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A body that was found in a storage unit in Onalaska nearly three months ago is identified.  The La Crosse County Sheriff’s Office says 61-year-old Steven Tabbert was found inside a unit at Edwards mini-storage during a business inspection on August 29th.  Tabbert’s cause of death hasn’t been determined, though the county medical examiner says it appears to be natural.

Two Jim Falls people are facing animal cruelty charges.  Court documents say Scott and Erin Troestler are facing eight charges including mistreatment of animals.  A criminal complaint shows Emergency Medical Service workers found over 20 cats and dogs in poor living conditions in the Troestlers’ mobile home earlier this month.  The complaint claims the house had no running water or working toilets, holes in walls, and clutter and feces in almost every room.

An Eau Claire native is up for four Grammy Awards this year.  Bon Iver  lead singer Justin Vernon is nominated for Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Best Alternative Music Album, and Best Recording Package.  Vernon graduated from Memorial High School and University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.  He still lives in Eau Claire today.

A recent E. coli outbreak in Wisconsin is traced to a New Jersey company.  According to the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, six Wisconsin E. coli cases dating back to November 13th have been linked to recalled salads from Missa Bay, LLC.  A full list of affected products is available on the FSIS website. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

Five members of the UW Eau Claire football team won’t be playing until the school investigates a picture of a KKK rally and who shared it online. Chancellor Jim Schmidt says the players shared the picture of men in hoods next to a burning cross earlier this week on Snapchat. The caption made reference to the Black Male Empowerment group, and fictitious White Male Empowerment group. The student vice president of UW Eau Claire’s Black Male Empowerment group says he

The student who made a threat at Eau Claire’s Regis High School isn’t being allowed to return to class. The school yesterday said it indefinitely suspended the student. Regis school leaders yesterday sent a message to parents that says there is no threat at the school, and students should feel safe to go to class. Police are still looking to see if the student’s threat was credible.

As many as 50 people in Eau Claire will soon be without a job. Safelite, the glass repair company, yesterday said it is closing its call center in downtown Eau Claire. Safelite says the building in Eau Claire can’t meet its future needs. The jobs are being sent to other call centers across the country. Safelite plans to close the doors in two weeks.

Eau Claire’s food bank is asking deer hunters to keep them in mind this year. Officials at Feed My People yesterday asked for venison donations. Feed My People is clear, you have to take their deer to a processor or give through DNR’s donation program. The food bank’s Suzanne Becker says any kind of meat is always in demand, and people will jump at the chance to take some fresh venison home with them.

Chippewa Falls Police say a drunk driving suspect is looking at extra charges for using hand-painted, fake license plates made on the backside of a Hamm’s beer box. Officers discovered the fake plates only after running them last Friday, and realizing they didn’t match the suspect’s vehicle.

A U.S. Army Ranger killed in action in Somalia is being honored in Portage.  Governor Tony Evers sign legislation yesterday to name a stretch of Highway 33 between Portage and Baraboo after Staff Sergeant Daniel Busch.  Busch was a ranger who was killed when his helicopter was shot down in Mogadishu in 1993.  He was 25-years-old and left behind a wife and a son.