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Today is the last day of the winter residential disconnection moratorium in Wisconsin. The moratorium prevents utility providers from disconnecting heating services due to non-payment between November 1st and April 15 every year. Customers who aren’t up to date with their energy bills are encouraged to call their provider and ask if a payment plan is available to avoid disconnection.

A nine-point-five million dollar Megabucks jackpot ticket was sold in Wisconsin. The winner bought the ticket at a Kwik Trip in Kaukana. It’s the largest Wisconsin Lottery prize won so far this year.  A 350-thousand dollar SuperCash ticket sold in Milwaukee also won during Saturday’s drawing. It’s the sixth SuperCash win in the past couple months.

On April 15, 2025 at approximately 8:35 am the Wisconsin State Patrol responded to a car vs semi crash with injuries on I-94 eastbound at milepost 74 in Eau Claire County. Preliminary investigation indicates the car was traveling the westbound in the eastbound lanes of I-94 and collided with the semi. Due to the crash, the driver of the car succumbed to his injuries. The driver of the semi sustained minor injuries. The crash remains under investigation by the Wisconsin

ABOVE PHOTO: Funds for Wisconsin Scholars scholarship recipient Lilly Gamache. Photo provided by Lilly Gamache. Two hundred University of Wisconsin-Stout students recently received nearly $1 million in grants through the Fund for Wisconsin Scholars nonprofit foundation. They celebrated a moment of gratitude and financial relief at a reception with other Universities of Wisconsin students, hosted at UW-Stout on April 8. Recipients are awarded $2,500 a semester, for up to eight to 10 semesters. With tuition at about $11,000 a year for in-state students at

A Menomonie elementary school will be closing after the current school year. The school board voted six to three to close Downsville Elementary School due to declining enrollment, district financing, and staffing challenges. No teachers or employees will lose their jobs as they will be placed in other schools. CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE COVERAGE WITH WEAU 13 NEWS.

A man suffered serious injuries after a UTV accident in Kickapoo. The incident took place on Sunday on North Glass Road. Officials say the UTV crashed into a fence, flipped over and ejected the driver. The driver was identified as 52-year-old Chad Crook. Crook was flown to a hospital with major injuries. The crash is still under investigation.

La Crosse Democrat William Garcia announced that he will run to be the head of the Democratic Party in Wisconsin. Garcia co-chairs the democratic party in La Crosse along with leading the 3rd Congressional District Democrats of Wisconsin. Current leader Ben Wickler announced that he will not be running for re-election and leaving in June. State democrats will vote at their state convention on June 14th and 15th.  Locally, there’s another candidate in the race for Wisconsin’s Third Congressional District

Wisconsin organizations are getting more than three-point-two-million dollars in grants to develop small businesses in the state. The Economic Development Cooperation says the money will go toward developing, supporting, and improving infrastructure for small businesses in Wisconsin.  Milwaukee County is getting 200-thousand dollars, the Villages of DeForest Windsor will split 250-thousand, and Juneau County will get 250-thousand.

Nearly all of Wisconsin is at high risk of wildfires.  The Department of Natural Resources fire map shows Southern and Eastern Wisconsin is at very high risk.  West Central Wisconsin is at high risk.  There have been 476 wildfires statewide so far this year.  Right now there are a dozen prescribed fires, which are controlled burns across the state. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND A MAP.

The turkey hunting season will open in two days in Wisconsin.  The Department of Natural Resources says spring turkey seasons will open periodically in all seven turkey management zones.  Each zone will have a week-long hunting season, starting this Wednesday, April 16th.  The season will wrap up on May 27th.  The youth season took place over the weekend.   More information about each zone’s open season is available WITH AN EASY CLICK HERE.