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A fire causes an estimated $200,000 in damages. On Monday, April 28th at 06.02am, The Eau Claire Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 1707 8th Street. Battalion 1 was the first to arrive on scene and reported heavy smoke fire coming from a single story, wood frame, residential structure with a possible occupant still inside the structure. Arriving fire units went into rescue mode and found an occupant inside the structure. The occupant was removed from the structure

Wisconsin-based Culver’s is hiring its first female CEO .  The restaurant says Julie Fussner is taking over for Rick Silva, who retired earlier this year.  Fussner started working with Culver’s in 2017 in marketing, and worked her way up to being the company’s first chief marketing officer.

A reserve judge is taking over cases that were previously assigned to a judge arrested by the FBI.  Hannah Dugan, a Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge, was taken into custody on Friday.  She’s accused of helping an undocumented man evade Immigration and Customs Enforcement by sending agents to a different office and leading the suspect and his lawyer through a non-public hallway.  Dugan has been a judge in Milwaukee County since 2016 and was re-elected three years ago.  She’s set

Twenty-seven Wisconsin student visas that were terminated are now active again.  The University of Wisconsin says the students and recent alumni have all been notified of the change.  Thousands of visas have been terminated in the past couple of weeks nationwide, and some students have obtained restraining orders against the Department of Homeland Security in response.  Several of those students attend the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

A court is reviewing a conditional release plan for one of the two people convicted in the Slender Man stabbings.  Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier were twelve years old when they lured Payton Leutner to a Waukesha park in 2014.  Once there, they stabbed Leutner almost 20 times, attempting to kill her to please fictional online character Slender Man.  Geyser, who now identifies as a transgender man, pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree murder, and was sent to a psychiatric hospital

Wisconsin is one of the best states for working mothers.  A new report from WalletHub compares all 50 states and Washington DC based on metrics like parental leave policies, the average cost of child care, and gender pay gaps.  Wisconsin ranks eighth best for working mothers. Massachusetts and Connecticut rank first and second.

ABOVE PHOTO: PuppyChow Productions animation team (left to right) Kaylee Sevcik, Hannah Brown, Callie Kraemer, Lee Rupp and Gale Eidam. A team of animation and digital media students at University of Wisconsin-Stout is collaborating with a local nonprofit to develop a public service announcement as part of the Animation Production junior capstone class. Their 72-second 2D animated film, “Stray,” was created to help advocate for pet adoption at Dunn County Humane Society. The informative short features Bow, a stray orange tabby cat rescued

An avid runner killed in a hit-and-run crash was honored at the Eau Claire Marathon this past weekend. Marathon runners received a red bracelet in memory of Ann Seidl, who ran the Eau Claire Marathon for many years.  A moment of silence was also held for Seidl before Saturday’s event. The race director said more than 51-hundred people took part in this year’s run.  CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE WITH WEAU 13 NEWS.

Deputies in both Eau Claire and Dunn counties are warning people of a deputy scam going on. Authorities in those counties have been getting calls about a scam saying that you have unpaid tickets. They ask that you pay them right away on the phone call or through cash apps. Police have gotten calls in Eau Claire County saying that the scammers are using the name Deputy Collins. If you do receive on of these calls, hang up and contact

A Fort Atkinson firefighter is suffering from a minor leg injury. Authorities say the incident happened Saturday while fighting a garage fire. No other injuries were reported. The fire is not being treated as suspicious.