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A trial date is set for a boy accused of shooting and killing an eleven-year-old. Jerry Ward is charged with fire-degree intentional homicide and attempted homicide. Police say that Anisa Scott was shot to death when Ward and two other teenagers fired into the car and hit her. The trial will begin June 1st, 2022.

The Jewish Social Services in Wisconsin is preparing to take in refugees fleeing from Afghanistan.  The executive director says the agency now has only 24-hours in agreeing to take a client, when they used to have up to a week. JSS will look to hotels to house refugees as apartments are not readily available in August on such short notice.  Fourteen Afghan refugees have been resettled in Madison so far this year.

HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital recognizes National Breastfeeding Month in August, and the benefits of breastfeeding. The World Health Organization (WHO) says breastfeeding works almost like a newborn’s first vaccine, providing vital antibodies and an immunity boost through the mother’s milk. “Breastfeeding, whether by the breast or pumping breast milk, is important to an infant as it provides protection against many illnesses, while also supporting bonding between the mother and baby,” said Teresa DeMoe, HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital lactation consultant. CLICK

Wisconsin’s stimulus payments have proven to be huge paydays for state and local governments. Governor Tony Evers’ office yesterday said one-point-five-billion of the state’s four-point-five-billion-dollars in stimulus money has gone to government operations. That includes everyone from local governments to the UW System to state government itself. The biggest chunk of the money went to the state’s massive coronavirus testing program, but millions more went to government operations and ‘surge funding.’ The governor says millions of dollars have also been

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