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An Eau Claire mom is waiting to see if she will go to prison for chronic neglect of her three children. Shanta Hill pleaded no contest yesterday to the chronic neglect of her kids, ages six, five, and four-years-old. Investigators say the case is one of the worst cases of neglect they’ve ever seen. Hill is due back in court in two weeks.

Lake Hallie may hire a village administrator. Currently Lake Hallie has a  clerk/treasurer, but Village Board President Gary Spilde says that job will be open by the end of the year and they may change things. Spilde says moving to a village administrator would allow one person to oversee the day-to-day operations in Lake Hallie, as opposed to having to bring-in other people. Spilde says no one has made any final decisions.

Republican lawmakers at the Wisconsin Capitol are talking about more oversight for the state’s prisons. State Senator Howard Marklein, who sits on the budget-writing Joint Finance Committee, yesterday said he wants to see more leadership and more accountability from the Department of Corrections, and Governor Tony Evers. Wisconsin’s DOC secretary stepped-down in March, just a few months ahead of the arrest of nine people at the prison in Waupun, including the former warden. Marklein said lawmakers are considering legislation that

The student hunter safety program in Mosinee Schools is under review after a teacher brought a non-functioning rifle to school earlier this year. The teacher is still working in the district, and was allowed to bring what essentially was a prop-gun to school in January. But someone who worked at the school, who didn’t know the rifle was non-functioning, alerted school leaders, and the school then warned parents that someone brought a gun to school. Now, the district says it’s

It looks like the plan to recall Wisconsin’s assembly speaker has fallen short, again. The group Wisconsinites for Liberty Fund yesterday said the Racine Recall effort includes thousands of signatures from people who do not live in Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ district. The recall signatures also show that hundreds of people signed several times, and hundreds of other signatures were collected after the state’s deadline. There are also claims that most of the signature collectors are from out of state,

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.