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The manhunt continues for a Madison attempted homicide suspect who police thought was in Eau Claire. Police in Eau Claire tried to pull 37-year-old Jerome Jacobs over yesterday, but officers say he sped away, crashed his car, then ran. Jacobs is wanted in connection to a drive-by shooting in Madison Sunday that sent two people to the hospital. He’s also wanted on a warrant from the state’s Department of Corrections. Both police in Eau Claire and Madison say Jacobs is

Eau Claire’s city council has signed-off on the plan to renovate the Regency. The city council last night approved a zoning change for the Regency. It had been zoned for apartments, now it will be rezoned as a motel. The Regency’s new owners say they have a plan to renovate the motel, and make it the kind of place people actually want to stay. The Regency has had a long and troubled history, including a couple of attempts to simply

A dairy operation in Sparta is looking at a six-figure fine after state investigators say the owner allowed his pollution permit to expire. The Wisconsin Department of Justice yesterday fined Mlsna Dairy Supply just under 210 thousand-dollars for allowing their Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit to expire in 2015. The dairy never replaced it. There’s no word of any manure spills from the dairy, but state investigators say the dairy did make several pollution-containment improvements without state approval. The

Today marks one year since a 13-year-old boy went missing in Devil’s Lake State Park.  Investigators say they continue to look for James Yoblinski, but they don’t have any new information.  He walked into the woods last June, and his family says they haven’t seen him since. Yoblonski’s father originally said his son was on some sort of survival mission, but later came to believe that someone may have taken his son. The Sauk County sheriff said they don’t have

The only candidate to challenge Wisconsin’s assembly speaker in his new legislative district has dropped out of the race. Andrew Cegielski yesterday said he was getting out of the race because of ‘circumstances beyond’ his control. Cegielski was the only person to file the paperwork to run against Vos in the August primary. Vos is facing both an independent and a Democratic challenger in the November election. Vos is in the middle of a second recall effort, though it remains

Like a lot of people on summer break, a black bear in Shawano made its way to the local library. Workers at the Shawano County Library said a black bear wandered by on Monday. The workers were both excited and a little scared. Shawano Police say it’s not uncommon to see bears wandering around this time of year. They are likely looking for something to eat. If you see a bear, leave it alone, and police say it should wander

The Wisconsin tourism industry is celebrating another record-breaking year. The Wisconsin Department of Tourism says the state brought in 25-billion dollars in economic impact in 2023. This is the second year in a row the record has been broken – in 2022 about 23-point-seven billion dollars was brought in. The state saw the highest number of overnight visits ever in 2023.

The cause of a sinkhole in Eastern Wisconsin has been determined. The Village of Whitefish Bay says a deep storm sewer failed, causing the seventy-foot-deep sinkhole. The hole opened on a walking path between Buckley Park and Big Bay Park. Temporary road closures and park access limitations could be coming as the Village finds a solution for the 90-year-old sewer.

Four University of Wisconsin-River Falls choral ensembles and one university band have been selected as finalists for a prestigious national honor. Four different choral groups led by UW-River Falls Director of Choral Activities Cera Babb, of Hudson, have been chosen as national finalists for The American Prize in Choral Performance. The four ensembles named as national finalists are the university’s Chamber Singers, Concert Choir, Tenor/Bass Ensemble, and the Treble Choir.  In addition, the University Band at UW-River Falls, led by Band Director Gary

In an effort to prevent the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) (H5N1) in dairy cattle, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is requiring Influenza A testing prior to movement of lactating dairy cattle to fairs or exhibitions effective beginning June 19, 2024. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has recommended that measures be taken to minimize the potential spread of influenza. HPAI (H5N1) has been detected in