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On Friday April 7th 2023 at approximately 8AM the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Chippewa Fire District responded to an address in the Town of Lafayette. Upon arrival it was discovered that there was two deceased adults at the residence. This is an active investigation, at this point in the investigation there does not appear to be further danger to the public. Our office will not be releasing further information at this time, when additional information is available it

Visit Eau Claire is thrilled to announce that Senior Marketing Manager, Demi Cimiaskaite, has been named one of Destinations International’s 2023 30 Under 30 recipients. Demi is is a digital marketer and social media professional with a degree in marketing analytics from the UW – Eau Claire. Demi began working in the tourism industry as Visit Eau Claire’s Experience Center Manager. Now as a Senior Marketing Manager, Demi oversees Visit Eau Claire’s multi-faceted annual marketing content plan and social media

Wisconsin gas prices are back on the rise.  Triple-A says the statewide average is up 13 cents in the last week to three dollars and 47 cents a gallon.  The average in Madison is three-46 a gallon, up ten cents from last week.  OPEC  recently announced it’s cutting oil production by a million barrels a day, and Triple-A says that’s leading to higher prices at the pump.

You see the gun, you hear the shots, and you see the struggle that came just before Milwaukee Police Officer Peter Jerving’s death. Milwaukee Police released the body camera footage of the Jerving’s shooting yesterday. It shows officers chase down, then struggle with Terrell Thompson. Thompson is clearly seen with a gun, which he fired twice. The first shots drove Jerving back, but he then went back to arrest Thompson and that’s when they both fired. Thompson died at the

A four-year-old Eau Claire County child is in critical condition after falling into a septic tank. It happened yesterday afternoon in the Township of Pleasant Valley. Eau Claire County deputies rushed to a home there, and pulled the child out of the tank, and rushed them to the hospital. Investigators say it looks to be an accident, they say the septic tank’s lid was ‘faulty.’

A man who pointed a laser pointer at planes in western Wisconsin is heading to prison. A federal judge in Minneapolis yesterday sentenced Nicholas Link, who lives in Rochester, Minnesota, to two years behind bars. Police tracked him to River Falls, Wisconsin after pilots on a Delta flight into Minneapolis complained of being blinded by a blue laser. The pilot says any minor mistake during their descent could have had ‘catastrophic results.’

Republicans at the Wisconsin Capitol are once again trying to tie unemployment benefits to the unemployment rate. Both the Senate and the Assembly passed the plan last year, but Governor Evers vetoed it. Currently, people can collect up to 26 weeks of unemployment benefits in Wisconsin. The Republican plan would trim that to as low as 14 weeks, depending on how low Wisconsin’s unemployment rate is. Right now the jobless rate in the state is two-point-seven percent, State Rep. Alex Dallman says the proposal

Nate Bell is Sister Bay’s new village president because he rolled a six. Bell and incumbent village president Rob Zoschke finished Election Day tied at 256 votes a-piece. The clerk decided that a roll of the dice would be the tiebreaker. Zoschke rolled a two, then Bell rolled a six. Wisconsin law allows for all manner of election tiebreakers, some communities use a coin flip, while others draw a name out of a hat, or draw straws.

Jail guards in Wisconsin can now buy into a better pension. Governor Tony Evers yesterday signed a new law that includes jail guards into Wisconsin’s ‘protective occupation participants.’ Police officers, firefighters, and prison guards in the state are already included in that group. Being a ‘protective participant’ means jail guards can now retire earlier, and can get disability from on the job injuries. Sheriffs across the state, as well as Governor Evers, say the new pension perk will help local jails find and

Joey Chestnut came to Milwaukee and ate 14-and-a-half burritos in just ten minutes. Chestnut was in town for the first-ever Qdoba World Burrito Eating Championship, he of course won. The second place eater managed to get down 13-and-a-half. Chestnut says he could have eaten more if he had to. This is Chestnut’s return to Milwaukee and eating lots of things. He lost the 2018 Wisconsin State Fair Cheese Curd Eating Championship.