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An investigation is underway after a new employee discovered records that raised questions and checkbooks didn’t add up. Sue Carlson served as the clerk of courts for the Marshfield Municipal Court for many years, retiring from this position at the end of 2020. The new Municipal Court Clerk almost immediately discovered severe discrepancies in the Court’s recordkeeping, dating back to at least 2010. The Clerk, along with members of the City’s Finance Department, began examining records and found that records

After a threat was made, the The Eau Claire Area School District and Board of Education made a statement. Below is that statement: The Eau Claire Area School District and Board of Education would like to make our community aware of a threat made via email today regarding the Board of Education meeting this eveningat 7 pm. The Eau Claire Police Department is investigating the threat at this time and will have apresence at tonight’s meeting. The meeting will also

Forty-eight-year-old Chad Weaver is facing multiple charges, including his sixth OWI, after fleeing from police twice Saturday night.  According to reports, police first tried to stop Weaver in La Crosse County, but he fled and got away.  Then, as he entered into Monroe County, again officers tried to pull him over, but he continued to flee, reaching speeds as high as 110 miles per hour, according to reports.  Finally, stop strips were deployed and Weaver came to a stop in

Four people are recovering from injuries they suffered in a single vehicle accident in Eau Claire County this weekend.  Department of Transportation officials say it happened Friday morning on US Highway 63 Northbound near River Prairie Drive.  Altoona Police say it occurred on a bridge that spans the Eau Claire River.  They say the driver told them they hit a patch of ice on the road.   

An Eau Claire man is accused of stealing more than 14-hundred dollars worth of liquor from a local store.  According to reports, Michael White stole the booze from the Festival Foods store in the city over two days back in February.  The afternoon of February 21st, the second theft from the store on Mall Drive, White was approached by a security guard in the parking lot, but took off in his car before he could be stopped.  Police eventually caught

Democratic Wisconsin Congressman Ron Kind says he supports joining other nations in imposing economic sanctions against Russia over its invasion on Ukraine.  He agrees with the White House that the United States must avoid direct US military involvement.  In the latest news from the conflict, Ukraine has rejected Russia’s demand for he surrender of the city of Mariupol in exchange for safe passage of its citizens out of the city.     

Tonight, the Eau Claire School Board will take up a pay increase for its hourly and non-affiliated employees for the next fiscal year.  The pay increase would total four-point-seven percent.  The school board is also scheduled to consider the renewal of the district’s dental and health insurance plans.  Also on the school board’s agenda are two bids for replacement of the Memorial High School’s parking lot and the Memorial concession stand. 

A sure sign of spring has arrived with the opening of Govin’s Lambing Barn in Menomonie.  Thousands of visitors stop by the barn to take part in hayrides and other events, including animal births.  It’s the 17th year for the lambing barn, which also features a corn maze and a haunted trail in the fall.  CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO

It is officially maple syrup season in Wisconsin after the first tree tapping event this past weekend.  On Saturday, the Wisconsin Maples Syrup Producers Association hosted the event that included a declaration from Governor Tony Evers that noted 2022’s Wisconsin Maple Month.  The month-long event typically runs from March 15th to April 15th every year.  Wisconsin is the fourth-largest maple syrup-producing state in the country.   

The Wisconsin Badgers’ season is over after falling to Iowa State in the NCAA Tournament Sunday.  It was a closely contested defensive battle between the Badgers and the Cyclones, but eventually it was Iowa State prevailing, 54-49, and moving onto the Sweet 16.  The Badgers were down one of their key players after guard Chucky Hepburn left the game with an ankle injury with less than five minutes to go in the first half.  Hepburn wouldn’t return, and now the Badgers are