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We have a few more answers about the deadly weekend shootout in western Wisconsin that killed two police officers. The state’s Department of Justice yesterday identified the officers as Emily Breidenbach, of the Chetek Police Department, and Hunter Scheel, of the Cameron Police Department. Breidenbach was a five-year veteran with the Chetek PD, while Scheel was a rookie. Investigators also identified the man who allegedly shot the two officers as 50-year-old Glenn Perry. The DOJ says the officers pulled Perry over because

Two brothers and a sister are now facing federal charges after investigators say they were selling homemade flashbang grenades out of their house in Kenosha County. Erik and James Kustales and Melissa Simmons were arrested in March, and federal agents found nearly 300 explosive devices, more than one hundred pounds of chemicals to make explosives, dozens of guns, including several unregistered, fully-automatic machine guns, and nearly 20 pounds of marijuana. The Justice Department says an informant led them to the

Gas prices in the Chippewa Valley are on the way up. Triple-A says the average price for a gallon of regular in Eau Claire is now three-dollars and 48-cents. That’s up 22 cents from last week. Three-dollars and 48-cents per-gallon is also Triple-A’s statewide average price. While gas is more expensive than a week ago, Triple-A says it’s still cheaper than last year. At this point last year, drivers in Eau Claire were paying three-dollars and 66-cents per-gallon.

There is a plan at the Wisconsin Capitol that would allow people to carry a gun inside a school. State Rep. Scott Allen is looking for lawmakers to sign on to the plan. Allen says the idea is to allow local school boards to set their own rules about guns in school. He says the idea came from Germantown’s school board which asked him to change Wisconsin’s concealed carry laws. Allen says schools are ‘soft targets’ for mass shootings, and says his plan

Wisconsin lawmakers are scheduled to take the first step today toward banning a ban on gas stoves. The Assembly’s Committee on State Affairs has a hearing scheduled for later this afternoon on a plan that would regulate ‘restrictions on the sale or use of a device based on its energy source.’ The pan is from Clinton state Rep. Ellen Schutt, and comes after several cities or states have opened the door to bans on gas stoves. The Biden Administration is even

Spring runoff in the upper Chippewa River watershed continues to impact water levels on the Chippewa River in Eau Claire. At 8 a.m. Monday the Chippewa River gauge at Grand Avenue read just over 769 feet, which is 4 feet below the flood stage reading of 773 feet. At its current level the river has entered our Action stage prompting safety measures and some closures. Lighting along the Chippewa River Trail from Dewey Street to the south toward Phoenix Park

In 2020 Marshfield Utilities found elevated levels of lead in drinking water in some homes with lead services. This is an annual notice to the public. Lead can cause serious health problems, especially for pregnant women and young children. Those who have a copper service or have had their service updated since 2020, have nothing to be concerned about. If you think your home may be affected CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE.

The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is investigating an officer involved critical incident in the village of Cameron, Wis. that occurred on the afternoon of Saturday, April 8, 2023. At approximately 3:38 p.m., Chetek Police Officer Emily Breidenbach, age 32, with approximately 5 years of law enforcement service, along with Cameron Police Officer Hunter Scheel, age 23, with approximately one year of law enforcement service, conducted a traffic stop in the Village of Cameron. The officers were

 The Grant County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a head-on car crash involving an ambulance.  The sheriff’s office says the driver of a car crossed into oncoming traffic on Highway 80 in Platteville early Sunday morning and hit an ambulance from Southwest Health.  No one is hurt but the driver of the car was arrested for suspicion of OWI.

A Sauk County man is facing his third OWI charge after being accused of running over his wife with a tractor.  The sheriff’s office says Dean Krueger of Wonewoc was riding a tractor with his wife in Woodland Sunday evening when she fell off and was hit.  She was airlifted to the hospital and her current condition is unknown.  The sheriff’s office says Krueger showed signs of impairment and failed a field sobriety test.