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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.

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.