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Dishing Up Hope: Community Thanksgiving Meal Planned

By Morgan McCarthy | November 25, 2024

Hope Gospel Mission is looking to dish out holiday memories for everyone, inviting the community to enjoy a special meal on Thanksgiving Day! There will be an option to get the meal as a curb side pick-up/ drive-through as well as a dine in option. For those that wish to dine in, there will be a short program at 11:30am with the meal to follow. No reservations needed.  The traditional meal is free to everyone and will include turkey, mashed

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Cold Turkey Ahead: Temps Set to Drop Ahead of Thanksgiving

By Morgan McCarthy | November 25, 2024

It’s going to be a cold Thanksgiving week in western Wisconsin. Forecasters say Eau Claire will see some snow today, but the bulk of it will stick to the north. High temperatures will then drop into the 20s for most of the week. Forecasters say overnight lows will be in the teens. Thanksgiving Day will be cloudy and cold, with a high of just 28 degrees in Eau Claire. CLICK HERE FOR YOUR FIRST ALERT FORECAST WITH WEAU 13 NEWS.

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Chippewa Valley Health Cooperative Moves Towards New Hospital

By Morgan McCarthy | November 25, 2024

The Chippewa Valley Health Cooperative says it’s moving toward a new hospital. The co-op last week said it got its 501c3 nonprofit designation, and is now looking toward a meeting next week to update people on the study that says there is a need for another full service hospital in the Chippewa Valley. The co-op is not saying what Aspirus’ decision to open a new hospital in Chippewa Falls means, but that hospital is going to take some time to

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Go Pack Go!

By Morgan McCarthy | November 25, 2024

Josh Jacobs’ touchdowns would have been enough on their own. So would have the Packers’ defense takeaways. But together, Green Bay put on a dominant display yesterday to beat the San Francisco 49ers 38-10. The win helps Green Bay keep pace with the Vikings in the NFC North. The Packers have a short turnaround. They will play the Dolphins on Thanksgiving Night.

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USS Beloit Heads to Sea

By Morgan McCarthy | November 25, 2024

The Beloit is headed for the seas. The Navy on Saturday commissioned the new USS Beloit. A number of Rock County veterans made the trip to Milwaukee to see the ceremony. The boat was okayed back in 2018, built up in Marinette, Wisconsin, and launched over the weekend in Lake Michigan. Eventually the ship will make its way to Jacksonville, Florida to begin its service. The Beloit’s commander says the spirit of Beloit is etched into the ship as a

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On This Day….

By Morgan McCarthy | November 23, 2024

Hello. Welcome to your day. We are glad you are here. If you are heading out into the woods, good luck! If you are planning the menu for the upcoming Thanksgiving feast, cheers! If you are simply trying to stay on top of the to-do list, hey-we hear ya. No matter what you are doing on this Saturday morning we are glad you are here. This is the time of week that we intentionally slow things down bit with our

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Badgers Drop Ball

By Morgan McCarthy | November 23, 2024

The Badgers’ chances of going to a bowl game come down to next weekend’s regular season finale after falling at Nebraska Saturday. Wisconsin trailed by two touchdowns at halftime and never recovered as the Badgers lost to the Huskers 44-25 at Lincoln. Prior to Saturday, the Badgers had won the last ten meetings against the Huskers and eleven of 12 meetings since Nebraska joined the Big Ten in 2011. The loss drops Wisconsin to five-and-six and the Badgers need to

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Altoona Heats Up! Lottery Winner in Cinder City

By Morgan McCarthy | November 22, 2024

A 100-thousand-dollar lottery ticket was sold in Altoona. The Wisconsin Lottery says the All or Nothing ticket was sold at Woodman’s Food Market on Woodman Drive.  Players have to match all eleven numbers on the ticket to win the 100-thousand-dollar top prize in the All or Nothing game. It’s the 15th time a Wisconsinite has won so far this year.

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Pierce Co. Man Picks Up 10th OWI

By Morgan McCarthy | November 22, 2024

A Pierce County man gets five years in prison for his tenth OWI. Steven Bahr of Elmwood was pulled over last October in Menomonie for hitting a curb, when officers say they noticed he smelled like alcohol.  He pleaded no contest to the OWI charge as part of a plea deal.  Two other charges were dropped in exchange. After his prison sentence is complete he’ll have five years of supervision.

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Friday Feel Good: A Wild Ride

By Morgan McCarthy | November 22, 2024

This time of year you might be making a list and checking it twice, but for this week’s Friday Feel good we see the perfect gift delivered! It was a re-gift that was mighty hard to wrap! A man in Texas bought his dad the exact same 1967 Camaro that he had 41 years ago.  His dad had sold it in order to pay for diapers back in the day.   Jared Guynes talks about giving the car to his dad and talking

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