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 A man accused of shooting Eau Claire officers with a BB gun is changing his plea.  Emmitt Ritter-Simpson withdrew his plea of not guilty by mental disease or defect yesterday and entered a plea of not guilty. He faced 15 counts, including disorderly conduct and obstructing an officer following a January standoff.

Governor Walker is looking to provide tax relief for seniors and parents paying for child care in the upcoming state budget.  Walker announced yesterday that he would create a new tax credit for parents paying for child care and would seek a 50-percent increase in a refundable tax credit for low-income seniors.  The credit for low-income seniors is a housing credit that was cut from the most recent state budget.

At least one person is in custody as FBI agents execute a search warrant at home in Kronenwetter.  Agents were seen removing items from a home on the corner of Gary Lee and Sun Meadow drives this morning.  WSAW-TV reports the agents were from the Child Exploitation Task Force.  The one person who was taken into custody faces a probation violation.

The body of a man found dead Sunday morning in a northern Wisconsin lake is identified as a 70-year-old from Phelps.  John Ziebert was reported missing late Friday night when his fishing boat was found floating unoccupied on Lac Vieux Desert Lake.  His body was recovered early Saturday morning.  Phelps was not found wearing a life jacket and authorities remind people they should always wear a life jacket while on the water.

One person is injured after shots were fired in Eau Claire.  Right now, we know that police responded last night to a report on Revere Street at Oak Ridge Valley, known as Shawtown Trailer Park. Details are expected later today. Authorities say the victim was targeted and the investigation is ongoing.

 The storm that was Hurricane Florence is only a tropical depression now, but it’s expected to pour out more than three feet of rain before it leaves the Carolinas. The National Hurricane Center says the storm will continue to spread catastrophic and historic flooding for days. Florence is already blamed for at least 17 deaths. Wisconsin National Guard members are headed to areas affected by Florence.  Nearly 25 members left for the storm-affected areas on the east coast.  Half of

One motorcyclist is dead and two others are injured after three separate crashes.  A 63-year-old man died at the scene in a Pepin County crash Saturday when he went into a guardrail and was ejected from his motorcycle.  Another motorcyclist is suffering from life-threatening injuries after he struck a deer in Buffalo County and was thrown from his motorcycle.  Deputies say speed may be a factor in that crash.  A third motorcyclist suffered a serious leg injury when he lost

A national movement intending to share hope and spread love is part of an annual Eau Claire event.  This year’s Suicide Prevention Walk took place Saturday in Carson Park, where community members walked through a line of shoes that represented the 174 lives taken by suicide in the last five years in the Chippewa Valley.

A Wisconsin mail carrier is pleading guilty to stealing more than six-thousand greeting cards filled with cash and checks.  Ebony Smith was assigned to a couple of zip codes in Wauwatosa since 2015.  An investigation was started after residents kept complaining they weren’t getting their cards.  A sting operation involving a transmitter placed inside a decoy card led postal agents to make the bust.  An auto scrap yard also found thousands of envelopes and hundreds of checks in the back of a

Two new loan programs will further help homeowners and businesses recover from recent flooding.  Governor Scott Walker says the Flood Relief Loan Program will provide no-interest loans up to ten-thousand-dollars to repair homes damaged by flooding. A Disaster Recovery Microloan Program is also being unveiled by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.  That will help small businesses gain an immediate source of funds for restoration work and related expenses.