Chippewa County News

A sheriff's deputy knows first hand how dangerous the water can be when you add drinking into the equation.

A preliminary autopsy report shows a Chippewa Falls teen died from smoke inhalation.

For the second consecutive day, a person died after a one-vehicle rollover crash in Chippewa County.

A 28-year-old man is dead after he is rolled his pickup truck into a ditch. The Chippewa County Sheriff's Department says Travis Geist of rural Boyd was thrown part way out of his truck on 30th Avenue in the town of Edson just before 7 Sunday morning.

An Eau Claire man died at the Country Fest grounds north of Cadott, the Chippewa County Sheriff's Department said.

An 18-year-old rural Chippewa Falls man accused of taking nude pictures of his former girlfriend without her consent pleaded guilty to a variety of charges Friday in Chippewa County Court.

The Eau Claire City Council's rejection of a rezoning request for a proposed new Eau Claire County jail this week means inmates will continue to be sent to lockups in Chippewa and Dunn counties - along with the money to pay for them - until a new facility eventually is built.

"You don't expect to lose your 17-year-old friends," says a Chippewa Falls High School student.

A man who was arrested in simultaneous home searches in Chippewa Falls last month has been charged with four counts in Chippewa County Court.

A popular beach along Lake Wissota in Chippewa County was closed Tuesday, after elevated levels of E. Coli bacteria were detected.

We now know more about a fatal cabin fire in northern Chippewa County, including the victim's name.

The Chippewa County coroner said a 17-year-old Chippewa Falls youth was apparently buried by rubble in a burning home and died early Saturday morning in the Town of Sampson.

The Chippewa County coroner says a 17-year-old Chippewa Falls boy died after he was found buried in the rubble of a burned home.

When: Friday through Sunday, with rodeo competitions 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

A Lake Hallie police officer was able to end a path of destruction left by a stolen dump truck by overtaking the driver.

During his apologies, Richard A. Connell took a moment to compose himself Tuesday during his sentencing hearing in Chippewa County Court.

Divers recovered a teen's body from the Chippewa River Saturday after a report of a possible drowning in the Chippewa County town of Eagle Point.

A 17-year-old boy was taken to the hospital after cliff diving and disappearing into the Chippewa River.

By ASSOCIATED PRESS Saturday, June 13, 2009 - 10:05 p.m. CHIPPEWA FALLS a ' Divers recovered a teena TMs body from the Chippewa River Saturday after a report of a possible drowning in the Chippewa County town of Eagle Point.

An amendment inserted into the proposed 2009-11 state budget Thursday would allow Chippewa Valley counties to create a regional transit authority.