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It’s here! Thanksgiving 2025 has arrived! We hope you are set to enjoy the holiday with a heart as full as your belly today. Thanks for spending a little time with us. As we reflect on the blessings in our life, we’ll take a minute to also look at the day and what’s going on around the Union as people prepare to dish up, chow down and take time to give thanks. First of all, why? Thanksgiving Day, annual national

One of the women linked to the 2014 “Slender Man” stabbing is now back in custody in Wisconsin.  Morgan Geyser is being held at the Waukesha County Jail after being arrested in Illinois on Sunday.  Geyser had been ordered into mental institution, but a judge earlier this year approved her conditional release to a group home.  Authorities say she cut off a monitoring bracelet and left the Madison facility last weekend.  Geyser was 12 years old when she and a

Sentencing is being ordered for a St. Paul man convicted on charges stemming from a shooting in St. Croix County.  Investigators say that Antonio Thelen fired a gun through the window of a Hammond bar last year and wounded one person.  Thelen pleaded guilty to charges that include first-degree recklessly endangering safety and has now been sentenced to a term of seven-and-a-half years behind bars.

Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan’s case is set for federal trial.  Dugan appeared in federal court on November 26th in the obstruction case against her.  Both sides argued details of the jury selection, audio recordings and who will take the stand at trial.  She is accused of obstructing immigrations agents who were attempting to arrest a man in her courtroom.  Dugan has pleaded not guilty to obstruction charges.

An Eau Claire resident has had their first day in court after authorities say they left a threatening voicemail on the line of a local school.  Twenty-three-year-old Damien Haupt is accused of leaving a message for the  Children’s House Montessori School on East Lake Street last week saying their hope was for everyone at the school to be raped and killed.  Haupt reportedly included in their message that they live across the street from the school.  A one-thousand dollar signature

A signature bond of ten-thousand dollars is being set for a Gilman man charged in connection with a fatal vehicle collision.  Chippewa County prosecutors say that 33-year-old Cody Skorstad was driving uninsured and on a suspended license back in July when he caused a head-on collision while trying to pass a vehicle on County Road H in Delmar.  Nineteen-year-old Ayden Nicpon was killed in the crash and Skorstad is facing charges of second-degree reckless homicide. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE

An evacuation order for a portion of downtown Eau Claire has been lifted.  The order was put in place yesterday after a vehicle struck a gas meter behind the Houligan’s Steak and Seafood restaurant on South Barstow Street.  The order was a precautionary measure and there were no reports of injuries.

Emplify Health says they are nearing their fundraising goal to open a specialized unit inside the behavioral health department at their hospital in La Crosse.  Emplify has set a five-point-two-million-dollar goal for the effort and says they are just 250-thousand dollars shy of meeting the figure.  The new unit will serve as an urgent care center for mental health emergencies.

The Eau Claire Axemen have a new head coach.  Heading into the Arena League team’s second season, the new coach will be Jim Britton.  The team made the announcement yesterday.  Britton served last season as the Axemen’s special teams coach. CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE COVERAGE WITH WEAU 13.  Have thoughts? Chime in and be part of the conversation with our sports guru, Dan Kasper every weekday morning on Sports Talk 105.1.

Democratic candidate Ryan Strnad is dropping out of the state gubernatorial race.  Strnad announced his decision today after switching parties and entering the race in August.  He unsuccessfully ran for the Assembly in 2000 as a Republican.  The Milwaukee Brewers beer vendor said he is supporting fellow Democrat and Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley.  The race for governor is open with no incumbent running for the first time since 2010.