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Wisconsin’s Supreme Court will decide two cases that could help define when someone is truly dangerous.  The court last week announced it will take three cases under review.  Two of the cases, one from Marathon County and the other from Langlade County, deal with the question of when someone can be declared dangerous by the court.  The third case focuses on an insurance case out of Burnett County.  The court declined to review about three dozen other cases from around

President Trump is cheering the strong economy.  During a speech at an aerospace plant in Milwaukee yesterday, Trump said the U.S. manufacturing industry has come back strong.  He also noted the strong performance by the stock market during his tenure.  Trump said the American economy is the envy of the world.  He stressed that the U.S. is now the number one producer of oil and natural gas in the world.  Trump promoted the new North American trade deal, which is

A Wisconsin man’s small rose garden that he initially dedicated to his late wife is now a major attraction.  Bus loads of tourists come to visit 81-year-old Doug Amon’s garden in Delavan.  He planted the garden in 2005, shortly after his wife lost a long battle to breast cancer.  He said over the years the garden has grown to house over 400 bushes and he has even adorned the area with a waterfall, gazebo and other features.  

President Trump is slamming former GOP House Speaker Paul Ryan.  Speaking at the White House today, Trump called Ryan a “baby” who didn’t know what he was doing.   Ryan was quoted in a new book being very critical of Trump.  Trump said the Wisconsin Republican was a no-talent Speaker who lost the House to Democrats.  In his new book, Ryan calls Trump narcissistic, divisive and uneducated about government.  

The average price for a gallon of regular gas in Wisconsin is up two-cents-a-gallon from a week ago.  Triple-A says the average price statewide is two-dollars-and-72-cents today, a nickel below the national average.  Drivers in Eau Claire are paying the highest average price at the pump at two-84-a-gallon.  The lowest average price is posted in Appleton at two-63 for regular gas. 

Just a bit after 2:30 on Thursday afternoon the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a dump truck vs minivan crash, with injury, at the intersection of STH 27 and CTH MM in the town of Sigel just south of the Village of Cadott, WI. A dump truck was traveling N/B on STH 27. A minivan was traveling southbound on STH 27 and attempted to turn onto CTH MM in front of the dump truck. The dump truck

Want to see what they have been up to at City Hall? The City Hall Open House celebrating the completion of the 2018-2019 historic building restoration is set for Thursday, July 25, from 3p.m. to 8p.m. The Open House will be held on the campus of City Hall downtown located at 203 South Farwell Street and on the adjacent Dewey Street which will be closed to through-traffic between Eau Claire Street and East Grand Avenue. A ribbon cutting ceremony will

Crescent Avenue will be closed to traffic between Curvue Road and South Town Hall Road starting at 6:00 A.M. on Wednesday, July 17 th through Sunday morning, July 21st d at approximately 2:00 A.M. Residents who live in the affected area have been contacted by Country Jam staff members and provided With vehicle passes to allow them access to the area. All other traffic will be diverted around the festival area using Town Hall Road and Curvue Road or West

A Menomonie man is pleading guilty in a Dunn County drug and sexual assault case.  Reports say Timothy Carl took a plea deal yesterday and pleaded guilty to fourth-degree sexual assault and two drug charges.  He was accused of pressuring a woman to smoke meth and then sexually assaulting her afterwards.  He’ll serve four months in jail with work release followed by two years of probation. 

An Eau Claire man is going to prison after being convicted of selling meth to an undercover informant.  Police say they found drugs, money, and weapons in Kirk Stassel’s home after he sold meth three different times.  Stassel pleaded no contest to five charges last month.  Yesterday he was sentenced to nine years in prison followed by ten years of supervised release.