Audrey Korte

The Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co. is launching a new beer Friday that was crafted in Chippewa Falls.

Beer drinkers, bar owners talk Leinenkugel's beer and their mixed feelings of loyalty to the brand while facing the brewery shutdown in Chippewa Falls. The Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co. is launching a new beer Friday that was crafted in Chippewa Falls. Lodge associate Matt Leinenkugel pours a sample of a pilot brew for a visitor to Leinie Lodge in Chippewa Falls in March 2024. The Leinenkugel's brewery and bottle house at the Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co. in Chippewa Falls on Jan. 16. Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co. president Tony Bugher said in 2023 that he was very energized about the pilot brewing system that's on-site at Leinie Lodge in Chippewa Falls. The Leinie Lodge in Chippewa Falls is shown during a snowstorm Jan. 15. The Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co. launches Leinie Lodge Lime on Friday.

A Chippewa Falls man has been charged with trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

TikTokers talk ban in La Crosse and Chippewa Falls Albert Washington broadcasts live on TikTok in 2023 with his cat Stink in between helping customers at his mattress store in La Crosse. Washington treats his social media presence like a job, posting daily on Instagram and TikTok and interacting with his followers. Albert Washington and his cat Stink, both local TikTok stars, are seen at the mattress store he owns in La Crosse in December 2023. Washington gained over 1 million followers on the social media platform by posting videos of him and his cat communicating with each other vocally. Kody Green sits in the Western Technical College's student union building -- a place where he often frequented when he was a student. TikTok star and owner of Kickass Beef Jerky Jeremy Littel stands in the company's packing facility in Goodview in November 2023. Students use cell phones Saturday at Chippewa Falls Middle School. Women wearing masks to pass by the headquarters of ByteDance, owners of TikTok, in Beijing, China, Aug. 7, 2020.

Hiker Coffee celebrates its grand opening Saturday inside the Market on River building in downtown Chippewa Falls. Hiker is known for its quality organic ingredients.

Chippewa Manor celebrates the 90+ club with a commemoration of over 6,100 years of birthdays. Residents reminisce about the past while celebrating life.

A 19-year-old from Withee died in a two-vehicle crash in Chippewa County on Sunday morning.

Hiker Coffee celebrates its grand opening Saturday inside the Market on River building in downtown Chippewa Falls. Hiker is known for its quality organic ingredients.

A new public health kiosk at the Chippewa County Jail has seen significant use since its launch. It provides essential health and safety supplies to the public.

Approximately 11 individuals have been displaced by a pre-dawn fire in the town of Eagle Point in Chippewa County.