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A drug bust involves 9 people in Dunn County. As a result of a nearly three month long distribution of methamphetamine investigation, which included the serving of five search warrants throughout Dunn County, the following items were seized:Nearly 270 grams of methamphetamine3.6 grams of cocaine1.5 grams of psilocybin mushrooms1 firearm 58 year old Richard Lee Skramstad, 58 years of age, has been charged with the following crimes base onhis involvement and is being held at the Dunn County Jail on

Do you live in the Randall Park, North River Fronts, Upper Westside or Westridge neighborhoods? Beginning on May 24th, you may see Health Department staff completing the Residential Environmental Quality Assessment (REQA) housing survey to assess the environmental quality of your neighborhood. All residential properties within the City of Eau Claire are surveyed once every five years. The city has been divided into five areas and each summer a trained Health Department surveyor preforms the survey. For a map of

It’s tax filing day. The I-R-S and the state pushed back the filing deadline this year to help people in Wisconsin affected by the pandemic. Extension requests can still be made online. Taxpayers can still e-file state returns online, too.

Fire danger is still high across the state. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources fire danger map shows most of Northern and Northwestern Wisconsin under a high or very high risk for fire. Eau Claire County is under a moderate risk for fire. It’s been much drier than usual in Wisconsin this year. There’s a chance of thunderstorms this week.

There have already been double the amount of fatal ATV accidents in Wisconsin this year compared to the year before. The state department of natural resources says most of the 12-accidents have involved drivers using roads and highways instead of trails, and the others were safety related. They say most others weren’t wearing a helmet.

It took about a dozen firefighters to rescue a biker who fell off of Grandad Bluff in La Crosse. It happened about 8 p.m. Saturday evening. Firefighters say the man fell and was injured. Rope teams were called-in and had to go down the steep bluff to rescue him.

Three people were able to walk away from a small plane crash near Whitewater Saturday night. Authorities say the plane was headed from Sheboygan to Burlington when it went down in the trees of the Kettle Moraine State Forest. The plane was trapped about 75 feet off the ground. Rescuers had to use a series of ropes and pulleys to get the three people out. Everyone is okay. There’s no word on what caused the plane to crash.

If you’ve gotten your coronavirus shots, the state of Wisconsin says you can ditch your mask. But it’s not that simple everywhere. The state’s Department of Health Services on Friday said it is changing the statewide mask rules to get in-line with the CDC’s latest advice. DHS’s decision doesn’t override any local mask mandates that may still be in place. DHS secretary-designee Karen Timberlake says the science is clear that vaccinations work and vaccinated people can safely remove their masks. Here locally,

Wisconsin’s fully vaccinated numbers continue to rise. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday said over 39-percent of people in the state are now fully vaccinated. About 45-percent of people in the state have had at least one dose. DHS says while the number of people getting their second dose is going-up, the number of people getting the first dose is falling.  Wisconsin saw just about 150-thousand doses handed-out last week, marking a drop of almost 40-thousand doses from the week

Lawmakers in Madison will get their first shot at police reform this week. The state Assembly is due to hear four of the plans from the Speaker’s Task Force on Tuesday. They include changes to use-of-force policies and a ban on chokeholds. It’s not clear how many of the plans will survive the statehouse, or how many will become law. Governor Tony Evers hasn’t said what he thinks of the proposals.