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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. 

A Menomonie woman is in custody after being accused of having nearly 100 grams of drugs in her car.  Dunn County sheriff’s deputies say Jordan Roberts recently sold more than 400-dollars worth of methamphetamine to a police informant.  Roberts was arrested on July 10th and deputies say they found 95 grams of meth, heroin, mushrooms, marijuana, and cash in her car.  She’s facing 14 charges and could do 75 years in prison. 

An Eau Claire man is going to prison after being convicted of six charges stemming from a police standoff.  A criminal complaint says Nicholas Burr fired a shotgun in the air after an argument with his girlfriend last August.  This started a standoff, but Burr gave himself up about an hour later.  Burr pleaded guilty in the case back in May and was sentenced yesterday to two years in prison followed by four years of probation.