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Today, Governor Evers issued Executive Order # 44, relating to a proclamation that the flag of the United States and the flag of the State of Wisconsin be flown at half-staff in honor of State Day of Service and Remembrance. Please ensure that the flag of the United State and the flag of the State of Wisconsin are flown at half-staff at all state facilities beginning at sunrise on September 11, 2019, and ending at sunset on the same date.

A fire in the town of Modena leaves a home a total loss and one occupant with injuries. It was about 8:30 Monday morning when a call came in about a fire at a home on County Road J. When crews arrived the house was fully engulfed in flames and all of the occupant were out and accounted for. Inside the home there were several oxygen tanks causing small explosions which lead to two nearby homes also being evacuated. The

At 7:32 am on September 9th 2019, the Barron Maple Grove Fire Department was dispatched to a report of a working structure fire inside the feed mill cooling tower located at the Jennie-O Plant in Barron. First arriving crews reported heavy smoke showing from the west side of the building and requested surrounding fire departments to be paged for additional manpower. Firefighters made entry into the tower and initiated searches of each floor, resulting in no victims and all plant

A 100-thousand-dollar reward is being offered on behalf of convicted killer Steven Avery.  Attorney Kathleen Zellner says a concerned citizen has posted the six-figure reward for the arrest and conviction of what they’re claiming to be “the real killer” of Teresa Halbach.  Avery and his nephew Brendan Dassey were convicted in 2007 of the 2005 killing of the freelance photographer.  Each was sentenced to life in prison.

Homeland security and terrorism is top of mind at a hearing at the 9/11 Memorial in New York City.  The committee chairman Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson said today it’s important to ask the hard questions about security and the challenges of the last 18 years.  The committee is hearing from three former Homeland Security secretaries about how the nation is adapting to emerging threats of terrorism. On the topic of gun control, Senator Tammy Baldwin says it’s time for Majority Leader Mitch

Wausau has never been better.  That’s the slogan of Robert Mielke as he announced his run for re-election as Wausau mayor today.  Mielke says Wausau will continue to succeed if it continues working together and adapting to change.  Katie Rosenberg and Chris Norfleet are also in the running.  Candidates have until January 5th to file to run in the April 7th election

The Sawyer County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to investigate a missing persons case involving a California resident who went missing from the Winter Northern Lights Motel in the Village of Winter WI on Friday August 30, 2019. 89 year old Norbert Anthony Dantzman (Tony) was reported missing to th Sawyer County Sheriff’s Office on Friday August 30. Dantzman, a former resident of the area, traveled from California to Winter WI with family members to attend a family centennial celebration. Review

The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is getting some national love! According to U.S. News & World Report’s 2020 Best Colleges listing released today. It is the 25th consecutive year that U.S. News has named UW-Eau Claire a top Midwestern public university.  UW-Eau Claire’s fourth-place ranking was a move up from fifth place a year ago, and its ranking among all 162 public and private Midwestern universities rose to 33rd, up from 38th last year. Every year since 1995, U.S. News

Beginning this week, Xcel Energy will start to rebuild a transmission line that runs between Nelson and the main channel of the Mississippi River. Area residents can expect to see helicopters and increased traffic near the site on WIS 35 and WIS 25. Work on the project is expected to take approximately four weeks. While construction will not take place on the weekends during the waterfowl hunting season, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Xcel Energy ask that hunters

FROM ECASD: Students at North High School are now resuming their normal school day. Law enforcement officers remain on campus as an added precaution. We would like to thank everyone for their patience. The district learned about the issue at 6:30 a.m. this morning and acted immediately. We are confident that there is no threat to school safety at this time. We want to especially thank those who shared the social media post with the district. We encourage all students,