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No one is being allowed on or even near the High Bridge in Eau Claire. The historic High Bridge, which serves as a scenic pedestrian trail crossing over the Chippewa River, will be closeduntil further notice in order to address a significant structural issue. The High Bridge was initially closed to the public on Monday, June 21, in order to repair a section of railing thatwas damaged by fallen tree limbs. Meanwhile, a heave had been observed in the bridge

There are criminal charges in Rusk County for school leaders in Flambeau schools over a grade fixing accusation. Prosecutors are moving ahead with misconduct in office and disorderly conduct charges against Superintendent Erica Schley. Her husband, Jeff, is facing disorderly conduct charges. And, Flambeau School Board President Julie Hauser is charged with two counts of misconduct in office. The charges accuse the superintendent and school board president of not holding a meeting to hear a complaint from a teacher that

Wisconsin’s largest business group says nearly 90-percent of businesses in the state can’t find workers.  Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce yesterday said their latest Wisconsin Employer Survey shows that 86-percent of business owners say they struggled to hire people this year. WMC’s Kurt Bauer says Governor Evers has taken a worker shortage in Wisconsin and turned it into a workforce emergency. Bauer wants the governor to immediately end the enhanced federal unemployment benefits that WMC says are keeping people from returning to work. He also wants

About half of the 13-thousand people in jail in Wisconsin can vote, but a new study says just 50 of them did in the last election. The League of Women Voters and the group All Voting is Local yesterday released a report that says more people in jail can, and in their opinion, should vote. The report says sheriffs and jailers have improved access to voting. The groups say there’s more than can be done. Wisconsin law says anyone who is behind bars and

The Democratic race for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin may soon be more crowded. Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes this week hired former Democratic Party of Wisconsin executive director Kory Kozloski as a political adviser. Many politicos say it’s a sign that Barnes is getting closer to entering the race for Senate. Five candidates, including Alex Lasry who is the son of the Bucks’ owner, are already in the race. Barnes has not declared anything about his political intentions next year.

Lawmakers at the Wisconsin Capitol want to declare the state a Second Amendment sanctuary, but it’s not going to happen. Republicans in the Wisconsin Senate approved a plan that would put the state on the record as being against a federal gun registry, federal gun seizures, and as being against certain federal gun laws. The state Assembly approved the same plan earlier this month. The proposal will not become law, however. Governor Tony Evers has promised to veto the plan as soon as it

 The return to full capacity at American Family Field is a return to work for a lot of people. Brewers president Rick Schlessingger wrote a letter to the governor and Milwaukee’s mayor this week, saying the team will hire three-thousand people to work at the ballpark. About half of those people will work directly for the Brewers. Milwaukee has been at 50-percent capacity or less since opening day back in April. Tomorrow is the first time since the end of

 A teenager convicted of killing his grandparents is ordered to undergo another competency exam.  Alexander Kraus pleaded guilty to killing his grandparents in their Grand Chute home in 2019.  He is scheduled to be sentenced in August but the defense says his mental condition has declined and they requested another competency review.  The judge approved the exam today. 

On Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at 4pm the Barron/Rusk Emergency Response Team served a search warrant at 1215 Island Ave in the City of Cumberland. The reason for the warrant was for possession of child pornography. The target of the warrant was not at home but was later taken into custody without incident. Justin Jansen, 42, of Cumberland is being held in the Barron County Jail on charges of Possession of Child Pornography and is awaiting formal charges by the

Police believe they’re searching for three to five suspects of a burglary in the Princeton Valley area this morning. The Eau Claire Police Department posted to Facebook saying the suspects were interrupted while breaking into a business and ran from the scene. Police say they’re likely looking for two men and at least one woman who were all wearing ski masks. They say it’s possible they could steal a car to try and skip town. Anyone with information is encouraged