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A Milwaukee police officer is dead following an overnight confrontation with a robbery suspect.  Police Chief Jeffery Norman says officer Peter Jerving was an outstanding member of the community who will be sorely missed. Officer Jerving was in pursuit of 19-year-old Terrell Thompson early Tuesday morning when they got into a struggle.  Police say during the fight, Thompson shot officer Jerving, who then returned fire and killed the suspect. Jerving was a life-long resident of Milwaukee and had been on

The Wisconsin Department of Justice is raising internet safety awareness for Safer Internet Day 2023.  The DOJ says its Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force is getting more and more cyber tips, an increase of 740 percent over the last ten years.  The task force also arrested over 300 people last year.  For Safer Internet Day 2023 the task force has internet safety tips online on the Wisconsin Department of Justice website.

The state is seeing its first cases of toxic shock syndrome in over a decade.  The Wisconsin Department of Health Services says it’s seen four cases since last July.  Wisconsin hasn’t had any reported cases since 2011.  Toxic shock syndrome is described as a rare bacterial infection that can be caused by skin wounds, surgery, and the use of feminine products.  Symptoms include sudden fever, rash, vomiting, confusion, seizures, and headaches, among others.  Toxic shock syndrome can also be life threatening.

ABOVE PHOTO: UWRF student Mayala Keita leads a dance session at the February 1 kickoff of Black History Month events at UW-River Falls. Several campus events are occurring this month to celebrate Black culture. Pat Deninger/UWRF photo. As Angel Riley scanned the audience at the February 1 Black History Month kickoff event at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, she was grateful for not only the number of attendees, but at how many white faces were gathered there. “We’re bringing people

Phill Schladweiler’s perspective on life changed after being wounded in the line of duty. “I got to the point in my life that if I’m not happy with what I’m doing and in a miserable state, why am I not changing it?” The 41-year-old veteran was a forward observer calling in air support in Ramadi, Iraq, in 2006. He was struck by rocket-propelled artillery shells while in a sandbag bunker. No one died – Schladweiler credits the engineers who built

The Eau Claire Fire Department responded to a structure fire early this morning on Main St. On arrival, Engine 2 reported smoke showing from the residence and made entry on the 1st floor for primary search and fire attack. Additional crews made entry into the basement and worked to locate the source of the smoke. Fire was located between the basement level and the 1st floor in the floor and walls, and was brought under control as the remainder of

The work has begun for President Biden’s visit to the Madison area. The president will be in town tomorrow to help sell his State of the Union address. This will be Madison’s first visit from a sitting president since Barack Obama came to town in 2012. The White House says the president will speak about good-paying union jobs.

 Wisconsin’s Democratic U.S. Senator is asking for answers about the bird flu. Senator Tammy Baldwin yesterday signed a letter to the USDA, pressing for more information about the avian flu. Baldwin and several other senators say the bird flu has killed nearly 60 million birds in 47 states, including Wisconsin. Their letter says the bird flu has had a direct impact on the spike in the price of eggs. Baldwin says the USDA has plenty of money, and wants the agency

It’s 15 years behind bars for the Eau Claire man who set a house on fire with seven people inside. A judge handed Thomas Hicks his sentence yesterday. He pleaded guilty to lighting his house on fire back in January of 2022 because his wife accused him of cheating. Hicks says he left the house without waking anyone else up. All seven people were able to make it out alive, the fire gutted the home.

 A Waupaca County mom is heading to prison for her role in her son’s murder back in 2019. A judge yesterday sentenced 37-year-old Tiffany Powell to 15 years in prison. Prosecutors say she helped her boyfriend track down her son after he stole the boyfriend’s lizards and snakes. Video shows Powell point a double barreled shotgun at her son as the boyfriend prepared to fight him. Prosecutors say the boyfriend actually pulled the trigger, but they say Powell was a