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Voters will get to see Governor Tony Evers and Republican Tim Michels answer questions just one time this campaign season.  The two candidates yesterday agreed to just one debate.  It will be in mid-October and will be hosted by the Wisconsin Broadcaster Association.  Reporters from across the state will ask the questions during the hour-long debate.  The debate comes a little less than a month before voters head to the polls in November.

Chippewa County leaders are looking to maybe give some county employees a half-day on Fridays. The county board will vote tonight on a plan to close the courthouse at 11:30 on Fridays as a way to make county workers happy. County administrator Randy Scholz says they can’t afford to give workers raises, so a half-day off is the next best idea. If approved, the new schedule will go into effect in January.

The state is not stopping the Cobban Bridge replacement even though it may kill some threatened turtles. The state’s Department of Natural Resources yesterday said the bridge replacement may result in the incidental taking of the threatened wood turtle. WIS-DOT is replacing the Cobban Bridge on the Chippewa River because the old one was too dangerous. DNR says it hopes crews will minimize the damage to the turtle’s habitat during the construction.

The Eau Claire County Humane Association is looking for new homes for more than a dozen kittens. The Humane Association took to Facebook yesterday to say someone dropped-off a box of kittens at their shelter over the weekend. The kittens appear to be just a few weeks old. It will be a month or so before they are available for adoption, until then the Humane Association says any donations of kitten food or kitten supplies would be welcome.

There are flooding concerns today in the Madison area.  The National Weather Service says Madison has already seen anywhere from one to over two inches of rain, and could see several more inches over the next 24 hours.  Further east near Waukesha, flooding has closed part of Interstate-94, as that area could see close to six more inches of rain.

University of Wisconsin is one of the top schools in the Midwest.  That’s according to U.S. News and World Report, which ranks UW-Madison as the 38th-best university in the country.  University of Minnesota is ranked 62nd and Marquette is ranked 83rd.

Madison police say the suspect in a recent murder investigation is dead after walking out in front of a semi truck.  Police are calling it a murder-suicide.  They say the suspect killed his wife at their home in west Madison Sunday afternoon, then walked in front of a semi truck on Interstate-39/90 that evening.

A little after 9:30 on the morning of September 11th, The Chippewa County Sheriff’s office received a report of a two-vehicle crash with injuries and road blockage. Initial investigation shows that a pickup truck driven by the 16 year old female was westbound on CTH X approaching the intersection with 67th Avenue. A passenger car operated by 74 year old Bonnie Tripp was eastbound on 67th avenue. The passenger car entered the intersection and the vehicles collided with the front

Sit. Stay. Gooooood boy! Now, FETCH the details about another year of a favorite local event. Scorch and T-Ri from Scorch and the Morning X are out of the cage and taking Paws for the Cause for a ride. Real Rock 929 The X is rockin’ it for the fur babies of the Chippewa Valley as Scorch’s Paws for the Cause is still going strong in the Chippewa Valley and making sure that our area shelters have the supplies they

The nation has marked another somber anniversary of 9-11.  NBC’s Rehema Ellis has more on the various tributes that took place in honor of the 21st anniversary of 9-11. Vice President Kamala Harris joined families remembering those lost in the terror attacks when two planes struck the Twin Towers at the World Trade Center in New York City on 9-11.  At the Pentagon, President Biden vowed to always defend the nation from terrorists.  The First Lady joined others in the