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We now know names involved in the deadly accident in Washburn County. The Wisconsin State Patrol says a pickup truck pulling a trailer was southbound on Highway 63 just north of Hamilton Road yesterday morning when it lost control and hit a car nearly head on.  The driver of the car, 18 year old Henry Evans Zietlow died in the crash. The truck driver, 23 year old Robert Ninke from Deer Park and a passenger in the car, 51 year old Sarah

A Menomonie man accused of killing his roommate is having his competency questioned.  Richard Seehaver’s attorney addressed his mental state in Dunn County court yesterday and a judged ordered a psychiatrist or psychologist to have him evaluated.  Seehaver is accused of shooting 54-year-old John Likeness with a crossbow and slitting his throat last month.  His preliminary hearing is scheduled for February 28th. 

A woman is alive and safe after her car was hit by a train in the Town of Bergen.  WEAU reports Ferryville resident Jayme Weber was southbound on Highway 35 just north of Stoddard yesterday afternoon when she lost control of her vehicle on railroad tracks.  Weber left the car just before a train hit it, throwing it about 40 yards.  She was uninjured. 

A plan to bring more low-income apartments to Eau Claire is approved by the city’s Plan Commission.  The Leader-Telegram reports the plan passed anonymously yesterday despite concerns that it didn’t provide enough parking.  The planned apartments are expected to be built along Oxford Avenue between Kwik Trip and the Eau Claire Children’s Theater.  Next in the process will be a vote to rezone the space to allow for the new buildings. 

An Olympic alternate athlete will be returning to the slopes when he competes in the Silver Mine Invitational this weekend.  Nick Mattoon will be jumping for the first time since last March and will be joined by his brother Nate and six other jumpers from the Eau Claire Ski Club when practice starts on Wednesday.  Competition in the ski club’s 50th anniversary hosting the event at Silver Mine starts on Friday.

The 911 call from the people who helped Jayme Closs after she escaped from her kidnapper has been released.  In the call, Kristin Kasinskas [[ kuh-ZINS-kes ]] tells the dispatcher that Jayme Closs is in her home and provides her address.  Kasinskas stays on the phone with the dispatcher and can be heard offering Closs food and water in the background.  The dispatcher also spoke to the woman who was walking her dog when Closs approached her for help.  The

An Eau Claire woman is headed to trial, accused of letting men sexually assault two children for drugs and money.  Michelle Mayer appeared in court yesterday afternoon, with no agreements reached.  The criminal complaints says Mayer let men come to a home on Eddy Lane in Eau Claire over the course of nine years to sexual and physically abuse two children starting at ages six and nine-years-old.  The home’s owner says they knew nothing about the assaults until 2017.  The

A plan for a new Casey’s General Store in Eau Claire is moving forward.  The Eau Claire Plan Commission unanimously approved a site plan during yesterday’s meeting.  The business is set to be built on North Clairemont Avenue and calls for seven gas pumps with a total of 14 fueling stations. 

A criminal complaint reveals that the man accused of abducting Jayme Closs and killing her parents allegedly confessed to the crimes.  The complaint today says Jake Paterson confessed to killing James and Denise Closs in October before kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme.  Patterson reportedly told investigators he chose to kidnap Jayme at random after stopping behind a school bus on US Highway 9 and seeing her get off.  The teenager escaped her kidnapper from a cabin in Gordon on Thursday and was

Senator Tammy Baldwin says Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell needs to stop obstructing a vote in the Senate for ending the government shutdown.  The Wisconsin Democrat says today it’s past time to reopen the government and ensure federal workers finally get paid.  Baldwin says it’s outrageous that Wisconsinites and other Americans are being forced to ration medication like insulin because they’re not receiving their federal paycheck.