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Eau Claire County’s former treasurer will stay in prison for stealing from taxpayers. An appeals court yesterday rejected Larry Lokken’s latest appeal. Lokken wanted the court to overturn his nine-and-a-half-year sentence for stealing more than 625-thousand-dollars. The court did give Lokken a break on paying that money back. The judges said the county court should reconsider their sentence of an extra five years in prison if Lokken cannot repay the money quickly.

A Jackson County dad is facing charges after police say he forgot about his two-month-old daughter in a baby swing. Investigators say the little girl died earlier this month from asphyxiating in that swing. Prosecutors yesterday charged 32-year-old Armas Cravins the Second with second-degree reckless homicide and neglect charges. Police say he was angry with the baby’s mother and in a rush, so he left the little girl in the swing overnight.

A 54 year old Glenwood City man picked up a 6th OWI. Michael Joseph Frey was arrested just before 10 on Wednesday night for operating a motor vehicle under the influence, 6th offense. A WI State Patrol Trooper observed a motorcycle go through the north roundabout of Highway 128 in the wrong direction. As the Trooper attempted to stop the motorcycle, it nearly crashed as it hit the sidewalk. The driver was identified as Michael J. Frey and showed signs

Folks who live in public housing in Menomonie no longer have to give-up their guns. The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty yesterday said it has come to terms with the Housing Authority of the City of Menomonie to end its gun ban. The housing authority had banned anyone living in its apartments from keeping a gun, but WILL challenged the ban as a clear violation of the Second Amendment. Menomonie will no longer enforce the ban, and will take the clause

Most of the people who sped through school zones in Eau Claire this month got a warning. Eau Claire police say they issued 84 warnings during their back to school enforcement drive. Officers arrested eight people, mostly for warrants, and issued 17 tickets. Police Officer Josh Miller says the idea wasn’t to punish drivers, rather to help them realize they need to drive safer.

Get ready to raise a pint! It’s official…Wisconsin knows beer. Coming up on Thursday, Sept. 26 you can plan to celebrate Wisconsin Craft Brewery Day. Governor Evers and other officials will be highlighting the economic contributions craft breweries provide to Wisconsin’s local communities, especially in rural areas, as well as the important role clean water plays in making craft beer. According to the Brewers Association, a national trade association for craft beer-related businesses, Wisconsin had 160 craft breweries in 2017,

A Jackson County man is facing federal charges after drugs and a gun were reportedly found in his home.  The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office says officers searched Victor Williams’ home in Melrose back in July and found fentanyl, marijuana, prescription drugs, thousands of dollars in cash, and a gun.  Williams was charged in federal court yesterday with being a felon in possession of a firearm and four drug counts.  He’s facing up to 30 years in prison.

A man is safe after needing to be rescued from a grain bin in Barron County.  The county sheriff’s department says it was called about the incident late Monday afternoon at a farm in Dallas.  The department says the man was trapped in soybeans all the way up to his mouth but crews were able to use grain bin rescue panels to get him out.  The man was taken to the hospital in stable condition.

A man is dead after allegedly being shot by his brother while squirrel hunting in Dodge County.  According to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, the brothers were hunting on state property near Mud Lake yesterday when one of them saw movement and accidentally shot the victim.  Both men are in their 60s.  It’s unclear if the man responsible will face charges.

Gas prices are on the rise in Wisconsin but relief could be on the way.  Gas prices are up about five cents from last week at two-dollars and 54-cents per gallon because of a recent drone strike on a crude oil facility in Saudi Arabia.  However, the executive director for the Minnesota/Wisconsin Petroleum Council says it’s believed that about 70 percent of production that was lost in the strike will be recovered.