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Nearly a dozen people are displaced after a fire in Chippewa County. The details, as released by Sheriff Hakes, are below: On Tuesday, 02/04/25, at approximately 2:57 AM, the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a structure fire at a 12-unit apartment complex located at 8984 Hwy 124 in the Township of Eagle Point. Upon arrival, deputies found the building partially on fire. Deputies and tenants were able to evacuate all occupants of the building. Two patients were

The suspect in the homicide at Eau Claire’s Do Dodge Inn is being sent to an inpatient treatment facility.  On Tuesday, a competency hearing was held for Anthony Jackson, who is being charged with intentional homicide and attempted intentional homicide for the December stabbing of 31-year-old Alex Graff.  A judge ordered for Jackson to be sent to an inpatient treatment facility as soon as DHS and jail thinks it’s “appropriate and possible. Another competency hearing is scheduled once an inpatient

A Viroqua man is accused of illegally shipping guns to buyers in Saudi Arabia.  Sixty-year-old Mark Buschman is facing several federal firearms and conspiracy charges.  Investigators say Buschman sold nearly 400-thousand-dollars-worth of guns and gun parts to the overseas purchasers over the last five years.  Many of the firearm components were concealed inside household items like toasters, space heaters, and landscaping power tools when they were shipped, according to officials.

Governor Tony Evers is sharing plans to expand access to clean drinking water around Wisconsin.  His plans are part of his upcoming 2025-27 Executive Budget, which will be introduced on February 18th.  Earlier this week, he announced that over 145 million-dollars will be invested in addressing PFAS contamination across the state.  The plan involves creating a PFAS Community Grant program to help municipal drinking water systems with testing for PFAS and eliminate them from drinking water.  Two-million-dollars in emergency resources

The Chippewa Falls Police Department is warning residents about a phone scam.  They say people are getting calls from someone claiming to be a detective with CFPD.  The scammer will tell the person they called that they’ve missed  a jury duty date and will need to give personal information to fix the situation.  Police said if you receive a call like this to hang up immediately and report the call to CFPD.  Authorities say they’ll never call and request personal

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is now looking to hire seasonal staff members for state parks and other recreation areas.  The department says additional help is typically needed for groundskeeping, maintenance, and customer service in late spring and early summer.  Extra park rangers and natural resources educators are usually hired on as well.  More information WITH AN EASY CLICK HERE.

The Milwaukee Brewers are sharing some details on upgrades at American Family Field that fans can look forward to in the upcoming baseball season.  “The Alley” food truck park is new for this year, with local food vendors and a bar to be set up on the left field loge level.  The Home Plate Team Store is being updated with a “customization corner” for getting personalized jerseys.  The Brewers will also be using the MLB Go-Ahead Entry system this year,

The man accused of stabbing one victim at the Do Dodge Inn is heading to an inpatient treatment facility. Suspect Anthony Jackson is charged with homicide after prosecutors say he stabbed and killed Alex Graff in December. A judge ordered Jackson be evaluated at an inpatient facility at a competency hearing today. Once his evaluation is finished, another competency hearing will be scheduled.

An Oklahoma man gets a plea deal in Eau Claire for child sexual assault charges. Prosecutors say 62-year-old Billy Pettit repeatedly assaulted a pre-teen girl in the early 90s when he thought she was sleeping. Pettit is pleading no contest to a misdemeanor charge. He was sentenced to 219 days in jail, but given credit for time served. No additional jail time is ordered.

The Original Banbury Art Crawl is back this weekend…. with more fine art than ever before.  The Banbury Art Crawl happens this Friday night and Saturday (Feb 7 & 8).  Banbury buildings 10 and 13 will be overflowing with original artwork—over 100 artists with paintings, pottery, fiber arts, jewelry, woodworking and more.Plus the shops and studios of Building 13 will be open with more original artwork plus unique and vintage wares.   This is a juried fine art show and sale,