Home

An Appleton man is under arrest after being accused of posing as a doctor.  Kyle Larson faces multiple charges including practicing medicine without a license.  Police received a tip and learned that Larson was going by the name Doctor Kyle Ellis and offering medical treatments and medications.  Larson was taken into custody yesterday and Appleton authorities ask anyone who may have received treatment from a Doctor Kyle Ellisto contact them. 

Officials at UW Hospital believe the flushing and disinfecting of its water treatment system will stop an outbreak of Legionnaires disease.  Four patients have tested positive for the illness and hospital officials believe they contracted it while taking a shower.  All four patients are being treated and recovering.  The hospital water system was flushed yesterday.  

 Three people in Eau Claire are facing multiple drug and child neglect charges.  Amanda Hays and Leah Kramer were both arrested in October after police say they found marijuana and meth in their home.  Hays’ husband Dale Stevens has been issued an arrest warrant, but hasn’t been taken into custody.  Police say the three lived with three children who’s hair samples tested positive for meth.  Hays appeared in court yesterday and Kramer will appear early next month. 

 University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow is being reprimanded for allegedly inviting a porn star to speak on campus.  The Chippewa Herald says the University of Wisconsin System president signed a letter on November 6th that said Gow exercised poor judgment and put it in his personal file.  Gow is accused of inviting Nina Hartley to speak to students on November 1st about consent and female empowerment.  Gow says he doesn’t regret inviting Hartley to speak and defended his actions by claiming

A new gym coming to Menomonie is hoping to have a big impact on people with autism and anxiety disorders.  Jesse’s Jym calls itself a sensory-based learning center that focuses on fulfilling specific sensory needs.  It will feature swings and jumping and climbing structures and have specialized play groups that do yoga, American Sign Language, and work on social skills.  The grand opening is scheduled for this Friday and Saturday. 

–  A new speed dating event in La Crosse is helping seniors who are looking for love.  Last night, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse hosted this first-of-its-kind event where about 20 people over the age of 65 had five minutes to get to connect with each person in the room.  The professor in charge of the event said one of his main goals was to create inter-generational contact between the participants and his students. 

School officials say Chippewa Falls Senior High was placed on hold after a threat was found in a bathroom.  Students and staff were kept in their classrooms for about 15 minutes Wednesday afternoon.  A student was immediately questioned by administrators based on video footage and handwriting samples.  The student confessed to writing the note and had their locker and belongings searched.  The investigation found that while the note was disruptive and inappropriate, there was no plan for violence against the

A Chippewa Falls man is facing charges in the deaths of two men police say he provided with drugs.  Shane Johnson was charged yesterday for the death of 28-year-old Samuel Ott, who died in November 2017.  Johnson was charged last November for supplying the heroin that killed 40-year-old Nicholas Buck.  Johnson has already been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for possessing 50 grams or more of meth with intent to distribute. 

The Chippewa Falls City Clerk says a plan to move the 2020 Presidential primary to April is an unnecessary burden to local taxpayers.  The plan would mean there would be three elections in the spring of 2020 in the Chippewa Valley.  The City Clerk also says the idea would make absentee voting complicated and confusing. 

An area shop sign is spreading positive messages to help the community heal after a crash took the lives of three young Girl Scouts and a mother during a service project.  The Wrap Guys has been printing stickers, signs, and t-shirts with a logo that carries a positive message that also remembers the tragic deaths.  The victims’ Girl Scout Troop 3055 will carry a banner with the logo made and donated by the company.