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Attorney General Josh Kaul is opting out of the 2026 Wisconsin gubernatorial race and will seek a third term as attorney general instead.  He frames his decision as crucial at a time when civil liberties and state programs are under strain.  Kaul was widely seen as a front-runner for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination due to his experience in statewide races.  His departure leaves the Democratic field for governor wide open and competitive.

For residents looking to reduce their household waste and become better recyclers, look no further than the Recycle Coach app—now available in Eau Claire County. “Eau Claire County is excited to join the Recycle Coach network, which will transform how we communicate local waste and recycling information to our residents. Beyond that, the platform includes engagement and educational tools to help people manage and correctly dispose of their waste,” said Regan Watts, Recycling & Sustainability Manager for Eau Claire County.

Two events will take place at UW-Eau Claire in honor of Indigenous Peoples Day 2025, both upcoming celebrations involve the arts as an inspiring way to honor the occasion and the sacred land of this campus. CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY.

The City of Eau Claire Cemeteries staff will be performing their semi -annual clean – up of Eau Claire’s two cemeteries on Wednesday, October 15, 2025 and wish to  remind everyone that personal items and summer decorations that they wish to  keep should be removed from the grave sites on or before October 14 . Items  remaining after that date will be removed by staff. Metal flowerpot stands may  remain in place but should be emptied prior to October 14.

Sentencing is being ordered for an Eau Claire stepmother convicted on multiple counts of chronic neglect of a child.  Prosecutors say that Mary Oram and Toni Hammonds starved Hammonds’ four kids. Investigators say they got a call from Eau Claire Schools because teachers were concerned about the children. All four children had to be treated for malnourishment. Oram has pleaded no contest and been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison.  The status of the case versus Hammonds remains pending. CLICK

A dozen rescue organizations have stepped in to help after nearly 400 animal were recently seized from a home in Juneau County.  Two suspects have been arrested and charged with multiple counts of animal abuse in the case.  Among the animals rescued from the Plymouth Township home on Friday were 126 rabbits, 35 goats 91 dogs, 136 chicken and five horses.

Police are investigating vandalism at the Black River Falls High School football field.  Officers were dispatched to the scene Sunday afternoon after the discovery that someone had broken into a football equipment shed.  Spray paint was used to vandalize some new football equipment as well as a bathroom, both sets of bleachers and some lighting structures.  Anyone with information on the incident is encouraged to contact police.

An Onalaska woman has been named Wisconsin’s best grocery bagger.  The annual Great Wisconsin Bag-Off took place during the Grocers Association’s Innovation Expo last week.  Vicheka Oum was named this year’s champion of the Bag-Off where contestants must bag a 24-item order into reusable grocery bags.  She’ll now have the chance to represent Wisconsin at the national competition in February.  

Charges have been filed in Vernon County after a horse-drawn buggy crash that claimed the life of one person and injured another. It happened last Christmas on State Highway 52 in the Town of Union.  Jaydon Shea is now charged with several crimes in the death of Henry Bontrager, who was driving the buggy, including injury by intoxicated use of a vehicle.  His wife, Ruth, was also injured.   Authorities say a passenger in Shea’s vehicle tried to claim they were

Additional information from the 650 Candy Lane homicide in the City of Barron was released today. Below is the update: The suspect has been identified as Marcus Hinojosa 17 y/o, of Almena WI.  Hinojosa died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.  The condition of the juvenile female victim is hospitalized and stable at this time per family. According to law enforcement’s investigation Hinojosa and the juvenile female victim 17y/o, were in a relationship together and the female was pregnant.  Hinojosa was