are among the first responders being dispatched from Wisconsin to help aid in Texas search and recovery efforts.  More than 100 people have died and at least 160 are missing after weekend flooding in the central part of the Lone Star State.  Lieutenant Andrew Kissh and his K-9 named Reaper left for Texas early yesterday as part of Wisconsin Task Force 1. 

Authorities in Dane County say the suspect in a Middletown double-homicide is dead.  Two people were found deceased Tuesday afternoon at a home on Stonebrook Circle.  According to an update provided by law enforcement last night, the suspect later took his own life following a standoff with officers in Vernon County. 

Charges are being filed against an Eau Claire teenager accused of trying to acquire machine gun conversion devices.  Authorities say they recently intercepted a package containing implements that can give a regular handgun the ability to fire as a machine gun.  Investigators followed the address on the package to 17-year-old Jayden Cadmus, who they say later demonstrated that he knew about the website from which the devices had been purchased.  Cadmus was arrested and bond was set at five thousand

A procession honoring fallen police officer Kendall Corder will take place Friday.  Corder died after being shot in what authorities called an ambush late last month.  The procession will start at 2:30 p.m. at Elmbrook Church in Brookfield following visitations starting at 11 a.m.  Corder will then be laid to rest at Wisconsin Memorial Park.  The park is expecting between 500 to one-thousand attendees.