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Three officers will not face charges for the death of a man in Barron County this October. The Rice City Police Department says the officers acted in self-defense. The department says the three officers were approached by a man with a knife after he injured one person and attempted to harm another. They say it was reasonable to believe he would harm the officers and wasn’t dropping the weapon.

The Universities of Wisconsin System are asking for 32-million dollars to make up for money being cut by the state legislature. UW says the money will be used to increase engineering, nursing, data science, business, and finance student development, adding at least 9,300 graduates in five years. Republican lawmakers cut the universities budget by the same amount in June, the amount they said UW would spend on diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. The proposal will go the Board of Regents

ABOVE PHOTO: Students in the Horticulture Club at Chippewa Valley Technical College walked next door last week, to the UW-Eau Claire campus, to help remove invasive plant species so native plants could continue to grow. “Being able to identify and successfully manage buckthorn is an integral part of landscape management in Wisconsin…” Each year in the fall, Sean VanderWaal and his team of Chippewa Valley Technical College Horticulture Club students, with tree trimmers in hand, cut down and remove the

 State Sen. Jesse James, R-Altoona, will be the featured speaker on Thursday, Nov. 9, as the L.E. Phillips Senior Center holds a program to honor the sacrifices of all United States veterans.   The program will begin at 11 a.m. with remarks by James, a veteran.  He served in the U.S. Army Air Defense from 1990-93 and the Army Reserves from 1993-96, including a deployment to the Persian Gulf. Refreshments will be served after the program. The program is open to

Parade Entries are filling up quickly and organizers are urging folks to hurry as just a few open spots remain! Make sure to get your business or Organization registered by Wednesday, November 15th. The Clearwater Winter Parade will be held on Friday, December 1st beginning at 6:30pm with a spectacular firework show, sponsored by Market & Johnson. And, look what’s back, Letters to Santa! Once again, the US Postal Service would like patrons to bring Letters for Santa to the

ABOVE PHOTO: For veterans and active military students, University of Wisconsin-Stout is the best public university in Wisconsin and one of the best places in the U.S. to earn a higher education degree. UW-Stout made the 2023 Best for Vets list, one of 325 in the country announced Monday, Nov. 6, by Military Times. Veterans Day is Saturday, Nov. 11. UW-Stout ranked first among public universities or colleges in Wisconsin. Six of the 13 Universities of Wisconsin schools made the list. Overall, UW-Stout

Letter carriers in Milwaukee don’t want to see anymore robberies or killings. The postal workers’ union held a rally yesterday to demand the Post Office do more to protect mailmen while they are on the job. Milwaukee has seen a spike in mail thefts, armed robberies of postmen, and even a mailman murdered this year. The letter carriers say they feel as if they are now targets. The rally comes just as the Post Office gears-up for its busiest season

Firefighters in Racine were able to save most of a nearly 800 thousand-dollar boat that caught fire over the weekend. Crews say they had to rush below deck on the 47-foot sailboat yesterday morning in order to put out the fire. No one is saying just what caused the fire, but no one was hurt. Firefighters say the damage was contained to the cockpit, but there was smoke damage in other areas as well. The boat is a 2022 Dufour

On Sunday, November 5th , Eau Claire County Deputies were advised of a suspect vehicle description that was related to numerous vehicle break in’s around the Eau Claire and Altoona areas. The vehiclewas also observed to have a stolen license plate. During the afternoon hours of the same date, deputies were notified of a vehicle pursuit entering intoEau Claire County from Chippewa County. The involved vehicle matched the description of the suspectvehicle from the vehicle break ins. The original pursuit

Chetek Police are raising money to send the families of officers Emily Breidenbach and Hunter Scheel to Washington, D.C. for the Law Enforcement Officers Memorial. The two were gunned down during a traffic stop back in April. Now, the police department is partnering with The Pine Lodge Shops to sell Christmas ornaments to raise money for the trip. There is also The Light the Way donation drive going-on. That allows people to donate one dollar to get a paper blue