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Chippewa Falls Police are asking folks to keep an eye out for a missing teenager.  Fourteen-year-old Brooklyn Henry was reported missing from her Chippewa Falls home early yesterday.  The Memorial High School student is described as a Black female who was last known to be wearing a black poncho-style shirt and red & white pajama pants.  Anyone with information on Brooklyn’s whereabouts is asked to contact police. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE WITH WEAU 13 NEWS.

Marshfield Clinics is expanding care at a Lake Hallie facility.  The Clinic says a 200-thousand-foot addition is coming at the Lake Hallie Center to offer family medicine, pediatrics, and OBGYN services.  Mobile CT and MRI services will also be available.  That project is expected to be finished by 2027.  An urgent care was also moved from Marshfield Medical Center-Eau Claire to Marshfield Clinic Oakwood Center, giving MMC-Eau Claire more time to focus on emergency services and shortening wait times.

As the seasons change from summer to fall, reptiles and amphibians are more likely to be spotted on Wisconsin roadways. The Department of Natural Resources is asking people to report when they see animals like frogs, salamanders, lizards, or snakes on roadways in the coming weeks. The reports will help the department track the seasonal movements of the animals, most of which are endangered or of special concern. Photos and other information about animals seen on roadways will be accepted

Ready to meet the dark side of the City of Clear Water? All aboard! Volume One announces the launch of a seasonal favorite with the Dark History Tour. Tour Includes: Board the trolley as we investigate the seedy under belly of Eau Claire’s backstory, sharing historic and modern tales of crime, scandal, and the just plain bizarre. From Eau Claire’s very first murder to one of its most notorious, from piles of dead horses to detailed news reports of horrors

At approximately 3:00 a.m. on September 11, 2025, the Eau Claire Fire Department was dispatched to a reported structure fire at 610 Randall Street after a passerby called 911.  Battalion 1 arrived on scene first and reported a single-story, wood-frame residence with smoke and flames visible from the front and side of the structure. Fire crews initiated an aggressive interior attack, established a water supply, and conducted primary searches of the home. No occupants were located during search operations.  The

Today is the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and one question will be asked a lot today. Brie Tennis with more. The victims of the 9-11 terror attacks are being remembered 24 years later. Bill Keegan was a supervisor during the recovery efforts at Ground Zero and is now suffering from several 9-11 related cancers. The annual remembrance ceremony will take place today in Lower Manhattan at the 9-11 Memorial where family members of victims will read names of

Western Wisconsin Republican Congressman Derrick Van Orden is among those reacting to the deadly shooting of conservative pundit Charlie Kirk.  The MAGA podcaster and founder of Turning Point USA was fatally shot Wednesday during an appearance at a university in Utah.  In the hours after Kirk’s shooting, Van Orden took to social media, posting that left-wing political violence must stop now and that whoever does not condemn this is part of the problem.  There is unity in the message across

Leaders in the Eau Claire Area School District are considering the consolidation of elementary schools.  Superintendent Mike Johnson says that almost a quarter of elementary school seats are currently unoccupied.  Among the ideas being considered is the consolidation of Flynn and Roosevelt Elementary Schools allowing the building left empty to be repurposed. CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS WITH WEAU 13 NEWS.

An arrest warrant is being issued for a Vernon County woman.  Thirty-three-year-old Deanna Geddes is accused of robbing a Readstown business and is facing charges that include retail theft-alter price and felony bail jumping.  Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to contact police.

More grant funding from the State Capitol is coming.  Governor Tony Evers announced on Wednesday that applications for the next round of grant funding have opened.  The non-state grant program has supported 50 community projects across Wisconsin.  Applications close at the end of October and individual awards will be capped at two million dollars.