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If you looking to warm up for the Halloween season as we turn the page into October, there is an upcoming event in Marshfield. Below are the details: Faith Lutheran Church (located at 207 S. Cherry Ave., Marshfield) will be holding a Trunk or Treat event on Saturday, October 18, 2025, from 5:30 – 7:00 PM. This FREE event is open to the entire community! Please join us for this eerie-sistible evening of festive fun and bring the whole family

 Governor Evers declared October Cybersecurity Awareness Month in Wisconsin. Accordingly, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is partnering with the Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) and the Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs (DMA) to promote simple ways that consumers and businesses in the state can protect themselves from common risks that come with using the internet and modern technology. As part of the national ‘Secure Our World’ campaign, the U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency recommends four actions

A former Hudson teacher charged with sex crimes involving a fifth grader is pleading guilty to charges.  Madison Bergmann was arrested last year with reports that she had engaged in inappropriate conduct with a young student.  She pleaded guilty yesterday to charges including child enticement-sexual contact and sexual misconduct by school staff.  Sentencing will be ordered at a later date.

Charges are being filed against a young La Crosse man in connection with an injury hit-and-run.  The accident happened this past Friday morning in La Crosse with police saying that 18-year-old driver David Resto was speeding when he ran a stop sign, hit another vehicle and continued on from the scene.  Two people were left hurt — one seriously.  Resto appeared in court yesterday on charges that include hit-and-run causing great bodily harm.

A Chili Wisconsin man is being sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to multiple counts of burglary.  Investigators say that 22-year-old Zachary Wolf was responsible for a number of burglaries that were committed last summer in Clark County.  Wolf has been sentenced to six years in prison.

Businesswoman Missy Hughes has launched her campaign for Wisconsin governor.  It comes weeks after she resigned from her position as Secretary and CEO of Economic Development in the Evers administration.  In her announcement video posted on Monday, she boasts helping create over 95-hundred small businesses on city main streets across Wisconsin.  She joins Lieutenant Governor Sara Rodriguez, state Senator Kelda Roys and state Representative Francesca Hong in the list of women vying for the governor’s seat next year. 

Three Republican lawmakers are introducing a bill that’ll legalize medical marijuana in Wisconsin.  The bill was introduced by Senator Patrick Testin, Senate President Mary Felzkowski and Representative Patrick Snyder on Monday.  If passed, patients will have to get a doctor’s diagnosis as well as register with a new state office to get access to medical marijuana.  But patients won’t be allowed to smoke it.  Assembly Republicans tried to pass a similar law last year but did not get support from

Ducky, an endangered whooping crane at the International Crane Foundation, has died of avian flu.  The ICF was planning on releasing Ducky back into the wild this fall.  Ducky is the first whooping crane to die of the strain.  Only about 700 wild whooping cranes are left in North America.  Ducky was born in May as part of the ICF’s breeding and reintroduction program.

The City of Eau Claire’s new downtown bus transfer center is now open.  The center at Main Street and South Farwell was approved years ago though work was delayed by the pandemic.  The property includes a housing section that is expected to open next year. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE WITH WEAU 13 NEWS.

There’s excitement among Culver’s fans as the “Curderburger” has returned to the menu. The fast-food chain describes it as a gooey, golden Wisconsin Cheese Curd stacked on a signature Deluxe ButterBurger. The Curderburger actually began as an April Fool’s joke in 2021, but it’s become a fan favorite. The burger is available starting today until supplies last.