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Explore Menomonie and the Menomonie Parks and Recreation Department will again be providing a way to bring people together and provide a provide memory-making moments this holiday season. Businesses and community members can help light up Menomonie this holiday season by entering in the city-wide Parade of Lights, and hanging exterior lights and decorations at their locations. Entry addresses will be displayed on a map for this holiday light drive. Participation is open to all residents and commercial businesses in

“Dental health is my passion. I consider myself lucky to be able to teach, create curriculum, expand our program over the years and share my love for the profession.” After 30 years of teaching in the dental hygiene and dental assistant programs at Chippewa Valley Technical College, Pam Entorf, program director, has received a Wisconsin Dental Association (WDA) Award of Honor during the association’s annual Pyramid of Pride Awards ceremony earlier this month. “I’m humbled and honored to receive this

A new law is being proposed that would ban anyone convicted of violent offenses from buying or possessing guns in Wisconsin. The bill’s supported by State Senator Kelda Roys and State Representative Lisa Subeck, both of Madison.  The idea is supported by Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul.   The bill reorganizes disorderly conduct and the definition of domestic abuse, so that someone convicted of disorderly conduct as a result of domestic abuse would be banned from buying or having guns. 

Applications for grant programs to help private well owners in Wisconsin will be accepted until December 6 of next year or when money runs out. Governor Tony Evers says the Well Compensation and Well Abandonment Grant Programs are providing ten-million dollars in assistance to help well owners address contamination. Money can go toward replacement, reconstruction, treatment, or abandoning impacted wells. Due to expanded criteria announced last year, many people who previously didn’t quality for grants are now eligible. So far,

Kickoff for the Wisconsin Badger football game at Minnesota November 25 is now set, for 2:30pm.   The Badgers will travel to Minneapolis to play the Gophers in the most-played rivalry in college football.  The Gophers have claimed Paul Bunyan’s Axe the past two seasons.  The Badgers host the Nebraska Cornhuskers this weekend.  

One of the Midwest’s largest grocery and convenience store chains is closing on Thanksgiving Day. Iowa-based Hy-Vee says it’s closing more than 550 grocery, convenience, and wine-and-spirit stores across its eight-state region for the holiday. Hy-Vee says it’s closing on Thanksgiving to give the company’s more than 75-thousand employees the chance to spend the day with their families.

On 11/12/23 at approximately 1 pm, the Menomonie Police Department and Menomonie Fire and Rescue responded to the area of Walmart in North Menomonie, for a report of a car striking a person that was riding a bicycle. The male subject that was riding the pedal bicycle was transported by med- flight helicopter from the scene with serious injuries. After further investigation by officers, it was determined that the subject traveling by bicycle was traveling eastbound through the Synergy Cooperative

The new helipad for rural Rusk and Chippewa counties is now open. Leaders cut the ribbon yesterday on the landing area in Lake Holcombe. Town of Lake Holcombe Chairman Brian Guthman says the new helipad will allow paramedics to get to rural parts of the two counties much faster. Crews started work on the new helipad back in June, they will have some minor touch-ups to add come the spring. CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE WITH WEAU 13 NEWS.

A former Milwaukee police officer is walking away from charges that he choked a man to death at his home back in 2020. A jury on Friday found former officer Michael Mattioli not guilty in the death of Joel Acevedo. Prosecutors say Mattioli choked Acevedo to death following a fight at his home, but Mattioli claimed he simply tried to control Acevedo after the fight. He says he acted in self defense.

No one is saying why someone drove through a gate and on to the tarmac at La Crosse’s airport. It happened Saturday afternoon. Police say the person sped through a locked gate, then drove to a private jet and climbed on-board. There was a flight crew on the plane, but they got off. La Crosse Police rushed to the airport, and blocked the plane with a tactical vehicle. Officers eventually arrested the driver and they were taken to jail. Prosecutors