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Hello. Welcome to your weekend. What can you expect Mother Nature to drop on us? CLICK HERE FOR YOUR FULL FIRST ALERT FORECAST. We are glad you are here to spend some of it with us! On Saturday mornings we like to simply slow things down a bit with a “scroll down memory lane.” It’s a chance for you to ease into a day before the hustle and bustle takes over! We take a look back at events that happened

In Chippewa County they’ve identified a man who had been reported missing by his family. Below is the information from Sheriff Travis Hakes: On Thursday April 9th 2026, the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a family member of Gary Ebensperger at about 10:50PM indicating that Gary had gone fishing in Holcombe and they had not heard from Gary since about 4PM, which concerned them. The Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office responded to the last known area Gary had

The Wisconsin DHS is investing 31-million dollars in opioid settlement funds.  Health officials made the announcement Thursday, saying the state will get 14-point-five-million dollars from last year and 16-point-five-million dollars this year.  DHS says they’ll use the money to support prevention programming, reduce overdose deaths, increase access to treatment and invest in recovery services.  The state saw a drop in opioid deaths from 2023-to-2024, with the health officials saying they’ll continue to invest in helping those in need. 

A statewide student mental health program is expanding with a new 600-thousand-dollar grant.  The funding supports a school-based initiative helping districts provide counseling and behavioral health services.  The program currently serves 21 districts and about 148-thousand students across the state.  Officials say the funding helps reduce waitlists and expand access to mental health services.

Sometimes it can feel like all we hear is bad news. For this week’s Friday Feel Good we flip the script and focus on the good. A 73-year-old South Carolina man named Steve Howell is alive today thanks to two strangers who pulled him from his burning truck just moments before it went up in flames. Steve talks about the accident and rescue. Proof that there might just be angels among us and sometimes they look a lot like our neighbors.

On Thursday, April 9, 2026, at approximately 3:39 PM the Wisconsin State Patrol, WashburnCounty Sheriff’s Office, and Shell Lake Police Department responded to a two-vehicle crash on CTHB at Sawyer Creek Road. The initial investigation indicates a 2015 Jeep Wrangler failed to yieldand was struck by a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The Trooper observed signs of impairment in the driver of the Jeep Wrangler. A subsequentinvestigation, including standardized field sobriety test, showed 61-year-old Patrick John Powersfrom Shell Lake, Wisconsin was

One person is dead following an officer-involved shooting in Chippewa Falls.  The Wisconsin Department of Justice says three Chippewa Falls Police officers were called out yesterday morning to a hotel near the one-thousand block of West Park Avenue on a report of wanted subjects being there.  One officer spotted a vehicle with three people inside.  One of them jumped out of the vehicle and ran while the officer gave chase.  While fleeing, the person pulled out what was believed to

Charges could be pending after authorities executed a search warrant at a vape shop in St Croix Falls.  The Polk County Sheriff’s Office, along with the St Croix Valley Drug Taskforce, and St Croix Falls Police Department searched the St Croix Tobacco and Vape on Tuesday.  The Taskforce was aware that many products sold in the business weren’t in compliance with Wisconsin state law.  A trailer load of evidence was seized from the business.  Several products that were previously sold

The City of La Crosse will begin installing new water pipe tonight.  Water Utility crews will start working around 9 p.m.  The process will include a temporary shutdown of a large water transmission main that may impact residents and customers north of the La Crosse River, including Highway 16 and County B.  Customers and residents may experience lower water pressure and possible discoloration.  Work is expected to be completed by tomorrow. 

Online sports betting could be coming to Wisconsin soon.  Governor Tony Evers signed a bill that allows online sports betting in Wisconsin.  However, under the new law, wagers placed using mobile devices must be conducted through servers physically located on tribal lands.  The state must now negotiate agreements with nearly a dozen tribal nations that would operate mobile sports betting.