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Attorney General Josh Kaul today announced that another individual has been charged with sexual assault after a victim’s sexual assault kit was tested as part of the Wisconsin Sexual Assault Kit Initiative. 36 year old Hank W. Elmore of La Crosse, was charged June 19, 2020 with an alleged sexual assault by use of force that occurred in 2010. Elmore’s initial appearance was July 6, 2020. The complaint alleges the defendant had sexual intercourse with another person without their consent

A family’s incident on the water serves as a reminder to make safety a priority while trying to beat the heat. It was just after 11:30 on Tuesday, July 7th when the Barron County Sheriff’s Department received a 911 call of several people in the water and a boat out of control on Prairie Lake just outside Chetek. Initial investigation shows that 2 adults and 3 kids were tubing on the water; dad and 2 kids in the boat and

The Eau Claire Area Chamber recently released a statement about wearing a mask. The Chamber is asking all businesses – as well as all community members – to follow the guidelines from the CDC, WEDC and local health officials regarding social distancing and the use of masks to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus.   The Chippewa Valley has seen a rise in the number of coronavirus cases in the past week and in the coming days you will likely

We now know the names of those involved in a deadly home explosion. It was just after 11 on Monday, morning when the Chippewa County Communications Center as well as the Eau Claire Emergency Center received numerous calls about an explosion on the north side of Eau Claire. It was discovered that a home located at  7336 10 th Ave., Eau Claire, in the County of Chippewa, Town of Wheaton, had exploded. The home owner, 66 year old Dale Lambert,

The lawyers of two men accused of shooting and killing an Eau Claire man in March are asking for more time to review evidence. Court records show Joe Moya and Juan Olivarez appeared in court yesterday. Their lawyers said they have binders of evidence yet to examine, as well as several flash drives and about 100-CD’s.  Another hearing is set for August 10th. Moya and Olivarez are charged for killing Edwin Garcia-Smith.

Micon Cinemas is closing again while the movie industry struggles with the COVID-19 pandemic. Talking with Connie from Micon, she said the theater is closing their downtown cinema because of Hollywood inactivity – nobody can make any movies, so nobody can see any new movies, either. A sign posted to the door at the downtown location says, “We’ll be back.” 

Chippewa County’s sheriff is looking at a propane tank as the cause of an explosion that killed two people. The house near the Chippewa-Eau Claire County line exploded yesterday morning. Two people, a man and a woman, died from the blast. Sheriff Jim Kowalczyk says no one is sure just what caused the explosion, but investigators are looking at the propane tank. The sheriff says he will identify the two victims later today.

Wisconsin’s coronavirus numbers are inching up. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday reported just under five thousand tests. Last week that number was well over 12 thousand. Of the people tested, DHS says 484 tested positive. DHS also reported more people in the hospital, 254 people are now being treated in the hospital. That’s up ten from Sunday’s coronavirus count.

There is a desperate search for a missing ten-year-old from Baraboo. The Wisconsin State Patrol issued an AMBER Alert for Kodie Dutcher. She’s been missing since yesterday afternoon. Authorities say she may be suicidal. Her pictures is above, you are asked to contact authorities if you have any information about her whereabouts. Baraboo Police Department at (608) 963-5622.

Sheboygan Police are naming the officer who shot and killed an armed man last week. Police say Officer Bryan Pray, who is black, shot and killed Kevin Ruffin Jr., who is also black, when Ruffin refused to drop two knives. Investigators say Officer Pray tried less-than-lethal options first, but shot Ruffin when those failed. The state’s Department of Justice is reviewing the shooting.