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Democratic Governor Tony Evers is reversing course on a commitment he made in his first State of the State address to withdraw from the ACA lawsuit.  Evers changes his position after a memo was released yesterday from the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau that stated there is no legal way for the governor to fulfill his promise.  A spokeswoman for Evers said yesterday that the governor hasn’t directed the attorney general to take a specific course of action.  The U.S. Senators

The day after delivering his first State-of-the-State Address, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers visited Chippewa Valley Technical College in Eau Claire to follow up on his message and the role education plays in his agenda. “Last night I talked a lot about education in the State-of-the-State address,” Evers said during his CVTC visit on Wednesday, Jan. 23. “It’s good to be here at CVTC and to see the programs that are great for your communities and the country, and ensure that

The Tomah School Board is considering banning displays of the Confederate flag.  Madison-dot-com says the board spent time during its meeting Monday looking at whether to join the rest of the Mississippi Valley Conference in banning displays of the flag.  Tomah High School principal Robert Joyce says displays of the flag have triggered disruptions at the school.  Joyce says no other school in the Mississippi Valley allows the display of Confederate flag. 

A 22-year-old man is in custody on suspicion he stole a car and caused a standoff near Eau Claire.  Police say they chased the car driven by Corey Gilbert into Seymour early Monday morning before it stopped in the 77-hundred block of Burnell Drive.  Gilbert allegedly barricaded himself inside the car and caused an hours-long standoff before a SWAT unit arrested him.  He’s facing four charges related to the incident.

An Eau Claire Woman involved in a deadly crash in Chippewa County is pleading no contest to homicide by negligent use of a car.  Twenty-four-year-old Cara Stevens also made the plea to reckless driving causing bodily harm but had six other charges dropped in the 2017 crash that killed four people.  Court records show Stevenson’s other six charges will still be considered at her sentencing.

A man from Osseo is accused of multiple crimes around Eau Claire including cashing a dead woman’s checks.  A criminal complaint says 47-year-old Scott Miller was caught in Eau Claire with his front and rear license plates not matching earlier this month.  After being stopped, Miller was accused of committing gas skips and was allegedly found a rifle and marijuana inside the car.  He’s also suspected of stealing checks from a woman who had passed away.  He’s facing up to

A New Richmond man accused of killing his 20-year-old son has a new trial date set.  A criminal complain says 42-year-old Kayle Fleischauer’s son Chase was found unresponsive on the floor of his home last April.  Police say Fleischauer was acting strange when they got there and smelled of intoxicants and charged an officer at one point.  An autopsy determined Chase was shot in the head and Fleischauer was charged with the murder.  He’ll stand trial in June.

The Chippewa Falls City Council is considering closing a portion of an unused road in the city.  Last night the Board of Public Works considered the request to close Oxford Street between Lombard and Ludgate and plans to recommend that it be closed.  Now the city council will consider it.  If approved it will go to a public hearing and then it will be considered at a later meeting.  The public works director says the road needs to be closed

Newly-elected Governor Tony Evers says pulling out of a lawsuit challenging ObamaCare is a major priority in his new administration.  Evers delivered his first State of the State address yesterday, saying he has directed state Attorney General Josh Kaul to withdraw from the lawsuit, a move Republicans say defies a lame-duck law meant to prevent him from doing so.  He said in a hand-delivered letter to the legislature that he was “immediately withdrawing the authority” given to former Attorney General

A proposed funds transfer is being approved that will keep portable toilets in Eau Claire parks.  The city council voted in favor last night of transferring funds from the city equipment rental to pay for service of the portable toilets.  Budget cuts had previously led city leaders to make plans to remove the toilets, causing some to raise a stink.