Telegram app banned in Russia
A Moscow court has ordered telecommunications companies to block the Telegram chat app in Russia after it refused to grant intelligence authorities access to its users' encrypted messages, in a blow to the company just weeks after it raised US$1.7bn from investors. Telegram, run by its Russian … Read More
Telegram wouldn’t give the Kremlin access to its messages. So they blocked it.
A Russian court blocked nationwide access to encrypted messaging app Telegram Friday, after the company's CEO failed to hand over decryption keys. A Moscow court took just 18 minutes to deliver its verdict and side with Russia's communications watchdog Roskomnadzor to immediately block … Read More
Man pleads for failure to protect a child
A Chippewa Falls man will be sentenced July 13 for allowing a 10-year-old child to smoke methamphetamine and not stopping his girlfriend from having sexual contact with her children. Three of the women's children were younger than age 4. Read More
Storm bears down on Midwest, Chippewa Valley
Forecasters expect a storm to dump up to a foot of snow on parts of western Wisconsin, Minnesota and South Dakota this weekend. The National Weather Service predicts the Eau Claire area could receive 8 to 12 inches of snow but possibly less if the heart of the storm tracks …
Telegram users prep for blocking
According to Fyodor Skuratov, the founder of Combot Community Analytics, the number of bot installations for Telegram Socks5 Bot in Russia used to reach 2000 per day, but now it has grown dramatically. For example, on April 11, the proxy bot was set up by more than 7000 new users, …
Jail given for driver in armed robbery
An Eau Claire man will spend a year in jail and 10 years on probation for planning an armed robbery and serving as the getaway driver. “He was the brains behind the armed robbery,” Eau Claire County Judge William Gabler said Thursday during Davy L. Cole's sentencing hearing. Read More
Man charged with 5th OWI
MENOMONIE — A man is charged in Dunn County Court with his fifth drunken-driving offense. Michael W. Ferber, 58, Woodville, is being charged with fifth-offense drunken driving and operating with prohibited alcohol concentration. Read More
Democratic gov. candidate Evers seeking common ground
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tony Evers promises, if elected, to bring a less divisive style to governing than the man he hopes to replace. Wisconsin residents are fed up with the “divide and conquer” approach Gov. Scott Walker brings to the job and are ready for a leader who gets things …
Honda dealer to join Hobby Lobby, Academy Sports + Outdoors in Weatherford tax zone
That's essentially the tradeoff made by the newest business in the city's tax increment reinvestment zone. Honda of Weatherford recently broke ground at 851 W. Interstate 20, a couple hundred yards west of Weatherford High School. It is expected to be open for business by January 2019, owner Charlie … Read …
Interest shown in Chippewa County Board leadership
CHIPPEWA FALLS — Although 12 of the 15 Chippewa County Board members retained their seats in the April 3 elections, the board once again will be selecting a new chairman and vice chairman. Board Chairman Anson Albarado of Cadott was the only board member who didn't seek re-election, and … Read …