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Today Barron County Sheriff, Chris Fitzgerald and  Chief Roux offered the following in reference to the clearing of a deputy and officers from the officer involved critical incident in Oct. Their press release is below: Press Release from our Chief Roux and myself ref the clearing of our deputy and officers from the officer involved critical incident in Oct. Today, an independent administrative use of force review panel convened to evaluate the actions of our officers/deputy involved in the critical incident from October 8, 2023 at

“Veterans Day also reminds me of how lucky I am to have a life after the military.” As Gabe McClean-Coyer reflects on the meaning of Veterans Day, he is struck by a mix of emotions.  On Nov. 11 – Veterans Day – McClean-Coyer, who is set to graduate with a master’s degree in school counseling from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls in December, will recall the friends he served with in the U.S. Air Force, where he was an airman

The University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health has been tracking feral hog sightings with their Early Detection & Distribution Mapping System (EDDMapS). And now, researchers have calculated the total number of feral hog sightings reported in each state. These are the key takeaways from the report for Wisconsin: CLICK HERE TO READ MORE OF THE REPORT

A pair of teenagers from Florida are looking at charges in connection with a string of weekend thefts in Eau Claire and Altoona. Prosecutors yesterday charged 18-year-old Demitrius Major and 17-year-old Kawan Robinson with breaking into at least a dozen cars, then leading police on a high speed chase. The two were reportedly in the black Ranger Rover that Eau Claire Police spent the weekend looking for. Police were also looking for a white minivan in connection to the case,

An Illinois man is heading to prison for decades for shooting and wounding a Kenosha County police dog back in 2021.  A judge yesterday sentenced Allan Brown to 59 years in prison.  Brown was a convicted felon who was wanted in connection to a carjacking and killing in Chicago.  Kenosha County deputies spotted him at a gas station in Bristol.  After some talking, Brown ran, the deputies released the police dog, and a chase ensued.  During the chase, Brown shot

Time is running out to change Eau Claire’s next city budget. The city council is scheduled to vote on the budget next Tuesday. It will spend 178 million-dollars, and includes pay raises for city workers. There will be a public hearing on Monday as a last-chance for anyone to offer input. The full city council is expected to approve the budget on Tuesday.

The latest candidate for county board in Eau Claire isn’t out of school yet. UW-Eau Claire junior Matthew Lehner yesterday said he’s running for the District 22 seat. Lehner ran for another county board seat last April, but lost. He is a third-year political science student and the president of the UW-Eau Claire College Democrats. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE.

Republicans at the Wisconsin Capitol are pushing to end race-based aid programs at the University of Wisconsin. The State Assembly voted yesterday to move to a need-based system for aid instead. State Representative Nik Rettinger says it’s morally wrong to base financial aid on skin color. Rettinger says a recent Supreme Court decision struck down race based programs at colleges and universities. But the UW says that decision applied to admissions, not financial aid programs.

Wisconsin voters will get two questions about election integrity next fall. The State Assembly yesterday approved proposed amendments that would clarify that only US citizens 18 and older can vote in the state, and would ban the use of so-called Zuckerbucks in Wisconsin elections. State reps approved a third question as well, it would enshrine voter ID into the state constitution, but that has to be voted on again next year before it can go to voters. State Senator Mary

As expected, the plan to use taxpayer dollars to pay for the Brewers’ ballpark is changing.  Senators yesterday said they’ve agreed to a non-Brewer ticket tax that should raise about a half-million-dollars a-year.  The two dollar tax will be added to tickets for things like concerts at American Family Field.  The money from the ticket tax will mean the state has to contribute less to the ballpark.  Senators say the state’s share of the deal will now be about 377-million