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A Whitehall man is going to prison for 14 years after being convicted of child sexual assault.  Sixty-seven-year-old Daniel Stafford was accused of sexually assaulting a girl between five and ten-years-old over a five year span.  You may have read the details of this case in The Leader Telegram, saying Stafford was visibly emotional and apologized at his sentencing.  After his prison sentence he’ll serve four years of probation. 

Residents of a duplex in Eau Claire are displaced after a fire.  The Eau Claire Fire Department says the building on Second Avenue caught on fire early yesterday morning and firefighters found it filled with smoke.  Crews quickly doused the flames and ventilated the house.  The Red Cross is currently assisting the displaced families while the building is unlivable. 

Flu cases are starting to increase in Wisconsin after a slow start to the season.  The La Crosse County Health Department says it’s noticing an increase in cases even though flu season hasn’t been very disruptive so far.  People are taking better precautions to deal with the flu this year though.  The Health Department says about 52-thousand people in the county have gotten their flu shots this year compared to 50-thousand last year. 

The postal service in Eau Claire is asking residents to make sure they have their mailboxes clear of snow.  Post office officials say there have been multiple postal workers who have gotten hurt this winter because of snow and ice covered sidewalks and walkways.  The Eau Claire postmaster says it’s important to have at least six feet cleared in front of and behind mailboxes.  Meanwhile, what about that towing order? Eau Claire police say the tow warning it issued is

It doesn’t look like Wisconsin will be leaving the Obamacare lawsuit after all.  Attorney General Josh Kaul yesterday said that he doesn’t see the state changing sides on the case that challenges the federal health care law.  Kaul and fellow Democrat Tony Evers campaigned on a pledge to remove the state from the lawsuit, but Republican lawmakers passed some laws back in December that would make that difficult. 

The cost of snow removal in Eau Claire County is piling up.  County Highway Commissioner Jon Johnson says the cost for snow removal between February 3rd and February 9th was more than 313-thousand dollars.  The figure includes plow operations on both county and state highways.  Johnson says county highway drivers clocked more than 750 hours of overtime at a cost of 19-thousand dollars.  Eau Claire road crews are spending time clearing snow from the sides of the streets.  Worker started

You can be a part of this event to benefit Lincoln and the Schrock family tomorrow (Saturday, Feb. 16th) in Loyal.

A judge has set the trial for the man accused of killing Milwaukee Police Officer Matthew Rittner for July.  Jordan Fricke appeared in court twice yesterday morning. In his first appearance he waived his right to a preliminary hearing. He later appeared for arraignment, where he pleaded not guilty to three counts.  He was shackled in a wheelchair when rolled into the courtroom packed with more than 50 police officers. 

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar is making a presidential campaign stop in Eau Claire.  Her campaign announced yesterday that the Democratic Minnesota senator will be in the city this Saturday.  She is set to be at SHIFT Cyclery and Coffee Bar mid-morning before moving on to appearances in Iowa.  Klobuchar is one of nine Democrats who are officially in the race for the party’s presidential nomination. 

A new podcast focusing on running is featuring active Chippewa Valley residents.  The husband and wife owners Adam and Alicia Condit of Blue Ox Running are sharing the experiences of runners of all levels and abilities.  The podcast will also include information on topics like running while pregnant or with an illness.  The first episode shared the couple’s own story.