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The Menomonie Area Chamber & Visitor Center, in partnership with local franchise leadership, is proud to announce the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Menomonie’s second Culver’s location. Be among the first to step inside the highly anticipated Culver’s of North Menomonie! The Menomonie Area Chamber invites the community to an exclusive first look at the official ribbon cutting for the city’s newest landmark at 298 Oak Avenue, Menomonie, WI 54751. Strategically located to serve the north side of town, this second location

An Onalaska woman goes to trial today on charges in the death of her six-year-old son.  Josie Dikeman called 9-1-1 on February 11th of 2023 saying that her son was non responsive.  Crews found the child dead at the scene with prescription drugs near the body.  Blunt force trauma was listed as the cause of death with the use of a prescription sedative as a contributing factor.  Dikeman has pleaded not guilty to a charge of first-degree intentional homicide.

The Crawford County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an injury hit and run.  A woman out walking her dog Sunday morning in the Township of Wauzeka was struck by what authorities say is a smaller greenish colored pickup.  She and the dog were both injured.  Anyone with additional information on the suspect or the suspect vehicle is asked to contact authorities. 

In Vernon County, authorities are continuing to investigate a Thursday afternoon collision involving a semi and a school bus.  The accident happened in the Town of Hamburg.  Authorities say the bus — with ten students on board — was hit while turning on to US Highway 14.  No one was hurt. 

The Village of Lake Hallie has selected its next police chief. Wisconsin State Senator Jesse James is getting the gig.  The Republican lawmaker currently represents the state’s 23rd Senate district including all of Barron, Clark, Price, Rusk, and Taylor counties and most of Chippewa County — but recently announced his plans to retire from the office.  James has represented the district since January of 2023.

A dozen protesters showed up at Ridglan Farms yesterday in Blue Mounds.  They’re claiming the biomedical facility is abusing thousands of beagles for biomedical research.  A couple of weeks ago, over one-thousand people tried to break-in and save the animals.   

On Saturday, April 25, 2026, at approximately 5:59 PM, the Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a two-vehicle crash with injuries at State Highway 93 and Severson Rd. in the Town of Pleasant Valley. The initial reports indicated that two vehicles had collided head on and three people were injured. Upon arrival to the scene, three patients were located and were treated. One subject was checked out on scene and refused transport with no injuries reported. A second

Two people died in a motorcycle accident Wednesday in Pierce County.  A representative says Tamitha Thein was driving north and crashed into Evan Jorgenson who was driving south.  Both were sent to the hospital where Thein was pronounced dead Wednesday.  Jorgenson passed away Thursday.  The incident happened on State Road 35 near 1050th Street.

State authorities say residents are not to subsidize energy costs for data centers and other heavy consumers.  That’s according to the Public Service Commission’s unanimous approval at Friday’s meeting.  We Energies will be eventually providing services to data centers in Port Washington and Mount Pleasant as they build out.  Power plants and other related projects will be evaluated individually.  A formal written order still needs to be issued.

Hello. Welcome to your weekend. We’re glad you are here! As we sink into the last weekend in April (Um…whaaaat?!) it’s starting to sink in for most of us that “real Spring” is here and we bravely look ahead to warm weather, camping, outdoor fun and all that is Summer in Wisconsin. But, did Mother Nature get the memo? Click here for your full weekend forecast details with WEAU 13. As your weekend to-do list might be long we welcome