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Investigators are painting a clearer timeline of Tuesday’s standoff along I-94. It is still unclear why a man remained inside his van for hours before being shot by police.  Detectives with the state’s Department of Justice yesterday said the standoff began when the man refused to stop for police.  He then sped away, and was only stopped by police with spike strips.  After a nearly six-hour standoff, police fired tear gas into his van.  He ran while still holding a

Republicans in Madison are eyeing a ten dollar license plate fee increase to pay for roads.  It’s the latest idea to be floated at the Wisconsin Capitol.  Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said the fee increase is an alternative to Governor Evers’ plan to raise the gas tax in Wisconsin by eight-cents per-gallon.  License plates cost 75 dollars in Wisconsin, the proposed fee would take that cost up to 85 dollars each year. 

The latest plan to change Wisconsin’s abortion laws are likely doomed.  Republican lawmakers yesterday sent Governor Tony Evers a series of plans that would end state funding for Planned Parenthood, ban selective abortions, clarify the rules for chemical abortions, and create born alive regulations for babies that survive abortions.  Governor Evers has promised to veto all four.  Republicans do not have the votes to override the governor.  

The Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge could soon become a hunting ground.  The Trump Administration wants to increase access to hunting and fishing at National Wildlife Refuges and Hatcheries.  The Green Bay Refuge is on the list as are Iron River National Fish Hatchery and the Sully Creek National Wildlife Refuge. If you want to chime in, you can voice your opinion about the plan HERE at www.regulations.gov. 

Mondovi School District will break ground on its $18 million referendum project to remodel and expand the building which houses Mondovi High School, Middle School, and Elementary School. The project includes 10,000 square feet of additions and the remodeling of roughly 30,000 square feet throughout the building. Enhancements include a new front entry and event lobby, enhancing the use of 21st century learning, expanding the high school tech ed wing, remodeling the science labs, library, and art department, replacing the heating

A Minnesota man is charged with two attempted child sex crimes in La Crosse County.  A criminal complaint claims a Holman police investigator set up a fake online account posing as a teenage girl and Shaun Wehlage responded asking for sex.  Wehlage agreed to meet the girl but was arrested by Onalaska police before getting there.  He’s facing multiple charges relating to the case and could go to jail for up to 60 years. 

The Chippewa Falls City Council is losing a member.  Councilman Bob Hoekstra announced earlier this week he’s moving to North Dakota to be a leader at a church.  Hoekstra will officially resign on June 30th.  He’s served three terms on the city council dating back to 1991. 

All beaches is Eau Claire County are back open.  The director of parks and forest for the county announced yesterday all beaches within the county are back to within safe bacteria standards.  Multiple beaches had been closed over the previous weeks because of unsafe bacteria levels. 

Chippewa Valley Technical College’s study abroad program is getting a financial boost.  Reports say CVTC recently got a federal grant from the state department worth 35-thousand dollars to prepare for a trip to Belize and fund other trips.  The program started last May and the trips usually lasts between ten and 14 days. 

A west-central Wisconsin native has been selected in the Major League Baseball Draft.  La Crosse’s Aquinas High School graduate Rudy Rott was selected in the ninth round of the draft yesterday by the Philadelphia Phillies.  Rott batted .382 with ten homeruns and 47 RBIs in his senior season in college at Ohio University.  He’s also won two Mid-American Conference player of the year awards.