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Mourners in the United Kingdom are paying their respects to the late Queen Elizabeth.  Crowds were gathering outside Buckingham Palace since the announcement was made Thursday that the queen was gravely ill.  Londoners were seen huddled together outside the palace crying and laying flowers.  Queen Elizabeth ruled the Commonwealth for over 70 years.   She died Thursday at age 96 at her castle in Scotland. Here across the pond,  The London Bridge is lit up purple to honor the passing of

One person is dead and another injured following a two-vehicle crash in Vernon County. Police say a van, driven by 32-year-old Mary Cano of Gays Mills, was driving eastbound on State Highway 131 when she was about to turn left into a private driveway. Cano reportedly did not see a motorcycle coming from the opposite direction. The motorcycle driver, 35-year-old Kevin Fleming, of Des Moines, Iowa, and his 31-year-old female passenger were thrown off. Fleming was later pronounced dead at

A man from Coon Valley is being accused of contractor theft. Court records indicate that 33-year-old William Ross is facing charges for reportedly taking a 19-thousand-dollar check from an elderly woman and not doing any work on her home. He is due back in court September 23rd.

A registered sex offender will be living in Eau Claire County starting next week. Thirty-three-year-old Chizaram Okoroji will live at a home on Randall Street in Eau Claire beginning Tuesday, September 13th. He pleaded guilty to charges of second and third-degree sexual assault of an intoxicated victim in 2009 and sentenced to four years in prison and six years of extended supervision. Okoroji must follow all sex offender registry requirements. He is also not allowed to have any contact with

The University of Wisconsin at La Crosse is responding to two possible cases of monkeypox. In a letter to students, faculty, and staff, the university says the people in question are isolating as they await their test results. There will also be an increase in cleaning and disinfecting around campus. The school added that they are working with the Student Health Center and the county health department to identify and notify any close contacts.

Several Wisconsin schools make the new Forbes list of the Top 500 Colleges and Universities in the U.S.  The University of Wisconsin Madison is the highest rated Wisconsin school, at number 49.  Marquette University in Milwaukee is the second highest Wisconsin school at number 159.  University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is the third highest Wisconsin university on the Forbes 500 list, at number 253. 

Two events highlighting Americans’ constitutional rights will be held in September at University of Wisconsin-Stout. From 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 14, free speech will be the topic in the Great Hall of the Memorial Student Center. Walter Kimbrough will present “I Respectfully Disagree: When Debate Dies Who Loses?” He will discuss how to enter into a debate, respect others’ free speech rights and talk across differences. Kimbrough has been president of two Historically Black Colleges and Universities

The Eau Claire County Broadband Committee’s mission is to develop or expand broadband services in all parts of Eau Claire County. To achieve this mission, they are asking all community residents to take a quick internet speed test. There is also an opportunity to provide comments if you would like to. This information will help the committee further identify areas of greatest need and assist the committee to identify appropriate funding and project priorities. Residents are asked to visit the

Six elected leaders in Wisconsin are being named by the Anti-Defamation League as possible members of a group connected to the January 6th riot at the U.S. Capitol.  The Anti-Defamation League says the six are accused of signing up as members of the Oath Keepers, which has been labeled as an anti-government group.

Dane County is including hundreds of thousands of dollars in its budget to address the opioid epidemic.  Dane County Executive Joe Parisi says the 740-thousand dollar Harm Reduction and Prevention Act will take six key actions, including community education, awareness, widespread distribution of Narcan and fentanyl test strips.  Parisi says 86 percent of the overdose deaths in Dane County last year were opiate-related.