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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

Hello and welcome to your weekend. Thanks for spending some of your time here with us. As we get ready to turn the page into a new month many folks are feeling the summer vibes return-the sun, the fun, and much to get done. If you want a peek at what mother nature has planned, CLICK HERE. As you are getting up and at ‘um, we like to take time on Saturday mornings to slow down with this simple “scroll

Police are investigating after the lawyer representing the man accused of killing a young Milwaukee woman received a death threat.  The Waukesha Police Department says someone called Anthony Cotton’s law office and threatened to kill members of his family if he didn’t drop the Maxwell Anderson case.  Anderson is accused of murdering and dismembering Sade Robinson in April of 2024 and scattering her body parts across Milwaukee County.  Anderson faces a first-degree intentional homicide charge, and his just trial started

Residents of the Chippewa Valley have the opportunity to have their voices heard in a survey about the new train service planned between Eau Claire and the Twin Cities.  The West Central Wisconsin Rail Coalition is conducting the survey to ask residents how they think the train should operate.  Questions include preferred departure and return times, as well as how much people would be willing to pay for parking.  The survey is open until June 10th and you can SEE

The Progress Pride Flag is up at the State Capitol. Governor Evers led a LGBTQ community event yesterday which celebrates same-sex marriage rights tenth anniversary. June is Pride Month and the flag will fly for the whole month.

With summer nearly upon us, soon the kids will be asking to hit the pool or lake. For this week’s Friday Feel Good we head to the Sunshine State with a story that makes a splash with a water rescue.  A guy fishing in Pensacola Beach, Florida saved a teenage girl from drowning last Thursday and didn’t even have to get his feet wet.  His name is Andrew Smith, and he can’t swim because he has a seizure disorder.  But he had his drone

The following announcement was made from Western Dairyland Economic Opportunity council regarding a recent financial gift and their plans for the money: Western Dairyland Economic Opportunity Council (WDEOC) is honored to announce a generous $422,000 commitment from Pablo Foundation to support the establishment of a much-anticipated new Day Resource Center (DRC) and Housing and Family Services Office at 610 Gibson Street in downtown Eau Claire. The gift from Pablo Foundation brings total contributions and pledges to more than $1.8 million

A man charged in connection with a recent shooting in La Crosse is now in custody.  Twenty-eight-year-old Diontae Booth is accused of shooting a 20-year-old woman May 15th at a residence on Fifth Avenue South.  Booth is charged with first-degree intentional homicide and was taken into custody on Thursday. MORE COVERAGE WITH WEAU 13 NEWS.

Ten years in prison is the order for a Rice Lake man recently convicted of OWI.  Seventy-two-year-old Mark Johnson was charged following a vehicle crash on Wisconsin Avenue in September of last year.  This was Johnson’s 17th conviction on an OWI charge.

An Onalaska man is being sentenced to prison after being convicted on federal drug and weapons charges.  Thirty-one-year-old Efrain Estrada pleaded guilty in March to charges of possessing fentanyl intended for distribution and possessing firearms as a felon.  He was sentenced yesterday to serve 132 months in prison.