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A Western Wisconsin man charged in an officer-involved shooting in Eau Claire is accepting a plea deal.  Thomas Burback had previously pled not guilty to four charges — including intentionally pointing a gun at law enforcement.  Burback was shot on May 25th of 2024 when an officer responding to a disturbance call says the defendant pointed a handgun at them.  Burback has now pleaded no contest to charges including failure to comply with an officer’s attempt to take a person

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office reports they pulled an intoxicated driver over Sunday evening who had children in the vehicle.  Officers responded to a location in Merrillan where a witness say that kids were inside a parked vehicle screaming while their parent was in a nearby bar.  By the time officers arrived on scene, the vehicle was gone, though it was later pulled over on Highway 12 with reports noting it was being driven in an erratic manner.  The driver

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is offering a new tool to track measles infections.  The agency launched a dashboard sharing updates on measles cases in Wisconsin on Tuesday.  Data on the dashboard will include case counts, vaccination status, hospitalizations and deaths.  A new case of measles was confirmed in Oconto County yesterday, bringing the total to 24.   

The La Crosse Area Chamber of Commerce will soon have a new CEO.  Sam Scinta is being named to the position vacated earlier this year by former CEO Beth Franklin.  Scinta takes on his new position beginning September 15th.  The Chamber of Commerce’s stated mission is to elevate and strengthen the business community to enhance the quality of life in Greater La Crosse.

Several cities in Wisconsin saw winning Powerball tickets in drawings over the Labor Day weekend.  Saturday’s draw saw winning tickets in Green Bay, Milwaukee and Baraboo.  On Monday, six tickets winning 50-thousand dollars were sold in six towns and cities including Wausau, New Berlin and Superior.  The Powerball jackpot currently sits at one-point-three-billion dollars.

 The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has certified the 2025 Wisconsin Cranberry Board election results. Amber Bristow of Warrens, Jon Duckart of Wisconsin Rapids, and Rochelle Hoffman of Tomah began three-year terms as elected members of the Wisconsin Cranberry Board on September 1, 2025.

The Wisconsin Interscholastic Cycling League mountain bike course setup and race will be held Saturday and Sunday (September 6 th and 7 th, 2025) 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

The Dunn County 4-H Dairy Judging Junior team and two Seniors qualified to go to the State Dairy Judging Contest that took place in Madison, Wisconsin, on August 17th.  In his last year participating as a Junior, Tyler Quilling of Menomonie, Wisconsin, won first place in the Junior division out of 42 participants with an overall score of 557 points out of 580. According to Nancy Wickenhauser, this marks the first time in program history that a Dunn County participant has

A Montana man has been identified as the person killed Monday night in a vehicle collision in Jackson County.  The Wisconsin State Patrol says that a pair of westbound vehicles crashed into each other on I-94 near Black River Falls.  One of those vehicles went into a ditch and overturned.  Its driver died at the scene.  The other driver was also hurt but is expected to recover.

A Saturday collision in Pierce County sent an elderly man and a young boy to the hospital.  The crash happened on 480th Avenue on Ellsworth Township.  Authorities say a ten-year-old in a go kart was crossing the roadway when he was hit by a 74-year-old driver.  Both individuals were hurt, though there has been no word on the extent of their injuries.