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The Wisconsin Governor is asking that the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office keep their investigation into Waupun Correctional Institution open. Governor Tony Evers says he wants the investigation into four inmate deaths — which resulted in nine people being charged, including the former warden — open. Evers also wants the full results of the Department of Correction investigation to be released to the public. Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt said yesterday the cases are currently closed, but could be reopened at

On Thursday, June 6, 2024, the Barron County Sheriff’s Department executed a search warrant at 462 24th St. in Sioux Creek Township. The search warrant comes after a several month long investigation into child pornography. A cell phone inside the residence was located and found to belong to Tony Warner, 51 of Chetek. With the assistance of DCI Digital Forensic Analyst, the cell phone was found to contain files containing child pornography. Tony Warner is currently being held at the

The YMCA of the Chippewa Valley announced its summer initiative to promote health and wellnessthroughout the community. Starting June 10th, the Chippewa Falls YMCA will host a series of FREE fitness classes at Riverfront Park, available to all community members. The classes will run from June 10 through August 23 and are designed to cater to a wide range of fitness levels and interests. Classes will be held daily, Monday through Friday, offering a perfect chance for community members to

On Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at 10:46pm, Deputies from the Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Village of Fairchild for a stabbing incident involving one male victim and one suspect. The victim was transported by EMS to an area hospital. The victim is currently listed in stable condition.  Authorities believe this was an isolated incident and the public is not in any danger. The suspect fled the scene prior to law enforcement arrival and is described as being

The owner of an Eau Claire beauty shop who is accused of touching his clients says he’s innocent. Chris Devlin pleaded not guilty to sexual assault charges yesterday, Investigators say he assaulted clients, and took inappropriate pictures of them while he was working at Renew Aesthetics. Eau Claire Police say six victims have come forward so far. Devlin is due back in court in September.

Nine people who worked at the prison in Waupun, including the former warden, are now facing charges in connection to two inmates’ deaths. The sheriff in Dodge County announced the arrests and charges against former warden  Randall Hepp and other prison employees yesterday. They are being charged with misconduct in office and abuse of inmates. The two deaths the group is being charged for are part of four deaths at the prison in Waupun over the past two years. One

Chippewa Falls says the owner of a downtown building that partially collapsed has to fix it, or tear it down. A city inspector yesterday issued a raze or repair order for the building that’s home to the Iris Boutique. That’s the building where the upstairs apartment collapsed into the back of the boutique earlier this week. No one was hurt. Inspectors are not saying just what happened to cause the collapse. The building’s owner has 60 days to decide what

Two Chippewa Falls firefighters and a city worker needed to be rescued yesterday after their boat got stuck on the edge of the Glen Loch Dam in Chippewa Falls. The three were placing safety buoys near the dam when their boat got caught-up by the current. The trio spent about two hours on the lip of the dam while other firefighters set-up rescue ropes. Chippewa Falls firefighters say all of the recent rains have made the river near the dam

Eau Claire is looking at maybe making some changes to downtown’s parking, but not right away. The city brought in a consultant to look at the changes in downtown Eau Claire since the coronavirus outbreak. The consultant says downtown Eau Claire has boomed, and that means there are different needs for parking. Folks who live or work downtown say they’d like to see more parking. Deputy city manager Dave Solberg says there are no plans for any immediate changes, but

Five new mental health crisis centers are open today in Wisconsin. The state Department of Health Services says the crisis stabilization facilities will be used to help people who don’t need to be hospitalized, but can’t stay in their communities. That includes people with substance abuse and mental health crises can use these services.  The department set aside ten-million dollars in 2021 to fund the facilities.