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Sturgeon season ended yesterday in Wisconsin. The state’s Department of Natural Resources says fishermen on Lake Winnebago grabbed over 11 hundred sturgeon this year. The biggest issue wasn’t the fish, it was the weather. The DNR says a warm start to the season, followed by a snowstorm last week made for tricky conditions on and off the ice.

 The plan to require judges in Wisconsin to send felons with guns to prison gets its first hearing at the Wisconsin Capitol this week. An Assembly committee will hear from law enforcement and maybe advocates on the plan that would create a five-year mandatory minimum sentence for felons who are caught illegally possessing guns. Felons are not allowed to have any guns, but many still do. Wisconsin currently doesn’t have a mandatory sentence for felony weapons possession, this plan would change that.

Mother Nature starts of off with winter weather hiccups again this week.  There’s another Winter Storm Warning for Eau Claire and the Chippewa Valley today. FOR A FULL LISTING OF CLOSING AND DELAYS CLICK HERE AND SEE THE LATEST WITH OUR PARTNERS AT WEAU 13 NEWS. The National Weather Service is leaving the warning in place til 10 o’clock this morning. Forecasters expect as much as two-tenths-of-an-inch of ice to fall across the area. The freezing rain that fell overnight

Authorities in Kenosha say a drug bust last Friday looks to have broken up an illegal dog breeding business as well. Kenosha County’s sheriff, along with local police, and the local drug unit raided a home in Kenosha Friday to make the bust. They found a suspect with cocaine, heroin, marijuana, and thousands of dollars in cash. They also found 23 dogs at the man’s home, many of them are puppies. Prosecutors are moving ahead with drug charges against the

The restaurant at Eau Claire’s airport wants to sell drinks in the terminal. The folks who own the Hangar 54 Grill are asking for a new liquor license to sell drinks and maybe sandwiches from a mobile bar in the terminal. Co-owner Ryan Anderson says the new Sun Country flights mean a lot more people are flying, particularly on the weekend trips to Fort Myers. He says a lot of people want to grab something before their flight. There’s no

Wisconsin lawmakers are turning their focus to reading in public schools this week. Both the Assembly and Senate Education Committees will hold a hearing Thursday to get expert testimony from the state’s Department of Public Instruction and literacy experts at the University of Wisconsin. The latest test scores show most kids in Wisconsin cannot read or write at grade level, and several studies show more and more kids cannot read properly by the fourth grade. Lawmakers have been working for years to find an

UPDATE 02/27/2023The deceased victims from the fatal structure fire have been identified as William M. Dahl, 74 and Bonni D. Bukkila-, 66 years old. Based on the initial investigation, this incident does not appear to be criminal in nature and foul play is not suspected. The incident remains under investigation. ORIGINAL POST: A fire in Dunn County is deadly. It was on February 26, 2023 at approximately 5:20 AM, the Dunn County Communication Center received a call from an individual

A Wisconsin motorcycle has been sold at auction for nearly a million dollars.  A news release from Mecum Auctions says a Harley-Davidson Strap Tank motorcycle from 1908 sold at auction last month for 935-thousand dollars.   That’s a new record for the most valuable motorcycle ever sold at auction.  it was found in a barn in Walworth in 1941, where it sat for nearly 70 years before being restored by a collector.  The news release says the 100-year-old Harley is still in good

The Eau Claire Fire Department responded to a structure fire overnight in the 600 Block of 5th Avenue. Three engine companies, one truck company, one medic company, and two Chief officers responded. Engine 2 arrived within minutes of the initial call to find a detached garage fully involved in fire with residential structures on both sides in close proximity. Both structures (a rooming house on one side and an apartment building on the other side) were immediately protected against fire

Hello. Welcome to your weekend. Thank you for making us part of it! Sometimes the week can feel long, stress can pile up, the to-do list can feel never-ending. For that reason, we like to take ease into it on Saturdays with a simpler “scroll down memory lane.” It is look back at events that happened on this day in history before we head out into this new day. So, grab your favorite sippin’ drink and let’s scroll! On this