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On Tuesday, June 25, 2024, at 6:52 p.m., the Barron County 911 center received a call of a motorcycle vs car accident on Hwy 63 at 16th Ave, north of Turtle Lake. Deputies from the Barron County Sheriff’s Department along with the Cumberland Ambulance, Turtle Lake Fire Department, Barron County First Responders, Turtle Lake Police Department and the Life Link Helicopter all responded to the scene. Initial investigation shows a motorcycle driven by a 63-year-old male from Comstock failed to

Well, that’s a wrap. The first presidential debate of 2024 is in the books. So, what is reaction like in the aftermath of the historical match up? Click below to hear a recap with Brian Shook: When it comes to reaction, Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki says Thursday’s debate was not a good night for President Biden. During an appearance on MSNBC, Psaki said the president’s performance was not what the campaign “needed or wanted.” She added that

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has struck down a ban against a western Wisconsin abortion protester. The liberal-majority court yesterday unanimously agreed that a Trempealeau County judge’s ban that kept Brian Aish away from the abortion clinic in Blair is a violation of his First Amendment rights. The judge banned Aish after one of the women who works at the clinic accused him of making a threat. The high court said Aish never really threatened the woman. Lawyers for the Thomas

Eau Claire is on the list of campaign stops for Senator Bernie Sanders. Sanders will be in Eau Claire later today as part of his tour through Wisconsin. Yesterday he was in Sheboygan and Appleton. Sanders will be at CVTC at 6 p.m. Tickets are free, and are first come first serve. CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS OR TO RSVP

Xcel energy says it’s starting work to make sure the riverbank at its dam in Dunn County doesn’t erode like the dam in Minnesota. Crews are focusing on the Menomonie Dam’s abutment. Xcel’s Tony Witkowski says the plan is to cover the entire bank of the river, upstream of the dam on the left side of the river, with new concrete. The project has been in the works for years, but it’s taken on a bit more urgency after the

Wisconsin’s DNR has set the deer quota for this year. The Department of Natural Resources yesterday said hunters will be able to take nearly 273 thousand deer, and another 245 thousand ‘ bonus antlerless’ deer this year. The DNR says Wisconsin’s County Deer Advisory Councils helped set the harvest numbers. Deer licenses are on sale through the state;s Go Wild app. Deer season begins in Wisconsin in September with archery season. Gun season in the state is set for November

More than 14-thousand absentee ballots are headed toward Madison residents by mail for the August Partisan Primary. Voters will only be able to vote for candidates in the party they select once they get their ballot. Absentee ballots envelopes must be sealed and signed by both a voter and a voter’s witness, and returned in time to be delivered for counting at a polling place. Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway says it isn’t too late to request a ballot online. In-person absentee

Fishing equipment is available to rent at no charge through the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The DNR says most pickup sites will have rods, reels, bobbers, and fishing line, along with other equipment. The department requests equipment be returned clean and ready to use again and is available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

 Wisconsin’s attorney general is joining a coalition asking that TurboTax services not be advertised as free. Attorney General Josh Kaul is joining 21 other attorneys general to ask the U-S Court of Appeals to reject an appeal filed by Intuit, the maker of TurboTax. Intuit is appealing a settlement of 141-million dollars reached in 2022. The company was also ordered to stop advertising its services as free, unless they are free to all consumers, by the FTC in 2023.  The

Six Wisconsin affordable housing developments are splitting 525-million dollars in state funding. It’s the largest amount housing investment given by the state in its history. The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority says beneficiaries include senior living, workforce housing, and rehabilitation developments. The two projects that got money from the first round of Vacancy-to-Vitality funding in January are currently underway.