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“When capturing a bat, it is important to not expose yourself to the animal. Wear leather gloves and use an ice cream pail, coffee can, or similar-sized container to  capture the bat. Then call the Health Department to walk through your situation and determine if the bat  needs to be sent in for testing,” -Savannah Bergman, Rabies Program Manager at the Health  Department. As temperatures drop, bats and other animals often look for a new  home indoors. This increases the

The 12 finalists have been announced for this year’s induction into the Toy of Hall of Fame. Each year, the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York nominates 12 toys that have achieved icon status, three of which will be inducted into the Hall of Fame. This year’s finalists include Transformers…click below for a throwback Thursday: …along with Pokemon Trading Cards, balloons, trampolines and My Little Pony. The public can vote on their favorite toys through September 25th

At least three people were seriously injured and remain in the hospital after a wagon flipped during a school field trip to the apple orchard in Chippewa Falls. The cart at the Bushel and a Peck Apple Orchard fell on to its side yesterday morning.  Dozens of kids from  St. Mark Lutheran School in Eau Claire were at the orchard at the time for a field trip. It’s not clear how many of the 25 people who were hurt in

An Eau Claire man who was facing 32 sexual assault charges has agreed to a plea deal. Jonathan Rowan has agreed to plead guilty to just two charges in the case. Investigators say he abused two girls for years, starting when they were eight-years-old and nine-years-old. He was looking at 32 counts of sexual assault, possession of child porn, and child enticement.  His plea deal drops all but two sexual assault charges. Still, he’s looking at 120-years in prison when

An Eau Claire man who beat his wife to death is heading to prison for eight years. A judge yesterday sentenced 82-year-old John Berthold to eight years in prison, and another eight years of probation. Police say he beat his wife to death last summer with a wine bottle. He also tried to kill himself. He pleaded guilty to second-degree homicide charges back in May.

A western Wisconsin boy is being called a hero after shooting the bear that was mauling his father. The Minnesota Star Tribune has the story about how Owen Beierman shot the black bear that was attacking his dad. The dad, Ryan Beierman, says the bear attack happened earlier this month while the two were on a hunt. Ryan says they were tracking the bear when it attacked. He was fighting for his life when he said his son shot and

There are new challenges to Governor Evers’ 400-year school funding increase. Both the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty and the Institute for Reforming Government filed amicus briefs yesterday with the Wisconsin Supreme Court, challenging the governor’s veto power. Evers changed a line in the current state budget to change a two-year school funding increase into a 400-year increase. Attorney Skylar Croy said it’s both ‘dangerous and unconstitutional.’ He said no single person in state government should have the kind

Yesterday’s threat against Nathan Hale High Schools is just the latest in Wisconsin this week, and the latest in what investigators are calling a ‘threat wave.’ The state’s Department of Justice yesterday said the wave has meant threats to dozens of school districts, all of them so far have turned out to be unverified. Trish Kilpin with the Wisconsin Office of School Safety says there have been over 100 threats in this wave, many of which have come into the

The latest snapshot of the presidential race in Wisconsin shows a tighter race. AARP released a poll yesterday that gives Kamala Harris a three-point lead over former president Donald Trump. Harris leaders 48-45. The border and the economy are the top issues for most voters, though the poll says older Democrats in Wisconsin are most interested in abortion and the ‘threat to democracy.”

Twenty-five people are injured in a wagon roll-over in Chippewa County. A large number of emergency vehicles responded to Bushel and a Peck orchard earlier today, including a Mayo Clinic helicopter. All students have been reunited with their families, and there are no fatalities. Below is more information from Chippewa County Sheriff, Travis Hakes: Today, during field trip to an apple orchard in the Town of Lafayette several children along with parents and chaperones were on a wagon ride through