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As a result of the recent drug take back event and the permanent drop locations, the Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office will be turning over approximately 3050 lbs. of unwanted, unused or expired medication to the Department of Justice for proper disposal. 250 lbs of that total was collected today at the biannual drug take back event, with the remainder being collected over the last 6 months in the (5) designated disposal locations. Just a reminder that you can drop

President Trump is firing up his base in Wisconsin instead of attending the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.  Last night, Trump spoke in Green Bay on the same night as the annual dinner which he consistently avoids each year.  Trump touched briefly on the 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls, stressing he could easily beat former Vice President Joe Biden.  He also gave his condolences to the victims of the synagogue shooting near San Diego earlier yesterday which left one woman dead and three

The Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC) has notified the Eau Claire Police Department Sex Offender 39 year old Tyler N. Millswill be released from prison on April 30, 2019. Mills will be under the supervision of DOC. Mills’ previous convictions include: Voyeurism – King County, WA (March 3, 2003) Voyeurism – King County, WA (December 16, 2003) Communicating with a Minor for Immoral Purposes – King County WA (May 2, 2005) Child Enticement Eau Claire County, WI (May 6, 2008)

You might want to take a scan of your medicine cabinets and drawers. If you have bottles of pills that you aren’t using-you can clear some space on the shelves. Today is National Prescription Drug take-back day.  Police agencies across the state will be accepting old and unused prescription drugs between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.  Over 925 Wisconsinites died from opioid drug overdoses in 2017.

A discussion about race and hate is underway on campus at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Chancellor Andrew Leavitt responded today to racist messages and hateful images posted on social media involving university students.  In a Facebook post, the chancellor said anyone who brings hate to the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh community is invited to leave.  Leavitt says an investigation is underway and the matter is being taken very seriously. 

The average price for a gallon of regular gas in Wisconsin is up a penny-a-gallon from a week ago.  Heading into the weekend, Triple-A says the average price statewide is two-dollars-and-83-cents, while the national average is two-88.  The lowest prices are posted in Janesville at two-71-a-gallon.  Drivers in Kenosha County are paying the most at the pump at two-93 for regular gas.

Wisconsin lawmakers are considering a bill that would give more protections to people volunteering to clean up roads.  The Adopt-A-Highway Bill would double fines for traffic violations near volunteers working on roads just like in work zones and highway maintenance areas.  The bill is inspired by the November death of three Girl Scouts and a mother who were picking up trash on the side of a highway in Lake Hallie.

Three more west-central Wsconsin Gordy’s Markets are sold to a new company.  KJ’s Fresh Mart recently purchased the stores in Barron, Chetek, and Cornell from Spartan-Nash and will rebrand them as KJ Marts.  The sale is expected to be complete in early June.

An Eau Claire man will go to prison after being convicted of hurting a woman and leading police on a high-speed chase.  Reports say Girard Jones was found guilty of second-degree reckless endangering safety and violating a foreign protection order on Wednesday.  Jones was accused of dropping off a beaten woman at an Eau Claire hospital then running from police when they questioned him.  He’s facing up to ten years in prison and will be sentenced on May 28th.

A documentary is set to air this weekend detailing the murder of a Wausau teenager.  Breanna Schneller was stabbed to death by her fiancé’s co-worker inside her apartment on May 2nd, 2009 when she was 18-years-old.  Now Schneller’s case will be detailed on an episode of Discovery Channel’s Investigation Discovery.  Raul Ponce-Rocha has been convicted of Schneller’s murder and is serving a life sentence.