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Dunn County residents with damage to their homes from the spring thaw flooding are encouraged to call 2-1-1 : (or 877-947-2211) or go online to report the damages, Dunn County Emergency Management will use the information to determine the amount of damage to private residences and businesses. Residents are encouraged to keep records of all expenses and take pictures of damages in the event there may be reimbursement or funding opportunities available through FEMA, grants, or loans. Of course, calling

A man accused of promising to do contract work then stealing people’s deposits is in custody.  Police say James Dorsey was arrested yesterday morning after a victim in Eau Claire claimed he paid Dorsey 600 dollars to clean snow off his roof but he never did.  Dorsey was first accused of unfinished contract work in September when someone claimed they gave him two-thousand dollars for shingle work that he never did. Photo Credit: WEAU 13 NEWS

Police are identifying the man who was killed by a dump truck in Hewitt.  Wood County Sheriff’s Deputies say he was 77-year-old James Korth.  Korth was performing maintenance on the truck Monday morning when he was killed.  His death is being ruled an accident.

A Bloomer woman is accused of stealing thousands of dollars from an Eau Claire hospital.  criminal complaint claims Julie Bohl used to work at Oakleaf Surgical Center and that she kept multiple payments to the business adding up to over eight-thousand dollars.  Bohl is out on bond and is due back in court next month.

The nearly month-long snow event parking rules in Eau Claire are finally put in park.  The snow event was in effect for 27 days before coming to an end at five o’clock yesterday afternoon.  The city had declared a three-day snow event nine consecutive times but last night it announced there would not be another one.

The race for Wisconsin’s Supreme Court is becoming a finger pointing contest.  Judge Brian Hagedorn and Judge Lisa Neubauer spoke to the Milwaukee Bar Association yesterday.  But,  they spent more time talking about each other than anything that will help voters decide who should sit on the bench.  Neubauer says Hagedorn is too conservative to be a justice, and says he’ll make his politics the focus of the court.  Hagedorn countered by saying Neubauer is the one taking political marching

Authorities say a woman was found dead in the Mississippi River in Pierce County.  A fisherman saw a body floating in the river yesterday in the township of Trenton.  The woman was pronounced dead at the scene.  There is no word on how the woman died or how long she’d been in the river.

Absentee voting is underway in Eau Claire for the April 2nd election.  The city clerk is expecting a high voter turnout.  The last day to vote by absentee ballot is March 29th.

The Eau Claire County Board is extending the moratorium on large-scale livestock farms.  The board imposed six-month moratorium in October to consider the impact of large farms on water quality and hazards from manure runoff.  A task force is asking for two more months to finish their investigation.  The issue will be revisited in May. 

The Eau Claire Area School District will soon begin offering its board members a child care stipend.  The benefit is one few school districts in the nation offer.  Board officials hope the stipend will encourage more parents to consider being on the board.