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Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers opened the fishing season in Rice Lake.  Evers and Lieutenant Governor Sarah Rodriguez took to the water in a friendly competition on who could get the biggest catch. It is tradition that the Governor visits a fishing community every year to kick off the season. The season runs now until the end of October. When the Governor and Lieutenant Governor returned, Rodriguez was declared the winner of the friendly competition catching a 21 and one half-inch

Hello and welcome to the first weekend in May! Hopefully your month is off to a stellar start and you are rolling into the day feeling good. It’s fishing opener here in our state and this time of year weather is always a wild card that Mother Nature plays. You can CLICK HERE to get your full forecast with your WEAU 13 First Alert Forecast and see what to plan on. It’s also Derby Day! Get your fancy hat and

Fishing season opens this weekend with thousands expected on Wisconsin lakes, streams, and rivers.  Governor Tony Evers will be in Rice Lake for the annual Wisconsin Governor’s Fishing Opener.  All fishing licenses and stamps can be purchased online on GoWild-dot-WI-dot-gov, or at a registered sales location and at DNR Service Centers.  More information about fishing regulations is available on the Department of Natural Resources WITH AN EASY CLICK HERE. REEL IN THE DETAILS!

An upcoming bridge project will change commutes in the coming days. Below is the announcement from the City of Eau Claire: A recent inspection of the Eddy Street bridge, which is owned by Union Pacific, identified structural flaws. Immediate weight  restrictions have been imposed on bridge traffic, and the bridge will be closed to all vehicular traffic during the week of May  5th. We understand that the closure will impact nearby neighborhoods. It also immediately impacts transit routes, because the

The first peregrine falcon chicks of 2025 have hatched at the We Energies power plant in Oak Creek.  The two chicks were born earlier today to parents Essity and Joel.  It’s their first year nesting in Oak Creek together and Essity’s sixth year in the area.  Two more eggs could hatch at any moment in Oak Creek, with ten more eggs at other plants statewide expected to hatch in the coming weeks.  Live streams of the falcon nests can be

The largest portable planetarium is opening today in Menasha. Barlow Planetarium representatives say the inflatable unit can hold up to 40 people and was mostly funded by a grant. It can also be easily transported to places like local schools. The mobile planetarium will mostly serve Northeast Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.

They say time moves faster all the time, but for this week’s Friday Feel good we put the pedal to the metal and meet a woman who’s living her dream behind the wheel of a fast car, proving sometimes you have to take the road less traveled and seize the day before time passes you by!  Bobbi is an 83 year old woman from Colorado. She had long wanted to get behind the wheel of a race car and thanks

Gov. Tony Evers signed Executive Order #258 ordering the flags of the United States and the state of Wisconsin to be flown at half-staff on Sun., May 4, 2025, as a mark of respect for the firefighters of Wisconsin who have given their lives in the line of duty.  “Our firefighters have selflessly dedicated their lives to service and to ensure Wisconsinites across the state are safe and secure, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and 365 days

Tomah police are welcoming a new K-9 officer to the police force. Yesterday in a Facebook post, Tomah police announced K-9 Ranger to the Tomah Police Department. Ranger comes to Tomah from Canada and will serve in two roles. Ranger will work in both narcotics’ detection and patrol. CLICK FOR MORE.

There are changes in leadership coming to Kohl’s after the company found its newly installed CEO engaged in unethical behavior. Ashley Buchanan, a former chief executive of arts and crafts chain Michaels, began as Kohl’s CEO on January 15th with the hopes of turning around the struggling retailer. However, the company says his tenure has been cut short after an investigation from an outside counsel found that he “violated company policies by directing the company to engage in vendor transactions