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Hello. Welcome to your weekend. We’re glad you are here! As we sink into the middle of May, it seems that Mother Nature “may” finally play nice with our warmer temps. CLICK HERE FOR FULL FORECAST DETAILS WITH WEAU 13 NEWS. As we start to get outside and in “summer mode” it’s likely that as the days get longer they seem to fly by even faster, which is why we take a few minutes on Saturday morning to intentionally slow

Rescue groups say hundreds of beagles are still inside Ridglan Farms even after 15-hundred dogs were removed.  The Blue Mounds facility says it is finalizing arrangements for the remaining dogs.  This comes after Ridglan Farms agreed to surrender its breeding license by July 1st under a settlement tied to animal cruelty allegations.  Advocates say they are now focused on rescuing the remaining beagles and targeting other laboratory dog breeders nationwide.  The Wisconsin Humane Society recently received about 130 rescued beagles

The Madison V-A Hospital is receiving millions of dollars for infrastructure improvements and modernization projects.  The Department of Veterans Affairs says the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital will receive more than eight-and-a-half million dollars in funding.  This comes as part of a nationwide V-A investment to modernize health care facilities.  Planned upgrades include ambulatory care, sterile processing, air handling, security, and energy improvements.  Hospital leaders say the funding will keep the facility safe, efficient, and equipped to provide high-quality

One person is injured after a car hit a traffic flagger in a Vernon County construction zone. Authorities say it happened during active road construction operations on State Highway 82 Wednesday night. Daline Brown was driving when the flagger Sean Albrecht signaled for her to slow down. Albrecht was hit by the vehicle and suffered serious injuries. The incident is under investigation.

A Menomonie teen charged in connection with a deadly Dunn County hit and run is again pleading guilty.  The body of 54-year-old Ann Seidl was found lying in a ditch along County Highway Y on March 29th of last year.  Authorities say that then-17-year-old Addison Bowell was the driver of the vehicle that hit Seidl and failed to stop.  Bowell pleaded guilty earlier this year to charges including homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle.  Thursday, she pleaded guilty in

Jurors in La Crosse County are deliberating in the trial of Josie Dikeman.  Dikeman is charged in the 2023 death of her boyfriend’s six-year-old son A.J.  In the trial, Dikeman took the stand in her own defense, denying that she committed abuse that led to the boy’s death.  In closing arguments yesterday, her attorney called the matter a case of how innocent people get convicted of murder.

La Crosse city leaders this week are saying it isn’t their fault that the community’s fire and police departments have gone over budget for three consecutive years.  The departments have gone over budget by nearly 250-thousand dollars each year.  Council Member Erin Goggin says overtime is to blame but that its not a matter of waste but of necessity.  She says when officers work OT, it’s out of concerns for public safety. 

BBQ Fest returns to Chippewa Falls this weekend.  The Northern Wisconsin State Fairgrounds plays host today and tomorrow to the event featuring multiple vendors, a backyard grilling competition, live music and more fun for the family.  The event runs from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. with more details WITH AN EASY CLICK HERE.

A new Amazon fulfillment center is coming to Brew City.  The e-commerce giant is planning to create a smaller facility in the Riverwest neighborhood to allow for the Amazon Now service to work in the city.  The service allows customers to receive their items within 30 minutes of placing the order.  That includes fresh groceries and other household items, things considered to be needed sooner than later.  The new facility in Milwaukee would operate all day, every day throughout the