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Updated: Aug. 5, 2022 at 12:41 PM CDT
|By Jimmie Kaska
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Friday, August 12.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2022 at 11:07 AM CDT
|By Jimmie Kaska
The City of Eau Claire said the lawsuit over an annexation order doesn’t meet statutory requirements.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2022 at 4:08 PM CDT
|By Jimmie Kaska
The 58-year-old man is the only suspect in the house fire, which happened Wednesday on Superior Street.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2022 at 3:47 PM CDT
|By Jimmie Kaska
A 56-year-old man reached a plea deal and had several charges against him, including homicide, dismissed.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2022 at 7:23 AM CDT
|By Jimmie Kaska
A jury trial ended after 7 days with a not guilty verdict for 39-year-old Chad Turgeson.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2022 at 2:21 PM CDT
|By Jimmie Kaska
19-year-old Joseph Falk was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday.
Updated: Jul. 18, 2022 at 4:08 PM CDT
|By Jimmie Kaska
39-year-old Chad Turgeson is charged with 1st-degree intentional homicide in Dunn County.
Updated: Jul. 18, 2022 at 10:05 AM CDT
|By Lindsay Alowairdi and Jimmie Kaska
Court dates, including an August 2023 jury trial, have been scheduled in the federal lawsuit involving former Eau Claire County DA Gary King.
Updated: Jul. 14, 2022 at 1:48 PM CDT
|By Jimmie Kaska
The charge was dismissed without prejudice, meaning that the case can be brought back to court.
Updated: Jul. 11, 2022 at 3:50 PM CDT
|By Jimmie Kaska
The 53-year-old man was accused of going as fast as 99mph to avoid being arrested.
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Updated: Jul. 5, 2022 at 9:13 AM CDT
|By WBAY news staff, Brittany Schmidt and Casey Torres
The judge rejected the deal and set a jury trial for Feb. 15.
Updated: Jul. 5, 2022 at 8:48 AM CDT
|By WBAY news staff
The court set a trial date for Oct. 19.
Updated: Jun. 28, 2022 at 3:55 PM CDT
|By Jimmie Kaska
35-year-old Amanda Eyman was sentenced for an amended charge of child neglect Tuesday in Barron County.
Updated: Jun. 28, 2022 at 3:39 PM CDT
|By Lindsay Alowairdi and Jimmie Kaska
The family is seeking unspecified damages as a result of the 2019 shooting death of Tyler Meier of Neillsville.
Updated: Jun. 28, 2022 at 1:15 PM CDT
|By Jimmie Kaska
The 33-year-old man is accused of shooting and injuring another person on May 7.
Updated: Jun. 24, 2022 at 9:00 AM CDT
|By Jimmie Kaska and Maria Blough
The preliminary hearing will take place in the afternoon on September 1.
Updated: Jun. 6, 2022 at 12:00 PM CDT
|By Lindsay Alowairdi and Jimmie Kaska
Gary King said he never sexually harassed an Eau Claire County employee while he was the DA of Eau Claire County.
Updated: Jun. 3, 2022 at 11:47 AM CDT
|By Jimmie Kaska
A 79-year-old man died after a fight outside of a La Crosse Menards in 2020. 52-year-old Matthew Kinstler was charged with homicide.
Updated: May. 31, 2022 at 5:46 PM CDT
|By Jimmie Kaska
23-year-old Miranda Miller was sentenced Tuesday.
Updated: May. 23, 2022 at 4:42 PM CDT
|By Jimmie Kaska
Michael Shillin pleaded guilty to wire fraud and bank fraud as part of the plea arrangement in federal court Monday.
Updated: May. 13, 2022 at 1:26 PM CDT
|By Jimmie Kaska and Samantha Nitz
The 33-year-old woman was taken into custody in April in Minnesota.
Updated: May. 11, 2022 at 1:54 PM CDT
|By Jimmie Kaska
35-year-old Kane Berg was sentenced on charges in seven different cases.
Updated: May. 4, 2022 at 10:11 AM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock
Samantha Fristoe, 30, Owen, will spend 5 years in federal prison for distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.
Updated: May. 4, 2022 at 6:12 AM CDT
|By WBAY news staff
Nelson is accused of defrauding the Diemel brothers of Bonduel before killing them when they came to collect on a livestock deal.
Updated: Apr. 29, 2022 at 8:13 AM CDT
|By Jimmie Kaska
Cadott Miller Pharmacy will pay $20,000 to resolve federal civil allegations.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2022 at 6:06 PM CDT
|By Jimmie Kaska
35-year-old Amanda Eyman of Cameron pleaded guilty to an amended charge of child neglect.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2022 at 4:46 PM CDT
|By Jimmie Kaska
43-year-old Steven Sorensen was sentenced to 34 months in prison.
Updated: Apr. 15, 2022 at 9:15 AM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock
A 35-year-old Medford man charged with causing a crash that killed a woman and injured her eight children could reach a plea deal in his case this summer.
Updated: Apr. 15, 2022 at 6:12 AM CDT
|By WBAY news staff
In January, Melissa Smith pleaded no contest to Solicitation of 1st Degree Intentional Homicide and was found guilty.
Updated: Apr. 14, 2022 at 2:24 PM CDT
|By Jimmie Kaska
Michael Shillin was ordered to be detained ahead of his upcoming hearings and trial in federal court.
Updated: Apr. 14, 2022 at 10:48 AM CDT
|By Jimmie Kaska
36-year-old Kevin Swartz threatened law enforcement during the standoff in May 2021, claiming he had a gun and an explosive device.
Updated: Apr. 11, 2022 at 11:02 PM CDT
|By The Associated Press
The ruling will determine whether the DNR has the authority to regulate PFAS chemicals and other toxic compounds without established standards.
Updated: Apr. 11, 2022 at 5:01 PM CDT
|By Jimmie Kaska
23-year-old Adam Rosolowski and 19-year-old Joseph Falk each pleaded guilty to two counts of 1st-degree intentional homicide.
Updated: Apr. 11, 2022 at 3:08 PM CDT
|By Jimmie Kaska
29-year-old Larry Young was sentenced Monday for a 2021 sexual assault in Eau Claire.
Updated: Apr. 1, 2022 at 11:08 AM CDT
|By Jimmie Kaska
35-year-old McKenzie Johnson of Ladysmith was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison and 20 years of probation on Thursday.
Updated: Mar. 29, 2022 at 8:50 AM CDT
|By Jimmie Kaska
The 62-year-old woman was fined for sending an obscene computer message.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2022 at 4:05 PM CDT
|By Jimmie Kaska
33-year-old Tara Lynn Appleton was sentenced for the death of Preston Decorah in March of 2020.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2022 at 2:32 PM CDT
|By Alex Loroff, Jimmie Kaska and Samantha Nitz
Karvel Freeman is one of two suspects in January’s shooting death of Ernest Knox.
Updated: Mar. 15, 2022 at 12:40 PM CDT
|By The Associated Press and Jimmie Kaska
In addition to probation, Kevin Loftus will have to pay $500 in restitution.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2022 at 2:28 PM CST
|By Jimmie Kaska
39-year-old Michael Hartmann was sentenced Tuesday for killing a 61-year-old man.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2022 at 9:02 AM CST
|By Jimmie Kaska
26-year-old Austin Vang is charged with shooting and killing a 14-year-old boy in July of 2021.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2022 at 4:49 PM CST
|By Jimmie Kaska
Sentencing for 43-year-old Tasheen Goggins is scheduled for April 8.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2022 at 4:13 PM CST
|By Jimmie Kaska
25-year-old Trevor Plemon will be sentenced May 23.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2022 at 9:08 PM CST
|By Juliana Tornabene
It has been just over two hours since the jury began its deliberations.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2022 at 12:43 AM CST
|By Jimmie Kaska
The trial heads to its second and final scheduled day Wednesday.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2022 at 12:59 PM CST
|By Jimmie Kaska
The two-day trial began Tuesday as jurors were seated and evidence was presented.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2022 at 1:46 PM CST
|By Heather Poltrock
A 35-year-old Medford man has been formally charged with causing a crash that killed a woman and injured her eight children.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2022 at 10:57 AM CST
|By Heather Poltrock
Three people have been sentenced for bringing more than 20 pounds of meth to Wood County.
Updated: Dec. 21, 2021 at 3:34 PM CST
|By Jimmie Kaska
A 2-year-old boy was hit and killed by a train in Taylor County in June.
Updated: Dec. 21, 2021 at 1:11 PM CST
|By The Associated Press
Voters approved the so-called Marsy’s Law amendment in a statewide referendum in April 2020.