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A convicted sex offender from Dunn County is looking at new charges after police say he assaulted another young girl. Prosecutors yesterday charged Jesse Thoms with first degree sexual assault of a seven-year-old girl. Thoms served just seven months in jail for a sex offense involving a child back in 2016. He is currently on probation in that case.

Movie goers in Chetek can go back to the drive-in. The Stardust Drive-In is one of a handful of drive-ins to reopen under Governor Evers’ last tweak to the state’s Safer at Home order. Drive-ins were closed when the coronavirus outbreak first began. On Monday, the governor reversed that order. The Stardust reopened yesterday. There will still be social distancing, people will need to stay in their cars and cars will need to park six-feet apart.

Parts of Milwaukee’s Democratic National Convention could very well be headed online. The party’s Rules and Bylaws Committee yesterday unanimously approved a resolution to give convention planners the ‘flexibility’ to change the convention. The resolution also makes social distancing a central part of the planning process. DNC Secretary Jason Rae says the convention won’t be all in-person or all online, he says the hope is to find a way to blend things together.

How about a little break from the heavy news? With schools out, it’s likely you have made your fair share of lunches lately-and there is a good chance you’ve made a can or two of the “spaghetti you can eat with a spoon!” Next time, the simple kiddo lunch can double as a little Homeschool History 101, too. There is a Wisconsin connection. It was 55 years ago when SpaghettiO’s hit the shelves. On May 16, 1965, we had a

A new Marquette Law School Poll surveying Wisconsin registered voters shows a decline in the approval rating of President Trump’s handling of the coronavirus crisis.  In March the president’s approval rating was 51-percent when it came to the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.  The May survey shows a decline of seven points to 44-percent approval of his coronavirus strategy.  Concern about the pandemic has also lessened with 50-percent surveyed earlier this month saying they are very concerned about COVID-19 compared to 68-percent

Sauk County authorities say the tractor driver killed after hitting an overhead beam is a man from Baraboo.  The sheriff’s office identified the victim today as David Gillette.  Gillette was driving the tractor yesterday when his head struck a decorative beam that fell on him. 

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration announced a $450,285 million grant award to the City of Chippewa Falls as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, signed by President Donald J. Trump on March 27, 2020. The city will use the funds for public transit operating, maintenance and vehicle replacement expenses during the COVID-19 public health emergency.

In response to businesses opening, many people are struggling with the logistics and enforcement on our local levels. Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald has addressed those questions for Barron County and issued the following: As Sheriff, I understand that several businesses are openingtoday and are asking questions regarding the position of theSheriff’s Department regarding enforcement of the Safer at HomeOrder going forward. We are taking the position that we will not be enforcing theSafer at Home Order going forward without further clarification

Many people are wondering about the status of our pools as the temp climbs and The City of Eau Claire is not opening as planned. As community leaders continue to navigate the executive orders and monitor the Badger Bounce Back plans, there is no clear date yet, but the Parks and Rec Department is working on identifying how facility schedules can be modified and open safely. As of now, Fairfax Pool opening day, scheduled on May 23, will be delayed

Police are investigating an accidental death in Trempeleau County.  The county sheriff’s office said deputies responded to a call Friday evening that a 75-year-old Arcadia man was missing and had been out cutting wood earlier that day.  The sheriff’s office said they found the man later that night several hundred yards from his truck.  First responders pronounced him dead at the scene.  Investigators say he showed injuries likely sustained from a tree falling on him.  Police said no foul play