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In a separate incident, about 12:15 am on Monday, a Barron County Sheriff’s Deputy attempted to stop a vehicle for speeding on Hwy 8 west of Barron. The vehicle failed to stop for the officer and crashed into a snowbank on Euclid Ave. Deputies along with the Barron Police Department took two 14yr old males into custody. Barron County Human Services was contacted and both subjects were released to their parents and the case will be referred to Barron County

A chase leads to the arrest of a teenager. It was about 11:30 on Friday night, The Barron County Sheriff’s Department received a call from Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office advising that the Bloomer PD Officer was in a pursuit on Hwy 53 near the Barron County Line. Before the vehicle entered our county the Bloomer PD terminated the pursuit. A Barron County Deputy just south of Chetek on Hwy 53 clocked a vehicle at 93 mph. A chase ensued with

Saint Croix Tribal police are looking for a man with a felony probation warrant who escaped police.  Police say Shaun Belisle drove away from officers in Burnett County Sunday, going over 100 miles per hour.  Belisle eventually crashed into a ditch and ran off into the woods and wasn’t found.  Police say they found meth in Belisle’s car.  Anyone with information on him is asked to call police. PHOTO CREDIT: WEAU 13 NEWS

Leinenkugel’s popular summer beer Summer Shandy is back on shelves.  The Chippewa Falls-based brewery held a release party at the Leinie Lodge to reintroduce the beer for the summer season.  The beer is usually available across the country from March to August.

There is no word on the cause of a Saturday fire that destroyed a garage in Eau Claire. Firefighters were able to put-out the flames at the garage on Richard Drive, but not before the fire destroyed vehicles that were inside. No people were hurt. Firefighters say they are looking for what started the fire.

A plea deal will keep a Barron County woman out of prison after her boss says she stole over 50 thousand-dollars. Prosecutors last week agreed to allow Amber Hirsch of Cumberland to plead guilty to two misdemeanor theft charges. The D.A. says she stole money that was supposed to go into the ATM at the Cumberland BP station where she worked. Her boss also says he caught her playing scratch-off tickets without paying for them.

Wisconsin is getting tougher on repeat drunk drivers. Governor Tony Evers on Friday signed two new laws to help keep people who continue to drink and drive off the streets. One new law requires an 18 month prison sentence for someone’s fifth or sixth OWI. The governor also signed a law to revoke the driver’s license of anyone convicted of their fourth OWI. Lawmakers say the hope with the new laws is to scare people into staying sober behind the wheel

The search for a missing Barron County man has come to a happy ending. The Minnesota State Patrol last night said that Ronald Kuruz was found safe on I-35. He’d been missing since about 9:30 yesterday morning. The sheriff in Barron County said Kuruz got into his truck and was thought to be headed to Barron. His neighbor was worried because Kuruz had fallen twice before getting into his truck.

School leaders in La Crosse are taking the next step toward finding their next superintendent this week. The school district will interview three finalists for the job today, tomorrow, and Wednesday. Only one of the finalists is from La Crosse. Stacey Everson is the director of secondary education for the School District of La Crosse, Rainey Briggs is the director of elementary education at Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District in Middleton, and Aaron Engel is the superintendent at Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau School

UW Madison is calling more students home from overseas. The school on Friday canceled its study abroad program in Italy. The move comes after the CDC imposed new travel restrictions on Italy because of the coronavirus. UW Madison says about 170 students were studying in Italy this semester. They will all come back home. UW Madison also canceled study abroad programs in China and South Korea this year because of coronavirus fears.