Max Cotton
Reporter/Multimedia Journalist
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Max joined WEAU as a multimedia journalist in October 2020.
Mark Scoville and Catherine Ottinger were arrested Wednesday between Fairchild and Stanley by Eau Claire County Sheriff’s deputies with the help of the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office. Their arrests culminate a three-year investigation.
Tuesday, the Cameron School Board voted stop requiring masks in school.
At the event, Gov. Evers complimented the Ho-Chunk Nation’s work vaccinating its community and others. In addition to Ho-Chunk Nation tribal members, the site’s open to anyone in Wisconsin who meets the state’s vaccination guidelines.
Wednesday is the one-year anniversary of Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers' first COVID-19 safety orders placing restrictions on restaurants and bars. Though the orders were overturned by the Wisconsin Supreme Court, establishments are still struggling to get through the pandemic.
The regulation will apply to residential buildings with between three and 19 units starting April 19. Current Wisconsin law already requires multi-family dwellings with more than 20 units to have a fire sprinkler system.
The Chippewa-St. Croix Rail Commission will be forming within the next few weeks according to West Central Wisconsin Rail Coalition Chair Scott Rogers. The coalition is spearheading efforts to create a passenger rail line from St. Paul, Minn. to the Chippewa Valley along the Interstate 94 corridor.
On Tuesday, ConnectSafely, a nonprofit educating users about technology, hosted its 10th Safer Internet Day in the U.S.
Eau Claire resident Jennifer Engedal started the petition after learning an LGBTQ couple she’s friends with had issues filling out forms after their child was born.
Madelynn Branco will become one of the nation’s first female Eagle Scouts in Feb. 2021. She’ll be the first girl to achieve the Boy Scouts of America’s highest ranking from its Chippewa Valley Council.
An Eau Claire man is wanted in connection with a death investigation from 2018.
Railynn Barnard used her wish from Make-A-Wish Wisconsin to help others.
The North High School hockey team raised the money through their annual 25-mile bicycle ride, which helps benefit the team and the food bank.
Wildlife and public health officials said people can go hunting but should avoid hunting camps.
They’re upset at a recent incident involving football players. A middle school student was bullied by his teammates and many students and parents say their punishment wasn’t harsh enough.
The department currently has a survey open asking for public input on its “Connect 2050” long-range transportation plan. It closes Saturday.