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10.16.2018 A nationwide AMBER Alert is in effect as deputies search for a missing teenage girl after her parents were found dead inside their Barron home.  Officials say autopsies have been scheduled for 56-year-old James Closs and 46-year-old Denise Closs.  Authorities are continuing the death investigation, but the main focus is locating 13-year-old Jayme Closs, the couple’s teen daughter-she is not considered a suspect in the deaths and they fear she may be in danger. You can fine more info

An Eau Claire man is facing charges after being accused of stealing from his employer. 20-year-old Trevor Link was charged Friday with the theft of more than 28-hundred dollars.  The criminal complaint say the owner of the Corner Store gas station in the Town of Washington began noticing money and items missing from the store.  Surveillance video allegedly shows Link taking items from the store without paying and taking money from the till.

On the political scene, Governor Walker was the talker here over the weekend, making a stop in Eau Claire to reach out to voters here. He stopped at the Eau Claire Republican Field Office Saturday saying the area is important for his campaign politically and economically. Walker called the state better of than before he took office, citing lower unemployment rates.  On the other side of the ballot, Democratic candidate for governor Tony Evers is proposing to cut middle class

The Eau Claire School District budget is being finalized.  The district has been making cuts to avoid a nearly six-million dollar deficit and have brought the gap down to just over three-million dollars.  Some of the cuts include decreasing the purchasing of supplies and reallocating staff throughout the district.

The weather was certainly reminding us of what’s to come….and was already HERE. And, it had an effect on area events as well.  The Chippewa Riverfront celebration was postponed into next year after yesterday’s snow and cold temps. The new park will be a cornerstone of revitalizing the downtown and has been many years in the making. Plans are to kick off this future home of music, art, and gatherings with a grand opening and celebration in the summer of

Senate candidates Sen. Tammy Baldwin and State Senator Leah Vukmir debated Saturday night in Wausau at a one-hour televised event. The candidates debated numerous issues including health care, marijuana legalization, immigration, tariffs, and the U.S. Supreme Court. The candidates also took questions from the audience through social media about climate change and abortion.  The WBA Foundation is hosting a debate between gubernatorial candidates Gov. Scott Walker and State Superintendent Tony Evers on Oct. 19 at 8 p.m. in Madison. Election

Add a train stop to your holiday plans this year.  The Canadian Pacific Railway yesterday announced that its Holiday Train will make a stop in Milwaukee this December.  The train will be at the Milwaukee Amtrak station on December 6th, it will the make a run to Columbus on December 7th, and then make a run to LaCrosse on December 8th. The train will be decorated for holidays, and will have live entertainment for the crowds at each stop.

The average price for a gallon of regular gas in Wisconsin is three-cents lower than a week ago.  Heading into the weekend, Triple-A says the average price statewide is two-dollars-and-86-cents, while the national average is two-90.  The lowest prices are posted in Janesville and Milwaukee at two-79-a-gallon.  Drivers in Superior are paying the most at two-99, followed by Eau Claire (OF COURSE!) at two-98. 

A man from Louisiana is being accused of attacking an Eau Claire man outside a convenience store.  Police say 26-year-old Tommie Robertson was seen on surveillance video with two other people punching and kicking a man at an Eau Claire gas station.  Robertson has denied that he assaulted the man but is facing two felony counts and a misdemeanor.  He could get up to eight years in prison.

 A woman is facing two felony counts of obstruction in Chippewa Falls for allegedly causing trouble with firefighters.  Fire fighters say they were recently dealing with a gas leak at a building near Murray and Jackson Streets when 39-year-old Sara Gordon barged in and began shouting at them.  The fire chief warned Gordon that if she didn’t let them do their job that she would be arrested, but she persisted.  She’s expected to appear in court on December 26th.