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Both the state and Barron County’s public health managers are keeping a close eye on the people who worked at the poultry farm that saw Wisconsin’s first human case of the bird flu.  The state’s Department of Health Services reported this week that a man who works at the farm has come down with the flu.  No one is sure how or when.  The man, whose identity has not been released, is being treated and monitored.  DHS says the man

A new resident at the Racine Zoo will soon be on display.  Missy the two-toed sloth arrived from the Cleveland Zoo last spring, and has been spending her time in a housed-off exhibit while her new home was built.  Missy is 28-years-old and the zoo says she’s adjusting well to her new exhibit.  CLICK FOR MORE

It’s almost here…Perhaps you are getting the plate of cookies and cold milk ready for Santa..a carrot or two ready for the reindeer whose hooves you might hear “click, click, click” on the rooftop soon. It seems Christmas is upon us again, which has many saying “How did this year go so fast?!”” For this week’s Friday Feel Good we try to slow it down a bit and revisit the magic that comes along with the season when you see

“This is the best Christmas gift ever,” At a young age, Jeremiah Coey’s mental health sent him down a path of self-destruction. In middle school, he was diagnosed with ADHD, and by his senior year, he had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, admitted to the hospital twice and attempted suicide. Today, at age 38, he’s preparing to graduate from a local university on Saturday with a bachelor’s degree. He admits that none of this would have been possible without the

There are pictures of the men who Chippewa Falls Police say were being inappropriate around some kids. Officers say the men were seen both at the local McDonalds and at a Kwik Trip. Police say they were acting inappropriately and suspicious, including taking a picture with someone’s child. Officers believe the two have left the area. CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE COVERAGE WITH WEAU 13 NEWS.

Lawmakers are voicing frustration with the UW for the latest move on university construction. The state Senate this week voted down about 70 million-dollars in funding for a handful of construction projects at the university. Republican leader Devin LeMaheiu said Republicans scuttled the money because the university refused to answer their questions, and seemed to be trying to rush the construction projects through without being honest. One of those projects is UW-Madison’s engineering building. The university is not saying what

A Chippewa County man is found guilty of sexual assault. Raymond Buchli of Arizona was found guilty by of a jury of four out of five charges. Prosecutors say the victim was asleep then he began assaulting them. Buchli will be sentenced in Chippewa County in March.    

A case of bird flu could have been detected in one Wisconsinite. The Department of Health Services says the person from Barron County got a presumptive positive result. The case comes after a flock tested positive for bird flu, also in Barron County. DHS says the person was in contact with the infected birds. County Health and Human Services is working with DHS to monitor other farm workers.

Wisconsin has reached the seventh month in a row of record-high employment. The Department of Workforce Development says the labor force increased by more than seven-thousand in November, making a record three-million Wisconsinites employed. The state unemployment rate in November was two-point-nine-percent, about more than one-percent lower than the national average.

Wisconsin schools are getting 70-million-dollars to expand libraries and technology. The Board of Commissioners of Public Lands says the funding will be used to buy new books and other educational materials. The money comes from the Common School Fund, which supplies the sole funding for more than 90-percent of public school libraries statewide. The funding will be announced this afternoon at the Brown Deer High School and Middle School library.