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An Eau Claire man is charged with his fifth drunk driving offense. Online court records show 27-year-old Devon Thronson was charged after a traffic stop on U.S. Highway 53 near Bloomer. He’s previously been charged for not using an ignition interlock device. Thronson was driving with a blood alcohol level over the legal limit.

Chippewa Falls’ Riverfront Park is award winning. The Wisconsin Main Street organization gave Riverside Park the 2019 award for best public improvement. The state park was recognized for the value increase and aesthetic improvements it has brought to the city.

A northern Wisconsin man who fell in his own septic tank loses a lawsuit against the company that recently worked on it. The man claimed he stepped on the lid of the tank and fell in, and couldn’t get out for hours. He says he suffered nightmares from the events, and sued the company for failing to tell him about the rusted lid. The company says they did tell him about it three years earlier. The company also claimed they were there

At least one person is dead and two injured after an overnight shooting amid protests in Kenosha.  Police haven’t confirmed who fired the shots or how badly the other two are hurt.  A video circulating online shows a man with an AR-15-type gun running away from a group of protesters who were facing off with police.  The man falls to the ground and fires shots into the crowd, dropping two people to the ground.  Another video shows a man bleeding

More people continue to test positive for the coronavirus in Wisconsin, but that number is falling. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday reported 638 new positive tests and over nine thousand new negative tests. That continues a downward trend in Wisconsin. The state’s weekly average peaked in late July with 950 positive tests. Yesterday that average number was down to about 660 positive-coronavirus-tests per-week.

Madison Police had to use tear gas to break-up that city’s latest night of violence. A group of hundreds gathered in the streets around the State capitol last night. Many of them were violent. In addition to fires and general destruction, the group attacked Madison’s police headquarters. Rioters smashed windows and set a small fire outside the building. There are reports of some arrests, but it is not clear who and how many people have been taken to jail.

While the lawsuit from the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty focuses on the state’s mask requirement, the group says the case has little to do with wearing a mask. WILL yesterday filed a lawsuit asking that a court strike down the governor’s latest emergency order that requires people to wear masks. WILL’s Rick Esenberg says the lawsuit is more about limiting the governor’s broad use of his emergency powers. Specifically, Esenberg says the governor cannot issue two orders for the same

Some teachers in Eau Claire are getting new subjects along with their new class of students this fall. Superintendent Mike Johnson yesterday said they are having to shift some teachers to new subjects to help cover online classes. Most of the changes are for first and second grade teachers. Johnson says while the subjects may be new, all teachers already have some knowledge of what they are going to teach. Classes start in Eau Claire on Tuesday.

Cows, milk, and northwestern Wisconsin got their time in the spotlight on Night Two of the Republican National Convention. Burnett County dairy farmer Cris Peterson spoke last night. She said President Trump not only understands dairy farmers, but farmers across the country. She says thanks to the president’s help, her farm is doing much better. Peterson is just one of over a handful of Wisconsin farmers or business owners who will speak at the RNC this year.

There’s a push to empty the cages at the Eau Claire Humane Association. Executive Director Shelley Janke wants to adopt-out as many of the shelter’s 165 animals as they can. The number is that high because of a wave of new kittens. Janke says they are posting more animals for adoption online, and running a two-for-one cat deal. The hope is to empty the shelter by the end of the month. CLICK HERE “FUR” MORE DETAILS.