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PHOTO CREDIT: Amber Kersting, Menomonie resident Investigators say they believe a fire that tore through a historical Menomonie Main Street building this week was electrical in nature.  No final determination has been made on the cause of the Tuesday night blaze that left many properties in ruins.  Clean-up in the area continues.  No injuries have been reported and you can CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE WITH WEAU 13 NEWS.

Two defendants charged in connection with a shooting in Fairchild are entering pleas.  Mark Dickinsen and Aaron Walker were charged following a shooting in September of last year at a location on Park Street.  Dickinsen has pleaded no contest to charges including intimidation of a victim and OWI.  Walker has pleaded not guilty to similar charges and his case remains pending.

Eighteen Wisconsin school districts are getting almost one-million-dollars to pay for new advanced manufacturing and technical education equipment.  The Department of Workforce Development says the funding will benefit more than 42-hundred students across the state.  The department says the money will go toward addressing the state’s skilled labor shortage through programs that help prepare students for those careers.  Supported projects include new welding labs, dental and biomedical lab equipment, and materials needed to start new programs like industrial robotics.

Gov. Tony Evers signed Executive Order #261 ordering the flags of the United States and the state of Wisconsin to be flown at half-staff on Fri., May 23, 2025, in honor of former Wisconsin State Rep. James F. Rooney, who passed away on Sat., May 3, 2025, at the age of 89. “Former Rep. Rooney led an extraordinary life of selflessness, serving his community and our state with humility, perseverance, and compassion over his decades of dedicated public service,” said

Today, Senator Pfaff joined his Democratic colleagues in introducing legislation that directly invests in Wisconsin’s child care sector, working to improve its accessibility and affordability. Senator Brad Pfaff (D-Onalaska) released the following statement: “One of the simplest things we can do to support working families and build a strong economy is ensurethat parents have access to quality, affordable child care. This is not just a parent’s issue; this is a workforce issue. Without child care, moms and dads will be

 Dunn County Transit, in collaboration with the Dunn County Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC), in June is launching Rural Doorstop, a new monthly bus service connecting rural residents to Menomonie.   “We have received a lot of feedback from County Board supervisors and others that we need to expand our transit services in more rural parts of Dunn County, and we have been brainstorming how to do it,” said Austin Witt, Dunn County Transit Commision Manager.  That brainstorming resulted in Rural Doorstop, which begins in June 2025 and

Calling all homeowners, renters, and farmers. Do you have unused or old chemicals you want to eliminate? The Wood County Agricultural and Household Clean Sweep will occur on Saturday, May 31, 2025, from 8 a.m. until noon at the Marshfield Ag Research Station, 2611 Yellowstone Drive in Marshfield. Details below:

 Among the class of more than 950 undergraduate students who crossed the commencement stage at University of Wisconsin-Stout’s most recent ceremony, four College of Arts and Human Sciences students were recognized by faculty and staff as inspiring graduates whose stories represent what it is to be Stout Proud.  The graduates shared their university experiences, setbacks and successes in UW-Stout’s Inspiring Graduate Q&A series:  Fully 99% of recent UW-Stout graduates were either employed or furthering their education within six months of graduation, as stated in

PHOTO COURTESY: Amber Kersting, Menomonie resident Clean-up efforts continue in Menomonie today after a destructive Tuesday night fire.  A large blaze tore through a section of the city’s Main Street area causing extensive damage and destroying Town and Country Antiques.  There have been no reports of injuries and no word on the cause of the fire as it remains under investigation. CLICK HERE FOR FURTHER COVERAGE WITH WEAU 13 NEWS.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has declined to hear Steven Avery’s latest appeal.  The decision effectively ends another attempt to overturn his conviction in the 2005 murder of Teresa Halbach.  Avery gained national attention following the 2015 Netflix documentary “Making a Murderer.”  The high court issued a one-line order Wednesday, denying the petition without comment.