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Spring has sprung! We are officially into a new season here in Wisconsin and the weather is matching that switch a little more than it was a week ago when we were navigating a blizzard. What is up Mother Nature’s (short) sleeve for weather? Click here for your full local forecast details from WEAU 13. Before we get into the weekend groove, we like to start Saturday morning with a simple “scroll down memory lane.” It’s just an easy way

Council members in Eau Claire are going to vote on a resolution to give people free transit rides.  The resolution will allow them to accept a monetary donation of 300-dollars from JONAH, known as “Joining Our Neighbors Advancing Hope.”  The money would be used to provide free bus rides on election day on April 7th, as well as for Earth Day on April 18th.  The Eau Claire City Council is slated to vote on March 24th. 

With our mix of March weather and the many moods of Mother Nature in Wisconsin, we definitely know the temps can swing wildly this time of year. And for this week’s Friday Feel Good we meet a dog who came to the rescue of a woman who was experiencing hypothermia.  A hero dog saved a woman from severe hypothermia on a very cold morning walk in Virginia.  The dog’s name is Gozier, and she alerted her owner to a woman with Alzheimer’s who was

 Legislation aimed at supporting parents after a stillbirth is heading to the governor’s desk.  Senate Bill 379 would create a two-thousand-dollar state income tax credit for families who experience a stillbirth, helping offset costs associated with medical care and burial expenses.  The bill passed the State Assembly unanimously and cleared the Senate.  Lawmakers say the bill is intended to both ease financial strain and formally recognize the loss families experience.  Wisconsin would join a small number of states offering similar

On March 19, 2026, at approximately 5:31PM, the Eau Claire Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 538 Spring Street. The call was initiated by a neighbor who reported visible flames coming from the residence. Fire crews arrived to find heavy smoke and fire conditions on the rear of a two-story, wood-frame duplex, with fire extending into the second floor. Crews quickly deployed hose lines and initiated an aggressive interior fire attack while simultaneously conducting a primary search

Spring arrives today.  The vernal equinox, as it is properly known, is the moment when the center of the apparent disc of the sun crosses the celestial equator and moves from the southern hemisphere into the northern hemisphere of the sky.  A lot of people refer to the annual vernal equinox as “equal night.”  This means an equal amount of daylight and darkness, due to the sun’s position above the equator.

 Two people have been arrested and are facing drug charges after a traffic stop this week in Tomah.  The vehicle was stopped for operating without headlights.  A subsequent search of that vehicle reportedly turned up more than 145 grams of cocaine.  The driver and passenger were both charged with Possessing Drug Paraphernalia and Possessing with Intent to Manufacture, Distribute or Deliver Cocaine.

A Galesville man is being identified as the person who died last Friday at a home in Jackson County.  Officers dispatched to a home in the Town of Irving due to the presence of a suspicious individual inside the residence arrived to find 48-year-old Brian Jaderston being restrained by other people.  Jaderston fell unresponsive at the scene and died.  Authorities believe Jaderston had been intending to burglarize the home.

The City of La Crosse was the scene of a Wednesday evening train derailment.  The accident happened near the Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center.  Reports say the derailment involved one rail car and a caboose.  No hazardous chemicals were involved and no one was hurt.

A measure passed by the Wisconsin Senate this week would ban the purchase of some items through the state’s FoodShare program.  The legislation would exclude things like soda and candy from the federally-back food assistance initiative.  The bill gained wider support in Madison after Republicans agreed to add 72-million dollars in funding to help offset some of the federal cuts made under President Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill”.  Governor Evers will now decide whether to sign the legislation into law.