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The former Madison East High School teacher who planted hidden cameras in students’ hotel rooms on school trips insists his spying was scientific. David Kruchten pleaded guilty to two charges yesterday. He was arrested after students found hidden cameras in air fresheners and smoke detectors while on a school trip. Krutchen says his spying was not sexual. He’s facing between six and 20 years in prison when he’s sentenced in October. Krutchen will also have to register as a sex

You’re going to have to wear your mask when you walk into Camp Randall Stadium this fall, but you likely won’t need to keep it on at your seat. The University of Wisconsin yesterday released its mask rules for Badger football. Everyone is going to have to wear a mask in the indoor portions of the stadium this year. Concession workers are also going to have to wear masks. The university says masks are strongly encouraged in the open-air sections

President Biden says the crisis in Afghanistan unfolded more quickly than anticipated due to the collapse of Afghan security forces, but he stand by his decision to leave.  Mike Bower reports. As far as next steps from the front lines, the Taliban is offering amnesty now that it has control of Afghanistan again.  The Islamist group saying they want to keep things calm in the capital city of Kabul, where evacuation flights are continuing today.  It plans to wait until

Two of the three finalists for D.A. in Eau Claire County currently work in the office. The county released the list of finalists yesterday.  Peter Rindal and Tiffany Winter are both assistant district attorneys, while Edward Minser is an assistant D.A. in Chippewa County. Eau Claire County’s sheriff, the city’s police chief, and several judges are backing Rindal for the job. Whoever is chosen will serve the rest of former D.A. Gary King’s term in office.

Younger kids in Eau Claire schools will have to wear masks this year, despite the pushback from their parents. About 100 parents showed-up at last night’s school board meeting, many of them to argue against the schools’ mask requirement. Eau Claire schools last week changed their mind and ordered that kids from pre-k through eighth grade will have to mask-up this year. High schoolers will have a choice. Many of the parents last night said masks do more harm than

A deadly vechile fire is under investigation. It was on Monday, August 16th , at approximately 9:57 P.M., the Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of County Road B, South of Mitchell Rd, in the Township of Brunswick, for a vehicle fire. A neighbor reported hearing a vehicle crash and observed the vehicle on fire in a wooded area. Upon arrival, Fire Fighters and Deputies observed a person in the vehicle, deceased. At this time, it is

You can count the number of people in the hospital with the coronavirus in Eau Claire on one hand. Hospital managers say they are seeing a few new coronavirus cases in the hospital but not many. Eau Claire’s official hospitalization count jumped by just seven last week. The state’s Department of Health Services says all of northwestern Wisconsin had just 15 people in the hospital with the virus last week. Doctors say many of the people in the hospital with the virus

Corporate workers at Molson Coors and new hires are going to have to get their coronavirus shots. The company yesterday said some of its workers will be required to get vaccinated. Molson CEO Gavin Hattersley said in an email to the company that people who work in the brewery, distribution centers, and manufacturing facilities won’t have to get the shots because their jobs allow for social distancing. Molson Coors yesterday also said it expects its corporate staff to move back

The spike in new coronavirus cases is not pushing more people to get the coronavirus vaccine. The state’s Department of Health Services says doctors last week gave-out just over 52-thousand vaccine doses. That’s about where Wisconsin’s dose total has been for the past three weeks. In all, DHS says doctors and nurses have administered nearly six-million vaccine doses since late last year. A little over 53-percent of people in Wisconsin have gotten one dose of the vaccine. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI

The governor says just over 600 people got their coronavirus shot and a free cream puff at the State Fair this year. Governor Tony Evers yesterday said 608 people cashed-in on the giveaway at the fair. The governor says it’s great news. Wisconsin’s Department of Health Services says the most recent seven-day average for coronavirus cases in the state is just over 700 new cases.