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Prosecutors say one of the women who ran the non-profit that put-on Eau Claire’s dragon boat races stole 70 thousand-dollars.  The district attorney yesterday said Renelle Laffe [[ lay-ff ]] spent some of the money on a down payment for her home and to pay off an RV.  Police say Laffe paid back about half of what she took.  Laffe is free on a five thousand-dollar signature bond, she’s due back to face felony theft charges next month. 

Police in Spooner are not saying why they think a man’s death earlier this week is suspicious, but they are treating the case that way nonetheless. Spooner Police and investigators with the state’s Department of Justice are looking into the man’s death at a home in Spooner on Tuesday.  Investigators say some of the evidence at the house has them thinking there is more to the case.  

The weather map in western Wisconsin is a mess.  The National Weather Service is posting a heat advisory and a flash flood watch for folks from Eau Claire down past La Crosse.  The heat advisory is in place from noon today till 7 p.m. tomorrow night.  The flash flood watch will expire later this morning.  Forecasters say people need to be careful in this week’s heat.  That means drinking plenty of water and staying out of the sun. 

Former Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has his second new job of the week.  President Trump yesterday appointed Walker to the board of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in the Smithsonian Institute.  The appointment is for a six year term.  Walker announced on Monday that he is also taking a job with the Young America’s Foundation which reaches out to young, conservative voters across the country. 

The man accused of killing Racine Police Officer John Hetland is headed for trial.  Dalquavis Ward waived his preliminary hearing yesterday.  Ward is accused of killing Hetland during an armed robbery at the bar where Hetland was eating last month.  Ward is facing life in prison on homicide charges. 

Governor Evers is heading to Japan on a trade mission.  The Wisconsin Economic Development Council announced today the governor will make several stops on the trip in September including to Tokyo and Yokohama.  The governor says the state continues to look for expanding markets for exports.  Wisconsin exported nearly 734-million dollars worth of goods to Japan last year.  

Earlier this year, the Eau Claire Police Department was notified by a community member that employees at Angel Massage, 1219 Menomonie Street, perform sex acts in exchange for money at this location. As a result of this information an investigation into this matter was initiated. Angel Massage was placed under surveillance. Upon doing so it was learned 223 customers utilized this business in an approximate one-month time frame. During that time, only one female customer was observed. Eau Claire Police

The owner of a popular restaurant in Lake Hallie is letting the business go for the low, low price of FREE! Deb’s Cafe which has been operating since 2008 is looking for a new owner and it won’t cost them a dime.“I never thought I would be helping sell a restaurant for FREE. When I talked to the owner about it, I asked her if she was sure she wanted to do this, and she was confident that it would provide someone a

We now know who was behind the bank robbery in Lake Hallie earlier this week, but we will not know how much money was taken. 42 year old Jason G Burgett of Milwaukee was identified after a police chase that ended in him surrendering to Officers. It appears he was acting alone. Bank employees reported that the suspect displayed a black handgun. US Currency was stolen and also recovered by officers after a Search Warrant was obtained. The exact amount

A man could do up to 40 years in prison after being accused of raping a woman in Barron County.  The victim reportedly told police Darren Thibedeau held her down and raped her at her home on July 8th while a child and at least one other person were there.  Thibedeau allegedly admitted to police the victim said no, but he didn’t stop.  He’s out on bond and returns to court next week.