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Bond is being set at 250 thousand dollars for a woman charged in a deadly shooting in Eau Claire.  The incident happened Saturday afternoon at a home on Sunset Drive.  Police say 29-year-old Dakota Bilderback fatally shot her children’s father — 37-year-old Michael Lee.  Lee  was found dead at the scene.  Bilderback is charged with first-degree intentional homicide.

The Sheriff’s Office received a report that a motorcycle had crashed into a tree in a yard. It appeared that the driver, 23 year old Bradley Copenhaver from Gilman had lost control of his motorcycle, drove into a ditch on the West side of the road and stuck a tree. Bradley was transported by helicopter from the scene and remains in critical condition at the time of this press release.

Responders were on scene after a report of a 2 vehicle crash with injury. It was found a vehicle was traveling northbound on CTH K and attempted to turn into a parking area. When the vehicle turned, it turned into on coming traffic at which time a motorcycle traveling southbound crashed into the vehicle. The driver and passenger of the motorcycle were ejected air bound off the motorcycle and into the ditch. The driver of the motorcycle, Ramsey Stevens, of

Ten years in prison is the sentence being ordered for an Eau Claire man convicted on federal drug charges.  Forty-eight-year-old John Soung pleaded guilty in June to a charge of possession of methamphetamine intended for distribution.  Soung’s prison sentenced is to be followed by five years of supervised release.

Veteran housing facilities closing at the end of the month could be spared.  Senators Jeff Smith and Jamie Wall have introduced a bill that would provide funding to the facilities in Green Bay and Chippewa Falls.  Governor Tony Evers had requested funding for the housing program but members of the joint finance committee removed it from the final budget.  If the facilities close, it could mean the loss of 41 beds for veterans facing homelessness. 

Recent inspections at Ridglan Farms found more than 300 violations.  Newly released documents say the farm was cited for 308 counts of mistreating dogs and three counts of failing to perform mandatory health checks.  The dog breeder in Blue Mounds is now facing more than 55-thousand dollars in fines and fees as part of a civil forfeiture. Ridglan Farms can agree to the civil forfeiture and resolve the violations.  Their other option is to decline and take the case to

The City of La Crosse is filing suit against three companies claiming that they have artificially inflated the price of fire trucks.  The city says that a standard truck that cost around half-a-million dollars around fifteen years ago now costs around a million dollars and that truck manufacturers have manipulated the market to increase those costs.  The city has filed suit in federal court and is asking for a jury trial.

The University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire football team opens their season at home tonight.  The BluGolds are hosting Carroll University at Carson Park.  Kickoff is at 6 p.m.

Eau Claire man is accused of his fourth OWI.  Wisconsin State Patrol says the man was stopped after driving almost 20 miles-per-hour over the speed limit.  Troopers say the driver, Thomas Jones Jr., was showing signs of intoxication.  He was taken to the hospital for a mandatory blood draw, and was then booked at the Jefferson County Jail.  Jones Jr. is facing multiple charges.

The trial for Judge Hannah Dugan is set for December.  Dugan is accused of helping an illegal immigrant avoid arrest by federal agents in the courthouse.  The man was in court for a misdemeanor battery charge.  Dugan’s lawyers filed a motion to dismiss this summer, but it was dismissed in August.  A judge scheduled Dugan’s trial for December 15 during a scheduling hearing earlier today.