Prosecutors are dropping the threat charges against a man who said he was going to shoot-up Carson Park last Fourth of July. The Eau Claire County District Attorney’s Office yesterday said pursuing a terroristic threat case against Joshua Cheek would not be “in the interest of justice.” Cheek made threats against Carson Park’s celebration and against the group home where he lives during an episode over the summer. The D.A. says he is instead focusing on the criminal damage to
Read MoreRescuers in La Crosse had to use their ropes and their know-how to get an injured man off of a bluff yesterday. The man fell while riding his bike on a trail in Hixon Forest. Crews had to rappel down the bluff yesterday evening. The man was taken to a local clinic to be checked-out. La Crosse firefighters say it took about 12 rescuers to get the man off the bluff.
Read MoreVoters in one Barron County township are being asked to decide if they want to go wet. The Town of Stanfold is asking voters whether they want to allow for alcohol to be sold inside the town’s limits. Stanfold is one of the few remaining dry towns in Wisconsin. The owners of a local orchard, Licks Orchard, Music, and Gifts, want to open a tasting room for their wine. Some neighbors don’t want to allow for alcohol sales because they don’t
Read MoreAnother judge has said absentee ballots must be properly, and completely filled-out in order to be counted on Election Day. A Dane County judge yesterday refused to issue a temporary restraining order that would have stopped local election clerks from rejecting incomplete absentee ballots. The issue continues to be absentee ballot witness addresses. The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin wanted a judge to give clerks some wiggle-room on those addresses. State law is clear that voters and their witnesses must put
Read MoreThe state of Wisconsin is hitting a former coronavirus testing center with a 22-thousand-dollar fine for false advertising. The Center for COVID Control said it could get people a PCR test within two days. But many people said they either got their tests late, or never got a test at all. The state’s Department of Ag and Consumer Protection announced the fine yesterday. The FBI raided the Center for COVID Control’s national office back in January as part of a much larger
Read MoreSomebody who bought a Powerball ticket at the Citgo in Cudahy is a million-dollars richer. The Wisconsin Lottery yesterday said the winning ticket was for last Monday’s drawing. It is the second winning Powerball ticket sold in Wisconsin this month, and the fourth million-dollar winner sold in the state this year. The numbers for that winning Powerball ticket are 19, 30, 36, 46, 60, and the Powerball was 25.
Read MoreA Wisconsin district attorney says there’s satisfaction after a jury found Darrell Brooks Jr. guilty in a deadly parade attack last year. Susan Opper thanked the community and first responders for everything they did on the day Brooks ran his vehicle into a Christmas parade in Waukesha, just outside Milwaukee. David Sorenson said justice was served for his wife, who was killed in the attack. Opper said there’s a sense of peace now that the jury found Brooks guilty for the deaths
Read MoreMilwaukee is one of the top cities in America for baseball fans. That’s according to WalletHub, which ranks Milwaukee 15th out of the country’s 332 largest cities. WalletHub says the top city for baseball fans is New York.
Read MoreOn Wednesday, October 26, 2022, at approximately 1:34 am, Lake Hallie Police Officers responded to the Heartbreakers Bar, 1705 County Highway OO, Lake Hallie, for a welfare check of a male subject located at the bar. Upon arrival, Officers observed a male, identified as Steven Lee (55 years old) of Conrath, standing outside the front entrance to the bar. As officers approached, Lee walked into the bar then quickly walked out of the rear exit of the bar. Officers observed
Read MoreUniversity of Wisconsin-Eau Claire residence halls will welcome back Halloween trick-or-treating for community children on Monday, Oct. 31. Participating residence halls will be offering candy in decorated lobbies, but not on student floors. The following residence halls will participate in trick-or-treating from 5-7 p.m.: Chancellors, Oak Ridge, Sutherland, Governors, Horan, The Suites, Towers North and South, and Aspenson Mogensen. Parking on upper campus will be available in AMP spaces (pay for parking) or in any F space. Haymarket Landing will
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