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Authorities in Barron County are notifying the public of a sex offender to be released. Name: Joshua StuderAge: 39Sex: MaleHeight: 6’0”Weight: 445 lbsHair: BlackEyes: BrownRelease date: 10/11/2022 Josh will be HomelessConviction InformationConviction date: 10/08/2019 Conviction: 2 nd Degree Sexual Assault of the Child-Child EnticementConditions of Supervision, not limited to:-No unsupervised contact with individuals under the age of 18-Not to engage in any relationships without prior agent approval Important Contact Information:Barron County Communications Center Phone (715) 537-3106Stephannie Schmidt, Probation Supervisor Phone

Two people were injured in a crash in Barron County. On Monday, October 3, 2022, at approximately 11:42 a.m. the Barron County Sheriffs Department and the Wisconsin State Patrol responded to an automobile vs. train crash on 23rd Street, north of Highway 8 in Barron County. An automobile was southbound on 23rd Street, and at the same time, an eastbound train was approaching the road. The auto collided with the side of the locomotive, overturned, and came to rest on

The 22-year-old man accused of taking a 15-year-old girl from her home in Chippewa County is expected in court today on kidnapping charges. Prosecutors are expected to file formal charges against Trevor Blackburn. He’s the man who authorities say took 15-year-old Kryssy King from her home over the weekend. Chippewa County’s sheriff said the two had a relationship, but she tried to end it. The sheriff says Blackburn came all the way to Chippewa County from Tennessee to snatch the

The first day of the Waukesha Christmas Parade trial was more chaos than court procedure. It took Darrell Brooks Jr. just eight minutes to stop jury selection because of repeated outbursts. The judge in the case eventually sent Brooks to a separate courtroom so he couldn’t continue to interrupt. Yesterday was the first day of jury selection, the judge hopes to pick a jury today. Brooks is looking at life in prison if convicted of driving through the parade crowd

We could see a trial in a 2017 homicide case in Eau Claire County. A judge yesterday approved a change of plea hearing for February for Wayne Price. He says his lawyers didn’t properly advise him about all of his options when he pleaded guilty to killing his sister and her boyfriend. He was sentenced to almost 30 years in prison.

Eau Claire has once again closed a Phoenix Park bathroom because of vandalism. The city yesterday closed the bathroom near the trailhead for the season. Parks managers say someone destroyed at least two toilets and caused about a thousand-dollars worth of damage. The city closed one of the bathrooms near the farmers market pavilion earlier this summer because of vandalism there. Eau Claire Police aren’t sure who is responsible.

Governor Evers is promising local governments more money if he is re-elected. The governor yesterday said he is going to pour about 100 million-dollars more into city, county, and township governments in his second term. The governor wants to earmark the money for public safety. Republican lawmakers say the governor’s promise is an empty election-year plan that he cannot deliver on. The Republicans say the governor has had almost four years to do more for local governments, but has waited

The University of Wisconsin is paying Paul Chryst 11 million-dollars to not coach the football team. ESPN reported yesterday that the university has agreed to an 11 million-dollar buyout for Chryst. His contract called for a buyout of up to nearly 20 million-dollars. The university says all of the buyout money will come from the University Foundation. Chryst will get all of his money by February of next year. He was fired on Sunday.

Col. Eric Leckel, commander of the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (MEB), told approximately 280 deploying Soldiers as well as their families and friends about the historic nature of their upcoming mission at a formal sendoff ceremony Sept. 30 at the Miller High Life Theater in downtown Milwaukee. “This is one of the most unique, diverse and challenging missions a unit will ever have the opportunity to partake in,” Leckel said. “Each and every one of the

As Color Season sweeps across the state this October, Wisconsin Women in Conservation (WiWiC) is offering free “Harvest Your Conservation Potential” Learning Circles at inspiring venues. All women farmers, landowners and conservationists are welcome, as are women who are contemplating purchasing land. “A walk into our lowland woods would be pretty and educational in terms ofthe grants we obtained and the restoration process.” WiWiC is working to build regional networks of women interested in land stewardship, and the majority of