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Witnesses are taking the stand today for the start of the second week of the Sade Robinson case.  Maxwell Anderson, the man accused of murdering and dismembering Robinson after their first date in Milwaukee, is facing multiple charges including first-degree intentional homicide.  Robinson was reported missing in early April 2024, and her body parts were discovered around Milwaukee County shortly afterward.  So far today a friend of Anderson’s, a doctor with the County Medical Examiner’s Office and detective with the

Two people are injured after a rollover crash involving a squad car.  The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were responding to a call for backup in Poynette on Saturday.  While driving to the scene with lights and sirens activated, a deputy was involved in a two-car crash in Arlington Township.  The deputy and the driver of the other car were taken to the hospital and are expected to survive.  The Wisconsin State Patrol is investigating the crash.

Many organizations are providing free healthy meals to kids during the summer months. The Summer Food Service Program is a federally funded program that provides free healthy meals to kids under eighteen-years-old in low-income areas. The program is to make up for the lack of free school lunches during the summer. More information about participating organizations are available WITH AN EASY CLICK HERE.

On Sunday, June 1, 2025, at approximately 6:15 AM, the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center received a 911 call reporting a one-vehicle crash on Gibson Drive north of Stetson Avenue in the Town of Little Black, Taylor County. The caller reported that there was a severely injured male subject who appeared to have been ejected from the vehicle. Taylor County Deputies, along with Medford EMS, Stetsonville 1st Responders, and Stetsonville Fire Department, were dispatched to the scene. Emergency responders found

On June 1, 2025, at approximately 6:35pm, the Wisconsin State Patrol responded to assist at the scene of a single vehicle injury crash on Hwy 12 in Jackson County. Preliminary investigation indicates a 2010 Kia Soul was westbound on Hwy 12, west of the Monroe County line. The vehicle traveled onto the right shoulder while negotiating a curve. The driver, 33 year old Brianna Jo Hendricks, lost control of the vehicle, resulting in the vehicle rolling over multiple times. The

The nurses’ strike against UnityPoint Health-Meriter is over.  SEIU nurses have ratified a new two-year contract after a five day strike. The new contract includes wage increases, tuition assistance, and childcare support. Locally, the healthcare picture is changing as OakLeaf Clinics will be relocating two of its clinics this month.  The Rice Lake clinical team will operate out of a new facility at 29-hundred Wisconsin Avenue today.  The Cornell clinical team will relocate to Chippewa Falls on June ninth.  OakLeaf

The Chippewa Falls community teams up to help raise awareness for ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease.  Hundreds showed up for the third annual Walk to Defeat ALS at Urban Park.  The event raised 40 thousand dollars. CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE COVERAGE WITH WEAU 13 NEWS.

The Wisconsin Logging Museum in Eau Claire’s Carson Park is back open for the summer season.  The museum opened on Saturday with music, tours, and a scavenger hunt.  A full schedule of events at the museum is available online at with an EASY CLICK HERE.

Six-hundred Wisconsin National Guard soldiers from Oshkosh are being deployed.  A send-off ceremony was held yesterday at UW-Oshkosh.  The soldiers are traveling to eventually work with America’s NATO allies in the U.S. Central Command.  The group will help promote security and stability in the region. 

Burnout among workers is at a ten-year high.  The World Health Organization describes burnout as a “syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed,” and it includes feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion; increased mental distance from one’s job, and reduced professional efficacy.  According to a recent report by Glassdoor, burnout has escalated to unprecedented highs, with the term being mentioned in employee reviews increasing by 32-percent year-over-year as of the first quarter of