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The Eau Claire Police Department says one person is facing charges after passing out in a cab for three hours. Police say a cab driver flagged down an officer last night and told them a person passed out hours ago. The driver made other trips while the passenger slept. Police say the passenger was arrested on an existing warrant. Police say they also had a folded up 20-dollar bill with white powder on it. They were charged with possession of

There are photos of several stolen items recovered from an Altoona home posted on Facebook. Altoona police are asking people to claim them. Police say several people are facing charges in connection to a fraud investigation. Police say they were arrested last Friday for drug and financial crimes. Police say they found drugs and evidence of fraud inside the home. They say they also found and returned a stolen bicycle.  CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO AND TO SEE THE IMAGES

Today, Jill Biden will virtually travel to Green Bay, Wisconsin, as part of her “Back to School” Tour. Dr. Biden will host a listening session with Wisconsin State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski and moms from the Green Bay area to hear how they are juggling back to school, work, and parenting responsibilities,

There could be some connections between a drug bust, some stolen tools, and an identity theft case. Eau Claire PD and Altoona Police yesterday said they arrested two people in the case. One man, 31-year-old Jeremiah Caturia is facing drug charges, while 38-year-old Joseph Fisher is looking at credit card fraud and identity theft charges. Altoona Police say more arrests are expected in the case.

Wisconsin voters got two different views of law and order and what happened in Kenosha from the two people running for vice president. Both VP Mike Pence and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris campaigned in Wisconsin yesterday. Pence told voters in La Crosse that he and the president support law enforcement and law and order. He said the violence in Kenosha cannot be allowed to continue. Harris visited Kenosha, and met with Jacob Blake’s family. Harris also said that she is proud of Blake,

It is no surprise that more people in Eau Claire County are testing positive for the coronavirus. After all, nearly 11 thousand students showed-up on campus this month. Eau Claire’s city-county health department yesterday reported 36 new positive tests. Many of them are from university students. What does that mean for the semester? A growing number of students at UW-Eau Claire are betting on a short-start to the fall semester. Students say they don’t think in-person classes at the school

One of Wisconsin’s largest police groups says it is open to body cameras for officers, as long as there’s support. The Wisconsin Professional Police Association last week unveiled its Blueprint For Change that spells out the reforms that police officers can accept. The WPPA’s Jim Palmer says when it comes to body cameras there are questions about paying for them, storing the video, and how and when cameras must be used. Governor Evers has made police body cameras one of the pieces of

Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris says her meeting with Jacob Blake’s family went well.  She made those comments during a tour of the IBEW training facility in Milwaukee.  She commended the family for how they’re handling themselves during the entire ordeal.  Blake was shot and injured by police in Kenosha last month and it led to violent protests.  In a statement on Twitter, Blake family attorney Ben Crump said the meeting between Harris and the family was “inspirational and

 Vice President Mike Pence is condemning violence across American cities.  Speaking in Wisconsin, he said the administration supports peaceful protests, but there is no excuse for rioting and looting in places like Kenosha.  Pence added those who commit unlawful behavior will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.  The Vice President also said Joe Biden’s policies would increase violence across the nation. Vice President Mike Pence says the administration will bring peace back to American cities.

A Menomonie man will spend the rest of his life in a state mental institution for killing his father. You may have paged through the paper and saw that The Chippewa Herald reported 51-year-old Gary Styer was sentenced last Friday. He’s accused of killing his father in January. Styer pleaded not guilty to first-degree intentional homicide by reason of mental disorder. The Dunn County District Attorney says because of the brutal nature of the murder, Styer needs to be supervised