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Eau Claire Community Humane Association is partnering with animal welfare organizations throughout the globe for the 2025 Shelter Slumber Pawty! “We are so excited to try this fundraiser for the first time,” Said Marketing and Development Director, Addie Erdmann. No matter how much is raised, our pets are going to love spending time with their people for a full 24 hours!”-Marketing and Development Director, Addie Erdmann On Saturday, April 5th hundreds of animal lovers will spend 24 hours side-by-side with

Better late than never?  You  may have heard that saying a time or two, but for this week’s Friday Feel Good the wait is over! We turn the page on a story about  woman in New Jersey just returned a library book that was 99 years overdue.   The woman came across the book and realized that her grandfather checked it out in 1926 and never returned it.  It’s a book called “Home-Made Toys for Girls and Boys“.  The library doesn’t

Gov. Tony Evers signed Executive Order #255 ordering the flags of the United States and the state of Wisconsin to be flown at half-staff on Sat., March 15, 2025, in honor of Firefighter and Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) Lori A. Boelkes, who passed away in the line of duty on Feb. 27, 2025, at the age of 56. “Lori left a considerable impact on those who knew and loved her in New Auburn, Warrens, and beyond, and she will be

The Eau Claire County Parks & Forest Department announces that all single-track mountain  bike/snowshoe (named) trails at Lowes Creek County Park are closed to all uses due to soft  ground. Soft ground makes the soil more prone to erosion with continued use at this time. The  single-track bike trails are the narrower (named) trails that include snowshoe trails, mountain  bike, and hiking trails (other than the ski trails). The wider (numbered) trails that were groomed  for cross-country skiing will remain

Almost six years after it happened, a standoff involving an Eau Claire County SWAT Team and a Clear Creek man has been settled.  The incident happened in April, 2019, when police say a man called them to say his roommate — Paul Vender Wegen — was drunk and pointed a gun at him.  Police say they arrested Vander Wegen after an hour-and-a-half standoff.  Yesterday, Vander Wegen pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 120 days in jail.  

Police say they’ve arrested three teenagers in connection with a shooting in north La Crosse this past Sunday.  One person suffered an injury but is expected to recover.  Two teens — a 13 and a 16-year-old — are in custody and a third — identified as 19-year-old Jaysen Moran — is also under arrest.  They’re charged with first degree attempted homicide. 

Wisconsin labor officials are reporting a record number of nonfarm jobs across the state.  The Department of Workforce Development recorded over three-million jobs outside of agriculture in January of this year based on numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.  Wisconsin unemployment did go up slightly to three-point-two percent for the first month of the year, still better than the national average of four-percent.  The state’s labor force participation rate held steady at nearly 66 percent.

The American Red Cross honored its local heroes from across the Chippewa Valley with a ceremony yesterday.  The Annual Heroes Breakfast honors those who have gone above and beyond to make the community better.  The ceremony also honored longtime volunteer Tom Larson, who was given the Hero of a Lifetime Award for his commitment to the Chippewa Falls Fire Department and for teaching first responder skills to thousands in northern Wisconsin for decades. CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE WITH WEAU 13

This weekend, Triple A’s Tow-to-Go program will be available across the state to help motorists over the Saint Patrick’s Day holiday.  Triple A offers car owners a ride and a free tow of their vehicle within a ten-mile radius.  The initiative begins tonight at six o’clock and runs until 6:00 Tuesday morning.  Officials with Triple A say they’re proud to offer the service but they ask motorists to consider Tow to Go as a last resort.    

The Chippewa Valley Health Cooperative is entering a purchase agreement for empty St. Joseph’s Hospital. Hospital Sisters Health System is considering selling the empty hospital, after closing it almost a year ago. The health cooperative says it’ll use the hospital while working on a new facility in Lake Hallie. They say that new hospital will be open in the fall of 2027.   Below is the press release from the Health Cooperative:  In a big step forward towards opening an interim