Home

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is resuming their COVID-19 vaccine trial next week.  Thirty-six people got the first of two shots before the trial was put on hold in September after a participant had a serious health issue.  They’re testing the vaccine developed by British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca in partnership with Oxford University.  The university will begin enrolling more patients in the trial starting this coming week.

Four more people say a 74-year-old Cashton man sexually abused them as children.  Jerome Leuck has already been arrested on October 14th for multiple counts of child sexual assault including incest for events going back to 2011.  The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the new allegations.  Leuck is currently out on bond and is set to appear in court on November 23rd.

William L Lane Date of Birth: July 5th 1967Race: Male, WhiteHeight: 6’0”, Weight 160Eyes Brown Hair GrayScar on his left eyebrowTattoo on his upper arm “Kim” and Minnesota Viking logo The public is informed of a Level III sex offender being released in our area. William L Lane will be released from the Wisconsin Department of Corrections on October 30th 2020. Conviction Dates: April 2008 with Offense(s):948.09 2 Counts-Sexual Assault of a Child age 16 years or older.940.225(3m) 3 Counts-Fourth

Chippewa County Health Director Angela Weideman says active coronavirus cases are rising week-to-week. Since last week, cases have risen 57-percent, keeping the county’s risk level severe. There were two more deaths in the county bringing the death toll to 13 when last week there were just six. Weideman says 18 people are currently hospitalized.  CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT

Memorial and North High Schools are now the home of 720 solar panels. The Eau Claire Public Schools Foundation held a ribbon cutting ceremony yesterday at Memorial High School where school officials thanked the community for their financial support through the coronavirus pandemic. The panels are expected to save the district 20-thousand-dollars in utility costs and students will get the chance to learn from them. They’re set to turn them on December 1st.

With Halloween this weekend, it may be too soon to talk about Christmas. But Wisconsinites are already driving up demand for Christmas lights. Local lighting companies say they’ve had requests for new projects double compared to a typical season.  They say calls started coming in at the end of September.

It’s Milwaukee, but the rest of the details about Joe Biden’s visit to Wisconsin are still unknown. The latest details came from TMJ4 last night. Their sources say Biden will be at a campaign event in the city tomorrow. There is no word on when, where, and whether the public will be allowed to attend. The visit will be Biden’s second to Wisconsin all year.

The future for Harley Davidson may not be with big motorcycles. The company this week unveiled a new e-bike. A new division at Harley, The Serial One Cycle Company, will make and sell the bike. E-bikes are bicycles with small electric engines that help people pedal or cruise. Harley says the market for e-bikes, particularly among young people, is huge.

A fire broke out yesterday morning and now four people will need a new home in Fall Creek. Firefighters say the fire destroyed their mobile home. Everyone made it out okay but some family pets died in the fire. Investigators say it looks like a gas heater started the fire.

The search is on for whoever zip-tied a dog’s legs together and left them beside a bridge in Thorp. The Clark County Sheriff’s Department says they found the dog near the bridge on Pine Road on Monday. The zip ties were so tight they cut the puppy’s legs. Deputies say anyone who knows anything about the case should call them.