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The sheriff in La Crosse County says two people are fighting for their lives after they hit a deer with their motorcycle.  It happened about 9 p.m. last night on Highway 33 in the Town of Greenfield.  Deputies say the man and the woman on the bike were rushed to the hospital with ‘substantial’ injuries. 

Hunters in the state are asking for mandatory Chronic Wasting Disease testing across Wisconsin this fall.  A task force of hunters yesterday asked the state’s Department of Natural Resources to require testing on all deer shot this fall.  Wisconsin is trying to get a handle on CWD, which is deadly to the state’s deer population. 

Dairy farmers in Wisconsin and across the country are losing patience with Congress.  The American Dairy Coalition yesterday sent an open letter to members of the U.S. House urging them to vote on the U.S.-Canada-Mexico Agreement.  Coalition President Walt Moore says the lack of a trade agreement with Canada and Mexico is hurting dairy farmers.  He says without the deal the recession in the dairy industry will only get worse.  President Trump signed the agreement last fall, but Congress has yet to

Former Fox Crossing judge Len Kachinsky is being hit with a three-year suspension.  The Wisconsin Supreme Court today ordered Kachinsky suspended from eligibility for judicial appointment for three years.  Kachinsky has been embroiled in legal issues in the last year, including being accused of stalking and violating a restraining order. 

A Chippewa Falls man is accused of his eighth operating with restricted controlled substance charge in Eau Claire.  A criminal complaint claims Timothy Gould recently ran into another car and was taken to the hospital.  Gould was then charged with the controlled substance charge, bail jumping, and possession of THC.  He’s currently out on five-thousand-dollars bond. 

The Eau Claire city council will make its decision on what to do with the Roosevelt-State Street intersection tonight.  The council met last night where it heard public testimony on future construction for the area.  A roundabout was originally planned, but the council reversed that decision last month.  It will vote on a new plan tonight. 

The Northern Wisconsin State Fair kicks off in Chippewa Falls this week.  The executive director of the fair says there will be multiple new exhibits this year including a kids Lego building contest, more animal exhibits, and exhibits honoring past fairs.  The fair starts tomorrow morning.  CLICK HERE to map out your days of fair fun!

It’s still unclear what caused a fir at an Eau Claire laundromat over the weekend.  The fire department says the blaze broke out at Quick Clean Center around 2:30 last Saturday morning and caused about 125-thousand-dollars in damage.  The deputy fire chief says there are no signs of foul play, but it could take several days to reach a final conclusion. 

The fight over what to call the park along Forest Street in Eau Claire is unresolved as it heads to city hall.  Eau Claire’s city council is being asked to pick a name for the park tonight.  The organizers behind the two million-dollar Veterans Tribute Trail want to name at least part of the park Veterans Tribute Park.  But some neighbors don’t like that name.  County Board Member Tami Schraufnagel wants something everyone can agree on. 

An Eau Claire man is heading to prison for firing his gun during a drug deal gone bad last year.  A judge yesterday sentenced Marcus Wells to two years in prison.  Police say Wells pulled his gun and fired during a drug deal at a house on Revere Street last September.