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This week’s winter storm is over in northwest Wisconsin but it caused a number of crashes. The Eau Claire Police Department says it responded to 16 crashes as of yesterday afternoon.  About five inches of snow fell in Eau Claire and parts to the west got up to eight inches.  A wind chill advisory is in effect until noon today but temperatures are expected to plummet into the negative double-digits overnight. 

A Wheeler man is going to jail for over two months after violating his probation in a sexual assault case.  Paging through The Leader-Telegram, you saw reports that 24-year-old Joshua Hagen was sentenced in November of 2017 to three years of probation for sexually assaulting a minor he had sex with years before and for having sex with a child 16 or older.  After breaking his probation, he was sentenced to 69 days in jail after getting credit for 171

A previously convicted felon is going to prison for three years after pleading no contest to possessing cocaine and heroin.  Twenty-one-year-old Kentrell Pouewells was arrest back in December after Eau Claire gas station workers called police on him.  Police say they found cocaine, heroin, and marijuana in his possession.  Pouewells must also serve two years of extended supervision after his prison sentence. 

State legislators are discussing putting in tolls on Wisconsin roadways.  Some republicans are suggesting the addition of tolls to help fund transportation needs across the state.  Some county officials in La Crosse don’t agree with the idea, however.  The county board chair says she’s concerned that people will start using county roads to avoid the tolls which would only add to over 100-million dollars in state infrastructure needs. 

The La Crosse police Department is investigating a dead body that was found in the city.  You may have seen this unfolding on T.V. as WEAU reports the body was found just before two o’clock yesterday afternoon in the backyard of a home in the 16-hundred block of Johnson Street.  Police are continuing to investigate and they plan to release more information sometime today. 

Well, Mother Nature and Jack Frost had a spat, and we were caught in the middle….A large winter storm is responsible for heavy snowfall in our area, and if you were out at al yesterday you know that road conditions were treacherous and are expected to be a little slick this morning so just leave some extra time on your commute…and what about the kiddos who have been racking up those snow days? Well…. The Eau Claire School District is

Eau Claire County snowmobile trails are opening today at noon.  The Associated Snowmobile Clubs of Eau Claire County announced the opening yesterday, crediting snowfall this week.  Trails in the town of Union opened earlier this week. 

A new report shows that Eau Claire County crews stand out as some of the best when clearing roads in the winter.  The report was released yesterday by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and compared the 2017-2018 winter performance of highway departments across the state.  Criteria included salt usage, winter severity, and reaction times.  Eau Claire County was ranked as taking action quickly on winter weather, while not responding too soon. 

Recent snow and cold temperatures are leading to volunteer shortages at many Eau Claire organizations.  The kitchen coordinator at the Community Table says that seven volunteers showed up yesterday and only one showed up last week, while ten to 12 are needed to help cook and serve people needing a hot meal.  The American Red Cross is also facing a blood shortage because of canceled blood drives during snow and below freezing temperatures. 

Wisconsin leaders are facing pressure to change the way juvenile suspects are interrogated.  Thousands have signed a petition for change over concerns with the interrogation practices used on teenage killer Brendan Dassey, which were widely seen on the Netflix presentation Making a Murderer.  Dassey was questioned without an attorney or parent present in 2005 in connection with the murder of photographer Teresa Halbach.  His conviction was initially set aside by a federal court magistrate over the interrogation tactics, but was later