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The Trump campaign is going back to the bus for a trip across the state this week. The former president’s campaign launched its Team Trump on Tour bus trip yesterday in northwestern Wisconsin. That included stops in Hudson and Eau Claire. The tour will hit the Green Bay area today, and will close with a rally in Waukesha County on Wednesday. Trump himself will not be on the tour, instead Vivek Ramsawmy and RNC Committee Co-Chair Lara Trump will headline.

Eau Claire Schools are preparing their pitch for the tax hike on the November ballot. The city’s school district is asking voters for a 72 million-dollar tax increase to cover day-to-day expenses. There will be a series of meetings to answer questions, and give the district’s view on the referendum. The first meeting will be next Monday at North High School. There will then be another meeting at Memorial High School, as well as one at DeLong Middle School.

Most of the University of Wisconsin’s two-year campuses have fewer students this fall. The university released the preliminary numbers for its branch campuses, and five of the nine campuses that are open this fall saw enrollment drop.  UW-Eau Claire Barron County, UW-Green Bay Manitowoc, UW-Green Bay Sheboygan, UW-Whitewater Rock County all saw enrollment jump, but in some cases it was by just five students. The UW has told branch campuses they must increase enrollment or face being closed.

Wisconsin’s governor expects to once again disagree with Republican lawmakers on how much money to spend in the next state budget. Governor Evers told the Wisconsin Counties Association yesterday that he expects to have the same budget arguments as years past. Evers says his priorities for the next state budget are finding a way to fix child care in the state, and of course send more money to the University of Wisconsin. Republicans have either modified or completely re-written each

The fourth and final suspect in an Eau Claire murder case is getting a plea deal. Jamon Sullivan was in the car when an Altoona man was shot and killed in September of 2022. He pleaded no contest to a charge of recklessly endangering safety charge earlier this morning. A judge accepted the plea and he was found guilty. Three other charges were dismissed as part of the deal, and his sentencing is scheduled for December.

There’s an opening for a new sheriff in Clark County. Governor Tony Evers says he’s looking for someone to fill the position, left open after Sheriff Scott Haines retirement. The new sheriff will serve a term that starting on December 31, and ending January 2027. Applications are available on Evers-dot-W-I-dot-gov, and are open until October eleventh. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO.

Arrests have been made in connection to a string of recent thefts. Below are details from the Lake Hallie Police Department: On September 21, 2024, at 1: 22a.m, a Lake Hallie Police Officer responded to an address in  13600 block of 43rd Avenue, for a vehicle theft that occurred approximately half hour prior. The  officer noticed a set of tire tracks leading from the driveway to the west side of the residence  going through several yards heading toward 42nd Ave.

The Eau Claire Public Schools Foundation announced a significant addition to Longfellow Elementary School. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will mark the official unveiling of brand-new playground equipment, generously funded in large part by American Phoenix as well as proceeds from the Jeanne Richie Memorial Puddle Jump. This event will start at 4:00pm on September 25 th with an ice cream social for Longfellow families. The new playground equipment replaces an aging playground that was unsafe and often unrepairable as replacement parts

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is issuing a public health alert for Wild Rice & Cheddar Cheese Bratwursts and Wild Rice & Cranberry Bratwursts produced by Maloney’s Baloney in Durand. This alert is due to the product being misbranded and containing an undeclared allergen. The aforementioned products contain wheat, a known food allergen, which was not declared on the products’ labels. The products were sold at the Maloney’s Baloney retail store on or before September

On September 19, 2024, at 12:59 pm, the St. Croix County Emergency Communication Center  received a call reporting a motorcycle crash with injuries, located on the onramp from STH 35 to I 94 in the Town of Hudson.   Upon arrival, deputies found a 2015 Harley Davidson motorcycle crashed in the north bound lane  of STH 35.   The motorcycle had been traveling north on STH 35, and was operated by Anthony D. Tibbits, age  56, from River Falls, WI. Mr. Tibbits