Wisconsin State Representative Rob Stafsholt is running against Patty Schachtner for her state Senate seat. On Tuesday the Republican from New Richmond became the second person to announce they’re running against Schachtner in 2020. Somerset business owner Cherie Link will run against Stafsholt in the Republican primary. Election Day is next November 3rd.
Read MoreAn Eau Claire restaurant is teaming with the Eau Claire Firefighter’s Community Charity to help kids stay warm this winter. Ten percent of all sales at Northern Tap House Tuesday were donated to Operation Warm Coats For Kids, a program that donates coats to Eau Claire kids who don’t have one. The organizer of the event says they plan to donate over 500 coats to kids at 12 elementary schools this year.
Read MoreStudents and parents at Eau Claire’s Regis High School will see more police officers at the school today. It comes after police say a student made a threat yesterday. Officers removed the student from campus, but are not saying if that means they arrested the student. There are no details about the threat or the student, other than police say it was a specific threat from a high schooler.
Read MoreThe sheriff in Dunn County is turning to cadaver dogs to help search for a missing woman near Menomonie. Robynn Bridges’ family says she’s been missing for about a week. The sheriff’s office has been searching for her after finding her car parked along the Chippewa River, but so far crews haven’t found a thing. Searchers are going to head back to her car today with the dogs. Investigators say they are talking with several people about Bridges’ disappearance, but
Read MoreEau Claire could be a key to figuring out what is making people in Wisconsin sick from E.coli. Public health managers say three people in Eau Claire have come down with the bug. In all, 20 people across the state are sick with E.coli. No one knows just what made them sick.
Read MoreThe rules in Wisconsin could be changing for when schools can lock disruptive kids away in tiny rooms, and forcibly hold them down until they become calm. A state Senate panel yesterday heard from parents and disability activists who want the rules for student isolation and restraint to be updated. State Senator Luther Olsen is pushing a plan that would ban some isolation and restraint techniques, and require schools to report how and when they use them. But the law would not
Read MoreDairy farmers in Wisconsin are producing more milk with fewer cows. The latest numbers from the USDA show milk production in Wisconsin, and across the country, is up just over one-and-a-half-percent from this time last year. The new report says farmers are doing it with slightly fewer cows. Wisconsin is still the second largest milk producer in the country. California remains the largest.
Read MoreChris and Wendy Attoe, and all of their children, are going to get the VIP treatment at the Wisconsin Capitol. The couple from Chippewa Falls is being honored today as the Governor’s Outstanding Adoptive Parent Award winners. The Attoes have adopted six children over the years, and they also have one of their own. They say they’ve always wanted a big family and found that adoption can give that to them while making the lives of kids in the foster system better
Read MoreSpeeding leads to a drug arrest in Marshfield. It was just after 2 on Sunday morning when Police stopped a vehicle for speeding. Upon speaking to the driver, an odor of marijuana was detected. Based on this, the driver was searched and 5 individually packaged baggies of Fentanyl and 11 individually packaged baggies of cocaine were recovered from a hidden pocket near the his pants zipper. 36 year old Quaheem Omond Moore was arrested for: • Possession with Intent to
Read MoreNatural resources officials in Wisconsin say safety is essential when hunting. There are reports every year about injuries from tree stand accidents and most times the hunter failed to wear a safety harness. Hunters are advised to carry a cell phone or two-way radio and wear a full body harness when using tree stands. Nearly 550-thousand hunters purchased licenses last year in Wisconsin.
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