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ABOVE PHOTO: Chousie Yang, 20, of Eau Claire, is a first-generation college student and will give the commencement speech at Chippewa Valley Technical College on May 18, when she graduates with an associate degree in business management. From a young age, Chousie Yang took on a leadership role in life. As the youngest of five children born to Hmong refugee parents who fled a war-torn Laos in the 1980s, Yang was her parents’ translator, document reader and check writer. “I

 After the recent loss of a local deputy in the line of duty, we know that 2023 is the deadliest year for police officers and deputies in Wisconsin in the past two decades. St. Croix County Sheriff  Scott Knudson yesterday said he is hurting once again after one of his deputies, Deputy Katie Leising, was gunned down over the weekend. She is the fourth law enforcement officer to be killed in Wisconsin so far this year. She was the third officer in western Wisconsin to be

There is a national manhunt for the two suspects in Fond du Lac’s triple shooting from over the weekend. Prosecutors yesterday filed formal charges against 17-year-old Antonio Johnston and 14-year-old Parise Larry Jr. Fond du Lac Police say they shot three people, killing one, on Sunday. Investigators say 20-year-old Tatyanna Zech, the person who died, was the target for the shooters. They say the other two were wounded by stray bullets. Fond du Lac Police are asking anyone who may

It’s juvenile charges for the 14-year-old accused of crashing a stolen car into a school bus outside Morse Middle School earlier this month. The Milwaukee County D.A. yesterday filed formal charges of hit-and-run, and several counts of recklessly endangering safety. Milwaukee Police say the teen was drag racing a friend when he crashed into the bus. The crash tossed an 11-year-old off the bus, but seriously injured a 15-year-old who was hanging-out of the stolen car. His family says that

Eau Claire’s Fourth of July fireworks show is moving this year. The city council last night approved the plan to move the show to the High Bridge. Firefighters wanted the show out of Carson Park because of safety concerns. The final vote was 6-4 in favor of moving. Specifics of just where you can sit, and where you can park are expected to come in the next few weeks.

Wisconsin lawmakers are looking to set a running-clock on sexual assault kits in the state. The Senate Committee on Public Safety will hold a hearing today on a plan that would require the state crime lab to begin working on a DNA kit within five days, and finish testing the kit within two months, The legislation comes after Wisconsin’s years-long backlog of old sexual assault kits was finally tested a few years back. Wisconsin’s attorney general says in order to test the kits

Milwaukee County’s conservative supervisor doesn’t want to spend local dollars on the Brewers’ ballpark. A county committee on Monday unanimously rejected the idea of a local buy-in to help fix and maintain American Family Field. Supervisor Steve Taylor said the county got stuck during the negotiations over a new arena for the Bucks, he doesn’t want to get stuck again. Republican lawmakers at the Capitol are demanding that Milwaukee and Milwaukee County pay at least a part of the 300

The wild parsnip is getting no love in Madison. Lawmakers in Madison are considering a plan today that would spend a couple hundred thousand-dollars on grants to eliminate the plant across the state. The DNR says wild parsnip is a growing problem along roadways, in abandoned fields, and in prairies across Wisconsin. It is an invasive species, and can cause sun-sensitive blisters for people who touch the plant. The proposal up for a hearing today would spend 200 thousand-dollars in the

As a community continues to respond with heavy hearts to the loss of an officer in the line of duty, we now know more about funeral arrangements for Deputy Leising. The funeral will take place on Friday May 12, 2023. Public Visitation at Hudson High School starting at 9am until 12:00pm. Funeral with law enforcement honors directly following the service a the Hudson High School. A law enforcement procession will take place with details to follow later in the week

Organizers of Madison’s Brat Fest are asking for volunteers for this years event.  Organizers say all volunteers must be at least 14-years-old and signup on the website, WITH AN EASY CLICK HERE. This year’s festival takes place May 26th.