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Chippewa County Sheriff Jim Kowalczyk yesterday said the body found in the county Wednesday night is tied to a homicide case. The sheriff is not offering any details about the case, or identifying the victim yet. Deputies found the body Wednesday in an area south of 29 Pines on County Highway T. There is a person of interest in the case, but no arrests as of yet.

The latest man to be charged in the plot to kidnap and potentially kill Michigan’s governor is from the Wisconsin Dells. Michigan’s attorney general yesterday charged 51-year-old Brian Higgins with material support of an act of terrorism. The A-G says Higgins allowed members of the Wolverine Watchmen to use his night vision goggles to do surveillance on Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s cottage, and that he used his dash camera to do some recon work himself. Higgins faces 20 years in prison on

The owner of Loopy’s High Shore says the government restrictions on eating-out have hurt his business, but he says the fear that people have of going out to eat is pushing him to close. Loopy Kleich yesterday said he is closing his supper club, Loopy’s High Shore, next week because business is slow. Kleich says he will keep his bar and grille in Chippewa Falls open. Kleich says people are scared to go out and grab a bite because they

The people who were supposed to bring the Democratic National Convention to Milwaukee will end-up losing money. The DNC Host Committee yesterday said it raised nearly 43-million-dollars for what was supposed to be a four-day extravaganza in July. The coronavirus turned the convention into an IT hub for speeches from other states. The committee is expected to lose money on the convention, though no one knows what the final price tag will be. Host Committee organizers say they will not

The head of Wisconsin’s Election Commission hopes not to need the National Guard to pull-off next month’s election. Election Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe yesterday said about 50 communities are short poll workers, but most are short just a few. She said local election managers should be able to handle the flood of voters on Election Day. Wolfe also said there shouldn’t be long lines in Milwaukee and Green Bay like there were on Election Day in April. She said most cities

For some reason there are a lot fewer pre-k kids in Wisconsin classrooms this fall. The Department of Public Instruction released enrollment numbers yesterday, and enrollment is down statewide by about three percent. The biggest drop is among four and five-years-olds. DPI says there are smaller declines in older kids as well. Private and charter school enrollment is up, overall. There are almost 820 thousand public school students in Wisconsin.

Some former Shopko workers will be getting one last check from the company. A judge in Nebraska yesterday approved a three million-dollar settlement that will pay nearly four thousand Shopko workers severance. The company promised thousands of workers severance pay if they worked till the end, but later reversed on that promise after Shopko closed. Any employee who received a “severance memorandum” and worked till Shopko’s last day is eligible to receive some of the settlement money.

Chippewa County Department of Public Health, with support from the Wisconsin National Guard, will be hosting several free drive-through and walk-up style COVID-19 testing events. Estella Town Hall—Cornell 22111 270th StreetCornell, WI 54732 Oct 20, 2020 & Nov 17,11 AM – 7 PM Northern WI Fair Grounds 225 Edward St. Chippewa Falls, WI 54729 Nov 5, 2020 & Dec 1, 11 AM – 7 PM Community members do not need to be experiencing symptoms to be tested. However, it is strongly encouraged

A deadly accident in Chippewa County is believed to be caused by speed.   It was just before 9 on Thursday morning when The Sheriff’s office received a report of a one vehicle crash with injuries. Upon the arrival of first responders the operator/lone occupant, 21 year old Rachel Brewer from Waupaca, was pronounced deceased at the scene. Based upon the initial investigation it appears that the vehicle was traveling westbound when the operator of the vehicle lost control and

The state’s COVID-19 numbers continue to surge.  Health officials reported three-thousand-747 new cases today, breaking the one-day record set on Tuesday.  Hospitalizations have also been at a daily high this week topping one-thousand yesterday.  Officials have opened a field hospital outside of Milwaukee to deal with the rising numbers of COVID cases.