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A man accused of killing three Girl Scouts and a mother in Northwestern Wisconsin was allegedly huffing before the crash.  Huffing is the inhaling of chemicals like freon or aerosols.  Colton Treu is being held on 250-thousand-dollars in Chippewa County after a crash over the weekend.  He faces four counts of vehicular homicide after hitting the group, which was picking up trash along County Highway P near Weber Field. 

A ten-year-old girl is being held on 50-thousand-dollar cash bond in Chippewa County as the investigation into the death of an infant continues.  The Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office received a call about an unresponsive baby boy last week.  He was airlifted from St. Joseph’s Hospital to a hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota where he passed away.  The girl allegedly confessed to police that she stomped on the head of the six-month-old. 

The man accused of hitting and killing three young girls and a mother with his truck is due in court in Chippewa County today. The Lake Hallie police sergeant says 21-year-old Colten Treu crossed the center line on Highway P near Webber Field on Saturday and hit three Girl Scouts as they were picking up trash on the side of the road. Treu could be facing multiple charges including hit-and-run involving death and homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle.

A Wilton man is dead after a utility vehicle crash in Monroe County. Police responded to the crash on State Trunk Highway 71 early Sunday morning. Reports say the man crossed the center line and hit a mailbox and a utility poll which snapped the utility wires causing the UTV to flip on top of him. He was trapped until authorities arrived and was later pronounced dead at the hospital.

Veterans in the Eau Claire area are benefiting from free health services thanks to volunteers at Chippewa Valley Technical College. CVTC hosted its Give Vets a Smile event over the weekend which usually helps veterans with free dental care. This year, veterans were able to get other health services including COPD and nutrition screenings and even haircuts. The organizers say they want to make sure this is continued as an annual event.

The Eau Claire School District is continuing its discussions of possibly rezoning its elementary schools. The school board will continue discussions about making the changes at a meeting today, which would include repurposing Roosevelt Elementary into a 4K school. At the meeting, the board will get an update on previous listening sessions as it draws closer to a decision. If the rezoning is approved, it is expected to cost the district tens of millions of dollars.

The traffic crash claimed the lives of: Jayna S. Kelley (age 9) of Lake Hallie Autum A. Helgeson (age 10) of Lake Hallie Haylee J. Hickle (age 10) and her mother Sara Jo Schneider (age 32) from the Town of Lafayette. One additional injured girl (age 10) is still hospitalized and is reported to be in stable condition at this time.

On Saturday November 3, 2018 at 4:33pm Colten R Treu (age 21) of Chippewa Falls turned himself in to Officers from the City of Chippewa Falls Police. The passenger in the truck turned himself in to the City of Eau Claire Police at 3:54pm on the same day. Both subjects gave statements to police which included that they had been intentionally inhaling chemical vapors which is commonly called “Huffing”, just prior to the accident. Colten R Treu has been arrested

Lake Hallie Police say three young girls and one woman are dead after a hit-and-run. One other girl was injured. The girls were Girl Scouts who attended Halmstad Elementary School and Southview Elementary School in Chippewa Falls and were picking up trash on the highway near STH 29. The driver fled, but later surrendered to police and is identified as 21-year-old Colton Treu of Chippewa Falls. The investigation is ongoing.  The community of Chippewa Falls is in mourning after the

Governor Walker and Democrat Tony Evers are doubling down on new policy stances on health care and taxes. Walker said yesterday that Wisconsin will always cover people with pre-existing conditions, despite the state joining a federal lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act. Evers said yesterday that his position on taxes isn’t new, that he’s always been against raising property taxes and will reduce income taxes for the middle class. Vice President Pence is hoping an appearance with Wisconsin Governor Scott