Searchers say they found some more clues in their search for a missing 13-year-old at Devil’s Lake State Park. The sheriff in Sauk County yesterday said they found a bootprint, a walking stick, and a sandwich bag in the area where they believe 13-year-old James Yoblonski to be. He’s been missing since late Sunday night. The sheriff and others have spent the past few days scouring the woods looking for him. The sheriff yesterday said Yoblonski could be trying to
Read MoreThe DNR says wildfire smoke won’t be as much of a problem today across most of Wisconsin. Eau Claire, Jackson, Sauk, Dane, and Grant counties are the only counties in Wisconsin under any kind of air quality alert this morning, and those counties are all looking at moderate air quality. Yesterday, the DNR issued a handful of red air quality warnings across the state. The rest of Wisconsin is looking at good air quality to start the day.
Read MoreThere aren’t a lot of answers about what happened at Lambeau Field yesterday that sent someone to the hospital in critical condition. The company hired to do some work at the stadium said a crew member ‘experienced a serious incident on site and is currently in critical condition.’ No one is saying just what that means, though. There’s also no word on the crew member’s identity.
Read MoreJason Verdugo is the new athletic director at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. The school introduced him yesterday. Verdugo was previously the AD and baseball coach at Hamline University in Minnesota. He replaces Dan Schumacher, who retired at the end of spring semester. Verdugo says his goal is to eventually become a top 10 Learfield cup school.
Read MoreDane County is now officially a sanctuary for trans and non-binary people. The county board approved that resolution late last night. The vote declares that the county is a safe space for all people. But it also means the county will not enforce any potential laws that could ban or limit sex changes for young people. Showing you different sides so you can decide, dozens of people spoke out about the plan last night, with a number of people opposing
Read MoreThe board that manages American Family Field has lost another member. Karen Makoutz resigned on Wednesday. She had been with the Southeast Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District since it was first created back in 1995. She did not say why she is stepping down, but her resignation came after she voted against the district’s new spending plan. She also voted against a new four-and-a-half million-dollar video equipment upgrade at the ballpark. Makoutz’s resignation also comes after board member Mark McCune resigned back
Read MoreThe Wisconsin State Patrol responded to a one vehicle motorcycle crash at the bottom of the westbound on ramp from Highway 93 to Interstate 94. Upon arrival on scene of the crash a lone occupant from the motorcycle was located with life threating injuries. First aid and life safety measures were provided to the victim of the crash. The Interstate on-ramp was closed during the incident. The victim was transported to Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire. The driver, 56
Read MoreMarshfield Parks & Recreation is asking the public for their help to put an end to the rash of vandalism in parks. Official say that the vandalism has unfortunately become an everyday event in the parks. These individuals spray paint graffiti on playground equipment, buildings, sidewalks, tables, signs, and absolutely everything. They break windows; kick in doors; rip paper towel, soap, and toilet paper dispensers off the walls and smash them on the ground. They set fires; carve on picnic
Read MoreIn a new approach to distribute life-saving harm reduction tools in Eau Claire County, two local agencies have partnered to install a vending machine that will distribute free Narcan and fentanyl test strips. The Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office and the Eau Claire City-County Health Department are collaborating to make the vending machine available to the community 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The vending machine is located in the front lobby of the Eau Claire County Jail,
Read MoreIn the United States, drowning is the leading cause of death for children ages one to four and the second leading cause of unintentional injury death for those ages 5-14, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC says nearly 4,000 people die each year in the U.S. by drowning. Another 8,000 people, on average, are treated in an emergency room for near-drowning – that’s about 22 nonfatal drownings per day. As children and families head to
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