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Governor Tony Evers signed executive order #235 ordering the flags of the United States and the state of Wisconsin to be flown at half-staff today in honor of retired Major General Jerald David Slack. The retired Major General Slack passed away on May 18th, at the age of 78. Governor Evers said “General Slack will be remembered for his integrity, bravery, and unwavering commitment to service, which left a mark on all those who served with him.” General Slack served

Attorney General Josh Kaul announced a settlement with Wisconsin Whey Protein Inc. requiring it to pay $350-thousand. The settlement is in relation to Wisconsin’s wastewater and stormwater law violations from the corporations operation of a cheese and whey plant in Darlington, Wisconsin. The settlement was approved by the Lafayette County Circuit Court on July 11th. The state alleged that Wisconsin Whey Protein Inc. did not properly operate and maintain its wastewater treatment facility, resulting in multiple spills of untreated wastewater,

Hello. Welcome to your weekend. We are glad you are here. Well, summer shows no signs of slowing down. Whether you are part of Country JAM, out at RockFest, or simply jamming out and rocking your own to-do list, time keeps on melting away at seemingly record speed. That’s why we like to take time to slow things down-if only for a short bit-on Saturday mornings with our “scroll down memory lane.” This is a simple peek back at events

Days after the Republican National Convention leaves Milwaukee, Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Wisconsin’s largest city.  Harris’ campaign trip to Milwaukee on Tuesday will be her fifth visit to the battleground state this year.  The visit is spurred by a growing chorus of Democratic candidates and donors calling for President Joe Biden to step aside from the election.  Harris Last visited Milwaukee in May, making the case that the Biden-Harris administration’s economic policies have helped Americans and in

Systems around the world are being affected by a global cyber outage. Airlines, hospitals, banks and media companies have been struggling to get back online. The outage was caused Thursday night by a Windows update from Cybersecurity company CrowdStrike. Microsoft says it’s working with companies to get them back online. CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE LOCAL REACTION WITH WEAU 13 NEWS.

Alex McGough’s career with the Green Bay Packers has ended. The Packers announced Friday they had waived McGough injured, meaning they will release him once he is recovered from an unspecified injury or reached an injury settlement. McGough came to the Packers in the summer of 2023 after winning most valuable player honors in the USFL with the Birmingham Stallions. He competed with Danny Etling for the No. 3 quarterback spot behind Jordan Love and rookie Sean Clifford. From the

This is the month we celebrate America’s birthday and though the fireworks have been set off, there’s still plenty of patriotism across the nation. An ice cream shop in Massachusetts called Eskimo King is offering free ice cream to kids who can recite the Pledge of Allegiance.   We listened as some kids who were eager to get the sweet treats were busy reciting the pledge and two employees. Megan Medeiros and Lauren Morra talk about the promotion.   Seems like stars, strips, and

Donald Trump’s first address since Saturday’s assassination attempt was noticeably different than we’ve been used to seeing. Former President Trump is calling for unity as he speaks for the first time since surviving an attempt on his life at the Pennsylvania rally. After accepting the Republican nomination for president in Milwaukee, Trump spoke out against political division and said Americans have to remember “we’re all fellow citizens.” Trump said this would be the only time he would talk about the

A western Wisconsin teacher is heading to prison for having sex with one of his students. A judge yesterday sentenced Brandon Fuhrman to two years in prison, and 15 years on the sex offender registry for having sex with one of his students when he taught in the Ellsworth School District. Fuhrman was 23 at the time. The student was 17. He pleaded guilty in the case earlier this year.

A former Monroe County deputy is facing sexual assault charges in a case out of La Crosse County. Prosecutors filed charges against  29-year-old Aaron Yang last month, he was in court to answer those charges yesterday.  He’s accused of having sex with a then-16-year-old last year. The victim told investigators he asked her to babysit his daughter at his apartment in La Crosse. La Crosse Police started investigating the case in May, he was arrested in June, and he resigned