Chippewa County, WI

Hope Perry, 24, of Chippewa Falls, will graduate on July 17 from Chippewa Valley Technical College with an associate degree in radiography and is set to work in the same hospital and department her grandfather worked in 21 years ago. Hope Perry remembers visiting her grandpa Oral Perry at St....

MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin teenager accused of killing a 10-year-old girl will find out in September whether he will stand trial.Chippewa County Circuit Judge Benjamin Lane on Friday scheduled a Sept. 1 preliminary hearing for the 14-year-old boy, identified in court documents as C.T.P.-B. That's the step in the criminal justice process where a judge determines if enough evidence exists to bind a defendant over for trial.The boy was charged in adult court on April 27 with first-degree intentional homicide, first-degree sexual assault and first-degree sexual assault of a child under age 13 in connection with the killing of...

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (WEAU) – The defense team for the eighth-grader charged in a Chippewa County homicide is requesting a gag order. The juvenile, identified only as C. P.-B., is facing charges of 1st-degree intentional homicide, 1st-degree sexual assault resulting in great bodily harm and 1st-degree sexual assault of a child under the age of 13 in the death of 10-year-old Iliana “Lily” Peters.

CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Wis. (WEAU) - A Sheldon man is dead following a two-vehicle crash in Chippewa County Thursday morning. The Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office says the crash involved a fuel truck and car. It happened just before 4 a.m. June 23 on Highway 178, south of 180th Avenue in the Town of Eagle Point.

CHIPPEWA COUNTY -- A 48-year-old man from Sheldon, Wisconsin, died following a head-on crash in Chippewa County, according to a press release from the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office submitted to DrydenWire.com. Press Release. Date and Time of Event: Thursday 06/23/2022 3:50am. Location of Event: State Highway 178 south of...

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (WEAU) - The next court date in the Lily Peters homicide case is set. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for the afternoon of September 1 in Chippewa County Circuit Court from noon until 4:30 p.m. If more time is needed, the court would schedule additional time at...