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A tavern stabbing leaves one injured. Just before 7:30 on Wednesday morning, Taylor County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the report of a stabbing at the Birds’ Nest Tavern located in the Village Of RibLake, Taylor County. The caller reported that an injured man was still there but the suspect had left the scene. Upon the Deputy’s arrival he observed blood on the street and at the entrance of the tavern. Upon entering the tavern Deputies found the stabbing victim alert

New Years saw arrests in Barron County. Overall, 7 OWI arrests were recorded in the twelve hours between 6pm and 6am on New Years Day.  Barron County had 3, State Patrol saw 1, and repors from the Cumberland PD included 1. The Police Department in Rice Lake reported 2.  Based on the jail roster that only one still in custody is 72 year old Ronald Hart from Hertel.  He is being held on OWI-7th Offense, Bail Jumping and a Probation Violation. 

Frankie is first! Catie Hagedorn of Eau Claire is the mother of the first baby born at Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire in 2020. Hagedorn’s daughter, Frances (Frankie) Rachel Hagedorn, was born at 3:05 p.m. on Jan. 1.             Hagedorn, who works as a nurse at Mayo Clinic Health System in Bloomer, had planned Frankie’s birth with her wife, Rachel Hagedorn. Unfortunately, Rachel passed away before Frankie was born. Catie Hagedorn’s mother and mother-in-law both served as her

No one is hurt after an SUV fell through ice on the Wisconsin River in Wausau.  Reports say the SUV fell through while a man was ice fishing Wednesday afternoon.  Police say the SUV will stay there until it’s safer to remove.

The Wisconsin State Patrol says drunk driving is up slightly in northwest Wisconsin.  During the State Patrol’s Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Campaign, it says impaired driving arrests were up in the Northwest Region which includes Eau Claire.  The campaign ran from December 13th through the end of the month.

Claire officially has a new chief of police.  Former chief Gerald Staniszewski retired on New Year’s Eve, giving way to knew chief Matt Rokus.  Staniszewski spent 28 years with the Eau Claire Police Department.  He recently posted a video on Facebook saying he’s honored to have served the city of Eau Claire.

Local figure skaters are raising money for the Chippewa County Humane Society.  The Chippewa Figure Skating Club held its free Skate for a Cause show and accepted donations for the Humane Society Wednesday.  Reports say the club raised about 500 dollars during the event last year.

Four people are starting 2020 with a drunk driving arrest in Eau Claire. Police say they made four arrests New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. The busts came as part of a crackdown on drunk drivers for the holiday season. Eau Claire Police say they saw about the same number of OWI arrests to start last year as well.

Wisconsin’s governor used his pen a lot during his first year in office. A new report says Governor Tony Evers signed 61 executive orders in 2019. That’s the most executive orders signed by a governor in one year since 1965. Some of the executive orders are rather tame, but others have meant policy changes for the state. Republican lawmakers in Madison say the number of executive orders show that the governor has failed to work with the legislature during his

Police in La Crosse say one person is in jail after a shooting on New Year’s Eve day. No one was hurt in the shooting at a home a couple blocks north of the Clinton Street Bridge. La Crosse Police say they initially detained five people, but let four of them go after talking with the suspect in the case. There is no word why the suspect started shooting.