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Police are investigating the theft of a rare and valuable pine tree from the University of Wisconsin Arboretum.  The 25-foot Algonquin Pillar Swiss Mountain pine was cut down sometime between November 5th and November 9th.  The tree was planted in 1988 on Arboretum Drive, east of Wingra Street.  A white fir close by also had a 12-foot section cut off the top and left behind.  Damages to the tree are worth around 13-thousand-dollars.  Anyone with information is asked to call the university

Following the announcement of 100% capacity at area hospitals, along with the executive order issued by Gov. Tony Evers concerning the rise of COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin, three western Wisconsin regional UW campuses have decided to move to remote instruction after Thanksgiving break, the chancellors said in a joint statement.  “We all had high hopes of returning to campus after the fall break to continue our in-person classes,” said UW-Eau Claire Chancellor Jim Schmidt. “But with these two pieces of important

Many people participated in ceremonies to celebrate and honor our Veterans this week, and for this weeks Friday Feel Good, that salute continues.   A retired contractor in Acton, Massachusetts named Mark wanted to stay busy during the pandemic by building a disabled veteran a new home.  He got his town to sell him the land for $1, and people have donated around $40,000 in time to help make it happen. HEAR THE STORY WITH A CLICK BELOW:

We now know the name of the victim involved in a car versus horse crash. UPDATE – 11/13/20The victim in this fatal crash is identified as 60 year old Jill Sabin, of Fairchild, WI. No other information is being released at this time. An early morning crash turns deadly in Eau Claire County. It happened at around 5:00 AM on November 12th. The Eau Claire County Sheriff Office was dispatched to a one vehicle crash in the 21000 block of

73rd Alice in Dairyland Julia Nunes will mark the start of the 2020 Christmas tree season with a ceremonial tree cutting Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 10 a.m. on Facebook Live. (An easy click is below) The event is held in mid-November each year at a different Wisconsin Christmas tree farm in partnership with the Wisconsin Christmas Tree Producers Association. In addition to the tree cutting, Nunes will take viewers on a virtual tour of Evergreen Acres in Walworth County, the

 Eau Claire police say someone is using their non-emergency phone number to make scam calls. They say residents were receiving calls from someone pretending to be police and accusing them of crimes. Police say for people who get a call from a number ending in 4-9-7-2, it’s not them. The suggestion is simply to hang up.

There is finally a suspect behind bars for a 2016 jewelry heist in Brookfield that nabbed seven million-dollars in jewels. Federal agents tracked down James Quinn in Youngstown, Ohio. They say he was part of a crew that robbed the Treiber & Straub Jewelers in Brookfield four years ago. They didn’t find any of the stolen jewels. Quinn is facing a slew of federal charges in the case.

Wisconsin is adding another seven thousand positives to its coronavirus count. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday reported seven thousand-48 more coronavirus positives. DHS also reported 277 new cases of the virus in the hospital, and 62 new deaths. There are eleven people in the state’s overflow hospital at the state fairgrounds. Since March, 285 thousand people in Wisconsin have tested positive for the virus, and nearly 25 hundred people have died with or from it. There is a warning from Wisconsin’s Department

The police officers’ union in Marshfield says it no longer has any confidence in the city’s police chief. The Professional Police Association yesterday released a statement that says Chief Rick Gramza should be fired immediately. Prosecutors charged Gramza last week with official misconduct and sexual assault. The charges stem from a relationship Gramza said he had with a police department employee. The officers’ union says Gramza abused his power and betrayed his oath.

The sheriff in Sauk County says he’s no closer to an arrest in a deadly stabbing at Devil’s Lake State Park than he was a month ago. Investigators yesterday asked anyone who might know anything about the stabbing at the park on October 14 to step forward. John Schmutzer died in that attack. The sheriff’s office says they have a few descriptions of a suspicious person, but they don’t have anything more solid than that.