Home

Two Marshfield High School students accused of making bomb threats are pleading not guilty.  Reports say 17-year-olds Alyssa Portz and Simone Rootellis entered their pleas to making terroristic threats earlier this week.  The girls are accused of writing bomb threats on a bathroom stall back in December.  They’ll be back in court in June.

A bill passes through the Wisconsin Assembly that would give millions of dollars to hospitals in the Chippewa Valley.  The bill passed unanimously Tuesday.  Reports say it would appropriate 15-million-dollars to HSHS Sacred Heart and Saint Joseph’s Hospital to add psychiatric beds.  It will now be considered by the senate.

Oaklawn Elementary School in Menomonie has a new 3-D mural.  The mural is in the library and it shows a bean stalk growing out of a book with a castle on top.  University of Wisconsin-Stout and Arts Integration Menomonie collaborated to make the painting.  Students at the elementary also helped paint clouds on the mural.

We are out from behind the curtain after the Primary Election yesterday and here are some local updates: The favorites in the race for Congress in the northwoods are moving ahead. State Senator Tom Tiffany won the Republican primary yesterday, while Wausau School Board President Tricia Zunker won the Democratic primary. Both are trying to replace Sean Duffy in Congress. They will face off on a special election day on May 12th. The two candidates for Wisconsin Supreme Court are headed for

It’s not just your imagination, there really has been more snow than usual in the Chippewa Valley this winter. Forecasters yesterday said the winter of 2019-2020 has dropped just over 50 inches of snow, so far. The average for a winter in Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls is 47 inches. Last winter was another above-average year, with over 52 inches of snow. Forecasters say the good news is that while it is cold today, there isn’t any snow in the

The Boy Scouts Troop in the Chippewa Valley is not going to be impacted by the Boy Scouts of America’s decision to file for bankruptcy. Local Boy Scouts CEO Tim Molepske says the local troop is a separate entity from the national council. Molepske says the Chippewa Valley troop will be able to carry-on. The Chippewa Valley Council serves about 42-hundred kids in ten counties in western Wisconsin.

Wisconsin lawmakers have taken the first big step toward a new package of water quality laws. The State Assembly yesterday approved 13 proposals that would do everything from encourage conservation to test wells to create a new state water quality office. Most of the proposals saw support from both Republicans and Democrats. Governor Evers has made water quality one of his top priorities, he’s expected to sign most of the plans into law.

Wisconsin’s tribal leaders are pressing state government for more help in fighting opioids and for some assistance in finding quality workers. Ned Daniels Jr., the chairman of the Forest County Potawatomi Community, used yesterday’s State of the Tribes speech at the Capitol to press for help. Daniels says the opioid crisis has hit the state’s tribes hard. Native Americans had the highest rate of opioid deaths in the state back in 2018. But Daniels says there is also hope. He

A picture of a puppy and a pigeon snuggling together is touching the hearts of millions.  That’s because the eight-week-old Chihuahua can’t walk and the bird can’t fly.  But together, they’re perfect.  And they’re best friends.  Sue Rogers of the Mia Foundation says publicity from the image has been good for the non-profit animal rescue center for disabled animals. CLICK HERE TO HEAR ABOUT THE DONATIONS Herman has been at the Western New York shelter over a year after a brain injury

On Tuesday, February 18, just before 10 in the morning the Buffalo County Communications Center received multiple 911 calls of an assault that took place at 8630 Weisenbeck Road in the Town of Nelson, which is near Urne. Initial investigation has indicated that two males were assaulted and have sustained significant injuries. Both injured persons were transported via air ambulances. The assailants and victims knew each other, this appears to be an isolated incident. There is no threat to the