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Folks gathered Saturday at the Northern Wisconsin State Fairgrounds for the first-ever installment of a new foodie event.  BBQ Fest featured multiple vendors, live music and a backyard grilling competition.  Big Ten Bones placed first in the chicken and pork ribs categories. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE WITH WEAU 13 NEWS.

Owners of a popular La Crosse restaurant say they will soon be closing their doors.  Piggy’s has been serving customers since 1980.  A social media post shared on Saturday states that they will be closing on Saturday, September 20th.  No reason for the closure was given though the message hints that the restaurant’s team has something simmering behind the scene for the future. CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS.

A Green Bay man who reportedly led police in a high-speed chase on Saturday was arrested after being tased.  Officers say they tried to pull the motorist over in Fond du Lac County after they were observed to be speeding, but that they took off instead of stopping.  Stop sticks and a PIT maneuver were used to end the pursuit, and the suspect was tased after officers say they failed to comply with orders after exiting the vehicle.  The suspect

Federal health officials say a salmonella outbreak linked to certain home delivery meals from Metabolic Meals has sickened over a dozen people and hospitalized seven in ten states.  The meals were made and delivered by the Metabolic Meals company during the week of July 28th.  The CDC said last Friday that some of those sickened were in Wisconsin.  Metabolic Meals’ website says it is a home delivery meal subscription service focused on macro-friendly meals.  The CDC said Metabolic Meals is

A spokesperson says 240 Saputo Cheese employees will be out of a job in Green Bay starting this November.  The cheese manufacturing plant is officially closing in December.  Officials say employees were offered retention and severance options.  The company is consolidating and modernizing its operations.  

Hello! Welcome to your weekend. Time to dig out those hoodies and Packers game day gear! With a chill in the air, it’s starting to feel more like Fall in Wisconsin. CLICK HERE TO SEE WHAT MOTHER NATURE HAS PLANNED FOR THIS WEEKEND with your WEAU 13 First Alert Forecast. This is the time of year where the week leads to Friday night lights and so many of us look to embrace the colors and fun of Fall in Wisconsin.

Hook and line sturgeon season starts on Saturday.  Anglers who want to harvest a lake sturgeon must have their general 2025 fishing license and a valid line lake sturgeon tag.  Only one sturgeon can be harvested per season for each license holder, and harvested fish will have to be registered at designated stations.  The season will run until September 30th.  More information about sturgeon season and  is available on DNR-dot-Wisconsin-dot-gov.

The Packers opened the season with a 27 to 13 win over the Lions at Lambeau Field. Jordan Love threw for 188 yards and two touchdowns. Josh Jacobs extended his franchise record after scoring a rushing touchdown in his ninth consecutive game. Next up: the Washington Commanders in the Thursday Night game.

You have likely heard of vehicles having horse power, but for this week’s Friday Feel Good we find one with kitten power!  A couple of women had driven over a hundred miles from Sacramento to Santa Cruz, California and when they stopped, they heard a kitten meowing.  They couldn’t find it in the vehicle, so they took it to a body shop.  Amelia and Ellie Escalante, and the mechanic, Max Eder, who spent SEVEN hours searching for and freeing the kitty tell

An Eau Claire man facing charges of child sexual assault is pleading not guilty.  Eighty-two-year-old Robert Karstensen appeared in Eau Claire County court yesterday.   Karstensen and his neighbor are accused of sexually assaulting several victims over the course of multiple years.