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The AMBER Alert that has been issued for 16-year-old Sophia Franklin is now extended to Arkansas.  Authorities believe the Beaver Dam teen may have been headed to the southern state with 40-year-old Gary Day when she left her home on Monday.  Officials say Sophia is three months pregnant and Day is the father of the unborn child.  Law enforcement previously found the girl with Day in Arkansas after she went missing last year.

A man accused of committing murder late last month is formally charged. Eau Claire Police say they responded to a home on Western Avenue in the early morning on January 25th. They say 21-year-old Andre Simmons was dead in the driveway, and arrested 18-year-old Du’Marion Stogner. He’s been in custody ever since, and is formally charged with intentional homicide today.  Another suspect is charged in the case for harboring a felon. Both Stogner and the other suspect will be in

The St. Croix County Emergency Communication Center received a call at about 6:48 a.m. on  Thursday, February 6, 2025, of a crash with injuries between two vehicles in the 1600 block of State  Highway (STH) 64, in Stanton Township.  Deputies arrived on scene and observed that a 2007 Mazda, operated by Jeremiah D. Green, age 38,  from Clear Lake, WI, had been traveling west bound on STH 64. From witnesses, as well as evidence  at the scene, it appears Mr.

Wisconsin license plates are moving from A to B.   After almost eight years and four-point-seven-million letter and number combinations, the DOT’s Division of Motor Vehicles is out of combinations and will soon debut license plates starting with the letter B. The A plates went into circulation in 2017, when the state switched from six character plates to seven character plates.

The sturgeon spearing season is kicking off this weekend in Wisconsin. The Department of Natural Resources says the season will start on the Winnebago System on Saturday. It will continue until February 23rd or when one of nine harvest caps is reached. More information about the season is available WITH AN EASY CLICK HERE.

Chase away those winter blues and get warm and cozy at the Chippewa Valley Museum’s Folk Arts Festival. This year, they are spreading the fun across the entire museum campus, which means more for you to discover and learn about. Get ready for a whirlwind of live music that’ll have you bobbing your head and kicking up your heels. Enjoy the jug band tunes from the Sliced Bread Jug Band, the mesmerizing moves of the Chippewa Valley Irish Dancers, and Jim Radloff’s

At 5:44 AM on Thursday February 06, 2025 a crash occurred on I-94 WB at I94 west bound exit 81 in Eau Claire County near Osseo.  The crash involved no fatalities or injuries, but did affect the ramp for about 3 hours as crews worked to clean it up. The Wisconsin State Patrol responded to a rollover crash on the I-94 westbound exit 81 off ramp. A semi tractor double bottom rolled onto its side into the right ditch. As

As the state’s primary consumer protection agency, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) responded to 11,374 written consumer complaints in 2024. The resulting mediations, enforcement actions, and settlements returned over $23 million to Wisconsin consumers through refunds and restitutions directly returned to consumers, and civil forfeitures deposited into the state’s common school fund for the benefit of public education. “The Consumer Protection team is deeply committed to educating and protecting the citizens and visitors of our

A Cadott woman is being accused of business theft.  According to a criminal complaint, Nicole Ruhe was the treasure for several businesses and organizations and is accused of taking nearly five-thousand dollars from Boy Scouts of America and over five-thousand from Cadott Basketball Association.  During interviews, the 43-year-old admitted to taking the money and not returning it.  A pre-trial conference is scheduled for February 20th. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE WITH WEAU 13 NEWS.

Roads are closed around Irvine Park.  The Chippewa Falls, Park Recreation and Forestry Department said Wolfe Drive and a small portion of Irvine Park Drive will be temporarily closed due to the Irvine Park forestry project.  The Department said the gates are locked and signs are posted at the intersection near the duck Pond and Glen Loch overlook.  No traffic is allowed in the area for the public’s safety.