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It’s a million-dollars bond for the young man accused of killing a UW-Whitewater student. A Walworth County judge yesterday set Chad Richards’ bond in the death of Kara Welsh. Police say they found her shot to death on Friday night at an off-campus apartment. It’s not clear if the two dated, or how they knew each other. Welsh was a member of Whitewater’s gymnastics team, and Richards was a wrestler at the school for his first two years. Welsh’s friends

There’s a new way to get around downtown Eau Claire. Bird dropped off the first of its electric scooters yesterday. A handful of the new scooters can be found parked in designated zones along Water Street. Eventually Bird hopes to have about 300 scooters in Eau Claire. You need an app to use them, and the city says they cannot be driven on sidewalks, or just left anywhere. The scooters are also available for us at UW-Eau Claire. Bird says

If you don’t live in Green Bay or Milwaukee, you’ll need to stream Friday’s Packer game. The NFL yesterday said The Packers game in Brazil will be available exclusively on Peacock. People who live in the ‘home TV markets’ for the Packers, Green Bay and Milwaukee, will be able to watch the game on their NBC station. But the rest of the state will need to tune-in online. The Packers kick-off from SaoPaulo, Brazil at 7:15 Friday night.

The latest push for legal marijuana in Wisconsin is coming from the state’s tribes. The Indigenous Cannabis Industry Association and the Wisconsin Tribal Task Force on Cannabis yesterday announced plans for a public education push to try and get marijuana legalized in the state. The new Wisconsin Wellness program aims to get medical marijuana legalized in Wisconsin. The Indigenous Cannabis Industry Association’ Rob Pero says marijuana is a “historically and culturally appreciated plant medicine,” and it should be available to

A man is under arrest, accused of killing UW-Whitewater gymnast Kara Welsh near campus. Police say 23-year-old Chad T. Richards knew the victim and shot her after an argument on Friday. He was booked at the Walworth County Jail and charged on suspicion of homicide. Welsh, a 21-year-old NCAA title holder from Illinois, was studying management at the university. 

Bear hunting season opens tomorrow in Wisconsin. The Department of Natural Resources says the bear population covers more than half of the state, mostly in northern and central Wisconsin forests. Samples provided by hunters play a role in black bear research — the DNR says harvested bears help monitor the health of future populations. Right now, there are about 26-thousand bears statewide. The season goes until October eighth.

Classes start tomorrow at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire campus. Students celebrated the return to campus yesterday (Mon) by participating in the Tour De Rec. The event included a run up campus hill, bean bag tournaments, and booths from student organizations and clubs. CLICK HERE FOR MORE.

A man nicknamed The Shark says he plans to swim across Lake Michigan. Jim Dreyer says he’ll start the longer than 80-mile swim on Monday at the Grand Haven shores of Michigan, and end his trip in Milwaukee. He’ll only have a small boat with supplies towing behind him as he travels. Dreyer says he plans on a continuous swim for three days, which means he won’t get any sleep. He tried to make a similar journey in the last

“This is an exceptional stretch of this popular trail, and we have a unique opportunity to acquire it for a reasonable price,” -Chase Cummings, Dunn County Conservationist.  Dunn and Pepin counties are working with a conservation organization to acquire a 6.5-mile section of the Chippewa River State Trail currently owned by Xcel Energy.  “This is an exceptional stretch of this popular trail, and we have a unique opportunity to acquire it for a reasonable price,” said Chase Cummings, Dunn County

A speed violation leads to an OWI for a Minnesota man. Nelson Humberto Espinoza Inamagua, 40 years of age, from Fridley, MN has been arrested by the Wisconsin State Patrol Eau Claire Post for operating a motor vehicle under the influence, 1st offense, with three children in the vehicle under the age of 16. On Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024 at approximately 12:30 am a Wisconsin State Patrol Trooper stopped a vehicle on I-94 westbound at mile marker 42 for a