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A western Wisconsin man has been found not guilty in the death of his seven-week-old child. A jury yesterday acquitted Paul Marshall on all charges. He was charged in February of last year with reckless homicide after police found his seven-week-old child badly bruised, and not breathing. The baby died a few days later in the hospital. Doctors say the baby died from a brain bleed. Marshall’s lawyers say he wasn’t the only suspect in the case, saying the baby’s

Travis King is back in the United States. King, a Army soldier who ran across the border into North Korea back in July, landed in San Antonio yesterday. He stepped off the plane, shook hands with people on the tarmac, and then was led to a building at an Air Force Base there. The Racine native made international headlines after the Pentagon said he darted across the Demilitarized Zone on July 8th. He spent the next two months in North

The Eau Claire County Meals on Wheels program is working out of the county highway facility.  Aging and Disability Resource Center Director Linda Struck yesterday said the Meals on Wheels program is doing well in its new home in the highway building. Meals on Wheels used to rent a kitchen in Fall Creek, but they moved to the highway building over the summer. Struck says the move gives them a new commercial kitchen with plenty of room to cook and

The state of Wisconsin is asking hunters to test their deer for CWD before eating them. The state yesterday encouraged hunters to either drop off deer heads at remote sites, have their butcher or taxidermist save parts of the deer, or make an appointment with the DNR to have the deer tested. There have been no confirmed cases of CWD in people, but there are plenty of cases of CWD and deer in Wisconsin. Bow hunting season is open in

A judge in Madison will hear arguments today about whether Wisconsin’s Assembly Speaker needs to share the names of the former supreme court justices who he’s speaking with about impeachment. The liberal group American Oversight sued Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, claiming his decision to look for advice from former supreme court justices on the possible impeachment of Justice Janet Protasiewicz violates the state’s open meetings laws. Vos said he’s looking for advice from the former justices on how to possibly

A former NFL cheerleader from Wisconsin’s journey on The Golden Bachelor is already over. Renee, a grandma from Middleton, and former Chicago Bears cheerleader did not get a rose during last night’s first episode of the show. She did however perform a cheer. The Golden Bachelor features a man who’s 72, and 22 women between the ages of 60 and 75 , Renee is 67.

October 1 for sealcoating and restriping The Street Division will have a contractor sealcoat and restripe the Everett Roehl Marshfield Public Library parking lot at the corner of E. 2nd St. and S. Maple Ave. The work is expected to begin at midnight(12AM), Sunday, October 1st through midnight(12AM), Monday, October 2nd. The closure will be weather-dependent and may need to be rescheduled if rain occurs.

The City of Marshfield Parks and Recreation Department, including the Second Street Community Center building, new hours are taking effect starting Monday, October 2, 2023. The Second Street Community Center doors will be locked on Friday afternoons, although private events may be taking place at times and the building won’t be open to the general public. The hours are Monday through Thursday 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM and Fridays 7:30 AM to noon. Please beware when renting City facilities through

Republican legislators are introducing two new bills that would ban gender-transitioning medical treatment for minors. The lawmakers say children shouldn’t be able to make life-changing choices since the human brain isn’t fully developed until the age of 25. The proposed bills would ban medical practices that would change a minor’s body outside of their biological sex.

Eau Claire County residents will have the opportunity throughout the month of October to dispose of their bulky items like furniture, mattresses, and other large bulky items. Items that will NOT be accepted are: Electronics, household hazardous waste, concrete, appliances, liquids of any type and tires. Residents in the City of Eau Claire and Altoona will be able to put 1 bulk item on the curb during their normal pick-up day the week of October 2nd-6th. Haulers will work to