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Hello. Thank you for spending some time with us today. We are glad you’re here. As we sink into mid September Summer temps come back into the room. Click here to see your First Alert full forecast details and decide whether or not you fire up the AC again. There were more rain ponchos than hoodies in the bleachers during Friday night lights around the Chippewa Valley. CLICK HERE to see what you missed with local football highlights and the

Friday, September 12th, at approximately 1727 hrs. the Eau Claire Fire Department responded to 1310 State St for a report of a structure fire. Upon arrival there was fire and smoke coming from the roof of a 9-unit apartment building. Eau Claire Fire Department upgraded the fire response to a second alarm. There were multiple areas of fire throughout the building on three floors as well as roof involvement. Fire crews made an aggressive interior attack on the second and

Two female athletes from the University School of Milwaukee are making history. Sophomores Anna Griesbach and Izzy Gonzalez-Rodriguez have been added to the school’s varsity football team. The duo joined the team after the original kicker was injured. They are the first girls to play in a varsity football game for the school. Head coach Brian Sommers expressed optimism about their impact, hoping they become the first females to score points for the Wildcats.

The federal government is approving almost 30-million-dollars in aid for six Wisconsin counties after severe storms and flooding last month. More than 15-hundred homes sustained more than 33-million-dollars in damages, and public sector losses totaled 43-million. Assistance was approved through the FEMA Public Assistance Program for Door, Grant, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington, and Waukesha counties. More information about getting assistance can be found WITH AN EASY CLICK HERE.

The Secretary and CEO of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation is stepping down. Missy Hughes was appointed to lead the state’s economic development organization by Governor Tony Evers in 2019. Since then, the WEDC has worked with multiple companies to commit more than eight-million-dollars of investment in the state, creating or retaining more than 45-thousand jobs in multiple industries. Her resignation will be effective starting September 19th, and the state is looking for a person to fill her position in

They say sometimes pets and owners start to resemble one another.  For this week’s Friday Feel Good, we meet a pair who hit it off right away and some might say it was love at first sight.  A three-legged dog in Arizona ended up in a shelter after surviving a gunshot wound, but now she’s got a forever home.  A guy named Zack Monticello lost his right arm in a UTV accident last year and decided to adopt her.  Zack talks all about

Wildwood Zoo is excited to introduce its newest residents, three young female aoudads (also known as Barbary sheep)! Recently welcomed from a USDA-accredited partner facility, the trio is settling in well and already setting themselves apart with their wary personalities and vigilant energy. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE!

An Amber Alert has been issued for a six-year-old girl in Almond.  Portage County authorities say Ruby Lehman was last seen in Almond at her grandmother’s house on Thursday.  A suspect car was seen at the residence shortly after Ruby came home from school.  Ruby has green eyes, brown hair and stands at about four feet.  She was last seen wearing a lavender dress with shoes featuring characters from Lilo and Stitch.  Officials believe her uncle Jordan Coyle picked her

An Ohio-made cheese sold in Wisconsin is being recalled.  The Middlefield Original Cheese Co-op announced on September 5th that some products sold between July 7th and August 14th may be contaminated with listeria.  Some of the products affected include gouda, mozzarella, provolone and yellow cheddar.  Listeria symptoms include fever, headaches, nausea and diarrhea. CLICK HERE FOR RECALL DETAILS.

Health officials in La Crosse and St. Croix Counties are reporting their first human cases this year of West Nile virus.  The La Crosse County Health Department yesterday reported confirmation of one such case and the St. Croix County Public Health Department reported three.  Health officials remind folks that the virus is not spread from person to person — but only by being bitten by an infected mosquito.