Home

A Minnesota man will get four years of probation for threatening to shoot up the Chippewa County Courthouse.  Harley Alcala was accused of making terroristic threats in May 2023 after posting about shooting at the courthouse on Facebook prior to a scheduled court date.  Alcala pleaded guilty today (Thurs) to felony bail jumping and making threats, and also pleaded guilty to making threats in a second case.  He must also get a mental health evaluation and remain sober as part

ABOVE PHOTO:   Karly Kibbel, (left), and Jordy Miles, nursing students at Chippewa Valley Technical College, discuss the resource guide they created for the Aging & Disability Resource Center of Eau Claire County (ADRC). They said the volunteer opportunity helps caregivers of people who live with dementia but also was a great learning experience. It’s no surprise that Jordy Miles wants to make easier the lives of people living with dementia and those who care for them. Miles’ grandmother battled dementia and

The Wisconsin Interscholastic Cycling League mountain bike course setup  and race will be held Saturday and Sunday (September 7th and 8th, 2024) at Lowes Creek County Park. The racecourse will be set up beginning at 6 am on Saturday, with pre-race riding ending around 6 pm. The race will be held on Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Therefore, all Lowes Creek County Park trails will be closed to non-racers during those times. Vehicle entrance fees to Lowes Creek

The Dunn County Sherriff’s office is letting folks in the Colfax know about a string of early morning crime in the area. Between the hours of 3a-4am on Thursday, September 5th, there were multiple vehicle break ins. They are asking that you check your vehicles and notify law enforcement if you are missing items. Also, you are asked to check your security systems for any suspicious vehicles or individuals.

 Xcel Energy has filed an application for Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW) for a new high-voltage transmission line that will bring renewable energy to customers in Wisconsin. Other goals of the project include improving long-term reliability, and helping manage the energy grid as it evolves.  Project Details and Benefits  The Western Wisconsin Transmission Connection is a proposed new 345-kilovolt transmission line that, if approved by the PSCW, will begin near Blair,

1600 Penslyvania Avenue will be in the Dairyland today. President Biden visits the Westby area and the White House confirmed that the president will be making a campaign stop in Westby, near La Crosse on Thursday. It is Biden’s first Wisconsin visit since he dropped out of the race about a month ago. The White House says the president will speak about prescription drug costs, clean energy, and advanced manufacturing. Continuing on the political stage, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is

Police in Chippewa Falls says a middle schooler grabbed the wrong backpack, and accidentally brought a gun to school yesterday. The gun was unloaded, in a case, and no one was hurt. Officers at Chippewa Falls Middle School say the student accidentally grabbed their parents’ backpack yesterday morning. Superintendent Jeff Holmes says the mistake is a good reminder for parents to be extra vigilant with their guns, and with their kids’ things.

Former UW-La Crosse chancellor Joe Gow will have one more chance to keep his job later this month. Gow will speak to UW regents on Friday the 20th in an attempt to keep his tenure. He was fired as chancellor late last year when the university discovered that he was making porn movies with his wife and sharing them online. A UW-La Crosse panel suggested he also be fired from his teaching position as well. Gow has argued that his

There’s a new option for internet in Chippewa Falls. TDS yesterday said it has finished installing fiber optic cables in town, and is now ready to start providing service. The company says it laid over 91 miles of cable, and will be able to connect up to five thousand homes and businesses. TDS says it is still working on its fiber networks for Eau Claire and Altoona.

The Princeton Valley Park is open for kids. Eau Claire’s parks managers say there are still some finishing touches to be taken care of before the park officially opens, but kids are more than welcome to go to the playground. Eau Claire spent 200-thousand-dollars upgrading the park, and it even has a wheelchair accessible merry-go-round. The parks department says the finishing touches should be finished soon.