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Local leaders from Allouez are meeting at the Capitol today to try to convince lawmakers to close the Green Bay Correctional Center. Village President Jim Rafter says he wants the state to close the prison in order to get the inmates there better conditions. He also wants to be able to redevelop the land where the prison sits. Rafter has a vision of office buildings, apartments, and restaurants on what is now Wisconsin’s oldest prison. Rafter says he’s bringing the

Wisconsin is increasing its tree planting goal to 100-million trees by 2030. Governor Tony Evers signed the executive order today, Earth Day. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says more than 30-million trees have been planted in Wisconsin since the state started its Trillion Trees Pledge three years ago. Those seedlings have been planted in both rural areas and urban areas, helping cities with funding through grant programming. A tree planting map can be found on the Wisconsin DNR’s website.

Three local organizations have been meeting to develop a plan to build a community resource center—a proposed $6 million capital campaign for a $5 million facility they say would be a game changer in providing much-needed services to Eau Claire’s unhoused population.  “It became abundantly clear during Covid that we need to better address the needs of these individuals and their children…” -Anna Cardarella, CEO/President of Western Dairyland Economic Opportunity Council. Western Dairyland Economic Opportunity Council (WDEOC) has taken a

Over the past couple of weeks, with the assistance of the WI Alcohol and Tobacco Enforcement and through a grant with the Barron County Community Coalition to keep kids safe, the Barron County Sheriff’s Department conducted 22 compliance checks across the county on alcohol and tobacco establishments. The purpose of this operation was to check establishments to make sure products are not sold to underage subjects – reducing the accessibility of these products to our youth. WI Alcohol and Tobacco

Over the past several weeks, the Barron County Drug Unit worked an undercover drug operation in the county. As a result of that investigation a subject was taken into custody and a search warrant was served on a residence. David Anderson, 33 of Rice Lake, was arrested on Friday, April 19, 2024, and a search warrant was served at his residence. Over 211 grams of meth were seized with a street value of over $15,000 dollars. Mr. Anderson is being

On April 21, 2024 at 2:11pm, the Sawyer County Sheriff’s Office assisted by Sawyer County EMS, Wisconsin State Patrol, Winter and Radisson Fire Departments responded to a 911 call of a car verses motorcycle crash on State Highway 70 approximately 1 mile east of Koeppler Road in the Township of Winter. Upon arrival deputies learned from eye witness statements that a 2004 Cadillac sedan operated by Erin M. Jones, age 39, of Ojibwa, WI was pulled over onto the north

ABOVE PHOTO: A participant in Saturday’s Earth Fest 2024 hosted at UW-River Falls looks at one of the 100 exhibits spread throughout three floors in the University Center and outdoors on the campus mall. The annual community event was its largest yet, with an estimated 2,500 people in attendance. Paul Douglas, well-known Twin Cities meteorologist, broadcaster, entrepreneur and author, spoke about climate change to a standing-room-only audience in the Falcon’s Nest. UWRF/Pat Deninger photo.  “The students involved in our Sustainability Office have worked

 Have leftover or unused medications? Don’t keep them around – drop them off for free disposal at convenient locations in Eau Claire or Altoona this Saturday, April 27, National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. The drug take-back event will be held this Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Altoona Emergency Services building (1904 Spooner Ave.) and at the Eau Claire County Government Center (721 Oxford Ave., in front of the main courthouse entrance). Curbside drop-off will be available at the Eau Claire location. Drop-off

On Sunday, April 21, 2024, at 1:43 p.m. the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call reporting a man trapped underneath a manure spreader near N8869 State Highway 73 in the Town of Jump River, Taylor County. Taylor County sheriff’s deputies along with fire, ambulance and other emergency services were dispatched. Upon arrival of emergency services, the man was extracted from beneath the manure spreader and identified as 71-year-old Myron F. Brooks of Gilman Wi. Brooks succumb to his

On April 20, 2024, at approximately 11:54 PM, the Dunn County Communication Center was notified of a single vehicle crash near the intersection of County Road K and 670 th Avenue in the Township of Menomonie, Dunn County, Wisconsin. The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office, the Wisconsin State Patrol, and the Menomonie Fire Department responded to the scene. Upon law enforcement’s arrival, it was learned there were three patients. The vehicle was located on its passenger’s side and had significant damage.