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A fire at the Oneida Village Inn near Rhinelander is leaving the popular restaurant and inn totally destroyed.  Firefighters battled frigid temperatures and flames late last night.  Crews evacuated everyone safely, but the building was a total loss.  The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

A man killed in a Wyoming avalanche is identified as a 27-year-old from New London, Wisconsin.  The Jackson Hole News and Guide says the Teton County coroner has identified Dale Laedtke as the victim found buried in an avalanche yesterday afternoon.  Laedtke was snowmobiling with three friends when the avalanche was triggered.  He was reportedly buried for five minutes before he was found and CPR was started. 

Three kids are in legal trouble after police say they tried to rob a gas station at knife point.  The Polk County Sheriff’s Office says a 16-year-old, 13-year-old, and 12-year-old arrived at a Mini Mart in Luck on snowmobiles Sunday afternoon.  They then attempted to rob the clerk but someone in the store stopped the robbery until police could arrive.  The 16-year-old was put into a detention center and the other two were released to their parents. 

A new Snow Event is in effect in Eau Claire.  The new Snow Event began at midnight last night and will last until five o’clock Thursday night.  In addition to the Snow Event, the city says residents can expect alternate-side parking rules to stay in effect for at least the next two weeks while crews continue to remove snow.  A new Snow Event will have to be declared every three days to keep the alternate-side rules in place.

The City of Altoona officially has a new police chief.  Chief Kelly Bakken was sworn in as the new chief yesterday.  Bakken was previously the Black River Falls police chief.  She’s taking over for former chief Jesse James who was recently elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly. 

Feed My People Food Bank’s largest, annual fundraiser is set to bring the whole community together to help support hunger relief efforts in west central Wisconsin. Empty Bowls will be held on Thursday March 7, 2019 at the Florian Gardens. Guests will be served locally made soup, specialty breads and desserts. Over 2,000 bowls have been donated from local artists, students and community members for guests to choose from at the event. Last year, proceeds from sponsors and ticket sales

It should now be easier for some folks to get a voter ID in the state of Wisconsin.  Governor Tony Evers yesterday ordered the state’s DMV offices to stay open later and on weekends to accommodate people who need an ID.  The governor’s executive order may even have the Department of Transportation opening new offices.

Add Wisconsin to the list of states suing to try and stop the Trump administration from shifting money away from Planned Parenthood.  Twenty Democratic attorneys general filed the lawsuit yesterday, they want to block a move to shift that money toward faith-based family planning clinics.  California is leading the suit.  The White House says it expected the challenge.

Police are continuing to investigate an officer-involved shooting that took place between the towns of Augusta and Fairchild.  Police say a suspicious person began fighting with Augusta police officers and an Eau Claire County sheriff’s deputy on Saturday.  Non-lethal forces were used to subdue the suspect but they didn’t work and the person was shot and killed.  A police officer and sheriff’s deputy have both been put on administrative leave.

The snow is continuing to cause issues for postal workers in Eau Claire.  The local USPS says it has sent hundreds of notices reminding people to clear their mailboxes as well as the streets and walkways surrounding them.  Postal workers have reported nearly 35 accidents since October.  The Eau Claire post office says mail delays and an extra workload for postal workers results when mailboxes aren’t cleared.