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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. 

Eau Claire Police are investigating a Monday incident at the former Sacred Heart Hospital.  Video shows a man entering the building with his face shielded from view.  Officers responding to the scene report finding a door that had been opened by force.  There has been no confirmation on anything being stolen.

In La Crosse, city officials are ordering the temporary closures of the Burns and Cameron Parks.  The closures are effective immediately and due to what Mayor Shaundel Washington-Spivey says is the behavior of sheltered and unsheltered individuals.  The mayor says there are concerns about the safety and integrity of those public spaces that include the selling of drugs, drug use, violence and other inappropriate conduct.  Plans are being made to address those issues.

The Northern Wisconsin State Fairgrounds tomorrow will host the first-ever installment of a new foodie event.  BBQ Fest will feature multiple vendors, a backyard grilling competition, live music and more fun for the family.  The event runs from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. DISH UP MORE DETAILS WITH AN EASY CLICK HERE.

The state of Wisconsin is joining a multi-state coalition aimed at improving air quality through affordable, low-emission vehicles.  Governor Tony Evers says joining the Affordable Clean Cars Coalition will help reduce pollution and support automotive manufacturing jobs in the US.  Wisconsin is one of 12 states in the coalition.