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At 10:17 p.m. on July 11, 2023, the Menomonie Police Department received a report that a citizen heard approximately six gunshots in the area of 541 S Broadway. Upon performing a search of the area, officers located empty shell casings in the alleyway behind 541 S Broadway. Bullet holes were located in two different unoccupied vehicles. Following preliminary investigation, two suspects were apprehended and taken into custody.There is no further danger to the community. Investigation into the matter is ongoing.

We often see truckers out on the roads, working all hours on long hauls. For this week’s Friday Feel Good, it’s a fleet of truckers that deliver a smile and very special memory to a birthday boy.  Oliver was about to turn 7 and he was obsessed with trucks. That is when his parents got an idea for a birthday memory.  So, the parents of this 7-year-old truck-obsessed boy put up a Facebook post asking for a truck ride . . . and 64 truck

Chilson Subaru, announced that as part of its commitment to support the health and well-being of its community, they will provide blankets and patient care kits to cancer patients at the Prevea Cancer Center at HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital. As the treatment process is often long and arduous, patients are left feeling cold, confined, and in a weakened state. The donation of warm blankets and messages of encouragement. The donation is part of the national Subaru Loves to Care® initiative

Milwaukee Navy Week will bring between 50 and 75 Sailors from across the nation to volunteer throughout the community and discuss why the Navy matters to Milwaukee. For some of these Sailors, their participation in this Navy Week has special meaning because they have hometown ties to Wisconsin. One of these Sailors participating in the Milwaukee Navy Week is Lt. Cmdr. Pete Schwab, a native of Brookfield, Wisconsin. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OF HIS STORY.

A death investigation is underway in the Township of Washington. On Thursday, July 13 th , 2023, at approximately 7:54pm, the Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence in the 3400 block of McElroy Court, in the Township of Washington, for an emergency medical call involving two individuals. Upon arrival Sheriff’s Deputies and EMS personnel located a 77 year old female, who was deceased. Also present was an 81 year old male, who was in need of emergency

ABOVE PHOTO: Leafless trees show the effects of spongy moth caterpillars that have eaten most of the leaf tissue. This photo was taken this week in the Valhalla parking area off of County Road C in the Washburn District of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. USDA FS photo by Steven Katovitch.   Large areas of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest (CNNF) are being impacted by spongy moth caterpillars. Spongy moth caterpillars have a voracious appetite for deciduous tree leaves and have left many

A psychologist says the Green Bay woman accused of killing and dismembering her boyfriend is not fit for trial. The psychologist testified yesterday that Taylor Schabusiness doesn’t fully understand what is happening. Schabusiness is accused of strangling her boyfriend last year during a day of drug use, then cutting his body into pieces. She is supposed to go on trial this month. The psychologist says Schabusiness doesn’t know how to behave in court, help in her defense, or have any

We now have more information about who was involved in an incident involving gunshots in Menomonie earlier this week. A Mississippi man is looking at charges in Dunn County after police say he shot some bullets into some cars and sexually assaulted a woman. Jesse Fortenberry is looking at nine charges in two separate cases. He was in court yesterday. Menomonie Police say he shot holes into two cars in downtown Menomonie Tuesday night. Investigators say he sexually assaulted a

Prosecutors in Washburn County are pushing felony charges against a local man after a high-speed chase last month. The D.A. is moving ahead with 15 felonies, most of them for recklessly endangering safety, against 50-year-old Chad Rollins from Chippewa Falls. Deputies tried to stop him back on June 25th on Highway 53 near Minong. He sped away. The sheriff’s office says the chase topped-out at 95 miles-per-hour, and says Rollins was able to lose the deputies that night. Deputies found

There’s a pitch at the Wisconsin Capitol to add watermarks to the state’s absentee ballots. Waukesha state Rep. Scott Allen yesterday said absentee ballots in Wisconsin need to be more secure. He said they are very convenient, but also present a threat to election integrity in the state. Allen’s solution to place watermarks on each ballot, similar to what the treasury does for dollar bills, to make them harder to copy or forge.