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Internet provider CenturyLink will be paying Wisconsin 450-thousand dollars to settle allegations of price misrepresentation.  The state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection alleges the internet provider committed 240 violations of a Wisconsin law.  CenturyLink didn’t admit to misrepresenting prices but agreed to pay the civil forfeiture and investigative costs.  Customers in Wisconsin were notified of their eligibility to file a claim following a 2020 class-action lawsuit in Minnesota.

Menomonie is celebrating the opening of a new overlook near downtown.  A ribbon cutting was held Thursday at the Hydro Dam and Tainter Gate Historic Overlook Plaza.  Xcel Energy began the project in 2023 to stabilize the dam and protect the embankment from erosion.  The new overlook offers views of the dam, the lake and the river. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE WITH WEAU 13 NEWS.

Wisconsin DOT is advising drivers to stay alert for cracks in the pavement.  Temperatures in the state are expected to hit the 90s which the department says can cause pavement to buckle.  Drivers are asked to drive carefully around highway crews. Serious pavement issues should be reported by calling 911.

Drivers will have to watch their speeds as authorities take to the sky.  Officials say State Patrol pilots will be monitoring traffic in different counties by air this weekend.  They’ll be flying over Douglas, Kenosha and Fond du Lac Counties today, Saturday and Sunday respectively.  The State Patrol says aerial enforcement will make spotting offenders easier and hopes to reinforce its mission to improve traffic safety.

The inaugural Summer Jam music festival starts today at the Eau Clair Event District.  Legendary rock group Lynyrd Skynyrd will perform, as will the Black Crowes, Everclear and the Marshall Tucker Band.  Organizers say the event will also highlight local music.  Tickets can be purchased online and you can find more information with AN EASY CLICK HERE!

The Eau Claire Fire Department responded to a structure fire shortly after 7pm this evening. Fire crews arrived on Germania St. to find smoke showing from the rear of the structure and found an interior room on fire.  The fire was extinguished while additional crews searched the remainder of the house to ensure everyone was out and accounted for. It was determined all occupants had evacuated prior to the arrival of the first fire units. Crews ventilated smoke from both

New child sexual assault charges are filed for a Trempealeau County man already on the sex offender registry.  Prosecutors say 57-year-old James Devenport was charged earlier this week, facing ten counts of sexual assault of a child.  Police say a now 36-year-old victim told them Devenport assaulted her hundreds of times before she turned 13, causing permanent damage.  The victim says the assaults only stopped when he was in prison for another sexual assault case.  Devenport is currently incarcerated and

The Chippewa County Department of Public Health announced the installation of three permanent, no-cost sharps disposal kiosks located across the county. These secure drop boxes offer a safe and convenient way for residents to dispose of used medical sharps, such as insulin needles, lancets, autoinjectors, and syringes, at any time of day or night. “These kiosks are a practical solution to a real community need,” said Allie Isaacson, Community Health Division Manager. “We know many of our residents manage chronic

Budget talks between Democratic Governor Tony Evers and Republicans in the state legislature were put on hold today.  The Joint Finance Committee’s executive session was scheduled at 1 p.m., but was paused just minutes before it was supposed to start.  Negotiations started up again earlier this week. A new budget will have to be decided by the end of this month, otherwise state funding will continue as is.

Ninety-percent of Wisconsinites say they believe access to affordable, high-quality child care is a problem statewide.  The survey was conducted by the University of Wisconsin Survey Center and the Department of Children and Families.  Nearly half of the families surveyed that already use child care report missing work or school to take care of their children.  DCF says Wisconsin families spend more than a billion dollars for child care for children under the age of five annually.