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A female police officer is filing a criminal complaint against Marshfield Police Chief Rick Gramza.  The victim alleges inappropriate touching on numerous occasions and said she felt she would lose her job if she reported or tried to stop the assaults.  The victim alleges the assaults date back at least five years.  Gramza told investigators he had a sexual relationship with the victim that was consensual.

The average cost of regular gas in Wisconsin remains below two-dollars-a-gallon.  Triple-A says the price per gallon in the Badger State is a-dollar-91 today, while the national average is 2.11.  The price at the pump is a-dollar-83 a gallon in Appleton and Fond du Lac, one-86 in Janesville and Green Bay and a-dollar-91 in Madison.  St. Croix is one of the only areas in the state with gas prices above two-dollars.

Eau Claire County’s economy is improving. Weekly unemployment is down from the previous week and continuing a 15 week trend that shows more people going back to work. Wisconsin’s unemployment is also down from the previous week with around two-thousand fewer people filing weekly unemployment than the previous week. More than 97-thousand people filed for ongoing unemployment last week.

Wisconsin National Guard members provide a helping hand in the state’s elections. For the last three elections, guard members dressed in civilian clothes served as election workers. Governor Tony Evers called on more than 300 National Guard citizen soldiers and airmen to help this week.

Eau Claire police say a person is facing charges for swerving on the road and hitting a mailbox. Police say the person left the scene and officers found them under the influence and in possession of drugs a short time later. They were arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated by drugs, possession of T-H-C, methamphetamine, and drug paraphernalia. They were also cited for the hit and run, swerving over the center line and driving on the sidewalk. 

The woman in charge of Wisconsin’s division of public health is walking away from her job as coronavirus numbers spike. Stephanie Smiley, who heads the state’s division of public health and the bureau of communicable diseases, sent a letter to co-workers at the state’s Department of Health Services this week explaining that she is leaving her job to focus on her “health and family.” Smiley is the second top public health manager to leave DHS in the past six months. Smiley

Wisconsin winters can bring beautiful snowfalls and great opportunities for outdoor recreation. They can also result in dangerously cold temperatures and icy conditions. To help encourage everyone to be prepared for the months ahead, Gov. Tony Evers has declared Nov. 9-13 Winter Awareness Week in Wisconsin. During Winter Awareness Week, ReadyWisconsin encourages everyone to learn about risks common to winter months. Be prepared for snow and icy conditions that could impact travel on roadways, make sure you have emergency kits

The head of Eau Claire’s health department says positive coronavirus tests in the city and county are “off the charts.” Health director Lieske Giese yesterday said the county’s positivity rate is now over 18 percent. Yesterday she reported 240 new positive tests. Giese says 12 people died from or with the virus over the past week. And while most of those people are over 65 and had health conditions, she says COVID-19 is still a danger in the community. CLICK

The head of Wisconsin’s Elections Commission says there is a paper trail for every ballot in the state. WEC administrator Meagan Wolfe yesterday the state did not have more votes than registered voters on Tuesday. Wolfe spent most of the day yesterday trying to squash what she calls misinformation. She says the more outrageous claims about Wisconsin’s vote count and vote totals are all probably false.

It could end-up being an expensive Halloween for at least a dozen people in Madison. The city’s health department director Janel Heinrich yesterday said her office is fining 13 people who hosted Halloween parties last weekend. The fines start at one thousand-dollars per violation, and Heinrich said some houses were cited for multiple violations. UW-Madison says it’s dealing with 37 possible party violations. The school says 31 students are in trouble, including nine who may be suspended. Madison and the