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The sheriff in Pierce County is warning people to be careful who they bail out of jail.  The sheriff’s office yesterday said a new scam is making the rounds where a scammer calls, pretends to be someone in jail who needs to be bailed out, and then takes the bail money for themselves.  The sheriff says scammers often pretend to be family members.  He says if you get a suspicious call, hang-up.

A new plan at the Wisconsin Capitol would get tougher on forever chemicals.  The proposal would all but ban PFAS chemicals in the state.  Only firefighters could use the chemicals, which are the main component in firefighting foam.  The legislation would also drastically reduce acceptable PFAS levels in the state’s drinking water.

A new Marquette University poll shows former Vice President Joe Biden leading President Donald Trump 51 to 42 percent among registered voters in the Badger State.  In results released today, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders beats Trump 48 to 44 percent.  Matched up against Senator Elizabeth Warren, the president and Massachusetts Senator are dead even at 45-percent each with ten-percent undecided.  Kamala Harris and the president are also evenly matched in Wisconsin, each garnering 44-percent support. 

September is National Literacy Month.  According to Wisconsin Literacy-dot-org about one-point-five-million Wisconsinites qualify for literacy services because they are at the lowest levels of literacy skills.  The U.S. Census in 2010 showed on average seven-point-three-percent of Wisconsin residents lack basic prose literacy skills.  Officials say people can help solve the problem by helping adults prepare for the GED and citizenship test and by reading to and tutoring young people.

For 121½ years, a copper weathervane shaped like a quill has perched atop the Clock Tower at University of Wisconsin-Stout — 135 feet above campus and downtown Menomonie. The quill finally is getting a rest from the elements. On Aug. 27, two workers with Building Restoration Corp. of Roseville, Minn., hung in a basket from a lift and slowly swung around the quill. They removed the molded flame — or torch — at the top of a lightning rod, then

A suspect is in custody after a stabbing in Eau Claire.  Police say Michael Alexander was fighting with another person in the eleven-hundred block of 1st Avenue early Monday morning.  Alexander is accused of leaving, coming back with a knife, and stabbing the person he was fighting with in the neck and shoulder area several times.  Alexander is charged with first-degree attempted homicide.  The victim is expected to survive. 

A Colfax man will go to prison as part of a plea deal in a Dunn County child pornography case.  A criminal complaint says authorities received a tip Brian Pautz had shared child porn earlier this year.  Pautz reportedly told investigators he got addicted to porn after his divorce and he knew what he was doing was wrong.  Pautz pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child porn yesterday and was sentenced to three years in prison. 

The Eau Claire Police Department has more officers patrolling school zones at the beginning of this year.  Police say there will be more officers around school zones before and after school over the next two weeks to make sure drivers are more careful.  Police say violating traffic laws in school zones could result in a 300 dollar fine. 

Eau Claire city hall is back open after more than a year of renovations.  City staff returned to the more than 100-year-old building yesterday after previously working at a temporary office during renovations.  Reports the work took about two years and cost about seven-million-dollars.  The city engineer says some offices are now bigger, the roof is touched up, and there are updates to the windows and interior of the building. 

There’s a hunt underway in Eau Claire County for a missing veteran who authorities say made threats against police officers.  Police issued a Green Alert for Daniel Werner last week.  Since then, Eau Claire County’s sheriff says Werner has been accused of threatening to kill any police officer who tires to arrest him. He did not show up for a court appearance Tuesday.  The sheriff says Werner was last seen buying supplies at a local hardware store.