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On December 24th, 2025 the Sheriff’s Office received a complaint of a burglary to a  residence in the Township of Eau Galle. The homeowner advised that forced entry  was made to his residence in a 2.5 hour time period when he was gone. During this  investigation information was gathered of a suspicious vehicle entering the driveway  of two other occupied residences in the area. On December 26th we received another  report of a residential burglary to a residence in the

Fire officials are reminding residents to use space heaters safely during the winter months.  This follows two recent home fires in Wausau that were linked to space heaters.  One fire reportedly started when a heater was placed too close to clothing and bedding.  Another fire was caused by a heater plugged into multiple power strips and an ungrounded outlet.  Officials say space heaters are a leading cause of winter home fires and stress keeping heaters at least three feet away

Bond is being set at two-million dollars for a Polk County man charged in the killing of a Minnesota hospital security guard.  Investigators say that 35-year-old Jonathan Winch of St. Croix Falls was leaving a Wyoming Minnesota hospital on Christmas Day when he became involved in a physical altercation with 43-year-old security guard Andrea Merrell.  Merrell was injured and died two days later.  Winch is charged with second-degree murder.

Homicide charges have been refiled against a Western Technical College instructor in connection with the death of a pregnant woman.   The body of 27-year-old Alexis Pickett was found last month at the scene of a La Crosse house fire.  Pickett’s former romantic partner Matthew Sierra was later arrested on homicide charges though those charges were recently dismissed with the court citing the prosecution’s failure to file an amended complaint.  Prosecutors have now refiled their case against Sierra.

A Jackson County law enforcement officer involved in a shooting earlier this year is pleading not guilty to charges.  The incident involved a 17-year-old boy who had taken his mother’s vehicle without her permission.  During a pursuit of the vehicle, the teen made contact with an officer’s patrol car.  Sheriff’s Sergeant Stan Edington reportedly fired 22 shots at the suspect vehicle — hitting the teen at least once and leaving the boy permanently paralyzed.  Edington entered his not guilty plea

  The University of Wisconsin – Platteville athletic director is out of a job.  The school said yesterday Michael Knipe was terminated last week following a year and a half in the position.  However, officials didn’t provide an explanation for the termination and won’t until a report is finalized.  Knipe took over at Platteville following the unexpected death of former athletic director Dr. Kristina Navarro-Krupka. 

Some parking lots at American Family Field could see new life.  A new report commissioned by the Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District came up with developmental potential of the ballpark, which found three scenarios focused on parking lots south of Interstate 94.  One of those scenarios would see some of the lots turned into hotels, residential buildings, and retail space, costing roughly 800-million dollars.  However, Brewers fans driving to the game would see a decrease in up to three-thousand parking

A new facility that offers services to those impacted by homelessness in Eau Claire has opened its doors.  The new Day Resource Center began operations on Monday in the city’s downtown area.  The center offers showers, laundry machines and other services to those in need. CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE COVERAGE WITH WEAU 13.

With case of the flu and COVID — both on the rise in Wisconsin — health officials are offering tips on how folks can protect themselves from illness.  The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is reminding people of the importance of hand washing and covering coughs and sneezes.  They say to stay home when you’re sick and above all else, the recommend making sure you are up to date on your vaccines.

The new year will bring with it the revival of Wisconsin’s film incentive program. Starting January 1st, the program will offer tax credits on film production expenditures.  The biennial budget signed by Governor Tony Evers in July, reestablished a Wisconsin film office. The transferrable tax credit is 30-percent on qualifying expenditures and the annual fund is five million dollars.