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One person is in custody following a “four-hour manhunt” in Pepin County. Police say the search began when a property owner reported seeing a man walking through a private property with a rifle. Authorities later learned of two additional properties that were forcibly entered. Kyle Smith was taken into custody after rifle and clothing in one of the properties matched the same Smith had in security camera footage. He’s facing multiple charges, including burglary and trespassing.

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is accepting bids from counties to host the Alice in Dairyland Finals in the following years: 2028 (81st Alice in Dairyland), 2029 (82nd Alice in Dairyland), and 2030 (83rd Alice in Dairyland). The request for proposals is available on the Alice in Dairyland website and proposals are due by June 1, 2026. Each year, a different county hosts a series of Alice in Dairyland Finals events leading up to the selection of the next Alice in

The verdict is in for a La Crosse County man charged with killing his wife.   Zachary Fritz stabbed his wife to death in June of 2024 and claimed he was mentally ill at the time.  On Wednesday, Fritz was found not guilty of first-degree intentional homicide due to mental disease or defect.  Fritz will be required to spend the rest of his life in a psychiatric facility.

Sentencing is being ordered for an Eau Claire man convicted in a January 2025 fatal shooting.  Du’Marion Stogner pleaded no contest last year to charges including second-degree intentional homicide in the shooting death of 21-year-old Andre Simmons Junior.  Stogner was sentenced Wednesday to nine years in prison.

A suspect is in custody following a shooting incident in La Crosse.  The incident happened at around 4:15 p.m. at a location on Avon Street.  No one was hurt in the shooting and there has been no word of charges.

Officials are voting to increase the salary for the Chippewa County Sheriff.  The Chippewa County board has opted to increase the sheriff’s salary for the next four years to a little over 123-thousand dollars annually — an increase of six-percent.  The board is also raising the salaries of the clerk of courts and coroner.

The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire women’s basketball coach is retiring. Tonja Englund coached the Blugolds for 26 seasons, starting in 2000. Englund says it’s “been an honor to work with so many talented student-athletes and dedicated assistant coaches.” She has accumulated a 427-265 overall record since the 2000-2001 season. She also guided them to four WIAC regular season championships and two WIAC tournament championships. CLICK HERE FOR MORE.

Sun Country recently announced their Fall schedule which included the return of Las Vegas flights to the Chippewa Valley Regional Airport. The fall 2026 schedule extension focuses on increasing opportunities for travel to popular fall destinations including Boston; Portland, ME; Syracuse; Burlington, VT; Las Vegas; Phoenix; Orlando; and Fort Myers. The extension gives customers more options for MEA weekend getaways, Thanksgiving travel, and leaf-peeping trips across the country. If you’re looking to book a little time away, CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO.

For the first time in nearly two decades, the University of Wisconsin-Stout Blue Devils hockey team is headed to the NCAA tournament, riding high after a 5-4 victory in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletics Conference Tournament championship game. UW-Stout (21-5-1) defeated UW-River Falls on March 7 to earn its first trip to the NCAA tourney since 2009. The Blue Devils, now ranked fifth in NCAA Division III, will open the tournament with a first-round game against Anna Maria College (20-5-2) at 7 p.m.

A verdict is expected today in the La Crosse County trial of Zachary Fritz.  Fritz is charged in the killing of his wife in June of 2024 and claims he was mentally ill at the time.  Closing arguments were presented yesterday in Fritz’s bench trial. CLICK HERE TO SEE COVERAGE WITH WEAU 13 NEWS.