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The man arrested in Lake Hallie for running down the road with a machete last February is now a wanted man. Court records show Chad Nylen skipped his court date yesterday. Police say Nylen told them he was drunk and high on meth when he was arrested back in February. In addition to the machete, police say Nylen tried to crash into a squad car before he was arrested. Nylen has an active warrant out of Eau Claire County as

The sheriff in Chippewa Falls is reminding people that they don’t call people and threaten to arrest them. The sheriff’s office yesterday issued a warning about a phone scam that is making the rounds. The scammers call people and threaten to arrest them unless they pay a fine. The real sheriff says that’s not how it works. He says if you get a call, simply hang-up.

Lawmakers in Madison continue to say Governor Evers is to blame for the lack of hospital money in the Chippewa Valley. State Representative Mark Born yesterday said Governor Evers decided to change the specifics of the proposal that would have sent 15 million-dollars to the other hospitals in Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls. The legislature agreed on that money after HSHS closed Sacred Heart and St. Joe’s back in March. Born says the governor decided to expand the plan, and

Some wedding barn owners in Wisconsin are taking the state’s new liquor law to court. Two wedding barn owners, one from Berlin and the other from Blair, yesterday filed a lawsuit against the state’s Department of Revenue. The owners say Wisconsin’s new liquor law that requires wedding barn owners to either limit their offerings or get an expensive liquor license is unconstitutional. Wisconsin lawmakers overhauled the state’s liquor laws last year. In addition to sweeping changes for how beer, liquor,

The fight at the Wisconsin Capitol over 125 million-dollars for PFAS clean continues to be all about finger-pointing. Governor Tony Evers yesterday called for a special meeting of the legislature’s Joint Finance Committee, then blasted Republican members for not giving him 125 million-dollars to spend on PFAS clean-up. Those Republicans, however, said Governor Evers is to blame. State Representative Mark Born said the governor vetoed the plan to spend that 125 million on clean-up because he didn’t like the clause

Milwaukee’s hotels are, unsurprisingly, full for the third week of July. Most Milwaukee-area hotels have been booked for this year’s Republican National Convention. A quick look online shows there are a few rooms available, but those are all away from the convention, and are either expensive or at lesser known hotels. Convention goers might have more luck looking outside the city, or looking for an Airbnb. RNC planners have not yet said just where the delegates and other convention attendees

The NFL Draft will almost certainly mean a re-write of the liquor laws in Green Bay. City council members last night got their first look at the draft proposal for the changes. Those changes include allowing Green Bay’s bars to stay open til 4 a.m., allowing people to drink on the streets, and allowing bars and restaurants to use their parking lots to serve the crowds. There is also a push to expand the SafeRide program during the draft. City

The first 2024-2025 Wisconsin Teacher of the Year is from Western Wisconsin. Rachel Sauvola was awarded yesterday. She’s an agricultural science teacher at New Richmond High School. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction says Sauvola helped develop a program that allows students to grow foods that end up in school lunches. She is the first of five teachers who will get the award statewide. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE DISTRICT!

A Midwest-based grocery store is recalling several products over potential salmonella contamination. Hy-Vee stores say some of their plain regular and whipped cream cheese spreads, and cookies and cream mix, are covered by the recall. No illnesses have been reported in Wisconsin. There are eight locations in the state, including in the Madison and Eau Claire areas. Hy-Vee recommends throwing the product away or returning it for a refund. CLICK HERE FOR MORE.

 An invasive species affecting ash trees has been detected in two Wisconsin counties for the first time. The Wisconsin Department of Natural resources says the emerald ash borer was found in Washburn and Taylor counties. The species is lethal to ash trees without prompt treatment and is typically carried to new places by humans. Burnett is the only county in Wisconsin with no detection. More than sixty new detections have been reported so far this year. A map of locations