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.
The Eau Claire City Council voted to approve placing a community-led health care initiative on the ballot for voters in the November election at its meeting on Tuesday.
Community Action of Wisconsin collected over 13,000 signatures between Eau Claire and La Crosse in support of the initiative.
If approved by voters in November, it would direct the city to develop a plan to address local health care access and affordability.
That plan includes three components, diagnosing the current state of health care access and affordability, assessing how policy decisions at the local, state, and federal level
are impacting the health care industry and recommendations for what future policy decisions should seek to accomplish.
It would also direct the city to establish a seven-member advisory committee to accomplish those goals, with five of those members required to be city residents.
The effort comes as an estimated over 50,000 Wisconsinites could lose their Medicaid coverage amid federal policy changes, and the Chippewa Valley continues to struggle with health care accessibility following the HSHS closures.
Incumbent Sheriff Travis Hakes emerged successful in the Republican primary for Chippewa County Sheriff this week.
Sheriff Hakes was first elected in 2022, defeating Mark Hollister to remain in the position on Tuesday.
Hollister has worked in the Chippewa County Sheriff's Office for over 16 years, currently serving as a courthouse security officer.
Sheriff Hakes' victory also comes after District Attorney Wade Newell and other prosecutors released a statement arguing Sheriff Hakes does not meet basic credibility standards due to his inclusion on the Brady List.
Opportunity Wisconsin is inviting Chippewa Valley residents to participate in their back-to-school supply drive this month.
According to a press release, the supply drive will be run in partnership with Climate Power, the Wisconsin Education Association Council, Americans for Healthy Families, and the Mung PTA in Eau Claire.
The organizations will collect school supplies like notebooks, pens, hand sanitizer, and backpacks from now until August 20th.
Anyone interested in donating can drop those supplies off at the Acoustic Cafe on South Barstow Street in Eau Claire.
For 1057 CFW News, I'm James Kelly.
For Civic Media News, I'm Connie Feldman.
The pack is back and so are Green and Gold Fridays.
Your chance to gear up in team colors to unlock special deals and freebies.
The NFL pre-season starts this week and the Packers are calling on fans everywhere to revive the tradition of Green and Gold Friday.
A chance for the community to rally behind the team as they prepare for the upcoming season.
The Packers kick off their pre-season against the Steelers Thursday night, but you can still sport your favorite Packers apparel to work or school on Friday to show your pride and score special discounts.
Local partners like Qdoba and Sitco are stepping up with prizes and deals for anyone decked out in team gear.
Plus, you might even see your photo on the big screen at Lambeau Field.
Share your best fan look on social media using the hashtag GGFriday for a chance to be featured on the team website and on the Tundra Vision video boards during home games throughout the year.
It's not too early to be thinking about deer hunting, as Civic Media's James Kelly tells us, hunters with disabilities should know about an upcoming deadline.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is encouraging hunters with disabilities to confirm their sponsor arrangements before the 2026 gun deer hunt for hunters with disabilities.
According to a press release, the hunt will take place from October 3rd to October 11th.
DNR officials say there are nearly 70,000 acres of sponsored land across the state, so hunters with disabilities should confirm their plans with their hunt sponsor by September 15th.
Eligible hunters can sign up to use one sponsored property each year and they must have a gun deer license.
I'm James Kelly for Civic Media News.
The DNR says more than 400 hunters take to the woods each year in Wisconsin through the DNR's Hunters with Disabilities program.
The man shot and killed by Madison Police last month will be laid to rest tomorrow.
A funeral for Corey Ruiz will be held in Madison.
Ben Crump Law announced the service for Ruiz, who was killed on July 22nd, will take place at Fountain of Life Church.
Reverend Al Sharpton is scheduled to give the eulogy, while Ben Crump will deliver the call to justice.
Ruiz was shot near Williamson and Baldwin Streets after officers were called on reports of an alleged burglary attempt, and Ruiz fled on a bicycle.
The encounter led to protests in Madison for weeks.
A woman and her adult son were arrested in Eau Claire this week after an overnight standoff with police.
According to reports, 57-year-old Carrie Nitman and 33-year-old Zane Nitman threatened a young boy who rode past their home on an e-bike and sicked a dog on the child.
Police responded to the scene and engaged in a standoff with the two that ended when they reportedly tried to sneak out of the back of the home and drive away.
Police disabled the vehicle and arrested them.
The owner of a Madison Airbnb that had hidden cameras inside has been found guilty of all charges filed against him.
Patrick Cias pleaded no contest to eight counts of invasion of privacy.
He's scheduled to be sentenced on September 28.
Cias faces up to three years and six months in jail for each charge.
A fifth grade teacher in Kokona has been arrested after being accused of having sexually explicit chats with a minor.
Police say Tai Maki, a teacher from Riverview Middle School, was chatting with a suspected victim online through an app.
He was arrested Monday after detectives executed search warrants.
The Kokona area school district issued a statement saying Maki is on administrative leave.
The investigation is ongoing.
The owner of Tyrol Basin Ski Hill in Madison has pleaded no contest to disorderly conduct.
This comes after Nathaniel McGree was accused of attacking a 17-year-old boy last year and was arrested in February of 2026.
Online court records show he was found guilty of disorderly conduct and a misdemeanor charge of battery was dismissed.
McGree will have to pay off any fees related to the case.
Josie Dagman was sentenced in La Crosse County Court last week to 27 years in prison and 15 years of extended supervision for the 2023 death of her boyfriend's six-year-old son, Elxavier A.J.
Pedron.
Dijkman's convictions include reckless homicide, chronic neglect of a child, and physical abuse of a child.
The convictions followed a two and a half week trial with prosecutors saying Dijkman was responsible for AJ's death.
Dijkman's defense argued AJ's father bore greater responsibility for his death and had abused her.
Dijkman cannot act as a child caretaker while under supervision and needs approval before contacting her other children.
A former Theansville police officer is facing a fine for the mistreatment of animals earlier this year.
Richard McCormick resigned from the department after shooting two dogs in April, leaving one dead.
This week, the district attorney decided against a criminal charge and issued a civil forfeiture instead, meaning McCormick could be fined up to $500.
He's scheduled to be in court in October.
The shooting wasn't reported until June by the Journal Sentinel when three women found the wounded dog and took care of him.
The National Labor Relations Board certified a landslide June 11, 2026 vote by nearly 900 registered nurses at St.
Mary's Hospital in Madison to unionize with SEIU Wisconsin.
Hospital owner SSM Health subsequently appealed the certification to the full board, prolonging a dispute over voter eligibility and election fairness.
The board dismissed the health care provider's objections, but SSM Health says the regional board did not fully investigate concerns about the election process and is exercising its right to appeal under federal labor law.
Spokesperson Lisa Adams.
Spokesperson Lisa Adams says the health system respects employees' right to choose union representation but wants a full review of the election process.
The union election is the largest private sector union vote in recent Wisconsin history, with nearly 900 nurses joining.
And that's your state news update.
I'm Connie Feldman for Civic Media News.
The Brewers in LA, high on Mike Clemens with sports baseball.
The Brewers begin a four game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The crew's West Coast trip off to a rough start, losing 4-3 in 11 innings yesterday.
In San Diego, the Padres sweeping the Brewers in that series.
NFL, it's the Packers and Steelers.
On Thursday night football, former Packers head coach Mike McCarthy, now running the Steelers.
Will this be a memorable night?
Definitely.
I mean, there's no doubt about it.
I mean, our history there.
is obviously long and you know the success we had there and so you know it's you get the spots like this you know that the personal relationships are you know that it's the people you think about you know obviously having personal and you know a professional connection to Green Bay is you know that's part of my life but I'm more worried about my or preaching that penalties right
now to be honest with it that Steelers head coach Mike McCarthy from Pittsburgh with sports I'm Mike Clemens
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers or isolated thunderstorms today are high right around 83 this afternoon.
Tonight partly cloudy 65 tomorrow sunshine with a high of 84.
I'm meteorologist Sean Cable.
Currently it's 69.
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