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A line of credit is in place for Milwaukee’s bid for the 2020 Democratic National Convention.  Organizers say the third-party financing was the last major hurdle in the city’s quest to host the event.  Mayor Tom Barrett won’t say what the total amount of the guarantee is or the names of individuals or groups providing it.  The city is competing with Miami Beach and Houston for the opportunity to host the event. 

The Eau Claire Community Foundation is giving out a record number of grants.  Officials say the organization received nearly five-million dollars in donations last year.  The foundation provided over 500 grants to area organizations, for a total of nearly three million dollars.  Nonprofits receiving grants of more than ten thousand dollars include the Boys and Girls Club of the Greater Chippewa Valley, Feed My People Food Bank, and Western Dairyland. 

The Eau Claire Police Department is working to overcome language barriers they often encounter when working with suspects or victims who don’t speak English.  The department is using a service called Language Line that gives them access to a translator for every language.  The service provides interpretation services over the phone.  The tool has been used by the department since 2007.  

Democratic Governor Tony Evers is reversing course on a commitment he made in his first State of the State address to withdraw from the ACA lawsuit.  Evers changes his position after a memo was released yesterday from the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau that stated there is no legal way for the governor to fulfill his promise.  A spokeswoman for Evers said yesterday that the governor hasn’t directed the attorney general to take a specific course of action.  The U.S. Senators

The day after delivering his first State-of-the-State Address, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers visited Chippewa Valley Technical College in Eau Claire to follow up on his message and the role education plays in his agenda. “Last night I talked a lot about education in the State-of-the-State address,” Evers said during his CVTC visit on Wednesday, Jan. 23. “It’s good to be here at CVTC and to see the programs that are great for your communities and the country, and ensure that

The Tomah School Board is considering banning displays of the Confederate flag.  Madison-dot-com says the board spent time during its meeting Monday looking at whether to join the rest of the Mississippi Valley Conference in banning displays of the flag.  Tomah High School principal Robert Joyce says displays of the flag have triggered disruptions at the school.  Joyce says no other school in the Mississippi Valley allows the display of Confederate flag. 

A 22-year-old man is in custody on suspicion he stole a car and caused a standoff near Eau Claire.  Police say they chased the car driven by Corey Gilbert into Seymour early Monday morning before it stopped in the 77-hundred block of Burnell Drive.  Gilbert allegedly barricaded himself inside the car and caused an hours-long standoff before a SWAT unit arrested him.  He’s facing four charges related to the incident.

An Eau Claire Woman involved in a deadly crash in Chippewa County is pleading no contest to homicide by negligent use of a car.  Twenty-four-year-old Cara Stevens also made the plea to reckless driving causing bodily harm but had six other charges dropped in the 2017 crash that killed four people.  Court records show Stevenson’s other six charges will still be considered at her sentencing.

A man from Osseo is accused of multiple crimes around Eau Claire including cashing a dead woman’s checks.  A criminal complaint says 47-year-old Scott Miller was caught in Eau Claire with his front and rear license plates not matching earlier this month.  After being stopped, Miller was accused of committing gas skips and was allegedly found a rifle and marijuana inside the car.  He’s also suspected of stealing checks from a woman who had passed away.  He’s facing up to

A New Richmond man accused of killing his 20-year-old son has a new trial date set.  A criminal complain says 42-year-old Kayle Fleischauer’s son Chase was found unresponsive on the floor of his home last April.  Police say Fleischauer was acting strange when they got there and smelled of intoxicants and charged an officer at one point.  An autopsy determined Chase was shot in the head and Fleischauer was charged with the murder.  He’ll stand trial in June.