Due to a fire that occurred Saturday, December 8th the U.S. Postal Service has made the decision to immediately emergency suspend the Almena Post Office. In the interim, Post Office Box delivery and retail services have been relocated to the Barron Post Office located at 437 E La Salle Avenue in Barron. The Barron Post Office is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. and Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Almena customers may retrieve their
Read MoreThe Hollandale community is rallying behind a family of six that escaped with their lives from a house fire. Fire crews were called to the home Saturday morning and found it engulfed in flames. A single father and his five children ranging in age from kindergarten to fifth grade all got out okay, but lost all their possession, including Christmas gifts. The Hollandale Fire Department has posted information for those who may want to donate to the family. CLICK HERE
Read MoreDeliberations continue in the stalking case of Fox Crossing municipal Judge Len Kachinsky. He’s charged with stalking his court clerk. Deliberations began on Friday, but the jury today sent a note to the judge saying they were split. The judge sent the jurors back to deliberate again, but the case could be headed for a mistrial.
Read MoreOn Saturday, December 8, 2018 at approximately 1:28am, a Lake Hallie Police Officer was on patrol when he observed a White Chevy Suburban drive past a stop sign at a high rate of speed, failing to obey the traffic sign. The vehicle was driven on 30th Avenue through the stop sign controlling traffic at the CTH-OO intersection. The officer activated his emergency lights and siren and attempted to stop the vehicle. The Suburban did notstop, and the vehicle speed increased
Read MoreDecember 9, 2018, at approximately 1:58 PM the Menomonie Police Department (MPD) responded to a report of an unknown male subject that unlawfully entered an apartment located at 1420 2nd Street West duringthe morning hours of the same day. The subject left the apartment after being observed by one of the occupants. As the MPD was investigating the aforementioned incident two more complaints of an unknown male suspect entering residences were reported. The additional incident locations were 1421 South Broadway
Read MoreBarron native Chris Kroeze will be fighting for his life tonight in the top eight of NBC’s The Voice. The field of eight contestants will be cut in half tomorrow after tonight’s performances, setting up the final four next week. Tonight’s episode airs at 7:00 p.m. and voting opens up directly afterwards.
Read MoreA man is facing child pornography charges in Eau Claire County following the results of an online investigation. Investigators say they were led to the house of 23-year-old Tommy Xiong in November after an investigation on a website for people who share child porn. Police say Xiong admitted to having pornographic photos of underage kids on his laptop and was arrested. He’s due back in court this week.
Read MoreIncoming Governor Tony Evers says he’s not encouraged by the talk he had with Scott Walker regarding the lame-duck bill that was passed last week. The bill would give more power to legislature and less to the incoming governor and attorney general and shorten early voting. Evers told NBC’s Meet the Press that he spoke with Walker on the phone over the weekend and that he was noncommittal to vetoing the bill. He claims passing the bill would be rejecting
Read MoreA person is recovering after needing to be rescued from a lake in Eau Claire. WEAU says the Eau Claire Fire Department was called to Halfmoon Lake early Saturday morning on report of the incident. Crews arrived to find a man in the icy water yelling for help and pulled him out quickly and took him to the hospital.
Read MoreWisconsin is joining 38 other states in trying to crackdown on robocalls. The state’s attorney general last week joined the national effort to block unwanted calls from automated numbers. The states say they are working with the major telecom companies to find a way to stop unwanted calls. The attorneys general say unwanted robocalls are a form of harassment.
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