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The last day to register to vote in Wisconsin is fast approaching.  Yesterday was National Voter Registration Day, but anyone wanting to cast a ballot in the November election has until October 9th to register.  In Wisconsin, October 17th is the deadline to register by mail or to register online.   Information regarding absentee ballots, hospitalized and military voters can be found HERE.

An owl is flying free thanks to a Wisconsin DNR warden.  The DNR responded to a call over the weekend from a driver who thought he killed an owl when he hit it Saturday night in Trempealeau County.  What he found in the daylight of Sunday was an owl alive and stuck on the car’s front grill.  Warden Megan Jensen freed the owl and once it checked-out okay at a local Humane Society, it was released back in the wild.

Attorney General Brad Schimel announced that he, along with 49 other states and the District of Columbia, has reached an agreement with California-based ride-sharing company Uber to address the company’s one-year delay in reporting a data breach to its affected drivers. Wisconsin will receive over $2.1 million. A portion of these funds will be used for a new grant program that will provide legal support to victims of identity theft and online fraud.

Doug Nitek is facing sentencing after a jury found him guilty of first degree intentional homicide.  The jury reached guilty verdicts on six of the 17 counts against Nitek. He was charged with shooting and killing Deputy Dan Glaze in 2016.  Sentencing hasn’t been scheduled yet.

An Eau Claire woman is accused of sexually assaulting a 12 and a 14-year-old boy in a park.  Authorities say 42-year old Sarah Kiker was charged in Chippewa County Court. The criminal complaint indicates that the assaults happened in June and that she told investigators that the boys assaulted her.

A teen in Durand is accused of using social media to threaten a shooting at a school district.  Jacob Gunderson was charged yesterday with making terror threats and writing a threatening computer message against the Durand-Arkansaw School District.  Investigators say the 17-year-old posted the threat on Snapchat Monday morning.

An update on a story that we covered earlier this week out of La Crosse as authorities there say a missing man is now suspected in a home invasion.  That happened late Sunday morning Greenfield.   The La Crosse County Sheriff’s Office says 34-year-old Max Stockert left his home in La Crosse Sunday morning and hasn’t been seen since.  Deputies believe he broke into a vehicle near the home invasion site and stole clothing.  Deputies say he suffers from PTSD.

Cleanup continues…The Black Earth community is looking to FEMA for help after flooding devastated the town.  The village administrator joined a crew from FEMA yesterday as they inspected houses to determine if they are livable.  The inspection process could take two to three weeks.  Once all the data is collected, it will be sent to the governor, then the president, who will make a disaster declaration so the community can receive relief funds.

The crispness in the air can only mean one thing…we are FALLING into the season of pumpkins, sweaters, and all things autumn. THIS SATURDAY is the 30th Annual International Fall Festival.  You can be part of more than 110 vendors including a wide variety of food vendors, as well as performances, face painting, inflatables, games of cricket, and of course the Royal Credit Union Parade of Nations at 3pm featuring the Blugold Marching Band. Full details are available at downtowneauclaire.org. Again, that kicks

Tomah VA sees improvement in its scores. Using an annual web-based report scorecard that measures, evaluates and benchmarks quality and efficiency at its medical centers, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs recently released data that showed improvements at the majority of its health care facilities. The Tomah VA Medical Center was one of the facilities that made positive strides. Compared with data from the same period a year ago, the July 2018 release of VA’s report showed 71 percent of