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Wisconsin needs a new commander for the National Guard. Governor Evers’ office yesterday said Major General Paul Knapp is resigning as Adjutant General next week. No one is saying why Knapp is stepping down. Knapp has served as the state’s National Guard commander for the past four years. Brigadier General David May will serve as his temporary replacement.

People are gathering outside the courthouse where former President Donald Trump was found guilty in his New York criminal hush money case. NBC Senior Legal Correspondent Laura Jarrett said it’s a remarkable scene. Showing you different sides so you can decide, Trump reacted while leaving the courthouse saying it was a disgrace. Trump will be sentenced on July 11th.

 An ambulance was hit by paintballs in Western Wisconsin while it was transporting a patient between hospitals. The Menomonie Fire Department says medical crews drove between Mayo Menomonie and Mayo Stillwater. At some point during the drive, the ambulance was hit with blue paintballs. The vehicle wasn’t damaged. The fire department asks that anyone with information to contact them.

Turtles are about to start looking for nesting spots in Wisconsin, and may be more common in unusual areas. The Department of Natural Resources says all eleven species native the to the state will be coming out of their habitats soon. They sometimes choose to nest in yards and roadways, which adds a risk of the turtles being run over by cars. The DNR says moving turtles that aren’t aggressive by both sides of their shells is safest, while more

Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced that 24 school districts across Wisconsin will receive funding to replace existing school buses with low-emission buses. The investment, from the 2023 Clean School Bus Program, is funded through the Baldwin-back Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. “Clean school buses are a win-win for the Wisconsin school districts and taxpayers who are saving money and for Wisconsin kids and communities who are breathing cleaner air,” said Senator Tammy Baldwin. “Whether it’s new roads and bridges, clean water and

On Wednesday 05/29/2024 at 5:30 P.M., the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office received a report of semi that had overturned with injury. Upon arrival, investigation showed that the lone operator was traveling westbound on CTH N hauling approximately 5,500lbs of liquid manure, when they lost control of the semi while negotiating a curve in the roadway. As a result, the semi and trailer overturned. The operator who was not wearing a seat belt was partially ejected from the semi. Upon the

The new owners of the Regency Inn are promising to make it a better hotel. Eau Claire’s city council signed-off on a new purchase agreement for the Regency earlier this week. It’s been a troubled hotel for years, and there have been several plans to buy it and turn it into something else. Now, new owners Tarek Menesi and Jado Hark, are asking for city permission to rehab the hotel. The two say they’ve already turned around a troubled hotel,

Eau Claire Police are still not saying if an officer hit the man she fired at last Friday. The city’s police department yesterday detailed last Friday’s shooting at a drunken domestic violence call. An Eau Claire Police report says Officer Ariana Down-Larson fired at Thomas Burback when he pointed a pistol at her. It’s unclear if she hit him, or if he was injured when officers used tear gas to pull him out of his house. Officer Down-Larson is now

The old Schwan’s delivery service is closing four warehouses in the state. The company, which is now known as Yelloh, yesterday said it is closing operations in Eau Claire, Marshfield, Wausau, and Rice Lake. The company announced the layoffs in a note to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development. The closings will mean layoffs in each city. In Eau Claire, Yelloh says nine people will lose their jobs.

There’s no word on what caused Tuesday’s late night explosion and fire that killed two people in the Town of Springfield. Firefighters are not saying if the explosion or the fire came first, but the home on Capitol View Road is a total loss. Fire investigators are working with the state’s Department of Justice in the case. Neighbors say the couple who lived in the home were great people. Dane County’s sheriff says there were reports of gunshots at the