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The following information was released regarding a security breach in Chippewa County: On Tuesday, February 28, 2023, a remote-control application was accidentally downloaded by a Chippewa County employee. The County cannot confirm how this occurred, but we believe it was by accidentally clicking on an internet pop-up or malicious link in error that downloaded the application. Then, on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, the employee was working on their computer in their office and someone else started to use the remote-control

The Chippewa Valley Coin Club is proud to announce their spring coin show will happen on Sunday, April 16, 2023. The show runs from 9a to 3p and is open to the public. There is no fee to come to the show, which will be held at the Brewing Projekt, 1807 North Oxford Avenue, Eau Claire, WI in theirupstairs event space. “Most may not realize it, but there are a lot of coin and note collectors in the region,” explained

ABOVE PHOTO: Lineworkers (L-R): Josh Wagner, Rick LaPointe, Alex Kiraly, Alex Glomski, JoshVaningan Eau Claire Energy Cooperative joins the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association in celebrating National Lineworker Appreciation Day on Monday, April 10. “We truly have a great group on our line crew. They are exceptionally dedicated to the cooperative and its members.” -Josh Vaningan, Line Superintendent at ECEC Eau Claire Energy Cooperative lineworkers maintain over 1,700 miles of power lines to over 12,000 Members. Lineworkers face many challenges

Madison’s unemployment rate is tied for the lowest of any metropolitan area in the country.  The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says the Madison metro’s unemployment rate is one-point-nine percent, tied for the lowest with Ames, Iowa.  Wisconsin’s unemployment rate sits at two-point-seven percent.

Now that there’s a liberal majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court some progressives are pushing to have the state’s legislative maps changed.  Some say the maps were designed by Republicans to benefit Republicans and the distribution of votes in each district doesn’t match how close the statewide vote is.  However, many Republicans argue there’s nothing in the state constitution that says district voting numbers have to match the popular vote.  If the Supreme Court were to take up the case it would

 It’s a quarter-million dollars bond for the suspect in a sexual assault case along an Oregon bike trail last month. Dane County prosecutors filed formal charges yesterday against 42-year-old Richard Cunningham. He was out on bail for another sexual assault case when police say he attacked a woman back on March 23rd along the Oregon Rotary Bike Trail. Investigators linked Cunningham to the latest case through both DNA evidence and his court-ordered GPS tracker. Cunningham pleaded guilty to 2nd degree

Federal prosecutors say a Madison man has been indicted for last May’s firebombing of Madison’s pro-life office. The Justice Department filed charges last week against 29-year-old Hridindu Roychowdhury. Investigators say they connected him to the attack on Wisconsin Family Action’s headquarters through DNA. Authorities arrested him in Boston last week, though it’s not clear when he will be brought back to Madison to appear before a judge here. No one was hurt in the attack. Roychowdhury faces up to 20 years in

Prosecutors in Brown County don’t think they need to move the accused Green Bay chopper’s trial. Taylor Schabusiness’ lawyers want her trial moved out of Green Bay, claiming there is no way she can find an impartial jury. The D.A. in Green Bay yesterday said Schabusiness has not presented any evidence that shows that, and they are pushing to keep the trial in Green Bay. Schabusiness is charged with killing then chopping-up her boyfriend after a day of meth-fueled sex

Add dorm rooms to the list of needs for Milwaukee’s Republican National Convention. The city of Milwaukee is asking local colleges in and around the city to use their dorms next summer to house the thousands of police officers who will come to town for the convention. Milwaukee needs about 45 hundred dorm rooms, plus showers and an on-site cafeteria. The city needs thousands of police officers from all over the state to help protect the convention, or to deal

On Wednesday April 5,2023 at 5:39PM Wheaton Fire & Rescue responded to a report of a medicalalarm at 2754 20th Street in the Town of Wheaton, Chippewa County, south of STH 29. Shortly after theinitial call the Chippewa County Communications Center advised that the call was potentially a fireresponse as the alarm company stated they could hear a smoke alarm in the background and someonestating the words fire. First arriving fire units reported smoke coming from the first floor of