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The man accused of threatening officers before being shot at a Chippewa Falls motel back in August likely isn’t getting out of jail anytime soon. A judge yesterday refused to lower 48-year-old Christopher Knyphausen’s 50-thousand-dollar cash bond. A deputy shot Kynphausen after he threatened to shoot people at the Indianhead Motel back in August. He’s due back in court in two weeks.

BlueGolds add the color green. Leaders at UW Eau Claire say they welcome the vote from students to be more green when it comes to new buildings on campus. The UW Eau Claire Student Senate yesterday approved a sustainability resolution. It calls for environmentally friendly building strategies on campus. UW EC officials say they welcome the idea, but are quick to say that state lawmakers often times have the final say on what gets built.

Wisconsin is a step closer to expanding the state’s felony trespassing law to include more energy producers. The state already has a law on the books that could land someone in prison for six years for trespassing at an electric company’s facility. The proposal that went before a Senate panel yesterday would add pipelines and oil and gas facilities to the list as well. A number of environmental groups say the law is aimed at squashing protests.

That didn’t take long. The internet jumped on former Wisconsin Congressman Sean Duffy yesterday when he said on CNN that one of the men criticizing President Trump for his call to Ukraine may have his own agenda. Duffy said Lt. Colonel Alexander Vindman only advises on policy, and the President is the one who makes policy. Critics say Duffy insulted a war hero. The hashtag Fire Sean Duffy trended yesterday.

Some apples sold in Wisconsin are being recalled due to possible listeria contamination.  Michigan-based North Bay Produce issued the recall for nearly 23-hundred cases and two bulk bins of fresh apples sold in Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, and states across the south and southeast.  The FDA says the recall includes McIntosh, Honeycrisp, Jonathan, Fuji, Jonamac, and Red Delicious apples. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SEEDS OF INFORMATION

National Weather Service (NWS) offices in the Midwest will be starting a new, informational product this winter called a SNOW SQUALL WARNING.Here are some basic facts about this new warning type: Will be issued rarely. Used for snow squalls that suddenly reduce visibility, often accompanied by gusty winds. Short-fused, polygon-based warning (30-60 min) More common with lines or bands of heavy snow versus scattered snow showers. Will not be sent to phones via Wireless Emergency Alerts initially, but may in the

Having your birthday on Halloween is a real treat, and Gert Hoch will be celebrating her 104th Halloween birthday this year. There will be a birthday bash on Thursday, October 31, at American Lutheran Communities in Mondovi. Here is what her friends have to say about her: “Hoch spreads kindness everywhere she goes. She is always taking care of others before herself and never has a bad word to say about anyone. “She always lights up the room with her

More than four-thousand pounds of beef patties are being recalled in Wisconsin and Iowa.  The USDA says some 39-pound boxes of frozen, ready-to-eat charbroiled beef patties from OSI Industries may contain metal.  OSI produced the patties on August 10th.  There are currently no reports of injuries. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

Eau Claire Area School Board member Joe Luginbill is leaving his position.  Luginbill posted on Facebook after Monday night’s meeting that it was his last with the district.  He says he’s accepted a new role where he’ll split time working in Eau Claire and Washington D.C.  While in Eau Claire he’ll work with the State Theatre and Community Center.

The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire has a new plan to increase enrollment.  The school says it plans to fund more faculty and staff, increase the number of high-demand classes, increase the number of marching band members, and expand athletics programs.  The plan is to increase enrollment by more than 400 students over a three-year period.