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Timothy M. O’Shea, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Brian K. Dennis, 51, Spooner, Wisconsin, was sentenced Friday, May 7 by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 144 months in federal prison for possessing more than 50 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute.   This prison term will be followed by 5 years of supervised release.  Dennis pled guilty to this charge on February 8, 2021. During sentencing, the Court and parties noted that Dennis was previously

The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear the case of a transgender individual, prohibited from changing their name on the state’s sex offender registry.  Sue Danielson reports.

The latest Community Health Assessments for Chippewa and Eau Claire counties indicate Mental Health, Alcohol Misuse, Drug Use, and Obesity remain among the top health concerns in the Chippewa Valley. CLICK HERE TO HEAR MORE 715 NEWSROOM COVERAGE WITH JON DEMASTER: The assessment results released this week in the final reports for both counties reflect findings similar to the previous two assessments conducted in 2015 and 2018. The reports serve as the end result of an eight-month process that included

The simmering opposition to a proposed Eau Claire County wind farm isn’t going away. Supervisors in the Town of Lincoln last night approved a six-month moratorium on the project. Supervisor Matt Krenz says the pause gives people time to make some decisions. A lot of locals in Lincoln don’t want RWE Renewables Americas to put up wind turbines just south of Highway 12. The towns of Clear Creek and Pleasant Valley recently passed their own moratorium on similar wind farm

Trempealeau County could become Wisconsin’s next Second Amendment sanctuary. The county’s Law Enforcement/Emergency Management Committee will vote on a resolution tomorrow. The resolution declares the county will not infringe on people’s rights to bear arms. That usually means law enforcement won’t enforce certain state or federal gun laws. If the committee approves the plan, the full county board would then need to ratify it.

School kids across the state are the winners of Big T’s Saloon’s Shake-of-the-Day jackpot. Eau Claire’s DA yesterday said the 31-thousand-dollars seized from the bar last year has been sent to the state’s school fund.  Big T’s owner, Terry Luer, pleaded guilty to gambling charges back in March. Police say a disgruntled employee tipped them off to the game. As with all gambling cases in the state, any seized money is sent to schools.

Wisconsin fell below 200-thousand coronavirus doses administered for the first time since late January. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday said last week’s total dose distribution came to just under 194-thousand doses. The last time Wisconsin handed-out that small of a number was during the third week of January. Wisconsin’s weekly dose peak was in early April, with over 424-thousand doses handed-out.  CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS. As far as messages from the capital, no one in Wisconsin is going to be forced

Add Wisconsin’s attorney general to the list of officials who don’t want to see Facebook launch Instagram for kids. A-G Josh Kaul yesterday said opening-up Instagram to kids 12 and under could cause those children real harm. In all, 44 A-G’s from across the country are urging Facebook to reconsider. Kaul says young kids are simply unprepared for what they would see with an Instagram or other social media account.

The legal battle over Wisconsin’s next political map is inching forward. A Dane County judge yesterday ruled Republican lawmakers cannot hire outside attorneys to help them draw the map. It’s the second time the judge has issued the same ruling. Republican lawmakers want outside help to draw Wisconsin’s political boundaries, and they are promising to appeal the decision. Wisconsin’s last political map was tied-up in a months-long legal battle. Insiders say this one will likely be too.

It’s not just that Wisconsin was unprepared for last spring’s flood of unemployment claims, as a new report says the state never recovered from its poor start. UW-Madison economist Noah Williams released the report yesterday. It shows not only did Wisconsin fall behind when unemployment claims spiked last April, but the state spent the rest of the year waiting to pay people, over-paying people, and paying far too much in fraudulent claims. The report says Wisconsin was one of the worst states during last year’s unemployment