This is your WCFW Daily News Roundup for 105-7 CFW in Chippewa Falls and 93-5 The Tap in Eau Claire.
For 105-7 CFW News, I'm James Kelly.
Chippewa County Sheriff Travis Hakes has responded to a statement released by the district attorney's office declaring him no longer fit to continue serving in the role.
The statement released by Chippewa County District Attorney Wade Newell and signed by every assistant district attorney in the office, alleged that the prosecutors unanimously believe Sheriff Hakes does not meet the basic credibility standard necessary to continue as Sheriff.
The letter also highlighted Sheriff Hakes' placement on Chippewa County's Brady List, which is maintained to identify officers whose past actions could undermine their credibility in court.
The Chippewa County Board also passed a no-confidence vote in Sheriff Hakes in 2024, as well as another motion to receive information through the Chief Deputy instead.
In his own statement, Sheriff Hakes called the letter a calculated and last-minute political hit just weeks before the August primary election.
He also accused District Attorney Newell of adding him to the Brady List for political reasons and claimed he's never been given due process to challenge the basis of his addition to the list.
The Chippewa Falls City Council passed a new ordinance increasing the distance that sex offenders can live from locations like schools and parks at its meeting on Tuesday.
The new ordinance passed unanimously and increases the distance sex offenders must live from those locations as well as the distance they can loiter from them from 66 feet to 250 feet.
The approved ordinance also includes a provision stating that registered sex offenders who currently live within the extended range are grandfathered in and do not need to relocate.
As Eau Claire area families look to get outside with the wildfire smoke finally cleared out, City County Health Department officials are reminding them to check their website for beach conditions.
The department monitors water conditions for things like harmful bacteria and algae each week, issuing a closure or an advisory depending on their levels.
This week's testing showed high algae levels at Lake Altoona Beach and Lake Eau Claire Beach forcing their closures.
The other six monitored beaches, including Half Moon Beach and Riverview Beach, will all be open.
For 105.7 CFW News, I'm James Kelly.
The thinnest of trust in the city right now did not start.
Well, we just shut this down.
You can stop talking because we don't want to hear anything you've been saying.
You're going to say the same thing you all say every time a black body gets shot down in this city.
it.
And
while we know that there will be investigations and all of that.
The thing for me is that his death is final.
Four officers, including the one who fired the shot, are on administrative leave while Wisconsin's Department of Justice investigates.
A $2,500 reward is now being offered to help police find whoever is responsible for shooting a dog more than eight times in Chano County.
As we reported earlier in the week, the brown mixed breed dog, now named Sunny, was found in Maple Grove earlier this month.
Sunny had more than eight gunshot wounds, a broken leg, and multiple broken ribs.
Sheriff's deputies say it appears the dog was shot several days before he was finally found on July 15th.
The Center for Humane Economy and the Wisconsin Puppy Milk Project announced a $2,500 reward yesterday for information that leads to an arrest.
Investigators say any piece of information, no matter how small, could prove valuable.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Chano County Sheriff's Office.
Sunny is currently recovering at the Chano County Humane Society and already has a loving home lined up once he is medically cleared.
A court ruling could restore stability for Wisconsin programs that lost funding under federal cuts.
A judge says the Trump administration overstepped by canceling grants based on shifting priorities.
State leaders say tens of millions of dollars were affected, including support for farmers, unemployment systems, and university research.
The lawsuit was filed by Wisconsin and other states.
Federal officials argued they had authority, but the court disagreed.
Senator Tammy Baldwin wants the Army to release its report on the Iranian attack in Kuwait that killed six U.S.
service members in March.
Baldwin says families of the fallen, along with Congress, should be told what the investigation found and what changes are being made.
The attack targeted a U.S.
tactical center and was one of the deadliest strikes on American troops in the conflict.
Democrats have been pushing for more oversight.
And that's your state news update.
I'm Connie Feldman for Civic Media News.
Training camp next week.
Hi, I'm Mike Clemens with sports NFL the Packers training camp begins next Wednesday players already spotted arriving at the airport on Monday the annual shareholders meeting at Lambeau Field the team's foundation making contributions to nine social agencies five in Green Bay four around Milwaukee a total of $1.6 million donated baseball the Brewers and Rockies today followed by the alumni game tonight with Ryan Braun Jeff Jenkins
How's the team doing after being swept by the Pirates in Pittsburgh before the All-Star game?
Good, man.
I mean, that's kind of what I mentioned in the interview a couple days ago is, you know, sour taste in our mouth going to the break.
And I'm sure people, you know, took that a little personally and looked astride to be better.
We've seen that in the last six games.
So
the Brew crew is doing all right.
As Brewers pitcher Trevor McGill with sports, I'm Mike Clemens.
It is going to be mostly sunny today with a high in the low to mid 80s this afternoon.
Tonight, partly cloudy, we'll drop to 65 tomorrow, sunny and considerably more humid with a high in the low 90s.
I'm meteorologist Sean Cable.
Currently, it's 69.
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