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“…They describe how their dogs make their lives so much better. It’s super powerful stuff that reminds me why I am doing this.”-Rethaber After stints in the Marine Corps and the Wisconsin Army National Guard, Lani Rethaber found himself feeling a mix of anger and depression, emotions that often prevented him from socializing. Then Rethaber found the emotional support he needed in the form of man’s best friend.  Rethaber trained dogs as a hobby. As he trained a dog named

Ahead of Monday, Eau Claire Area School District is planning Veterans Day events and activities.  Some of these are open to the public. If you would like to join in the events, CLICK HERE FOR FULL DETAILS.

David Welder, an environmental engineer and naturalist, will describe his “retro-revolutionary” approach to saving natural resources, money and sanity. His talk will be from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Nov. 14 at UW-Eau Claire – Barron County. CLICK HERE FOR MORE.

A long time local mainstay is leaving the landscape in Chippewa Falls. No one is saying how many workers at the Leinenkugel brewery in Chippewa Falls will lose their jobs when the brewery closes, but lives will be affected after a business move was announced. Molson Coors, which owns the Leinie’s brand, yesterday said it is closing the historic brewery in Chippewa Falls, and moving beer production to Milwaukee. The company says they are looking to ‘centralize’ brewing in Milwaukee.

Prosecutors in Rusk County are moving ahead with charges against a registered sex offender who they say lied about where he was living. Michael Crouse has been on Wisconsin’s sex offender registry since his 2004 conviction for child sexual assault. He’s supposed to let the state know where he lives, but investigators say he lied about living in Bloomer. They also say Crouse was babysitting children. Before moving to Bloomer, prosecutors say Crouse was homeless in Ladysmith.

Wisconsin got close to record turnout for this week’s election. The state’s Elections Commission yesterday said 72-point-six percent of people who are eligible to vote, did vote on Tuesday. That’s just below the record turnout of 73-point-two percent in 2004. In all, the Elections Commission said, three-point-four million people voted in this year’s election. The big draw was, of course, the presidential race. The Commission says about 30 thousand fewer people voted in the state’s U.S. Senate race, and 193

A Wisconsin dairy is voluntarily recalling several ice cream products. Madison’s Babcock Dairy says more than 40 cases of ice cream labeled as Chocolate Peanut Butter actually have their Orange Custard Chocolate Chip flavor inside. The dairy says people who are allergic to eggs or Yellow number-five dye could have serious reactions. Anyone who bought either flavor of ice cream with the production date September 17 stamped on the bottom can return it for a full refund.  CLICK HERE TO DISH

Western Wisconsin Congressman Derrick Van Orden will serve a second term. NBC News reports Van Orden, a Republican, defeated Democratic challenger Rebecca Cooke with 51-percent of the vote. Van Orden will represent the Third Congressional District in Washington D.C. The district includes Eau Claire, Dunn, Trempeleau, and La Crosse Counties. Redrawn maps expanded the district into parts of central Wisconsin.

Incumbent Democratic U-S Senator Tammy Baldwin wins re-election. NBC News reports Baldwin lead against Republican challenger Eric Hovde by just more than 27-thousand votes. This will be Baldwin’s third Senate term in Wisconsin. She was first elected to the U-S Senate in 2012.

Two suspects in Eau Claire are under arrest and accused of chronically neglecting four children. The Eau Claire Area School District reported the pair after the children, ages twelve, ten, seven, and five, started showing signs of malnourishment. District employees reported the children were always hungry, and said they never felt full at home. Prosecutors say one of the victims reported only getting one Gatorade bottle full of water to share every day, and also reported physical abuse. Both suspects