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Communities in Eau Claire County and around the world are coming together this month to remember the loved ones we’ve lost to overdose and acknowledge the grief of the family and friends left behind. Observed on August 31 each year, International Overdose Awareness Day seeks to create a better understanding of overdose, reduce the stigma of drug-related deaths, and reduce the harms associated with drug use. Community members can help prevent fatal overdoses by getting trained to administer Narcan (naloxone),

President Biden told the Democratic National Convention he’s not mad at Democrats who said he should drop out of the race. Speaking to the Delegates in Chicago Monday night, Biden said it was the honor of his lifetime to be President. He told the crowd he loves America, and he did his best for the country. Showing you different sides so you can decide, thousands of protestors showed up in Chicago on the first day of the Democratic National Convention.

On Saturday, August 17, at 11:13 p.m., the Barron County 911 Center received a call of a one vehicle roll over on County Road SS at 1st Ave just north of New Auburn. Deputies from the Barron County Sheriff’s Department along with the Chetek Ambulance andNew Auburn Fire Department responded to the scene. When emergency services arrived on scene they discovered a serious rollover over crash with nodriver located. A search of the area by Fire, EMS, drone and thermal

On Saturday, August 17, 2024, at 7:00 p.m., the Barron County Sheriff’s Department 911 center received a call of a one vehicle roll over on County Road W west of Cameron. Deputies from the Barron County Sheriff’s Department along with Cameron Fire Department, Barron County First Responders, Barron Police Department, Marshfield Medical Center Ambulance and Life Link Helicopter all responded to the scene. Initial investigation shows that the vehicle was travelling east on County Road W when it went off

There are new charges for the Eau Claire aesthetics clinic owner charged with sexual assault. Prosecutors yesterday charged Chris Devlin after they say he and his assistant took pictures of a client’s private parts during an exam for ‘scar tissue.’ Devlin is accused of sexually assaulting at least six victims who came in for treatments at his Renew Aesthetics spa. He’s due back in court to face his charges next month.

A northwestern Wisconsin man is headed to prison for at least 20 years for killing the mother of his child. David Edaburn Jr. pleaded no contest in a Burnett County courtroom yesterday. He told the judge he was high and drunk last September when he stabbed his ex, 32-year-old Brittany Hollan, to death. The medical examiner said she had so many cuts that they couldn’t be counted. Edaburn never gave a reason for her murder. He’s due to be sentenced

The woman who says she killed her sex trafficker is headed to prison for a little more than a decade. A Kenosha County judge yesterday sentenced Chrystul Kizer to 11-years in prison. She made national headlines back in 2018 when she killed Randall P. Volar, then set his house on fire. Kizer said she was a victim, and had no choice but to kill Volar. Advocates eventually raised the money to bail her out of jail, but she was then

Authorities in Janesville are looking for a missing veteran.  Janesville Police issued a Green Alert last night for 61-year-old Peter Clark.  His family says they last saw him Sunday afternoon.  He could be driving his  2008 Honda Element with Wisconsin license plate ATE-1356. Peter has not answered any calls from family members. Police are asking anyone who knows anything about his whereabouts to please reach out.

The latest proposal for Wisconsin’s healthcare workforce would have the state spend a lot more money. The Governor’s Task Force on the Healthcare Workforce released its final report yesterday. The 75-page report doesn’t include a specific price tag, but it asks for more money for new nurses, nurses who are already on the job, apprenticeships, healthcare education, and frontline staffers. There are some recommendations to deregulate Wisconsin’s healthcare rules, but most of the focus of the report is finding a

Menomonie is turning hunters loose on its goose problem. The city council last night approved goose hunts in four city parks. City officials say the geese are becoming a problem in local parks, and there are worries they could be too much for the local airport. Menomonie’s police department will handle the hunt, and the DNR will regulate it. The city says anyone who lives near one of the parks will be notified when there will be a hunt.