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Hello and welcome to your weekend! We’re glad you are here. So here we are-the last day of February 2026! How is your year so far? As we get ready to turn the calendar page we prepare for the arrival of March. Will it come in like a lion or a lamb? CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR FULL FIRST ALERT FORECAST WITH WEAU 13. No matter what Mother Nature has in store, we like to start Saturday mornings with a

More witnesses are testifying as the homicide trial of Zachary Fritz continues. Fritz is accused of killing his wife in June 2024 and claims he was mentally ill at the time. A clinical psychiatrist testified he evaluated Fritz three times and believes he did not lack substantial capacity to conform his conduct to the law. The psychiatrist also said Fritz appeared mentally stable for years, despite the defense noting other experts diagnosed him with bipolar one disorder. Fritz’s trial is

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is announcing changes to the 2026 elk hunting season. The DNR says the state will move to one continuous season from mid-October to mid-December. The Central Elk Management Zone quota rises to six bull and six antlerless elk. The Northern Zone quota is eight bull elk pending tribal declaration. Applications open March 1st and close at the end of May with more licenses available in parts of the state. Hunters can apply for one

Former MLB umpire Bruce Froemming is dead at 86 years old. According to the New York Times, Froemming’s sons said their father died from brain bleeding after he slipped and fell at his Wisconsin home earlier this week. Froemming was viewed as a giant of the umpiring profession who called over five-thousand games across 37 major-league seasons and ranked No. three on MLB’s career list. After retirement, he worked for the commissioner’s office for eight years.

 “One thing that people are scared of is their mom, their grandma, maybe their close family members showing up to a totally dirty house.”   That was the opening line of the winning business pitch presented by University of Wisconsin-River Falls students at the 11th Spark Tank! Innovation Challenge hosted at the university by the St. Croix Valley Business Innovation Center (SCVBIC) on Wednesday, Feb. 25.   Tanner Kaufman, a junior sociology and criminology major from Maple, joined his teammates Bradley Arndorfer, a junior sales major from Eau Claire, and Ethan Perkins, a junior management

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has identified a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a commercial poultry flock in Jefferson County. DATCP and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) animal health officials are working together in a joint incident response. The affected premises has been quarantined to restrict movement of poultry and poultry products. Birds on the property will be depopulated to prevent the spread of the disease. Birds from the flock will

Brooke Lee, the CEO of Anchor Paper, will be the next guest speaker for the Innovators Speaker Series presented by the University Business Collaboration Center (UBCC) at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. Lee will speak Thursday, March 12, at 6 p.m. in room 194 at UWRF’s new Science and Technology Innovation Center (SciTech), 410 S. 3rd St. The event is free and open to the public. Lee represents the fourth generation of her family to lead Anchor Paper, a role she took on at

Work to reconstruct WIS 35 in La Crosse is set to continue Monday. WisDOT said construction is taking place between the La Crosse/Vernon County line and Sunnyside Drive in La Crosse. Improvements include culvert replacements and bridge deck replacement of the Mormon Creek bridge. Drivers can expect to come across flagging operations and single lane closures with temporary traffic signals during box culvert replacement. Access to businesses and residences will be provided and maintained during construction.

Well, our Winter temps are coming back, but as of now there’s not as much snow on the ground. But, that’s not the case everywhere as the East Coast was hit by a blizzard earlier this week. So, for this week’s Friday Feel Good we dig out an extra sweet story.  A man in New Jersey named Robert Schott didn’t make a snow-man, he constructed a snow-ice cream truck entirely out of snow, and he’s even selling ice cream from it, with

Aspirus Health says its new hospital in the Chippewa Valley is on pace for completion by September.  The new facility in Chippewa Falls will be across the street from Fire Station #1 on Chippewa Crossing Boulevard.  The hospital will feature an emergency department along with ten treatment rooms and ten inpatient beds.