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The Eau Claire school board is considering over two-million dollars in security upgrades to Roosevelt Elementary.  The board debated the upgrades last night, which include a secured entrance, electrical upgrades, new paving, and new roofing.  The board could vote on the upgrades as soon as September 23rd.

Some parents expressed frustration over a lack of communication yesterday while trying to get a handle on a safety issue at North High School. But, school leaders in Eau Claire say it was better to wait for details and keep kids in class while police investigated the latest online threat at North High School.  Superintendent Mary Ann Hardebeck yesterday said the Eau Claire police found the threat yesterday to not be credible.  Police say there was some chatter about a

Students will soon be returning to Eau Claire’s Little Red School.  But they won’t be elementary school kids. The Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 434 last night agreed to buy the empty school for a half-million dollars.  The plan is to turn the building into an apprenticeship center.  The Little Red School has been empty for about a decade. 

The Republican race to replace Sean Duffy in Congress could soon get its first official candidate.  State Senator Tom Tiffany says he will make a ‘special announcement’ later today.  Tiffany also plans to travel the 7th Congressional District, which covers pretty much all of northwestern Wisconsin, over the next couple of days.  Tiffany’s announcement comes after state Senator Jerry Petrowski said yesterday that he won’t run. There is still no word when the special election to replace Duffy will be.

A La Crosse woman is looking at charges after police say she tried to set her apartment on fire.  Firefighters found a pile of burning magazines and a rolling pin on top of a hot stove in 46-year-old Rachel Page’s apartment last week.  Police say Page was having problems with her landlord.  Page is facing arson and bail jumping charges, but she was released from jail yesterday on a signature bond.

Today, Governor Evers issued Executive Order # 44, relating to a proclamation that the flag of the United States and the flag of the State of Wisconsin be flown at half-staff in honor of State Day of Service and Remembrance. Please ensure that the flag of the United State and the flag of the State of Wisconsin are flown at half-staff at all state facilities beginning at sunrise on September 11, 2019, and ending at sunset on the same date.

A fire in the town of Modena leaves a home a total loss and one occupant with injuries. It was about 8:30 Monday morning when a call came in about a fire at a home on County Road J. When crews arrived the house was fully engulfed in flames and all of the occupant were out and accounted for. Inside the home there were several oxygen tanks causing small explosions which lead to two nearby homes also being evacuated. The

At 7:32 am on September 9th 2019, the Barron Maple Grove Fire Department was dispatched to a report of a working structure fire inside the feed mill cooling tower located at the Jennie-O Plant in Barron. First arriving crews reported heavy smoke showing from the west side of the building and requested surrounding fire departments to be paged for additional manpower. Firefighters made entry into the tower and initiated searches of each floor, resulting in no victims and all plant

A 100-thousand-dollar reward is being offered on behalf of convicted killer Steven Avery.  Attorney Kathleen Zellner says a concerned citizen has posted the six-figure reward for the arrest and conviction of what they’re claiming to be “the real killer” of Teresa Halbach.  Avery and his nephew Brendan Dassey were convicted in 2007 of the 2005 killing of the freelance photographer.  Each was sentenced to life in prison.

Homeland security and terrorism is top of mind at a hearing at the 9/11 Memorial in New York City.  The committee chairman Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson said today it’s important to ask the hard questions about security and the challenges of the last 18 years.  The committee is hearing from three former Homeland Security secretaries about how the nation is adapting to emerging threats of terrorism. On the topic of gun control, Senator Tammy Baldwin says it’s time for Majority Leader Mitch