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The price tag for last month’s tornado in the town of Wheaton is at three-million-dollars, and likely will go up. Chippewa County Emergency Management director Dennis Brown yesterday said most of that is the cost of replacing the 29 homes that were damaged during the September 24th storm. Brown says the rest of the clean-up only cost the county 90-thousand-dollars, though he says those costs will go up over the next couple of months. Chippewa County will ask the Wisconsin Disaster Fund

A western Wisconsin man is headed to prison for almost 20 years for sex crimes committed against a child. An Eau Claire County judge yesterday sentenced 31-year-old Davy Cole to 16 years in prison. Prosecutors charged Cole with 17 crimes against a child, including trafficking and child pornography. Cole will be required to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.

Two of the three victims of last week’s shooting at a Wausau cemetery worked there. Police yesterday identified the victims as two employees and an employee’s wife. Investigators also say the accused shooter, 64-year-old Henry West, also worked at the cemetery. Police say West was unhappy that he lost that job, though they are not saying just what sparked the shooting.

Be on the lookout for deer. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation says fall mating season is upon us, and that means there will be more deer out and about. Last year, WISDOT says police responded to 20-thousand car-versus-deer accidents in the state. Rutting season will last through the end of next month.

Western Wisconsin’s congressman is heading to Europe to talk about trade. Congressman Ron Kind says he hopes his trip to the World Trade Organization’s headquarters in Switzerland produces results for Wisconsin farmers. Kind says farmers in the state need every opportunity they can get to sell their products.

The to-do list for Wisconsin Democrats in 2020 looks a lot like their to-do list from this year. Lawmakers in Madison yesterday unveiled their Moving Wisconsin Forward agenda. Once again, Democrats are making an expansion of government healthcare their top priority. The plan also calls for the state to mandate a ‘living wage,’ and require that businesses pay women more. The newest idea from Democrats at the state Capitol is a focus on new water quality laws, though there are few specifics as to

We will have a lawmaker in our area. On Tuesday, October 8, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin will visit Yellowstone Cheese in Cadott to tour their business, meet with company leadership and workers, and highlight her Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives Program which helps dairy businesses add value to their products and reach new markets. As a result of Senator Baldwin’s work with dairy leaders to create the Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives, the U.S. Department of Agriculture selected Wisconsin to host the new

The Missouri man charged in the disappearance of two Wisconsin brothers is pleading not guilty to felony tampering with a vehicle.  Garland Nelson entered his plea in Caldwell County, Missouri court today on charges related to the disappearance of Nick and Justin Diemel who went missing on a business trip to meet with Nelson in July.  Nelson is charged for allegedly moving the brothers rental car off his property and to a commuter parking lot.  Human remains have been found on Nelson’s

After a long recess it’s back to work for lawmakers this week.  The State Senate is scheduled to convene tomorrow morning at the Capitol while members of the Assembly will begin their session on Thursday.  The Senate already has about two-dozen votes lined up for consideration, but the General Assembly has not yet released its agenda.  Among the proposals is expansion of the minority teacher loan program and a bill that would give widows of police officers the chance to

Human remains found in Menomonie last month are being identified as a man who went missing last year.  Police say Lucas Libersky went missing in March of 2018.  His remains were found on September 12th of this year in the 300 block of 28th Avenue North.  The Dunn County Medical Examiner is still working to determine Libersky’s cause of death. If anyone has any information regarding the death Libersky you are asked to please contact the Menomonie Police Department at