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Bond is being set at ten thousand dollars for a man charged in an Eau Claire homicide.  Nineteen-year-old Du’Marion Stogner is accused in the January 25th shooting death of 21-year-old Andre Simmons.  New charges were filed against Stogner in recent days after a review of his phone videos and social media accounts.  One video reportedly showed him and another man involved in an attack on a homeless man on a bridge.  Stogner pleaded not guilty yesterday to the new charge

Not guilty is the plea of a man charged in connection with a Holmen homicide.  Jacob Klaver is accused of killing Josh Pigney in June of 2024.  Pigney was found dead inside a Granum Street home of what was later determined to be strangulation and blunt force trauma.  Klaver’s plea came yesterday on a charge of first degree intentional homicide.

One additional charge is filed against a man accused of sexually assaulting children in Barron County.  Prosecutors say five victims have reported abuse at the hands of 82-year-old Robert Karstensen.  He was initially charged in Eau Claire County in June, but an additional charge of repeated sexual assault of the same child was filed in Barron County yesterday.  The new charge comes after a now-36-year-old victim described abuse be Karstensen at the Chetek River Campground when she was six or

Officials in Chippewa County want residents and business owners to be prepared for the possibility of heavy rainfall tonight and tomorrow.  BELOW IS ADDTIONAL INFORMATION FROM Sheriff Travis Hakes: The Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office in conjunction with the Chippewa County Highway Department want to inform Chippewa County Residents that with the possibility of heavy rainfall late Friday August 15, and Saturday August 16 2025; we are making sand bags available. The Emergency Management Division of the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office

Another Democrat is announcing his run for Wisconsin Governor in 2026.  Ryan Strnad is a union member and longtime vendor at American Family Field.  He’s expected to officially announce his run next Wednesday.  Lieutenant Governor Sara Rodriguez, who was elected in 2022 was the first person to announce her campaign after incumbent Governor Tony Evers said he will not run again.

Applications are being accepted in the City of Eau Claire from people interested in being community service workers.  Specifically, folks interested in snow plowing are needed.  The deadline for application is this Sunday.  More details are available WITH AN EASY CLICK HERE.

Governor Tony Evers has asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help Wisconsin assess flood damages.  Reports from the state’s EMA said Wisconsin met the federal threshold to receive federal aid.  Evers says the damage is extensive, adding that it’s critical that Wisconsin gets the federal resources it needs to respond to its communities.  Southeast Wisconsin was hit with heavy rains on August 9th, and floodwaters destroyed football fields, flooded businesses and totaled cars. 

The former CEO of the Green Bay Packers is taking a job with the University of Wisconsin.  Mark Murphy is the first-ever Executive in Residence at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.  He’ll be focused on strengthening division one programs and building partnerships.  He’s also tasked with mentoring coaches and staff as well assist with the chancellor’s special initiatives.  Murphy owned the Packers until this year, when mandatory retirement rules made him retire at the age of 70. 

An Onalaska woman is pleading not guilty to charges in connection with the death of a six-year-old boy.   Josie Dikeman called 9-1-1 on February 11th of 2023 saying that her son was non responsive.  Crews found the boy dead at the scene with prescription drugs near the body.  Blunt force trauma was listed as the cause of death with the use of a prescription sedative as a contributing factor.  Dikeman is charged with first-degree intentional homicide.

A man charged following a pursuit involving Eau Claire Police is entering a plea.  Forty-two-year-old Nathan Stevens reportedly led officers in an April chase that resulted in damage to seven police vehicles.  In court yesterday, Stevens pleaded not guilty to charges including recklessly endangering safety.