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Author Brian Reisinger will discuss his book, “Land Rich, Cash Poor: My Family’s Hope and the Untold History of the Disappearing American Farmer,” on Wednesday, March 11, at 5 p.m. at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls in the Kinnickinnic River Theater in the University Center, 501 Wild Rose Ave. The event is free and open to the public.    Reisinger will discuss the forces driving the decline of family farms and their impact on the nation’s food supply, drawing on four generations of his family’s Wisconsin dairy farming experience. A Q&A and book signing

Warren Rott is having a good month. The Black Falls resident won $2,000,000 playing a $2,000,000 CA$H scratch ticket he purchased from the Taylor Corner Store on W16211 State Rd. 95 in Taylor. Rott claimed his prize at the Madison Lottery office on Monday. $2,000,000 CA$H is a Wisconsin Lottery $50 scratch ticket that debuted on May 2, 2025, with 10 different prize levels ranging from $75 to $2,000,000. Since the beginning of the year, five players have won a $5,000 prize from the game

A Comstock man charged in connection with a fire that destroyed Shooters Showgirls in Elk Mound is pleading guilty.  Colton Jansen faced arson charges stemming from the January 2025 fire.  Despite Jansen’s plea on Tuesday, he was found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect.  A sentencing hearing is scheduled for a later date. 

In Buffalo County, Mondovi schools were placed on lockdown for a time on Tuesday with reports of a possibly armed teenager walking through the city’s downtown area.  Police located the 16-year-old and determined that they were unarmed and posed no threat.  Buffalo County Sheriff Mike Osmond reminds folks to play it safe and that if they see something that doesn’t seem right, they should say something. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE WITH WEAU 13 NEWS.

The UW – Madison women’s hockey players who took part in the Olympics are back in Wisconsin. The gold-medal winners who played for Team USA arrived at Dane County Airport Monday night following their trip to Italy. That includes current players Ava McNaughton, Caroline Harvey, Laila Edwards, and Kirsten Simms. Former Badger players Hillary Knight and Britta Curl-Salemme were also on the USA roster. The Americans won the gold medal against Canada in overtime last Thursday.

Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD), today announced nine businesses and organizations in eight Wisconsin counties across the state will collectively receive $250,000 in commercial driver training grants. These grants are part of the Commercial Driver Training Grant program and work to support businesses and organizations that offer training for trainees to obtain their Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with the goal of bolstering Wisconsin’s driving workforce, such as school bus drivers, truck drivers, delivery

The Eau Claire Fire Department responded to a structure fire Monday night at 2929 Northland Drive on the city’s north side. Crews were dispatched just before 7:30 p.m. and arrived to find black smoke coming from the front of a residential duplex. Firefighters quickly deployed hose lines and were able to contain and extinguish the fire, which was determined to have started in the kitchen. All occupants were out of the building when crews arrived. No injuries were reported, however

An Eau Claire County judge is being asked to consider releasing a serial killer.  Alvin Taylor admits to the killings of four people between the years of 1985 and 198, having said previously that he did so after receiving messages through the radio and television.  In court, Taylor was found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect and he has confined to treatment facilities ever since.  A psychiatric exam is now being ordered as the 79-year-old Taylor is

A number on Onalaska residents are among those being caught up in unrest this week in Mexico.  Members of the Onalaska Hilltopper Rotary Club were visiting Puerto Vallarta when Mexican authorities killed a top drug lord on Sunday.  That action reportedly ignited widespread cartel-organized violence and left many Americans stranded in the country.  Mexico’s president is now saying that normal activity has largely been restored in the country. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE WITH WEAU 13 NEWS.

Reports of norovirus are on the rise in Eau Clair County.  Health experts say the most common symptoms of norovirus include vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain.  Folks are encouraged to use soap and water when washing their hands before preparing food and after using the restroom.