Home

On January 22 at 20:50 the Black River Falls Fire Department was paged by the Jackson County Emergency Communications Center for a report of smoke in the laundry room at 600 Oasis Road in Brockway Township, Jackson County Wisconsin.  This address in the location of Sure Stay Plus by Best Western.  Upon arrival of Incident Command, it was found that there was an active fire with high heat and dense smoke located in the main laundry room of the business,

New numbers show chronic wasting disease is substantially reducing the survival probability of white-tailed deer in Wisconsin. The Department of Natural Resources says it studied deer populations in northern Iowa, Dane and Grant counties starting in 2016. The DNR says CWD is suppressing deer population growth in Wisconsin, and could lead to population declines in areas where more female deer have the disease. More information about the study is available WITH AN EASY CLICK HERE.

An unclaimed Wisconsin Lottery ticket worth 100-thousand dollars will expire on Saturday. The Lottery says the All or Nothing ticket was purchased at a Pick N Save in Oak Creek in July. All or Nothing winners must match either all eleven numbers on their ticket, or none of them. The prize must be claimed in person at the Wisconsin Lottery Office in either Madison or Milwaukee, or can be mailed in if the envelope is postmarked before January 25.

Catherine McQuality, 40 years of age, from Wheeler, WI has been arrested by the Wisconsin State Patrol Eau Claire Post for operating a motor vehicle under the influence, 5th offense.  On 1/22/25 at approximately 3:19pm, a Wisconsin State Patrol Trooper conducted a traffic stop on Hwy 64 near 890th St. for a speed violation. Upon contact with the driver the Trooper detected indicators of impairment. A subsequent investigation, including standard field sobriety tests, was conducted. The driver was arrested for

Governor Tony Evers is focusing on priorities that impact Wisconsin children in the coming year.  The governor named 2025 “The Year of the Kid” in his seventh annual State of the State Address last night.  Evers is calling for various investments to help bring down the cost of child care, provide free school meals, and expand youth mental health support in public schools.  The governor also touched on the recent school shooting in Madison, asking for bipartisan support from Republican

An Eau Claire man who tried to join the Russian army while on probation for his role in the January 6th, 2021 insurrection is being pardoned.  Kevin Loftus was living in Eau Claire when he drover to Washington, D.C. for the “Stop the Steal” rally.  He was sentenced to three years of probation after pleading guilty to parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol Building but he was pardoned with President Trump’s executive order.  Loftus was recently sentenced to six

Local banks want to warn consumers about QR code scams.  Rochley Gross, Fraud Analyst with Forward Bank said people may think a QR code is valid since it’s at a ban but there are scammers who will place their own stickers over them.  She said scammers are going to continue to find ways to get past preventative measures that protect peoples’ accounts but there are tons of training programs for staff members at banks.  While the banks do their part,

The Chippewa Falls City Council is moving forward on several big projects following a Tuesday night meeting. That includes building a new hospital by Aspirus.  The facility will be 54-thousand-square-feet, with twelve inpatient beds, 18 exam rooms, and two procedure rooms.  The Conditional Use Permit for the hospital will go before the Planning Commission on February 10th.  The council will also listen to the second reading for Hope VIllage’s request to turn the Indian Motel into efficiency apartments. Finally, a

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is reminding car owners to keep an eye on their tire pressure as winter continues. Officials say the air pressure in a tire can go down by one pound per square inch for every ten degrees in falling outdoor temperature.  Underinflated tires can lead to improper wear, reduced traction, and more flats, according to officials.

A new report shows that about one-third of kids in rural Wisconsin get their healthcare covered through the BadgerCare system.  The statistic is part of a nationwide study from the Center for Children and Families at Georgetown University.  Researchers used census data to analyze rural Medicaid enrollment across the country.  Roughly one-and-a-half-million total Wisconsin residents are on BadgerCare.