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A jury trial is being ordered for Alvin Taylor.  Taylor is the Eau Claire County man who previously admitted to the killings of four people between the years of 1985 and 1987, having said that he did so after receiving messages through the radio and television.  In 1988, Taylor was found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect and he has been confined to treatment facilities ever since but now is asking to be released.  No date has

Sentencing is being ordered for a Comstock man charged in connection with a fire that destroyed an adult entertainment club in Elk Mound.  Colton Jansen faced arson charges stemming from the January 2025 fire at Shooters Showgirls.  Jansen was found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect earlier this year.  He has now been ordered to undergo 15 years of mental health treatment.

A Chippewa Falls man accused of sexually assaulting minors is taking a plea deal.  Prosecutors say that 21-year-old Keegan Peterson victimized two children under the age of 13 between May 2021 and June 2023.  Peterson was charged in December with repeated sexual assault of a child.  He has pleaded no contest to amended charges and been sentenced to sixty days behind bars plus two years of probation.

La Crosse residents are being advised that city hydrants will be flushed beginning Monday.  The twice-yearly effort is designed to clear out built-up sediment.  Folks are advised that they may experience some discoloration and occasional drops in water pressure in the coming weeks.

An emergency burn ban ordered for La Crosse County is being lifted.    The order had been implemented due to a perceived danger of fire.  Recent precipitation has now led officials to lift the order.

Two people are facing charges due to Wisconsin’s new child grooming law. The charges come after Governor Tony Evers signed Act 88 into law, which makes grooming a felony offense in the state. The law provides clear examples of behaviors, such as gift giving or social media messages, that constitute grooming when paired with the intent of sexual contact with a child. A Madison teacher is charged after exchanging more than 130-thousand text messages with a 15-year old boy, while

Sheriff Kevin Bygd recently addressed a scam in our area and sent this message to the public: The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office has been notified by several people that they have received phone callsfrom someone claiming to be from the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office, Jail Division asking for money for family members that are currently in jail. The Dunn County Jail will never call family members or friends of inmates to ask for money to pay for special programs or

Both northbound and southbound traffic will be impacted between the Hastings Way split and River Prairie Drive. The construction will take place on the Otter Creek Bridge at the bottom of the northbound Clairemont Ramps. Highway 53 will be down to 1 lane and the ramps will be impacted during this. Notably, the Northbound on-ramp will be down to one turn lane and on-ramp lane. There may be ramp closures to manage the traffic volume. The work will be in

 Security Financial Bank (SFB) will hold a groundbreaking ceremony on a new 25,000-square-foot corporate office and future branch location at 10 am on Tuesday, April 7 at 1610 Princeton Crossing, just off the Highway 53 Bypass in Eau Claire. The event, hosted in partnership with the Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls Chambers of Commerce, will include a ceremonially groundbreaking as well as short presentations from elected city and county officials, Chamber representatives, and SFB President & CEO Mark Oldenberg. The

Well, it’s time to bust out our “it’s Spring in Wisconsin…” line as we are dealing with a mixed bag here in the Chippewa Valley to start the morning and tip into April. So, what does that mean for you, your plans, travel, and your day? CLICK HERE TO GET DETAILS AND YOUR FIRST ALERT FORECAST WITH WEAU 13.