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The University of Wisconsin Madison – Division of Extension has offices across the state. Family Engagement and Relationships educators have teamed up to bring local communities programs that support relationships, decrease stress and promote positive parenting techniques. Most classes are free and offered online. Raising Wisconsin’s Children is an online state-wide conference for parents, educators and child care professions. After the inaugural conference educators began offering parents a chance to connect with other parents and to get practical, positive, research-based

Eau Claire Police say they are still looking for the suspect in last week’s murder on Gilbert Avenue. Officers found 56-year-old Michelle Jenkins shot to death in a home last Thursday. Police say they went there to check and see if she was okay, but they are not saying exactly who placed the call for a welfare check. Investigators are continuing to seek information from the public and so far have not indicated a motive in the case.

A judge has found the suspect charged with killing two children in Abbotsford unfit for trial. A Clark County judge yesterday said Victor Gomez Acosta is not competent enough for trial. He’s accused of killing his two children, stabbing his wife, and then stabbing himself back on July 5th. Investigators say he stabbed the girls dozens of times. Police originally said Gomez Acosta told them that a crazy person did the stabbing. Gomez Acosta will spend at least the next

There won’t be any charges for a deadly rental house fire in Juneau County that left six people dead. Prosecutors yesterday said they will not be filing charges against the house’s owner. Investigators say the home’s owner never got the proper license to rent the house. A pastor and his family died when the house caught fire back in late June. Fire investigators say faulty wiring may have started the fire, but there’s no official cause yet.

It’s a million-dollars bond for the young man accused of killing a UW-Whitewater student. A Walworth County judge yesterday set Chad Richards’ bond in the death of Kara Welsh. Police say they found her shot to death on Friday night at an off-campus apartment. It’s not clear if the two dated, or how they knew each other. Welsh was a member of Whitewater’s gymnastics team, and Richards was a wrestler at the school for his first two years. Welsh’s friends

There’s a new way to get around downtown Eau Claire. Bird dropped off the first of its electric scooters yesterday. A handful of the new scooters can be found parked in designated zones along Water Street. Eventually Bird hopes to have about 300 scooters in Eau Claire. You need an app to use them, and the city says they cannot be driven on sidewalks, or just left anywhere. The scooters are also available for us at UW-Eau Claire. Bird says

If you don’t live in Green Bay or Milwaukee, you’ll need to stream Friday’s Packer game. The NFL yesterday said The Packers game in Brazil will be available exclusively on Peacock. People who live in the ‘home TV markets’ for the Packers, Green Bay and Milwaukee, will be able to watch the game on their NBC station. But the rest of the state will need to tune-in online. The Packers kick-off from SaoPaulo, Brazil at 7:15 Friday night.

The latest push for legal marijuana in Wisconsin is coming from the state’s tribes. The Indigenous Cannabis Industry Association and the Wisconsin Tribal Task Force on Cannabis yesterday announced plans for a public education push to try and get marijuana legalized in the state. The new Wisconsin Wellness program aims to get medical marijuana legalized in Wisconsin. The Indigenous Cannabis Industry Association’ Rob Pero says marijuana is a “historically and culturally appreciated plant medicine,” and it should be available to

A man is under arrest, accused of killing UW-Whitewater gymnast Kara Welsh near campus. Police say 23-year-old Chad T. Richards knew the victim and shot her after an argument on Friday. He was booked at the Walworth County Jail and charged on suspicion of homicide. Welsh, a 21-year-old NCAA title holder from Illinois, was studying management at the university. 

Bear hunting season opens tomorrow in Wisconsin. The Department of Natural Resources says the bear population covers more than half of the state, mostly in northern and central Wisconsin forests. Samples provided by hunters play a role in black bear research — the DNR says harvested bears help monitor the health of future populations. Right now, there are about 26-thousand bears statewide. The season goes until October eighth.