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The City of La Crosse is filing suit against three companies claiming that they have artificially inflated the price of fire trucks.  The city says that a standard truck that cost around half-a-million dollars around fifteen years ago now costs around a million dollars and that truck manufacturers have manipulated the market to increase those costs.  The city has filed suit in federal court and is asking for a jury trial.

The University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire football team opens their season at home tonight.  The BluGolds are hosting Carroll University at Carson Park.  Kickoff is at 6 p.m.

Eau Claire man is accused of his fourth OWI.  Wisconsin State Patrol says the man was stopped after driving almost 20 miles-per-hour over the speed limit.  Troopers say the driver, Thomas Jones Jr., was showing signs of intoxication.  He was taken to the hospital for a mandatory blood draw, and was then booked at the Jefferson County Jail.  Jones Jr. is facing multiple charges.

The trial for Judge Hannah Dugan is set for December.  Dugan is accused of helping an illegal immigrant avoid arrest by federal agents in the courthouse.  The man was in court for a misdemeanor battery charge.  Dugan’s lawyers filed a motion to dismiss this summer, but it was dismissed in August.  A judge scheduled Dugan’s trial for December 15 during a scheduling hearing earlier today.

Nineteen Wisconsin school districts are splitting almost one-million-dollars for new technical equipment.  The funding comes from the Department of Workforce Development.  The money will give schools equipment for projects including welding, carpentry, and bioengineering programs.  The department says more than 42-hundred students will benefit.

September 7 is Grandparents Day, and the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is here to keep Wisconsin grandparents – as well as their children and grandchildren – informed about the latest scams affecting them and their families. Older consumers may be more likely to lose large amounts of money to scams because they often have lifelong savings, they may be unfamiliar with the advanced technologies used by scammers, and they could face social isolation or ailments

Chippewa Valley Technical College (CVTC) invites the community to celebrate 14,000 square feet of newly remodeled spaces at its Menomonie campus during a ribbon-cutting event on Monday, Sept. 15. The event will begin with an open house from 3 to 3:30 p.m. Attendees will then gather for brief remarks and a ribbon cutting from 3:30 to 3:45 p.m., featuring comments from CVTC leaders, including Dr. Sunem Beaton-Garcia, College president, and Jeff Sullivan, dean of Integrated Technologies and Workforce Solutions. Following

A fire causes an estimated $550,000 in damages. The Eau Claire Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 4154 Mary Place at 10:06 PM on Tuesday, September 2, 2025.  Eau Claire Police officers arrived first on scene and reported heavy fire from the rear of the residence. The first-arriving fire unit, Engine 9, confirmed a working fire involving one side of a wood-framed, side-by-side duplex with flames and heavy smoke showing. Crews initiated an aggressive interior fire attack

Authorities are sharing the names of the victim and suspect in a deadly weekend shooting in Eau Claire.  The incident happened Saturday afternoon at a home on Sunset Drive.  Police say 37-year-old Michael Lee was found dead at the scene, and that 29-year-old Dakota Bilderback has been arrested and charged on suspicion of second-degree intentional homicide.

  A former trooper with the Wisconsin State Patrol is facing charges.  Michael Klingenberg is being charged with ten counts of possessing child sex abuse material.  Investigators received a tip in March alleging Klingenberg had a file containing the material.  He was arrested last week and taken to Marathon County Jail.  Klingenberg is also facing separate misdemeanor charges of sexual assault and disorderly conduct.