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A Chili Wisconsin man is being sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to multiple counts of burglary.  Investigators say that 22-year-old Zachary Wolf was responsible for a number of burglaries that were committed last summer in Clark County.  Wolf has been sentenced to six years in prison.

Businesswoman Missy Hughes has launched her campaign for Wisconsin governor.  It comes weeks after she resigned from her position as Secretary and CEO of Economic Development in the Evers administration.  In her announcement video posted on Monday, she boasts helping create over 95-hundred small businesses on city main streets across Wisconsin.  She joins Lieutenant Governor Sara Rodriguez, state Senator Kelda Roys and state Representative Francesca Hong in the list of women vying for the governor’s seat next year. 

Three Republican lawmakers are introducing a bill that’ll legalize medical marijuana in Wisconsin.  The bill was introduced by Senator Patrick Testin, Senate President Mary Felzkowski and Representative Patrick Snyder on Monday.  If passed, patients will have to get a doctor’s diagnosis as well as register with a new state office to get access to medical marijuana.  But patients won’t be allowed to smoke it.  Assembly Republicans tried to pass a similar law last year but did not get support from

Ducky, an endangered whooping crane at the International Crane Foundation, has died of avian flu.  The ICF was planning on releasing Ducky back into the wild this fall.  Ducky is the first whooping crane to die of the strain.  Only about 700 wild whooping cranes are left in North America.  Ducky was born in May as part of the ICF’s breeding and reintroduction program.

The City of Eau Claire’s new downtown bus transfer center is now open.  The center at Main Street and South Farwell was approved years ago though work was delayed by the pandemic.  The property includes a housing section that is expected to open next year. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE WITH WEAU 13 NEWS.

There’s excitement among Culver’s fans as the “Curderburger” has returned to the menu. The fast-food chain describes it as a gooey, golden Wisconsin Cheese Curd stacked on a signature Deluxe ButterBurger. The Curderburger actually began as an April Fool’s joke in 2021, but it’s become a fan favorite. The burger is available starting today until supplies last.

Anyone who uses a private well can get their drinking water tested for nitrate, bacteria, and more at a discounted price at the Health Department this October. To get prepared, pick up your water sample kit at the department now! Anyone who returns their water sample to our office between Monday, October 6 and Thursday, October 16 will get a discount on certain tests. Water testing is available to homeowners, cabin owners or vacation homeowners with private wells in all counties. You don’t

The University of Wisconsin-Madison has unveiled a 267-million-dollar privately funded facility for its School of Computer, Data, and Information Sciences.  Major donations came from John and Tashia Morgridge, including a 140-million-dollar gift along with a 50-million-dollar challenge grant.  The building was designed for sustainability and collaboration.  It brings several departments together under one roof, including computer science, biostatistics, and high-throughput computing. 

Four students in Wisconsin have been named U.S. Presidential Scholars.  The U.S. Department of Education honored 161 high school seniors nationwide for academic and extracurricular achievement.  Among the group are Andres Jimenez of Madison, Shilpa Kumar of Brookfield, Joshua Masslich of Grafton and David Leonard Whipp of De Pere.  Over 64-hundred seniors qualified for the award in 2025.

Congressman Derrick Van Orden was talking about agriculture policy in a Saturday visit to Tomah.  The Western Wisconsin Republican spoke about his support of reducing regulations on the industry during a visit to the Bosshard Cranberry Bogs.  Van Orden is a member of the House Agriculture Committee.