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With case of the flu and COVID — both on the rise in Wisconsin — health officials are offering tips on how folks can protect themselves from illness.  The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is reminding people of the importance of hand washing and covering coughs and sneezes.  They say to stay home when you’re sick and above all else, the recommend making sure you are up to date on your vaccines.

The new year will bring with it the revival of Wisconsin’s film incentive program. Starting January 1st, the program will offer tax credits on film production expenditures.  The biennial budget signed by Governor Tony Evers in July, reestablished a Wisconsin film office. The transferrable tax credit is 30-percent on qualifying expenditures and the annual fund is five million dollars.

Officials say almost 100 public schools in Milwaukee are now safe. The news comes after months of repairs to fix lead paint hazards found earlier this year. The work finished about two weeks ahead of a December 31st deadline. Milwaukee Public Schools said all affected buildings have been inspected and cleared. The district spent around 10 months repairing and repainting older school buildings.

Governor Tony Evers has finished his annual tour of all 72 Wisconsin counties. T his is his sixth tour since taking office in 2019. Evers said he will never get tired of meeting Wisconsinites. The governor said he plans to continue engaging with communities in 2026.

2025 comes to an end in just two days. Here’s what services will be closed on New Year’s Day in Wisconsin. Federal government offices will be open on New Year’s Eve but closed on New Year’s Day. Wisconsin state government and Milwaukee city offices will be closed on both days. The U.S. Postal Service said mail will be delivered and local post offices will be open on New Year’s Eve.

The first snowfall of the season blankets the grass and clings to pine boughs. Walking through campus, winter arrives early as the ground turns white. But inside a Jarvis Hall Science Wing chemistry lab, liquids turn vivid pinks and deep blues in beakers — a stark contrast to the scene outside. Clear flames ignite compounds and burn a sun-kissed orange hue. And the faint smells of ammonia, tropical-fruit-flavored antacids and roasted sugar waft through the air. “What’s burning?” a classmate

For a few Wisconsin Lottery players, the holiday season provided a couple of big gifts. A winning $100,000 Powerball ticket was sold at Festival Foods on 1200 W. Northland Ave., Appleton for the December 27, 2025, drawing. The winning ticket included the $1 Power Play turning a $50,000 prize into a $100,000 win thanks to the 2X multiplier. The winning ticket matched four of five numbers (5-20-34-39-62) and the Powerball (1). A day earlier, a winning $100,000 All or Nothing ticket was purchased at Kwik Trip on 110 Brooke Dr., Omro for

The holidays were a little brighter for some Dunn County individuals and families this year after County Jail residents recently made 12 fleece-tie blankets to donate to Bridge to Hope, which provides services those affected by domestic violence.  The jail residents also made door decor for the nonprofits Arbor Place and Stepping Stones, and the Monarch House also received fleece-tie blankets, said Heather Pyka, Dunn County Jail Program Director.  “I started this project about eight or nine years ago to

Well, hello Winter weather. Here we go again. Portions of northwest and west central Wisconsin are under a winter storm warning.  Heavy and blowing snow is in the forecast for many residents until 9 a.m.  Folks are advised to be aware that travel conditions in some areas could be very difficult. CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST CONDITIONS, CLOSINGS, DELAYS AND YOUR FIRST ALERT FORECAST WITH WEAU 13.

Investigators are working to determine the cause of a mobile home fire in Onalaska.  Crews dispatched to the scene at the Creekside Mobile Home Park shortly before 6 p.m. Saturday searched the home for occupants with reports that someone could be trapped inside.  It turned out that the owner had already left the scene though they later returned.  That individual refused a medical evaluation.