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At approximately 06:40 PM on Sunday August 28, 2022, the Rice Lake Fire Department was dispatched to a report of a structure fire at 2173 21 1/8 St, in the Township of Rice Lake. Upon arrival of the first fire department unit at approximately 06:48 PM, there was heavy smoke a flame showing from the garage, the roof had already collapsed. The crew was informed all occupants were out of the home. Firefighters made an aggressive attack to protect the

Waterloo-based bike company Trek is recalling some handlebars because of dangers when falling or crashing.  A U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission report says the recall impacts around 32-hundred bikes and 900 aftermarket handlebar stems in the U.S.  Trek says the affected products include 2022 Speed Concept SLR bicycles, 2021 and 2022 Emonda SLR bicycles, and all aftermarket Bontrager Aeolus RSL VR-C handlebars.  Recalled items can be taken back to Trek for repairs or replacements.

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) confirms that an unvaccinated yearling Standardbred gelding in Trempealeau County has tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV). It is the state’s first confirmed case of WNV in a horse this year. Symptoms of WNV in horses include fever, incoordination, hind-end weakness, depression, loss of appetite, muscle tremors, teeth grinding, inability to swallow, head pressing, excessive sweating, and going down with an inability to rise. The disease can cause brain

August 31st is International Overdose Awareness Day – a time to raise awareness and lessen the stigma of a drug-related death. It’s a day for families and friends to remember those impacted by drug overdose. In honor of International Overdose Awareness Day, the Eau Claire City-County Health Department and the Alliance for Substance Misuse Prevention encourage the public to attend an upcoming workshop to learn more about opioid use, overdose prevention, and local support groups and resources. CLICK HERE TO

A woman is behind bars on suspicion that she killed a man in a home in western Wisconsin.  Authorities in New Richmond say someone in the house contacted police early Saturday about the victim’s death.  The man was declared dead at the scene.  The suspect awaits possible charges of intentional homicide and resisting arrest. 

A crash near Cumberland leaves several people injured. On Sunday, August 28, 2022, at 11:03 a.m., the Barron County 911 Center received a call of a two vehicle crash on Hwy P and 19th Ave just south of Cumberland. Deputies from the Barron County Sheriff’s Department along with the Cumberland Ambulance, Cumberland Fire Department, Mayo Ambulance and Life Link Helicopter responded to the scene. Initial investigation shows a vehicle driven by a female failed to stop for the stop sign

 Milwaukee’s latest weekend tally is nine shot and one killed. Police say nine people were shot between Friday afternoon and late last night. One person died in a shooting last night. A Milwaukee police officer was wounded in what they are calling an ‘inadvertent’ shooting where a suspect’s gun went off and hit the officer in the leg.

There is a death investigation underway in St. Croix County. Police in New Richmond found a 48-year-old dead at a home early Saturday morning. Officers say he was suffering from ‘multiple wounds’ but are not offering any other specifics. A suspect, who is not being named, is being held in the St. Croix County Jail ahead of formal charges.

A professional skydiver is dead after police say he took the wrong angle on a hard landing yesterday. It happened about 11:30 a.m. in the pond next to Skydive Midwest in the village of Yorkville. Racine County’s sheriff says fellow skydivers pulled the man out of the water, but could not revive him. The man is from Tennessee, and was in town for the U.S. Parachute Association National Championships, which are set to open on Saturday.

Two men and a woman are recovering after a fight in a Racine bar that ended with a shooting. Police say it happened early yesterday morning. All three are expected to survive. Racine Police say while they were investigating that shooting, they heard gunfire from just a few blocks away. No one was hurt in that shooting, and police are looking for the gunman. Yesterday’s shooting comes after a Saturday night shooting in Racine that left one man wounded.