Home

Construction Planned on Fairfax

By Morgan McCarthy | June 19, 2023

Construction is planned on Fairfax Street, Henry Avenue to E. Hamilton to Mitscher Avenue. Tentative start date is coming up next week, June 26, 2023 Proposed work includes milling the existing bituminous pavement, new bituminous pavement, and pavement marking. This is cooperative maintenance project between the City of Eau Claire and the Town of Washington. The pavement surface on this section of Fairfax Street has deteriorated rapidly and is in need of repair. No curb and gutter or sidewalk repairs

Read More

Health Officials Seek Help in Dog Bite Case

By Morgan McCarthy | June 19, 2023

The Eau Claire City-County Health Department is asking for your help to find a dog that bit a woman, Friday, June 16th, 2023, at around 7:00 p.m. The bite occurred in the Walmart parking lot in Eau Claire, WI.The dog was described to be a brown pit bull type breed. The dog was in the back seat of a car with the window rolled down. There was a white male and white female in the car at the time of

Read More

Monroe County Man Charged with Tax Crimes  

By Morgan McCarthy | June 19, 2023

Kenneth Donais, 57, of Sparta, Wisconsin was charged on May 17, 2023 in Monroe County Circuit Court with  three misdemeanor counts of failing to file a state income tax return for tax years 2019 through 2021.  According to the criminal complaint, Donais has a history of not filing Wisconsin income tax returns despite  having a requirement to do so. Full year Wisconsin residents with gross income at or above a threshold amount  determined by the Wisconsin Department of Revenue are

Read More

Officials Respond to Barron Co. Shootings, No Threat to Public

By Morgan McCarthy | June 19, 2023

On Sunday June 18, 2023, at 6:47 p.m., the Barron County 911 Center received a call of two possible deceased subjects at a residence just north of New Auburn. Deputies from the Barron County Sheriff’s Department along with the New Auburn Fire Department, Barron County First Responders and Chetek Ambulance responded to the scene. Initial investigation shows Jeremy Wittrock, 38, who had a no contact per a pending domestic abuse charge with Beth Parker, 37, who resides at the location

Read More

Juneteenth Events Planned Locally

By Morgan McCarthy | June 19, 2023

It is Juneteenth across the Union. It was in 1865, Union Major General Gordon Granger landed in Galveston, Texas with the news that the Civil War had ended and that those who were enslaved were now free.  The news came two and a half years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.  The date is now known as Juneteenth or Emancipation Day. There are events planned across the country and locally as well to commemorate the day. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Read More

Suspect Arrested in La Crosse Drive-By Shooting

By Morgan McCarthy | June 19, 2023

 Police in La Crosse say they have a suspect in custody for a drive-by shooting that sent six people to the hospital. The shooting happened about 2 a.m. Saturday morning in the city’s downtown. Investigators are not saying what led-up to the shooting, but police say  31-year-old, Deandrew Grant acted alone and used a handgun in the shooting. He’s in jail, and looking at  six counts of attempted first degree reckless homicide and bail jumping charges. He could be before

Read More

DCI Now Handling Vernon County Incident

By Morgan McCarthy | June 19, 2023

There are questions to answer about a welfare check in western Wisconsin that ended with a deadly officer-involved shooting. It happened Friday evening in Vernon County. The sheriff says deputies were sent on a welfare check in Genoa, when they saw the person they were sent to check on drive away from their house. The deputies stopped that person, but that person then sped off, dragging one of the deputies. It’s unclear whether the deputy who was being dragged shot and killed

Read More

Deadly Crash in Jackson County

By Morgan McCarthy | June 19, 2023

A deadly crash in Jackson County is under investigation.   On Sunday at approximately 6:22pm, the Wisconsin State Patrol and the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department responded to a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 94 westbound near mile marker 121 in Jackson County.  The driver and two passengers from one of the vehicles involved in the crash were transported to Black River Falls Memorial Hospital. At the hospital one of the passengers from the vehicle, 47 year old Elivira Palomec, succumbed to

Read More

U.S. Marshals Search for WI Murder Suspect

By Morgan McCarthy | June 19, 2023

The U.S. Marshals are part of the search for a domestic violence murder suspect in Milwaukee. The Marshals last week got a warrant for 33-year-old Anthony Ross. He’s wanted in last Sunday’s shooting death of Shadea Green. Investigators are not saying what led-up to that shooting, but say it is domestic violence related. Ross’ warrant is for possession of a firearm by an out-of-state felon. The Marshals are asking for help in tracking him down.

Read More

Milwaukee Sees Weekend Violence

By Morgan McCarthy | June 19, 2023

Milwaukee’s latest shooting tally doesn’t include any deadly shootings. Police in the city say nine people were shot between Friday and late last night. That includes two double shootings yesterday, once of which saw a 14-year-old and a 15-year-old girl wounded. There were four other shootings on Saturday as well. Milwaukee Police say they made an arrest in one of the cases so far.

Read More