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Chippewa County’s sheriff’s lawyer is suing the county for the sheriff’s legal bill. Attorney Richard Hodsdon is demanding that the county pay Sheriff Travis Hakes’ 27 thousand-dollar legal bill from the investigation into Hakes’ behavior as sheriff. That investigation lasted from July of last year into March of this year, and looked into the sheriff’s on-the-job and off-the-job behavior. County leaders have said Hakes has to pay the bill himself. They say while he is a county official, the county

There won’t be a trial for the western Wisconsin man accused of killing his neighbor. Michael Price took a plea deal this week in last year’s shooting death of Amy Theis. Investigators say Price shot her in the head while he was drunk one night. Price had been charged with homicide, but pleaded guilty this week to second-degree reckless homicide with a weapon. He will be sentenced in March.

Eau Claire’s health department is looking for a dog that bit a teenage girl earlier this week. The city/county health department yesterday said it needs to find the dog to make sure there’s no chance for rabies. The health department says the dog is short-haired, maybe a Lab mix. Its owner is a woman who was seen walking the dog on West Moholt Drive Tuesday.

Wisconsin’s governor says he won’t send National Guard troops to help deport illegal immigrants in President Trump’s second term. Governor Tony Evers yesterday told reporters in Madison that he doesn’t support the new president’s plan to deport people who are in this country illegally. Evers said he can ‘guarantee’ that the Wisconsin National Guard won’t be used in any deportation enforcement. The governor said he’d rather see Congress find a way to ‘fix’ the country’s immigration system. President-elect Trump has

Eli Lilly is looking to expand in Pleasant Prairie, and they’re looking at a big price tag. The company yesterday said it’s going to spend three billion-dollars to grow its facility. The new addition is expected to create 750 jobs. Construction is slated to begin next year. Lilly wants to ramp-up weight loss drug production at the Pleasant Prairie hub, specifically Mounjaro and Zepbound. Kenosha County Executive Samantha Kerkman says the three billion-dollar investment is a historic moment for Kenosha

The latest University of Wisconsin regents meeting ended with a string of people being led out in handcuffs. University Police say they arrested 19 pro-Palestinian protesters at yesterday’s regents meeting. The protesters, from a number of pro-Palestinian campus groups, were there to push the university to divest from Israel. They accuse the UW of ‘war profiteering.’ After the arrests, some protesters accused the police of assaulting them simply for speaking their minds.

Selling beer at Badger football games meant fewer arrests and fewer tickets this year. University police yesterday said citations at home football games dropped 20 percent this year, in part because the school started selling beer inside Camp Randall Stadium. Interim Police Chief Brent Plisch says fans understand they don’t need to drink as much before the game, so they drink a little less. That doesn’t mean that fans didn’t drink plenty in the first year of beer sales. The

A new report ranks Wisconsin in the middle of the pack when it comes to freedoms. The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty released its Freedom Audit yesterday. It looks at fiscal freedoms, regulatory freedoms, and personal freedoms. Wisconsin is in the 20s on all three. The report’s authors say Wisconsin has great freedoms for things like school choice and buying beer, but could do better when it comes to state government regulations. The report also says Wisconsin should look

There may be some moments to be happy about after the Packers’ game against Detroit last night, but the final score isn’t one of those things. Packers coach Matt LaFleur gives credit to the Lions. Green Bay lost last night, 34-31, on a last second field goal by the Lions. The Packers played tough all game, and ran the ball well. But Detroit was just too much. The win drops the Packers to 9-4, and all but guarantees they won’t

Barron County Authorties are hosting an informational meeting reference two Chapter 980 sex offenders that will be released into the community on December 19, 2024. This meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 11, at 6:00 p.m., in the Auditorium at Government Center, 335 E Monroe Ave, Barron. A Supervised Release Program Liaison under the WI Dept. of Human Services, will explain the rules these two subjects have to follow along with other pertinent information for the public. Officers will