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A Chippewa County restaurant destroyed by a fire last year is re-opening.  The View at Lake Wissota caught fire on February 12th, 2019 and the building was considered a total loss.  Now, The View’s Facebook page says it will have a grand opening sometime in mid to late January.  An exact date hasn’t been announced.

Two Altoona School District employees are being honored in Madison today.  Reports say Special Education and Pupil Services Director Alan McCutcheon and special education teacher Melissa Martin will be recognized as Hometown Heroes.  The two came up with the Think Tank Program, a program that keeps special education students in a better learning environment.

The man shot by a deputy inside a Chippewa Falls motel last summer is moving ahead with a mental health defense. Christopher Knyphausen this week entered a not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect plea. He’s accused of threatening to shoot people at the Indianhead Motel back in August. There’s no word when Knyphausen is due back in court or due to be examined by doctors.

A bookkeeper at an Eau Claire metal company is looking at charges after investigators say she took over 100-thousand-dollars from her boss. Prosecutors say 38-year-old Sarah Girard actually took closer to 250-thousand-dollars, but paid about half of that back. Police say Girard told her bosses at Don’s Sheet Metal that she took the money so she could keep custody of her kids. She’s now facing felony theft charges.

There could soon be a new big red barn at the Northern Wisconsin Fairgrounds in Chippewa Falls. Fair managers yesterday said they are looking at a new multi-purpose facility for the fairgrounds. Crew tore the old barn down last spring. Fairgrounds director Rusty Volk says they are speaking with 600 local businesses to see what kind of venue the fairgrounds needs.

Police in Eau Claire think a spike in false calls to 911 is tied to people’s Apple watches. Officers yesterday said the watches can easily mis-dial emergency services. Eau Claire’s 911 managers say they’ve seen over 120 false calls so far this year. If you do accidentally dial 911, police ask that you stay on the line to tell dispatchers that everything is okay.

President Trump covered a lot in his 90-minute rally in Milwaukee last night, everything from Wisconsin’s low unemployment to a conservative Supreme Court to killing that ‘S-O-B’ Qasem Solemani. The president wowed the crowd at UWM Panther Arena last night. He made the case that his first four years have pulled the nation’s economy out of the mud. He raised quite a few eyebrows on Twitter when he talked about killing Iran’s top general who the Rresident blamed for the deaths

More than 200-thousand voters in Wisconsin who’ve either moved or who have not answered questions about where they live will stay on the state’s voter rolls, for now. An appeals court in Madison yesterday placed a stay on the order from an Ozaukee County judge to remove the voters. The new order puts a hold on the legal back-and-forth over whether Wisconsin’s Election Commission must remove the voters. Yesterday’s order freezes things until a full hearing can be held.

Wisconsin is among the best states for retirees.  WalletHub has released its 2020 Best States to Retire and the Badger State is ranked eighth best.  Key indicators include affordability, health expenses and quality of life.  Wisconsin also ranks eighth-best for quality of life.  Florida tops the list of best places to retire.

President Donald Trump is campaigning in Milwaukee while his daughter-in-law appeals to supporters in Rib Mountain.  Lara Trump headlined a Keep America Great event last night in Marathon County emphasizing the importance of Wisconsin to re-election in November.  The president is rallying his base in Milwaukee with his first appearance in the state since the summer today.