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First time filings for unemployment are decreasing across Wisconsin. That’s according to the U.S. Department of Labor, which says for the week ending February 14th, there were 39-hundred first time filings in the state. That number is about 900 less filings than the week prior. Nationally, there was a decrease in the number of initial filings for the week.

Wisconsin native Jordan Stolz has a third Olympic medal after winning silver in his latest race from Milan.  Team USA added to its total medal count after Stolz finished second in the men’s speed skating 1500 meter competition.  The 21-year-old has already won gold in the men’s 500 meter and 1000 meter races.  He has one more chance to add some hardware when he participates in the men’s mass start on Saturday. 

A man is facing charges for allegedly stealing an ambulance with a patient inside it in Wisconsin Rapids. Police say the incident began on 22nd Avenue South when Benjamin Feltz allegedly stole the ambulance while medics were attending to a patient in a nearby home. Following an 18-mile pursuit, Feltz was taken into custody after a tire-deflation device was used and the ambulance was stopped in Pittsville. The patient in the back of the ambulance was not injured in the

U.S. Marshals have arrested a fugitive from La Crosse.  Antwan King Sr. was scheduled to appear in court to answer drug-related offenses stemming from a July 2024 traffic stop but failed to show up.  A warrant was issued for his arrest.  He was taken into custody on Tuesday. 

A Milwaukee attorney is adding to the reward for helpful information in Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance.  The mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie went missing from her southern Arizona home on February 1st, but no arrests have been made in the case.  The FBI is offering a 100-thousand dollar reward, and Milwaukee attorney Michael Hupy is matching that number.  Hupy wrote on social media the reward is because “no progress” has been made in the case.  The reward will be

Governor Tony Evers was in Eau Claire on Wednesday.  The governor visited Eau Claire North High School where he talked about his priorities for his remaining time in office.  Evers focused his remarks on affordability matters as they relate to working families, on public health resources and on state funding for public schools. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE WITH WEAU 13 NEWS.

Former Marathon County GOP Chairman Kevin Hermening is running for Congress.  Hermening launched his campaign yesterday for the GOP nomination in Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District.  The district — that includes all or part of more than two dozen counties — is currently represented by Republican Tom Tiffany who is now running for governor.

A man is being found not guilty of murdering his father in Wisconsin Rapids.  On Halloween of last year, 56-year-old Randall Harris Senior was found dead from multiple gunshot wounds inside a home on Eleventh Street South and another man was found outside of the home suffering from severe head injuries.  Officials had charged 34-year-old Randall Harris Junior with first degree charges of intentional homicide and recklessly endangering safety.  A jury has found Harris Junior not guilty on all charges.

Kelly Lytle Hernández, a leading immigration expert, will be the featured speaker for the Walker D. and Helen Bryant Wyman Speaker Series at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls Wednesday, March 4, at 4 p.m. Hernández will deliver a talk titled “The Whites-Only Immigration Regime: 1896-1952” in the Kinnickinnic River Theater in the University Center, 501 Wild Rose Ave., River Falls. The event is free and open to the public. Hernández holds the Thomas E. Lifka Endowed Chair in History at

The Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about an ongoing scam.  Authorities say residents are receiving phone calls from scammers, who claim family members need bailed out of jail or that they have a warrant for missing jury duty.  The scammers then ask for payment over the phone.  The sheriff’s office reminds residents that it will never call residents and ask for payments over the phone.