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The ATF is looking for multiple persons of interest in connection with arsons set in Kenosha last week.  The ATF has seven people they would like to speak with and have posted videos of those people HERE ONLINE. More than 20 businesses and a dozen government vehicles were set on fire between August 24th and 25th in Kenosha.

The Wisconsin Department of Justice is creating a school safety program to make it easier to report threats of school violence.  Attorney General Josh Kaul today said the Speak Up Speak Out Resource Center offers 24/7 reporting, threat assessment consultation, incident response and school safety guidance.  Students, parents, community members, teachers and school staff can submit a safety concern or threat through the website, phone app or toll-free number. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO

Police are warning parents to be careful about what they post on social media as their kids return to school. Chippewa Falls School Resource Officer Brian Flug says the information becomes public as soon as it’s posted, and predators can more easily find where kids attend school, where they live, and who they’re associated with. He recommends thinking twice before posting information like that, including the school’s logo or images. He says it’s good to check social media privacy settings,

Chippewa Valley Technical College students at risk of dropping out are getting some extra support thanks to a grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The one-point-three-million-dollar grant will be used to provide advising services to students more likely to drop out. The federal government has offered funding for programs in career and technical education for high-needs students before. The department defines these students as those living in poverty, who attend high-minority schools, who have disabilities, or who are first

A-M-C Theater is reopening in Eau Claire this week. The theater will reopen this Thursday. A-M-C is showing the new action film Tenet directed by Christopher Nolan. Tickets are now available online.

It’s national suicide prevention awareness month. Mental Health professionals recognize September as a month for bringing attention to signs to watch out for if a loved one seems to be struggling. There are several resources for struggling Wisconsin residents including the National Suicide Prevention Hotline, Wisconsin Suicide Hotlines, Wisconsin Suicide Prevention, and many more.

An Eau Claire woman is looking at charges that she spent over 30 thousand dollars in PTA and Girl Scout money on herself. The D.A. filed formal charges yesterday against Christine Busse. She’s accused of keeping 33 thousand-dollars that was supposed to go to the Sam Davey PTA, the local Boy Scouts, and the local Girl Scouts. Busse was treasurer for all three. Eau Claire Police first started looking into the money back in February. Investigators say Busse said she

President Trump used his visit to Kenosha to talk about law and order. President Trump says violence in major cities across the country is “domestic terror.” Mark Mayfield reports. The president toured parts of the city that were burned in last week’s nights of violence. He then told local leaders that it was the overwhelming show of force that brought the protests under control, and brought the riots to an end. The president yesterday took credit for the swell of

Check your mailbox, your voting-option letter should be in there soon. The Wisconsin Election Commission yesterday sent over two-and-a-half million letters to nearly every registered voter in the state. The letter explains the options for voting in November. The Election Commission says people can vote in-person, with an absentee ballot at the polls, or with an absentee ballot through the mail. The letter explains how to do all three.

People who are out of a job in Wisconsin may get a little extra from the federal government.  Wisconsin’s Department of Workforce Development yesterday said the state has been cleared to offer 300 dollars-per-week in extra benefits. The money is part of a federal package that seeks to replace the 600 dollar-per-week unemployment enhancer that ended at the beginning of August. There is no word when the extra benefits will be available in Wisconsin, how long they will last, or how many people