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A grant totaling 150-million dollars will be given to UW-Madison for a five-year Alzheimer’s and dementia study. This is the largest grant given to the Universities by the National Institutes of Health in its history. Money will go toward analyzing biological markers in people with denmentia or are at risk. Two-thousand people across the nation will participate in the UW-Madison-led study.

The Menomonie Area Chamber & Visitor Center extends a warm invitation to the community to celebrate and welcome the new business Northwoods Health Services to Menomonie. The open house will takeplace on Tuesday, January 23, 2024, from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. at 1202 N Broadway St., Suite 5. The official ribbon cutting celebration will be held at 3:15 p.m. “By emphasizing personalized care, they provide tailored solutions to help patients reach their optimal health and wellness goals.” Northwoods Health Services

On Tuesday, January 9th, 2024 at 6:58 PM, the Barron County 911 Center received multiple calls of a 2 car accident at County Road W and 18th Street, between Cameron and Barron.  Deputies from the Barron County Sheriff’s Department along with the WI State Patrol, Barron Police Department, Mayo Ambulance, Barron Fire Department, Marshfield Medical Center Ambulance, Cameron Fire Department, Barron County First Responders and Life Link Helicopter all responded to the scene. Preliminary investigation shows that a truck being

Police in Eau Claire say the man who crashed his pick-up truck into the Regency Inn is now facing select charges. Investigators say there’s no evidence that Sean Sambell was drunk when he drove his truck into a room at the Regency Monday night. But police say Sambell fought with officers and nurses when he was taken to the hospital. He was in court yesterday to answer charges of battery to a health care provider and battery or threats to

The search for a missing Black River Falls woman has come to a sad end. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office yesterday said a utility worker found 53-year-old Stacy Shramek’s body. She’s been missing since Thanksgiving. The worker found her body in the water near the Black River Falls Dam. No one is saying yet just how she died. The sheriff’s office says it is investigating.

A La Crosse man who has a history with the police is facing charges after officers say he fired something at them on Monday. The ‘projectile’ exploded with a flash when it hit the squad car. No one was hurt in the explosion. Officers quickly arrested 30-year-old Shawn Keller. This is the fourth time in the past six months that La Crosse Police have arrested Keller for throwing something, shooting something, or spitting at officers.

The suspect in a deadly drunk driving wreck in Waupaca County apologized in court yesterday. Scott Farmer is charged with killing a brother and three sisters when he smashed into their SUV back in December. Prosecutors say Farmer was drunk, and had an open bottle of vodka by his side at the time of the crash. Farmer already has four OWI convictions on his record. In addition to another OWI charge, Farmer is looking at homicide charges for the wreck.

A judge says Racine’s mobile voting van from two years ago is illegal. The judge on Monday said nothing in Wisconsin’s elections law allows for cities or counties to drive around and host in-person absentee voting events. Racine used the van in the 2022 elections, and defended the van by saying there’s nothing in state law that specifically bans them. The judge said that doesn’t matter, and said that state laws are clear as to how absentee voting can work

With the first winter weather arriving it’s back to our Winter driving reminders and Eau Claire County is sharing tips as we merge back onto the snow covered roads. These tips are for both home and on the road. First, if you are at a house, make sure the driveway, sidewalk, vents around the house, and any fire hydrants by you are cleared of snow. Doing these tips will reduce the chances of getting injured through slipping and falling, as

A Chippewa Falls man is sentenced to one year in jail and must pay up to ten-thousand dollars for two victims’ mental health treatment. Nicholas Gonzalez pleaded guilty for sex crimes against two fifteen-year-old girls. One victim says Gonzalez assaulted her while they were on a walk, and the other says he attempted to. During six years of probation following his sentence, he will not be allowed any contact with underage girls and must register as a sex offender. He