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Between June 27th and August 6, 2024, there were multiple vehicle thefts and thefts from  vehicles that occurred in neighborhoods throughout the Village of Lake Hallie. One of those  vehicle thefts resulted in a short vehicle pursuit on July 27, 2024. On August 8, 2024,  investigators identified a suspect based on information obtained from Crime Stoppers and the  Chippewa Falls Police Department. On August 14, 2024, a Lake Hallie Police Detective and  Lake Hallie Police Officer interviewed the suspect, a

At Tuesday night’s meeting, the Common Council voted in favor of a development agreement with Weinbrenner Shoe Company to build in the Mill Creek Business Park. The company is expected to break ground on its 14.5 million manufacturing next month.  The new 70,000-square-foot facility is expected to create 35 new jobs for the organization, expanding upon the 120 already in place. It will open in late 2025 and join several other large businesses, such as Dental Crafters, Prevention Genetics, and

The last of the three people accused of sexually assaulting a cognitively impaired teenager in Trempealeau County is heading to prison. A judge yesterday sentenced Terry Loewenhagen to four years behind bars. He’s accused of assaulting the teenager. Investigators say another woman helped in the assaults, and a second man helped organize them. The other two suspects are already serving their sentences. Loewenhagen will spend two years on probation when he’s released.

It will be a life sentence for one of the suspects in La Crosse County’s triple murder from back in 2021. A jury on Tuesday convicted 36-year-old Nya Thao for the murders at the quarry in the Town of Hamilton in July of 2021. Prosecutors say Thao and another man killed the three over a debt. Investigators say there were some gang disputes as well. Thao is facing a mandatory life sentence in the case. His sentencing date has not

On Wednesday August 14th a two-vehicle crash occurred on Hwy 53 in a construction zone south of Haugen. Hwy 53 traffic was bidirectional in the northbound lanes at the time of the crash and there were delineator posts down the double-yellow centerline. Initial investigation and witness information indicated a minivan was passing other northbound vehicles in the wrong lane of traffic when it struck a southbound sedan towing a motorcycle trailer. The operator of the southbound vehicle suffered fatal injuries.

The pedestrian underpass on Menomonie Street in Eau Claire is going to have to wait. City engineering director Leah Ness yesterday said the city is waiting for the materials to build the underpass, so they are holding-off on construction for now. The city wanted to start work on the underpass as soon as the roundabout on Menomonie Street was finished. That project is now finished, but the underpass project will have to wait. The hope is to start work in

There are some tweaks coming to Wisconsin’s elk hunting rules. The Department of Natural Resources Board yesterday approved the updated Elk Manager Plan for the state. It changes Wisconsin’s elk hunting season into one continuous season between October 15th and December 15th, and splits the state into 15 different hunting units. The plan also states the goal to grow Wisconsin’s elk population, and minimize elk-human interactions. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE FULL PLAN.

The old Mary Ann’s Root Beer Stand in Chippewa Falls is gone. Crews took down the building yesterday. The stand closed in 1994, but new owners bought it two years ago. Those owners say there was no way to salvage the old building, so they had to tear it down. The owners say they have some plans for the land and YOU CAN SEE THIS FULL STORY ON WEAU 13 NEWS WITH AN EASY CLICK HERE.

Nearly one-in-four voters in Wisconsin cast a ballot in Tuesday’s election. The state’s Elections Commission yesterday said voter turnout was 26-percent. Voter numbers were higher in some communities, and lower in others. Election managers say the 26-percent number is the highest for a primary election in 60 years. Continuing in the political realm, while the Democrats are at their convention in Chicago, Vice President Kamala Harris will be in Milwaukee.  Harris’ campaign yesterday said she and running mate Tim Walz

More than seven-thousand Wisconsin businesses are getting refunds for a business certificate scam. State Attorney General Josh Kaul says two Florida-based companies sent out tens of thousands of mailers that appeared to be from a government office, asking businesses to buy a certificate of status for 72-dollars. Businesses are not required to have certificates of status but could order one from a state agency for only ten dollars. The Florida companies and their owners are ordered to pay three-point-five million