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Reaching into his desk drawer, Lt. Col. Carson A. Hardesty, safety officer of the Milwaukee-based 128th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), placed a neat, laminated and unwrinkled image on his desk. “Having this great opportunity to go on a military aircraft, not every child or family have that opportunity.” A photo of a toddler with a big smile on her face as she steered the wheel of a KC-135 jet, and a young Capt. Hardesty with a beaming grin as he

Troopers from the Wisconsin State Patrol were working an active crash scene at milepost 115 on Interstate 94. While investigating and attempting to clear the original crash, passing motorists were slowing for the crash scene when a second crash occurred. Preliminary investigation shows a GMC Sierra was westbound on Interstate 94 and failed to sufficiently slow down and rear-ended a slower-moving vehicle. The GMC Sierra left the roadway and struck a Tractor Trailer unit parked on the shoulder of the

Wisconsin is now under an energy emergency. Governor Tony Evers signed an executive order yesterday that starts a 10-day waiver to get more fuel delivered to the state. The governor says the state is suffering through dangerous cold and high winds, and there is a shortage of fuel in some communities. Evers says giving companies a waiver will help get more fuel to the state, and will help utility crews maintain the power grid.

Eau Claire Police say a man broke into a home on Zephyr Hill Avenue earlier this month to get money for drugs. They say he broke into the same house again this week to get money for Christmas presents. Police arrested 40-year-old Christopher Lamb again this week after he broke into the same home twice. Investigators say he stole cash, checks, and personal identity documents during the first break-in. They say he grabbed another check during the second break-in. Lamb

 Wisconsin’s Democratic U.S. Senator is touting about the 250 million-dollars in earmarks she got in the latest federal spending plan. Senator Tammy Baldwin yesterday said she secured more than a quarter-billion dollars in the omnibus spending package. The money will go to all manner of projects, including a lot of clean energy initiatives, new testing for PFAS pollution, and a couple of million dollars for improvements at UW-Madison. Baldwin calls the money ‘critical investments’ in the state. We’ll show you

Don’t look for Wisconsin to join the list of states banning TikTok. Governor Tony Evers this week said he is monitoring the worries about TikTok, but isn’t looking to ban it from state phones and computers. Republicans in both Madison and Washington, D.C. have asked the governor to ban TikTok from state devices out of fears of Chinese spying. The governor says a ‘small number’ of people in his administration use TikTok, and says he’s spoken with the FBI about the dangers

Barron County played Santa PAWS to some community members and  waiting pets. Jail Program Director Amanda presented some lap blankets, put together by inmates, to residents at Barron Care and Rehab, the Human Society and Happy Tails Pet Boarding, it was a perfect day to help them stay warm!

They’re hiring in Chippewa Falls. The city says it is looking to fill one new police officer and three new firefighter positions. Voters in Chippewa Falls approved a new tax increase to pay for the new hires back in November, now the city is actually doing the hiring. The tax hike will mean just over a million-dollars in new money for Chippewa Falls each year. City leaders say in addition to the new hires, current cops and firefighters will see

The Badgers men’s basketball game scheduled for tomorrow is now canceled.  The team announced this morning their Friday game at home against Grambling State is off because of the weather and won’t be made up.  The Badgers now have just one more non-conference game before the full Big Ten schedule starts.  They’ll host Western Michigan next Friday night.