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A teacher’s aide in western Wisconsin is looking at a warrant for child sexual assault. Prosecutors in Polk County yesterday announced the charges against 21-year-old Trey Jensen. He was an aide in the Osceola School District. The superintendent in Osceola says the alleged assault did not happen in school. Investigators say Jensen abused a boy he was watching, though it’s not clear when the alleged assaults happened. Jensen has been placed on leave by the school district, and the superintendent

A former UW-Madison student with a history of sex crimes could spend the rest of his life behind bars in Minnesota. A judge in Minneapolis yesterday ordered 27-year-old Alec Cook be held as a sexually dangerous person. That means he will be committed until he’s no longer a threat, if that ever happens. Cook pleaded down to a string of sexual assault cases in Madison back in 2018. Eleven women at UW-Madison accused him of crimes. Cook was sentenced to

It is the latest sign that Wisconsin will, once again, be a battleground state in next year’s presidential election. President Biden will be in Milwaukee today to talk about his infrastructure plans. The president’s visit comes one week before the Republican candidates for president will hold a debate in Milwaukee. President Biden won the state four years ago by about 20-thousand votes. Political scientists say whoever wins Wisconsin next year could very well win the White House.

Not everyone is on-board with the plan to turn the old Mt. Washington building into apartments. Neighbors turned out last night to oppose the plan that would convert the historic building into another mixed-use development. The Eau Claire Plan Commission last night gave its approval to the project, the city council will have the next vote. If the city approves the project, work could begin next month.

Some downtown Eau Claire businesses are worried about plans to start charging for parking. A number of businesses are passing around a petition to ask the city council not to move ahead with plans to charge people to park downtown. City leaders say nothing has been decided yet. Erin Klaus is one of the business owners who worry that parking meters will mean fewer customers in her shop, Tangled Up in Hue. Eau Claire recently started enforcing block street parking

Milwaukee has a plan to become the most walkable downtown in the Midwest in the next 20 years. The city is moving ahead with its Connecting MKE: Downtown Plan 2040. Part of the idea is to shift away from cars and trucks, and make the city more pedestrian friendly. Milwaukee’s Department of City Development says that will require expanding sidewalks and bike lanes, and slowing down traffic. There will also be a focus to get people on scooters, city buses,

Miller Lite looks to be picking-up Bud Light’s former drinkers. Molson Coors is reporting its best quarter of sales since the two beer makers merged back in 2005. The company says sales from April to June jumped 12 percent, to just over three billion-dollars. Molson Coors says Miller Lite and Coors Light sales are now 50-percent larger than Bud Light sales, and 30-percent larger than Modelo sales. Bud Light sales have nose-dived since the company partnered with a trans influencer

You can bet on seeing one of Milwaukee’s Whole Foods on the next season of Top Chef. Crews were in Milwaukee yesterday, filming contestants at the Whole Foods on the city’s east side. Top Chef is shooting its latest season in Milwaukee and Madison, and focusing on Wisconsin’s food scene.

WI State Patrol Troopers and Osseo Police Department responded to a one-vehicle runoff crash on I-94 eastbound at mile marker 91 in Trempealeau County. Upon arrival Troopers and officers found the driver with minor injuries and a female passenger who had succumbed to her injuries. The initial investigation indicates the vehicle lost control during a rainstorm, left the roadway, and struck a tree. The crash remains under investigation by the WI State Patrol.

Wisconsin is one of the best states to live in. That’s according to WalletHub, which ranks Wisconsin the ninth-best state to live in. Some of Wisconsin’s best categories are quality of life, safety, and education in health, ranking in the top 15 in all three. WalletHub says the best state to live in is Massachusetts and the worst is New Mexico.