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Coming up in September the Altoona Police Department will be once again hosting Spanish and German police officers in partnership with the STAR International Police Exchange Organization. STAR was founded in 1985 between American and German officers to create an international platform for law enforcement education and friendship. The European officers will be joining several local law enforcement agencies with ride alongs, training exercises, and facility tours. Guests will reside with the families of local officers in Eau Claire and

ABOVE PHOTO: More than 10 high school students from Osseo-Fairchild, Augusta and Mondovi built, programmed and flew Airbit 2 drones during a two-day STEM camp at Chippewa Valley Technical College.  Izaiah Green was as still as a statue as he concentrated on the controller in his hand and the drone on the floor of one of the automotive bays at Chippewa Valley Technical College, recently. Even though Green was immersed in a timed competition, the mounting pressure wasn’t getting to

There will be more testimony today in the case of a teenager charged with killing a western Wisconsin 10-year-old. The lawyers for the suspect accused of killing Lily Peters in Chippewa Falls last year questioned four experts from the Wisconsin Department of Corrections yesterday about the differences between juvenile prison and adult prison. The lawyers want Peters’ murder to be handled in juvenile court. The now-15-year-old suspect is accused of beating, strangling, killing, then sexually assaulting her on her way

The U.S. soldier from Racine who reportedly ran across the border into North Korea is not being called a prisoner of war. The Pentagon yesterday said it will not be classifying Private Travis King as a P-O-W. A report says part of the decision centers on King’s decision to cross the border willingly, and while wearing civilian clothes. King’s family says he ran across the border last month and hasn’t been heard from since. Army investigators say King was just

Wisconsin’s attorney general wants to speed-up his challenge to Wisconsin’s abortion law. A-G Josh Kaul yesterday asked a Dane County judge to rule immediately on Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion ban. Kaul wants the judge to declare the law unenforceable. That would fast track the case for the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Now that the court has a liberal majority, the court is expected to agree that the law that bans most abortions in the state is unenforceable. The judge in the case

There could be new rules for DoorDash and UberEats in Wisconsin. A Senate committee is going to hold a hearing today on a plan that would allow restaurants to opt-out from third-party delivery services. The plan would also require food delivery drivers to have a basic knowledge of food safety and hygiene. There is also a provision that would require delivery services to place orders with restaurants immediately. The proposed law comes after complaints about how some delivery drivers or

Old Style is reportedly leaving Milwaukee, but not Wisconsin. A number of news outlets in La Crosse yesterday said Old Style will be brewed in La Crosse starting in November. It’s a return home for Old Style, which was brewed in La Crosse starting in 1902 by the G. Heileman Brewing Company. Pabst took it over, and brewed it in Milwaukee for the past 24 years. The return to La Crosse will be featured heavily during this year’s Oktoberfest in

While Milwaukee County’s county executive is floating a new plan to pay for American Family Field, other county leaders are saying ‘no’. County Executive David Crowley said he’s asked Republican lawmakers for some flexibility to spend some of the county’s new sales tax money on the ballpark. But County Supervisor Peter Burgelis said any money for the stadium needs to come from the state. Supervisor Sheldon Wasserman even suggested bringing back the five county sales tax as a way to

The stage for Milwaukee’s Republican presidential debate is getting crowded. Mike Pence’s campaign last night said he met the donor threshold to be a part of the debate later this month. Each candidate must have 200 individual donors in 20 states or more. So far former President Trump, Ron DeSantis, Tim Scott, Vivek Ramaswamy, Niki Haley, Christ Christie, and Doug Burgam have qualified. The debate is set for August 23rd.

There’s a chance the 15-year-old accused of killing ten-year-old Lily Peters could have his case moved to juvenile court.  The suspect appeared in court in Chippewa Falls this morning.  The judge in the case is spending the week deciding if his case will be moved to juvenile court and the hearing is expected to last until August 14th.