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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.

Sentencing is being ordered for a Barron County man accused of sexually assaulting a child.  Prosecutors say that Steven Markegard assaulted the girl in 2017.  Markegard pleaded guilty earlier this year to a charge of child enticement and has now been sentenced to a year in jail.

An investigation is underway into the death of a La Crosse County jail inmate.  Authorities say the prisoner died after experiencing a medical emergency on March 28th.  Their name and cause of death have not been reported.

An April 6th court date has been scheduled for the alleged killer of a man in Rusk County.  The body of Ladysmith resident Terry DuSell was found weeks ago with police saying that Charles Allers later admitted to fatally shooting the victim.  DuSell’s wife was charged with hiding the corpse.  Investigators say that Allers and the victim’s wife were having an affair.  Allers has been charged with 1st Degree-Intentional Homicide.

Police are investigating the theft of copper wiring from a Winona church.  Twenty-thousand-dollars in damage was left behind after the Saturday theft at the Basilica of St. Stanislaus Kostka.  No arrests have been made.

Eau Claire postal carriers are beginning to hit the streets in new vehicles.  The new trucks are five feet longer, two feet taller and 10 inches wider than the old trucks.  In comparison to the older vehicles, they also have air conditioning, improved heating and a 360-degree camera.

NASA’s Artemis II spacecraft launched as planned today on its ten-day mission to flyby the moon and there is a connection to the Dairyland! Several engineers at University of Iowa and University of Wisconsin will be keeping a close eye on the project. Claire Burnett has the details.

The Flambeau School District is out more than 24-thousand dollars.  This comes after Sven Pro failed to build a new sound system, leading Rusk county officials to file criminal charges against the company.  The district first hired the sound company in 2022 but kept hearing nothing back, with the company blaming backordered equipment and promised deliveries that never showed up.  Rusk County District Attorney John Cabranes filed a criminal complaint charging the company’s president, Isaac Svien, with theft by contractor. 

Governor Tony Evers is vetoing bills that target LGBTQ-plus youth.  Evers vetoed Assembly Bill 100 and 102, which would’ve required schools to have children participate in sports based on the sex they were assigned at birth.  Assembly Bill 103, 104 and Senate Bill 405 were also vetoed.  Evers said he went against the bills because he doesn’t want to restrict “medical professionals from providing evidence-based and medically appropriate care to their parents,” as well as “preventing patients from receiving that

A man accused of crashing a tour bus in Green Bay is in court for a preliminary hearing.  Police say Ghebry Figueroa told police his brakes and emergency brakes failed when the bus crashed last month, injuring 41 people.  Police say he’s the owner and driver of the bus even though his licenses were revoked.  He’s facing multiple charges and is scheduled for a new hearing on April 27th.  If convicted, Figueroa could go to jail for up to eight