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A Dunn County man is hurt after he says he was attacked by three people including a man claiming to be a U.S. Marine.  Reports say Robert Liedl was beat unconscious in a strip club parking lot near Elk Mound on July 6th.  Liedl says the confrontation started because one of the suspects was claiming to be a Marine to get free drinks.  The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office is still looking for the suspects. 

An Eau Claire man is going to prison after being convicted of multiple sex crimes.  A criminal complaint says a 15-year-old victim told police she had sex with Joshua Weichert while he was in charge of a program for children of American Legion members.  Weichert was also accused of trading nude photos of his ex-girlfriend for a break in rent.  He was sentenced yesterday to three years in prison followed by five years of extended supervision. 

The Madison Rastafarian Church accused of selling drugs to its congregants is back open.  The church’s founder Jesse Schworck says the Lion of Judah House re-opened on Tuesday.  He and Dylan Bangert say they gave marijuana away as part of their religion.  Schworck is currently out on bail. 

Drivers on Highway 29 in Chippewa County will have to pay attention to the skies to keep from getting a speeding ticket today.  According to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, the State Patrol will have aircraft in the sky clocking speed on 29 for officers on the ground.  The aircraft can detect people who are speeding or driving recklessly, then tell units on the ground to make a traffic stop. 

Prosecutors say one of the women who ran the non-profit that put-on Eau Claire’s dragon boat races stole 70 thousand-dollars.  The district attorney yesterday said Renelle Laffe [[ lay-ff ]] spent some of the money on a down payment for her home and to pay off an RV.  Police say Laffe paid back about half of what she took.  Laffe is free on a five thousand-dollar signature bond, she’s due back to face felony theft charges next month. 

Police in Spooner are not saying why they think a man’s death earlier this week is suspicious, but they are treating the case that way nonetheless. Spooner Police and investigators with the state’s Department of Justice are looking into the man’s death at a home in Spooner on Tuesday.  Investigators say some of the evidence at the house has them thinking there is more to the case.  

The weather map in western Wisconsin is a mess.  The National Weather Service is posting a heat advisory and a flash flood watch for folks from Eau Claire down past La Crosse.  The heat advisory is in place from noon today till 7 p.m. tomorrow night.  The flash flood watch will expire later this morning.  Forecasters say people need to be careful in this week’s heat.  That means drinking plenty of water and staying out of the sun. 

Former Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has his second new job of the week.  President Trump yesterday appointed Walker to the board of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in the Smithsonian Institute.  The appointment is for a six year term.  Walker announced on Monday that he is also taking a job with the Young America’s Foundation which reaches out to young, conservative voters across the country. 

The man accused of killing Racine Police Officer John Hetland is headed for trial.  Dalquavis Ward waived his preliminary hearing yesterday.  Ward is accused of killing Hetland during an armed robbery at the bar where Hetland was eating last month.  Ward is facing life in prison on homicide charges. 

Governor Evers is heading to Japan on a trade mission.  The Wisconsin Economic Development Council announced today the governor will make several stops on the trip in September including to Tokyo and Yokohama.  The governor says the state continues to look for expanding markets for exports.  Wisconsin exported nearly 734-million dollars worth of goods to Japan last year.