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Madison is one of the top 25 best cities to retire in 2025. That’s according to a new report by Forbes, which compares more than 950 cities based on metrics like home prices, healthcare access, and walkability. The study puts Madison in the top 25 due to its good air quality, medical services, and favorable tax treatment for Social Security.

On Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at approximately 9:32 PM the Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a report of a vehicle crashing into a residence where injuries had been sustained. Deputies responded to the 8500 block of W. Cameron St. in the Town of Union, where a vehicle was located crashed into the residence. The sole vehicle occupant was extricated from the vehicle and transported to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. The residence was occupied at the time

Drug overdose deaths have declined in Wisconsin by over 35-percent in 2024.  That’s according to data released  by the CDC on Wednesday.  The report reveals that nationwide there were 30-thousand fewer drug overdose deaths in 2024, marking the largest one-year decline ever recorded.  Experts say more research needs to be done to understand what drove the reduction, but mention several possible factors including increased availability of the overdose-reversing drug naloxone, expanded addiction treatment and shifts in how people use drugs. 

An investigation is underway after a train collided with a semi-truck in Buffalo County.  This happened yesterday morning on Wabasha Dike Road near the Nelson Railroad Crossing.  No serious injuries were reported. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE WITH WEAU 13 NEWS.

Investigators say no human remains were found in a search of a home in Chippewa Falls.  Investigators received a tip through CrimeStoppers that human remains were buried on the property of a home, but police haven’t disclosed the location of the home.  Yesterday, investigators dug up the yard of the home and used technology in an attempt to locate human remains, but nothing was found. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE WITH WEAU 13 NEWS.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is naming its 2025 Plant of the Year.  The Rare Plant Monitoring Program’s plant of the year is milkweed.  The DNR says planters should grow milkweed because it provides a habitat for butterflies and bumblebees.  There are 13 milkweed species native to Wisconsin, with five of them considered endangered, threatened or under special concern.

There’s a new public boat dock in downtown Menomonie.  The newly completed dock opened yesterday along Lake Menomonie near the intersection of Crescent Street and Sixth Avenue.  The dock can accommodate two boats at a time for a maximum of two hours.

The Green Bay Packers are opening their season this year with a home game against the Detroit Lions.  Kickoff is set for Sunday, September 7th at 3:35 p.m.  The game will air on WISC-TV.  The team follows up that matchup with a game against the Washington Commanders the following Thursday.  The Packers are looking to return to the playoffs after earning a Wild Card spot last season despite finishing third in the NFC North.

Nothing of interest was found in the search of a residential yard in Chippewa Falls today. Investigators went to the home to follow up on a tip that a body may have been buried on the property. Police say the tip came in during the winter and led to an investigation, but the ground was too frozen for a search at the time. No open missing person cases or complaints have been tied to the tip.