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You likely heard some rumbles of thunder last night, maybe lost power for a bit and collected some rain. Mother Nature brought some severe weather to our area some places were hit harder than others. We’re waiting to see just what kind of storm hit in Buffalo and Trempealeau counties last night. The two counties look to be the hardest hit after last night’s round of severe weather in western Wisconsin. There were tornado warnings for both counties, but it’s

Someone mailed something to the NBC affiliate in Eau Claire. Station managers at WEAU yesterday said someone mailed a suspicious substance to the station. That forced an evacuation, and brought Eau Claire firefighters rushing to the station. The substance turned out to be what firefighters are calling a ‘non-hazardous food substance.’ No one was hurt, and everything then returned to normal.

It’s a guilty verdict in a cold case from the Fox Valley. A jury in Appleton yesterday convicted 68-year-old Gene Meyer of raping and killing a woman in Grand Chute back in 1988. Prosecutors used DNA to tie Meyer back to the crime, they told the jury that science shows the chances that someone else killed Betty Rolf are 25-octillion-to-one. Meyer did not speak at his trial. He’s likely facing a life sentence when he’s sentenced in July.

China has banned one of Wisconsin’s former congressman. China yesterday said former Green Bay Congressman Mike Gallagher is not welcome. The move is not a surprise. Gallagher has long been a sharp critic of China, and led a special subcommittee that looked into the Chinese Communist Party. Gallagher said the move shows just how paranoid China is. Gallagher left Congress last month to take a job in the private sector.

Get ready for the noise, the DNR says the cicadas have started to come out in Wisconsin. Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources says it has confirmed the emergence of cicadas in southern Wisconsin. The DNR says the 17-year Brood 13 cicadas are the only one known to emerge in Wisconsin, and those only appear in the state’s southern counties. Other parts of the Midwest will see both the Brood 13 cicadas and Brood 19 cicadas this year. Conservation managers say

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is looking into a manure spill in Monroe County that killed dozens of fish. The fish were found Saturday in Moore Creek in Monroe County. The DNR says the manure transfer system at a nearby farm failed, and caused the spill. No one is saying just how much waste spilled into the creek, or just which farm is responsible. The DNR said the more immediate need is to avoid more manure spilling into the

Wisconsin could be getting 15-million dollars for child care providers. Governor Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation is requesting the funding from the Joint Finance Committee. The money would help child care providers keep their businesses open. The funding was approved as part of the 2024-2025 budget.

Wisconsin children in public schools and child care centers will now have to get the meningitis vaccine. The state Department of Health Services put the new immunization requirements in place yesterday. Another change requires chickenpox infections be documented by a qualified medical professional. Existing medical, religious, and philosophical exemptions weren’t changed. CLICK HERE FOR MORE.

Wisconsin state park admission fees will be waived during the first weekend of June. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says fishing licenses and trail passes will also be free to all for the weekend. Free fishing clinics will be held over the weekend at state and city buildings for beginning anglers. This will be the twelfth annual Free Fun Weekend hosted by the DNR. CLICK HERE FOR MORE.

The Wisconsin State Fair is hiring. Openings include admissions, equipment operators, public safety officers, and custodians. The fair says it’s looking to hire people older than sixteen for the 11 day event. Candidates must be able to work every day from August 1st through the 11th.  A hiring event will be held on June 1st at the State Fair Expo Center in West Allis and you can CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.