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A Neillsville man is facing new charges after a lead foot chase through Eau Claire County.  That began yesterday afternoon on Highway 53 and County Highway HH when a Trooper tried to stop a vehicle for speeding.  The vehicle, driven by 42-year-old Douglas Polzin, took off and eventually crashed into a ditch on County Highway D, where he ran from the scene.  The escape wasn’t long lived,  he was located nearby and taken into custody. 

A Fountain City man is injured after deputies say he failed to stop at a stop sign and hit a semi.  The crash happened Wednesday on Highway 95 at River Road in the Town of Glencoe.  31-year-old Steven Kenney drove through the intersection and hit the driver’s side of a semi.  He was flown to the hospital and his condition isn’t known.  The semi driver wasn’t hurt.

 Full bellies translate to full hearts as The Community Table is celebrating 25 years of service to the Eau Claire Community.  The non-profit marked the occasion yesterday by looking back on its accomplishments and looking forward to what is still to come.  Volunteers, employees, and donors keep the organization serving meals every day of the year. 

Several La Crosse groups are working together, holding a benefit called Fight the Flood.  Thousands gathered at the Southside Oktoberfest grounds yesterday for a concert to benefit victims of recent flooding.  Organizers say the fundraising goal was 150-thousand dollars.  On that note, environmentalists say recent floods could cause problems next year.  The Clean Lakes Alliance this week said that all of the rain that fell last month could lead to an outbreak of green-blue algae next year.  The Alliance is

It helps to be in the playoff hunt.  Brewers officials yesterday said attendance for this season could easily top two-point-eight million people.  Brewers Chief Operating Officer Rick Schlesinger says that despite playing the smallest market in the major leagues, Milwaukee could make the top ten in attendance.  Schlesinger says Miller Park welcomed over two-and-a-half million fans last year.  Back in 2011, the last time the Brewers made the playoffs, the park saw three million fans.

Sauk County Emergency Management officials say two rounds of flooding has damaged homes to the tune of nine-million-dollars.   Over 300 homes in Sauk County sustained damage.  Homes and businesses in Reedsburg and La Valle, as well as Rock Springs and North Freedom were hit the hardest. 

Environmentalists say recent floods could cause problems next year.  The Clean Lakes Alliance this week said that all of the rain that fell last month could lead to an outbreak of green-blue algae next year.  The Alliance is worried there could be a real problem across a large part of southern Wisconsin.  Blue-green algae can make people sick, but it can be deadly for dogs and cats and other pets. 

A Cadott man accused of stabbing a deputy is facing a 100-thousand dollar cash bond.  Authorities say Sergeant Andrew Clark was stabbed with a knife in the shoulder while trying to restrain the suspect in August in the Town of Wheaton.  The deputy is recovering.

Veterans at UW-Stout are getting access to services to help make the transition between military and civilian life.  The Vet Center Bus stopped by the university yesterday providing student veterans with the opportunity to learn about services available to them.  The center is a one-stop resource where veteran can get answers to questions about post-combat supports, such as health care and mental health treatment.  

Newly released Census estimates say that there are more bucks in Buckyland as household incomes are up and poverty is down.  The 2017 statistics released yesterday show the state’s median household annual income rose more than a thousand dollars. Wisconsin’s poverty rate remains basically unchanged from the previous year, and continues to be about one percent lower than the national rate.