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Two Deputies were injured over the weekend in Barron County. It was on just after 12:30 on Sunday morning when Deputies from the Barron County Sheriff’s Department arrived and during the course of theinvestigation went to 53 year old take Joe Brown, of Barron, into custody. Brown resisted arrest and during the struggle injured two Barron County Deputies. Both deputies were treated to Mayo Hospital for hand injuries. One deputy is back to work and one deputy will require surgery

UPDATE: 05.08.2020: The man found dead at Hansen’s I-G-A is identified. The Sparta Police Department said yesterday the victim is 54-year-old Dwite Shaver. The Sparta Police Department is investigating after a person was found dead at a local grocery store. Police said first responders were called to Hansen’s I-G-A on Sunday afternoon for a report of an unresponsive person. Police said they found the person laying under a semi-trailer near the loading dock and pronounced them dead at the scene.

State and local health departments are working together to facilitate community testing events in northwest Wisconsin this week. The Wisconsin National Guard today will assist with testing for Barron and Polk Counties, and the Saint Croix Tribe at the Saint Croix Casino Turtle Lake Campground on Tamarack Street from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Local and state health officials will continue with drive-through testing throughout the week and officials encourage anyone living in or around the communities and experiencing symptoms to get tested. Testing

For now, golfers will have to wait for food and beverage on the course. According to the Eau Claire City-County Health Department, Governor Evers initial Safer at Home order said no food or beverage on the premises, and the department took that as the entire golf course, not just patio and picnic areas. This wouldn’t allow golfers to consume anything purchased on-site or while they play. Eau Claire Golf and Country Club General Manager Peter Palacios said the guidelines have

Another calendar page has turned and to start the new month, and week, we will take that large lens approach and see what the scene looks like overall heading into May when it comes to the Coronavirus pandemic. So, to start the week we will start on the big world scene and shrink down to our back yard to get an overview of what we are dealing with right now as we know it. First of all, COVID19 is the name given

Wisconsin’s coronavirus numbers are going-up, but the percentage of people testing positive is holding steady. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday reported 304 new cases. That brings the state’s total to just under eight thousand positive cases. Nearly 80 thousand people in the state have tested negative for the virus. Wisconsin’s positive-test-rate continues to be around 10 percent.

There is a search for a missing man in the Black River in Clark County. The Clark County Sheriff’s Office says two men went into the water Saturday when their boat flipped. One man made it to shore, the other slipped below the water. Crews are expected back out on the river later today to continue their search.

People are going to have to wait a bit to shop at Eau Claire’s farmers market. Organizers of the Downtown Farmers Market say they won’t open til May 16th. And when they do open, there will be new social distancing guidelines and other safety measures. Vendors will be required to wear masks, there’s no word if shoppers will be required to as well.

We now know the name of the victim of a deadly weekend crash. It was on Saturday morning just before 7:30 leaves a Black River Falls woman dead. The Wisconsin State Patrol and Eau Claire County Sheriffs Department responded to a one vehicle rollover crash on Interstate 94 in Eau Claire County at milepost 82 eastbound. Upon arrival it was discovered the lone occupant and driver, a 30-year-old Dawn-Elizabeth Mustache, was deceased. The initial investigation indicates the vehicle lost control,

A man was killed after a hit and run in Lake Hallie. It was just before 6 on Saturday morning when Lake Hallie Police were dispatched to CTH OO near 30 th Ave. in Lake Hallie for a report of a subject in the ditch who appeared unresponsive. Lake Hallie Police arrived on scene and found 60 year old Dennis Mohr, of Eau Claire deceased after being hit by a vehicle. Officers located an auto part left on scene from