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An Eau Claire man is facing charges for allegedly raping a teenage girl.  Eau Claire police say 19-year-old Maxwell Munz was charged for taking a 14-year-old to a parking ramp and forcing himself on her in January 2019. The girl told police Munz secured the child locks so she couldn’t escape. This is the second time Munz has faced charges for having sexual contact with a minor. Charges against him for a separate May 2019 incident were dropped last month.

A fire near Hammond closed portions of I-94 for over 5 hours. It was just after 6:15 pm on Monday, October 12th when the Wisconsin State Patrol took a report of a vehicle fire on the shoulder of I-94, west of Baldwin. A semi trailer carrying grocery products was fully engulfed in flames whenTroopers arrived on scene. One lane of I-94 remained closed for five and one-half hours, while crews worked to put the fire out and clean the scene.

Eau Claire city leaders heard plenty from the public at the city’s meeting on its public health ordinance. A line of people told city council members last night that they don’t like the idea of a more powerful health officer being able to shut down businesses. They are also worried that the new health ordinance could also close schools. Only a few people offered support for the new rules. Eau Claire is still looking to approve the rules that would

The number of people in the hospital in Wisconsin with the coronavirus is at an all time high. The Department of Health Services yesterday reported 950 hospitalizations. Of them, 240 people are in the ICU. DHS yesterday reported nine new deaths to bring the state’s coronavirus death toll to 14-hundred-74 since March. DHS says it is mostly people over 60 who are dying from the virus. The state is not saying who is among the new wave of people in

Wisconsin’s governor has won the latest round in the fight over his face mask requirement. A judge in St. Croix County yesterday ruled that the governor’s requirement that people wear masks in most places in public can stand. The judge said there is nothing in state law that stops the governor from ordering that masks be worn, and there is nothing that stops him from renewing that order. The judge did say, however, that Wisconsin lawmakers can overrule the governor at any

Wisconsin’s economic development office says Foxconn needs to agree to a new contract, or else there won’t be any more tax breaks. WEDC Secretary Missy Hughes yesterday sent a letter to Foxconn explaining that the state will not make-good on the three billion-dollars in tax incentives promised back in 2017 because Foxconn is building a smaller plant in Mount Pleasant. Foxconn last year asked for millions in tax breaks for hiring over 500 full time workers at the plant. Hughes

Nine more Wisconsinites are dead from COVID-19.  The Wisconsin Department of Health Services today updated the coronavirus data which includes 19-hundred-and-56 new positive cases and nine the additional deaths.  The death toll statewide has reached one-thousand-474.  More than 158-thousand cases have been reported in Maryland since the outbreak began. CLICK FOR MORE FROM WI DHS

Governor Tony Evers wins a challenge to his face mask mandate.  A St. Croix County Circuit Judge upheld the governor’s emergency order designed to curb the spread of coronavirus.  Judge R. Michael Waterman ruled the governor did not overstep his authority by issuing multiple emergency orders.  The governor today tweeted the ruling is a victory in the fight against COVID-19 and the efforts to keep the people of Wisconsin safe and healthy during this unprecedented crisis.

A fundraiser invitation indicates President Trump will have a rally in Janesville.  The invitation says the president will hold a VIP reception before his speech at an event on Saturday.  Details have not been released.  The president had a trip to Janesville planned two weeks ago but he was admitted to the hospital for coronavirus treatment.

Wednesday is the last day for Wisconsinites to register to vote online or by mail if they want to vote in next month’s general election.  It is still possible to register in-person at any absentee ballot voting site through Friday October 30th.  Wisconsinites can also register at the polls on Election Day.  People who want to confirm they are included in the voting polls can find information at  MyVote-dot-wi-dot-gov.  More coverage with Jon DeMaster: