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Chili’s is no longer coming to Eau Claire. Economic Development Manager Aaron White yesterday said the developer pulled out of the project near the intersection of Gateway Drive and Prill Road, but didn’t give a reason. Eau Claire’s Plan Commission gave its okay for the new restaurant last summer. White said while the developer didn’t say why they are pulling the plug, though it’s not uncommon for developers to back-out if the project becomes too expensive. White says there is

Time to share details about a shared revenue plan? Republican lawmakers expect a vote on their shared revenue plan next week. State Rep. Todd Novak yesterday said they are still negotiating the finer points of the deal. He said the plan should be ready by Wednesday. That’s when Assembly Republicans expect to vote on and pass the plan. The proposal would send as much as a half-billion dollars to local governments across Wisconsin, but it would also include layers and layers

Republican lawmakers at the Wisconsin Capitol once again said they fear the University of Wisconsin is stifling free speech. Lawmakers held an hours-long hearing yesterday to press for answers about the climate on UW campuses. UW President Jay Rothman defended the university, saying the school is open to all viewpoints. Rothman did tell lawmakers that the school will be dropping required diversity statements from the university’s hiring process, State Rep. Dave Murphy said that’s a good idea. Murphy said he doesn’t think the UW’s

 A University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate student will not face charges in connection with a recent peeping tom arrest.  The suspect is accused of looking into windows on the University of Wisconsin campus back in March.  He was arrested on tentative charges of trespassing and disorderly conduct, but earlier this month the Dane County District Attorney declined the charges.

Dunn County residents should look for surveys the county is sending out to determine where broadband service needs are the greatest.  The surveys were sent out the week of May 7, said Dan Dunbar, Dunn County Chief Information Officer.  The survey is being conducted by the Dunn County Broadband Task Force, formed this year to establish a plan to address broadband in Dunn County, including creating maps outlining county broadband projects and identifying areas of weakness.  “We need to find

One of the two teenagers wanted for Fond du Lac’s weekend triple shooting is now behind bars. Police say 14-year-old Parise Larry turned himself-in early yesterday morning. He’s wanted for the shooting death of a 20-year-old woman, and the shootings of two neighbors who police say were hit by stray bullets. The other suspect in the case, 17-year-old Antonio Johnston remains on the loose. Investigators say it looks like the two opened fire during a picnic at an apartment complex

The FBI swept-up dozens of members of a Milwaukee gang in an investigation that covers everything from murder for hire to PPP fraud. Federal prosecutors yesterday announced the indictment of 30 members of the Wild 100s, also known as the Shark Gang. Several of them were arrested yesterday in both Milwaukee and Houston. The DOJ says in addition to a murder for hire case, the gang was known to sell illegal guns including a machine gun, and played a role

 Wisconsin’s newest laws will increase the punishment for carjacking and reckless driving. Governor Evers signed the two new laws yesterday. The new carjacking law adds 20 years to the sentence for taking someone’s car at gunpoint. The old sentence was 40 years, now anyone convicted of carjacking can be sent to prison for up to 60 years. The reckless driving law doubles the fines and potential jail time for all manner of reckless driving. The governor says he hopes both

A former western Wisconsin postal worker will spend the next three years on probation for stealing 26 thousand-dollars from the Post Office. A federal judge in Madison yesterday handed down the sentence to 45-year-old  Megan Torrez from Alma. Investigators say she would write bad checks for postal money orders at the post office she managed in Nelson, Wisconsin. She was caught when one of those checks bounced and came back to postal inspectors. Torrez told the judge she used the money to cover

We have a price tag for former Eau Claire County D.A. Gary King’s sexual harassment settlement. King and the state agreed to pay the county’s victim/witness coordinator 150 thousand-dollars to settle her lawsuit. She claimed King drunkenly harassed her during his time as D.A., including asking her to sit in his lap and making several sexual remarks. King stepped down as D.A before a state investigation was able to determine if he should be fired.