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A suspect is in custody after five drug task force officers in Minnesota were shot yesterday.  It happened about 60 miles outside of Minneapolis.  All five officers are expected to survive.  Officials said the suspect confronted and opened fire on the officers as they executed a search warrant. 

The Wisconsin Humane Society is looking for help after 50 kittens were removed from a home in southeast Wisconsin. No one is saying just where the home is  or how the kittens got there. Humane Society volunteers say they’re looking for donations in either cash or supplies. Many of the cats  have medical needs. The Humane Society is also looking for foster homes, and will eventually be looking for permanent homes for the cats. You can find out more information,

There is now a lawsuit that challenges school choice in Wisconsin.  Kirk Bangstad, who owns the Minocqua Brewing Company, is leading the legal challenge to Wisconsin’s school choice programs. His suit says Wisconsin’s voucher program is designed to ‘harm school districts,’ and has been ‘devastating’ to Wisconsin public schools. Bangstad says school choice violates the Wisconsin Constitution’s public purpose requirement and uniform taxation clause. Wisconsin’s state superintendent of schools says she welcomes the lawsuit, because she sees it as an

The city of Eau Claire is asking for a little help ahead of this weekend’s heavy rains. Eau Claire’s streets department is asking people to clear the storm drains near their homes to help avoid flooding. Street manager Aaron Nicholson says leaves can build up and clog those drains. Nicholson says the city plans to run street sweepers throughout the day today, but he is asking people to pick up anything else that may block the drains including extra leaves

One of Eau Claire’s library managers says the homeless problem at the city’s public library has become something that they need a security guard to deal with. City council members heard from library leaders this week and part of that information included the recent uptick in problems with homeless people either falling asleep, causing disturbances and issues at the library. He says in one shift he had to call the police five times. Eau Claire library managers say the library

It’s not one-point-seven-billion dollars, but it is something. The Wisconsin Lottery says a 100-thousand-dollar ticket was sold for Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing in Tomah. Someone who shops at the Tomah Mini Mart bought that winning ticket. Meanwhile Lottery managers say a Kwik Trip in Grand Chute sold a 50-thousand-dollar winning ticket. Of course, it was someone in California who again bought the big winner, worth one-point-seven-six-billion-dollars.

A Madison man is sentenced for his involvement in the death of an eleven-year-old. Jerry Ward is sentenced to 15 years in prison with five years of extended supervision in the death of Anisa Scott. The victim was in a car going down East Washington when bullets were fired from a car Ward was sitting in and hit the child. The shooter missed their target and hit the eleven-year-old instead. Two co-defendants in the murder have already been sentenced to

Wisconsin is one of several states where consumers will be reimbursed for the sales tax they paid on feminine hygiene products such as tampons and pads. The brands include August, Cora, Lola, The Honey Pot, Rael, Here We Flo, Saalt and Diva. Wisconsin shoppers can submit a photo of their receipts at and get the money back with Venmo or Paypal within 24 hours. 

Two Wisconsin Local Food Purchase Assistance (WI LFPA) Program grants are accepting applications through November 22, 2023. These two grants, the Direct-to-Farmer grant and the Community Partners grant, are funded through a cooperative agreement between the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service. To apply, visit wilocalfood.org. Direct-to-Farmer GrantGrants ranging from $5,000 to $25,000 will be available for Wisconsin farm businesses. Contracts will include price agreements for pre-season projected

A FedEx double-bottom CMV hauling corrosive hazardous materials started on fire while traveling westbound on I94 at mile marker 12. The fire likely started as a brake fire. Only the first trailersuffered damage, the driver was able to disconnect the power unit from the trailer. Due to the hazardous materials on board both westbound and eastbound lanes were closed initially and St. Croix County notified residents within a half-mile of the incident. Residents were advised via RAVE, IPAWS, Facebook, and