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On Friday January 27th at 10:02 am, Eau Claire Post Troopers and Inspectors responded along with the St. Croix County Sheriff’s Department to milepost 28 eastbound for a semi unit which was fully engulfed in fire. Fire departments from Baldwin, Hammond, Woodville and Spring Valley also responded. The driver of the vehicle was able to exit it and was uninjured. The semi tractor, which was owned by Contract Transport Services from Green Bay, WI, was a total loss. The trailer

The Chippewa County Sheriff’s Department would again like to remind everyone with the anticipated snow fall this weekend, that it is not only dangerous but unlawful to plow or push snow onto or across a public highway.   Snow left in ridges or piles on the highway create a hazard for vehicles.  Snow piled on the shoulders may also create problems for equipment during normal plowing operations and increases the possibility of snow drifting across the highway in these areas.

Most puppies are described as cute and adorable, but Phil Hulett reports there’s one in North Carolina you might need to see to believe.  CLICK HERE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THE LIL’ SUPERHERO PHOTO CREDIT: TODAY.COM

We now have more information about the circumstances surrounding the death of a rural Colfax man. It was on January 15th about about 6pm when the Dunn County Communications Center received a request for a welfare check on a subject in Colfax Township. Dunn County deputies responded to the residence anddiscovered a deceased male in the residence. The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office has arrested 51 year old Gary E. Styer with First Degree Intentional Homicide for the death of his

A Rusk County man is charged with driving drunk with kids in his car.  A criminal complaint says Richard Rapp drove in and out of a ditch in Flambeau back on January 1st.  Sheriff’s deputies accused Rapp of being drunk at the time and they say there was a five-year-old and a ten-year-old in his car.  He’s facing three charges in the case.

A man serving time in Chippewa County for writing bad checks will do more time in prison.  Reports say Ryan Sturz pleaded guilty in Eau Claire County Thursday to theft and fraud against a financial institution.  Sturz was already serving a three year sentence in Chippewa County.  He got another year tacked onto that sentence.

Chippewa Falls wants about 25 more poll workers for this year’s elections.  The city says it expects more voters this year and it wants to be able to cut down on workers’ shifts.  The preference primary is in April and the general election is in November.

Eau Claire city leaders will consider the possibility of new apartments on the northwest side of the city.  A plan for up to 550 multi-family apartments on Kane Road near the Menards Distribution Center will go before the city plan commission Monday.  Reports say a majority of the apartments would be workforce housing.  Rezoning for the apartments has already been approved.

A traffic stop leads to a 7th OWI for an Ellsworth man. 71 year old Thomas Michael O’Shaughnessy has been arrested by the Wisconsin State Patrol Eau Claire Post for operating a motor vehicle under the influence, 7th offense. It was just before 9:30 on Thursday night when a Wisconsin State Trooper stopped a vehicle on Interstate 94 for a traffic lane deviation violation. The driver was identified as Thomas M O’Shaughnessy. A subsequent investigation, including standardized field sobriety testing,