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Hunters in Wisconsin are going to have a bit less time to bag some grouse this season. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is cutting this year’s ruffed grouse season short. The season usually runs through the end of January, but will now end January 5th. DNR says they are worried about shrinking grouse numbers.

The scene is starting to come together and the details are unfolding after the tornado touchdown.  The tornado, which was a F3 occurred Tuesday evening and caused extensive damage to structures in the west portion of the Town of Wheaton in the vicinity of State Hwy 29 in Chippewa County.  A semi driver was injured following a crash on Hwy 29 which resulted from the tornado. A mobile home in the area was overturned and an occupant was reportedly transported

Chippewa County Emergency Management wants people to stay out of Wheaton following a report of a tornado touching down last night.  Eau Claire County Emergency Management posted on Facebook on behalf of Chippewa County early this morning saying they want people to hold off on volunteering because of downed power lines and debris.  Only a few minor injuries have been reported. Hundreds of people are still without power to the north and west of Eau Claire.  According to Dunn Energy

Two homeless men are accused of sexually assaulting a homeless woman in Phoenix Park in Eau Claire.  A criminal complaint claims Kenneth Minck and Steven Mwangelwa pulled the woman into a men’s bathroom and forced her to drink from a cup on September 18th.  She claims Mick and Mwangelwa then assaulted her throughout the night.  They’re both charged with second-degree sexual assault.

Eau Claire County is no longer considering the purchase of an Eau Claire home to place a convicted sex offender.  Jeffrey Bonnin was originally scheduled to be placed in the 32-hundred block of Jupiter Avenue but the Supervised Release Committee announced yesterday it’ll look for another spot.  The committee says that house is too close to a daycare.  The committee plans to find a new house before Bonnin’s release.

The storms were strong last night, and near Elk Mound, we know that yes, it was a tornado. Chippewa County Sheriff Jim Kowalczyk says last night’s storm that cut through the Town of Wheaton was in fact a tornado. There is plenty of damage, but the sheriff says a few people suffered only minor injuries. Chippewa County is asking people to stay away from the town today.  Forecasters say the tornado came from a strong line of storms that cut

A Pierce County deputy may not get his job back even after a jury found him not guilty of child sexual assault. Pierce County’s sheriff says Deputy Allen Wojcik will stay on leave as the department conducts an internal investigation into his conduct. A jury on Monday found him not guilty of assaulting a girl as young as 12 for more than a year. It took the jury less than an hour to return their verdict.

Western Wisconsin’s Democratic congressman is not quite there on impeaching President Trump. Congressman Ron Kind yesterday said he wants to see more about the whistleblower complaint that started the latest push for impeachment. Kind says the President must be held accountable to the law. But Kind did not join other Democrats in saying he will vote to impeach the president.

Wisconsin lawmakers will likely be coming back to the Capitol sometime this year to deal with Governor Evers’ request for a red flag law. The governor yesterday said he intends to ‘press the issue’ of gun control. Republican lawmakers who control the State Assembly say they don’t want to pass a new law that takes guns away from people who have not been convicted of a crime. The governor says the idea is to get guns out of the hands of

You might call it a moo-pub…  More than a dozen spotted cows managed to find their way to the New Glarus Brewing Company in Wisconsin, proud maker of Spotted Cow beer.  Owner Drew Cochrane told police his security discovered the cattle wandering their parking lot in the middle of the night and were easily rounded up and returned to their owner with the help of a sheriff’s deputy.