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The City Brewery in La Crosse is looking at a fine because of its smell. The city yesterday imposed a 100 dollar-per-day fine on the brewery to try and get the swamp gas smell under control. La Crosse’s Public Works Department says it’s been working with the brewery for a while to try and find a fix for the smell, but the city says there’s nothing permanent. La Crosse says it wants a contract or an action-plan, and not more

A local library is planning to “shelve” their hours for a bit. Below are the details:

A man from Florida will spend four years in prison for sexually assaulting an eleven-year-old girl in Chippewa County. The man was charged with the assault in 2011 and pleaded no contest last summer. The girl says he showed her and two other children pornographic videos. After his sentence is complete, he’ll have eight years of probation.

Wisconsin State Patrol Inspectors and Troopers responded to a two-vehicle crash with injuries in St. Croix County on Interstate 94 at milepost 18. Preliminary evidence from the crash scene indicates that a semi-tractor-trailer was traveling westbound in the left lane. The semi, driven by 67 Year Jimmy Castle from Macungie, PA crossed into the right lane, striking a Ford Edge driven by 72 year old Merlin Samuel, with his passenger 65 Year old Shari Samuel from Ellsworth injured in the

ABOVE PHOTO: Graduates take part in the December 2023 commencement ceremonies at UW-Stout.  Spring commencement will be held for 1,037 graduates on Saturday, May 4, at University of Wisconsin-Stout. A total of 828 undergraduate and 209 Graduate Studies students will receive degrees. Three ceremonies will be held in Johnson Fieldhouse: The ceremonies also can be seen via livestream on the UW-Stout commencement website and at the Memorial Student Center. Provost Glendalí Rodríguez will host the ceremonies. Chancellor Katherine Frank will provide remarks to the

Check your wallet or purse. What is the store card that sits on top of the stack? If it’s tech related, you are part of the top trend in Wisconsin. A recent study looked at the most popular store cards in each state. To determine the top store card for each state, researchers analyzed U.S. search volume data from Google Trends for the most popular national retailers based on search volume for their associated store cards. Here are the key

A Wisconsin State Patrol Trooper located a vehicle involved in a Felony Burglary involving firearms from the City of Eau Claire. A High-Risk traffic stop was initiated at milepost 100 eastbound on Highway 29. Four occupants were removed from the vehicle before the driver fled from the scene. A pursuit was initiated eastbound with speeds reaching 117mph. After approximately 3 miles, the fleeing vehicle used a crossover and fled back westbound. As the fleeing vehicle reached the scene of the

It was another big crowd for the Eau Claire Marathon. Race organizers say 20 thousand people turned out for this year’s race. Not everyone ran, of course, there were plenty of people cheering on the runners. Race volunteer coordinator Abby Seipel says this was their biggest year yet. Nearly five thousand runners from across the country packed into Phoenix Park to test their endurance and skills. If you crossed the finish line after a tough 26.2 or clocked any number

The sheriff in Vernon County says alcohol likely played a role in a weekend crash that sent two people to the hospital. It happened Saturday afternoon on Highway 14  in the Town of Franklin. Deputies say it looks like a man crossed the center line and hit a woman who was driving in the other lane.

No one is offering many specifics about a threat to Chippewa Falls schools last week. The administration at Chippewa Falls High School sent a note home to parents saying that they are aware of a recent threat to the school. The note says law enforcement investigated the threat, and the school said there’s no evidence of a credible threat. The letter to parents say the school cannot share any more information because of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.