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In cooperation with local businesses, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources staff will collect deer heads for chronic wasting disease surveillance testing during the 2019 archery, crossbow and gun hunting seasons. Chronic Wasting Disease has recently been detected in a wild deer from Eau Claire County. The CWD-positive deer was a mature buck harvested in October. This is the fourth CWD-positive wild deer detected in Eau Claire County since the fall of 2017. CWD sampling will continue to be a priority

On Thanksgiving Day the Black River Falls Fire Department will begin its annual “Keep The Wreath Green” holiday fire prevention campaign that will end on New Year’s Day. The wreath which will be hanging on the side of the fire station has all green lights. Any time there is a structure fire in the county during the fire prevention campaign a green light will be replaced with a red light to indicate a structure has occurred some where within the

Ski bums are getting ready to hit the slopes in the Badger State.  Cascade Mountain near Portage is opening early, adding more powder to its hills and expecting skiers and snowboarders this weekend.  Last year Cascade Mountain opened a week later.  Ten runs and two lifts will be running.  Tyrol Basin in the town of Vermont is already open with its tubing complex set to open next month. 

The president of Regis Catholic Schools in Eau Claire is retiring.  The school recently announced Mark Gobler will be stepping down on June 30th, 2020.  RCS says Gobler made the announcement early so they would have time to find a replacement.  He’s been president since 2013.

An Eau Claire-area man already accused of writing bad checks is charged with writing more bad checks.  Ryan Sturz was charged with multiple felonies in Chippewa County this week after being accused of stealing nearly 140-thousand dollars worth of items from area businesses.  Sturz was previously charged in Eau Claire County with writing bad checks to purchase more than 87-thousand dollars in items from Eau Claire stores.

Over half a dozen kittens are found living in a dead tree in Eau Claire County.  Reports say a 200-year-old oak tree was cut down this week and seven cats were found inside after it fell.  Workers say they’re only a few weeks old.  They’ve since been turned over to the Humane Association.C

Prosecutors in Dunn County are looking at the case against a woman from Boyceville who police say starved her dog. Boyceville Police arrested Anne Iehl on Monday. She’s the woman who originally said that she found an emaciated dog and took it to the shelter. Investigators say she made-up that story. The dog, Gabriel, is doing much better now. And while we are talking about those fur babies, remember to bring them in too! If it’s too cold outside for

Drunk drivers in Wisconsin could be catching another break. Democrats in the state Assembly yesterday objected to a plan that would add mandatory minimum sentences for people who kill someone in an OWI wreck, and for people convicted of their fifth or sixth drunk driving case. The Wisconsin Senate approved the idea without problems last week.

There is another change to where you can, and more specifically cannot, park in Eau Claire. The city council last night tweaked the rules to make it clear that you cannot park on the restricted side of the street. City Engineer Dave Solberg says there’s been some confusion about parking during snow storms. He says the rules should be clear now, as you can only park one side of the street from now until May 1st.

There are a lot of people in Wisconsin asking a lot of questions about the future of the dairy industry. Dean Foods, America’s largest milk company, yesterday announced plans to file for bankruptcy. The company says sagging demand and low prices are forcing their hand. There’s no word what the decision could mean for Wisconsin’s dairy farmers.