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A Marinette County man is in custody after allegedly admitting to shooting his wife.  Police say a man called 9-1-1 around 11:00 last night and told authorities he shot his wife earlier in the evening.  A 63-year-old woman was found dead at the home from an apparent gunshot wound.  Authorities say it’s an isolated incident and there’s no danger to the public. 

An accident in Washburn County just after 10 Monday morning leaves an 18 year old St. Paul man dead. Officers responded to a two vehicle crash on Highway 63, approximately 1/4 of a mile north of Hamilton Road. A Ram pickup truck with a lone male driver, pulling a car trailer with a car on it, was southbound on Highway 63 when it lost control and crossed into the north bound lane of Highway 63 striking a car that was

Thirteen-year-old Jayme Closs’ accused kidnapper is due in Barron County court today.  Twenty-one-year-old Jacob Patterson is expected to be charged with two counts of first-degree homicide for the murder of Closs’ parents and one count of kidnapping.  Closs was found by a woman walking her dog near Gordon last Thursday nearly three months since her parents were found murdered in their Barron home.  She has since been medically evaluated and returned to her family. 

A man who broke into a garage in rural Chippewa Falls and claimed he was on an Easter egg hunt is avoiding jail time.  Last week, 24-year-old Matthew Gensler pleaded no contest to the June 2018 burglary and was sentenced to three years probation.  Gensler was also sentenced to up to 180 days in jail, but had the sentence withheld by a judge. 

A four-year-old is dead after a weekend house fire in Price County.  The county sheriff’s office says the fire broke out in the Town of Ogema around 2:00 Saturday afternoon.  Firefighters got word there was a small child inside, but they were unable to enter the home when they first arrived because the flames had engulfed the house.  The four-year-old didn’t survive and an investigation is underway to determine the cause of the fire. 

Twenty-six people are applying to be the new superintendent of the Altoona School District.  The Leader-Telegram reports a meeting will be held tonight where school board members will discuss the applicants in an attempt to whittle them down to six or seven candidates.  Those should then be cut down to three finalists by the end of tomorrow who will each spend time with the district at the end of the month getting interviewed.  A finalist could be chosen as soon

The Eau Claire Ski Club is celebrating 50 years at Silver Mine Hill this week.  The club is hosting the 133rd annual Silver Mine Invitational this Friday and Saturday in Eau Claire.  About 50 to 60 of the top skiers from around the country and the world are expected to compete as part of the five hills tour and U.S. Cup tournament series.  Practice jumps start Wednesday and competition is set to begin Friday. 

The roof of the Bradley Center in Milwaukee is no more.  It was blown to pieces yesterday in a controlled explosion.  The Milwaukee Bucks tweeted that the arena will be completely demolished sometime this summer. 

The celebration continued this weekend as a church in Cameron is celebrating the return of Jayme Closs.  It was a full house at St. Peter Catholic Church in Cameron yesterday as members said prayers of thanks.  Church members said their strong and continuous prayers probably helped bring Jayme home.  That church is where Jayme had her first communion and attended Sunday school.  The church plans to hold a praise and gratitude service next Sunday as well, to honor the 13-year-old’s

Eau Claire may be getting several new housing projects.  A total of three projects would add 360 new rental units to the area.  The mix of apartments, senior living and townhomes are just waiting approval from the city.  Eau Claire’s Plan Commission is set to review rezoning requests this evening at the Courthouse.  The City Council will then vote on the projects next week.