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It’s back to school for kids in the Chippewa Valley. Today is the first day of class for kids in Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls, Altoona, and other communities. The return to school also means the return of school buses and kids on neighborhood streets. Police across the area are asking people to slow down, and reminding everyone to stop for stopped school buses.

Two people are dead after drowning in a lake in far northwestern Wisconsin. It happened at Lipsett Lake in the town of Rusk. on Friday. The Burnett County Sheriff’s Office says 18-year-olds Grace Rhine and Kyree Schaw from Blaine, Minnesota went swimming, but slipped below the water. Deputies say high winds and choppy waters played a role in their drownings. A third person on the lake was treated and released. The sheriff’s office says the investigation remains open.

Milwaukee’s long holiday weekend was not an overly violent one. Milwaukee Police say six people were shot between Friday afternoon and late last night. Only one person, an unidentified man, was killed. No one was shot in the city on Sunday. Police say one person was shot in Milwaukee on Saturday, and say Friday saw three people wounded, including two in a double shooting.

It could soon cost you a thousand bucks if you don’t stop for a school bus in Wisconsin. Lawmakers are looking at a plan that hikes up the fine for not stopping for stopped buses. Right now the fine ranges between 30 and 300 dollars. Lawmakers want to increase that to between three-hundred and a-thousand dollars. The new plan would also add three demerit points against anyone convicted of not stopping for the bus.

Republican lawmakers at the Wisconsin Capitol are looking to make it more difficult for prosecutors to dismiss certain charges. A Senate committee today will hold a hearing on the plan to require a judge’s permission before a D.A. can dismiss certain domestic violence, assault, weapons, and violence against children charges. Current Wisconsin law gives prosecutors wide discretion in deciding which cases to dismiss. The move comes after Republicans criticized Milwaukee County’s D.A. for dismissing charges in hundreds of cases.

The Original Packer Fence has a new message for the new season. The fence at Fred Harrsch’s house in Green Bay has gotten a new coat of paint, and a new message each year since 1984. This year, friends and family added ‘The New Pack is a Love Affair’ to the fence. Fred Harrsch died last year, but his family says the fence will continue. The Packers, and their new quarterback Jordan Love, start the season on the road this

A young University of Wisconsin-Madison student is in critical condition after police say someone brutally beat her early yesterday morning. Officers found the woman just after 3:15 a.m. in the downtown area. University of Wisconsin-Madison student Mercy Salzwedel is a new resident on the same block of the attack and says she feels frightened. There is no word on her attacker, though the Madison Police chief does say they believe it was a stranger that attacked her. Patrols in the

A Wisconsin woman will appear on “The Golden Bachelor” this season. 67-year-old Renee is from Middleton. Her bio says she’s an author and loves planting flowers and walking around Lake Mendota. The premier of “The Golden Bachelor” airs on Thursday, September 28 on ABC.

Hello and Happy Labor Day! We hope you are enjoying a bonus day off and a chance to relax on this Monday. So, exactly why do we have this scheduled day off? Some call it the “unofficial end of Summer” but it traces back to the late 1800’s. Labor Day was first celebrated in the United States in New York City on September 5, 1882 to push for fair and safe working conditions. The first Labor Day included parades, picnics, and

A fire causes about $75,000 in damages. Crews responded to a 911 call from a house in the 13-hundred block of Raedel Road about 2:30 yesterday afternoon. No one was home. Firefighters say the fire was in the garage, and did about 75 thousand-dollars worth of damage to the home. Three cats who were inside were rescued and are safe. No injuries reported and the fire remains under investigation.