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Whooping Cough Cases Confirmed In Eau Claire
Add Eau Claire to Wisconsin’s whooping cough list for 2024. This week, Public health managers confirmed several pertussis cases in Eau Claire and Eau Claire County. No one is saying just who is sick or how they got ill. Wisconsin is seeing a spike in whooping cough cases this...
Trump campaigns alongside Gabbard in Wisconsin
Former President Trump on Thursday was joined by Tulsi Gabbard (Hawaii) for a town hall event in Wisconsin, previewing how the Trump campaign plans to utilize the former Democratic congresswoman on the trail in the coming weeks. Gabbard, who endorsed Trump earlier in the week, moderated a town hall event in La Crosse, where she…
Wisconsin High School Cancels 1st 2 Varsity Football Games
A high school in Wisconsin was forced to cancel the first two varsity football games of the season after an incident with players on the team. Player Incident Causes Wisconsin High School To Cancel Football Games. Some of my favorite memories during high school are from playing football. Our team...
Motley Crue slated for MN State Fair Grandstand Thursday
(Falcon Heights, MN) -- This is the eighth day (Thurs) of the Minnesota State Fair and there is a chance for rain and thunderstorms after 5 pm in the area. The State Fair opened two hours late Tuesday due to storm damage cleanup, but nearly 125 thousand people still passed through the gates. Today is Senior Day on the fairgrounds and admission for visitors age 65 and better is 13 dollars. Classic rock band Motley Crue is scheduled to perform tonight (Thurs 7pm) on the State Fair Grandstand stage.
Health officials educate community on overdose awareness
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - It’s Overdose Awareness Week, a time dedicated to remembering and grieving the lives lost to drug overdoses. According to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, overdose deaths have been on the rise nearly every year for the past 25 years. In 2022, there were...
SportScene 13 for Wednesday, August 28th
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - The Eau Claire Memorial boys soccer team discusses their upcoming season after Tuesday’s win against Onalaska. Plus, former UW-Eau Claire women’s hockey star Sophie Rausch signs a professional contract with the Mannheim Mad Dogs of the German Women’s Ice Hockey League.
Blugold Marching Band back for another season
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - If you haven’t seen them so far this season, there’s a chance you’ve heard them. The Blugold Marching Band (BMB) is actively preparing for its upcoming performances. With songs from Dua Lipa, Dolly Parton and Bruno Mars, the BMB is back in...
Land O’Lakes donates 40k pounds of mac and cheese to Feeding America
GRAND CHUTE, Wis. (WBAY) - Land O’Lakes Inc. is celebrating a major donation to Wisconsin’s largest hunger relief organization. According to its website, Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin is the leading local hunger relief non-profit. On Thursday it received a donation of nearly 40,000 pounds of Land O’Lakes macaroni...
Wisconsin To Implement New Driver’s License Testing Guidelines
This fall, a change from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation will impact a wide variety of drivers who require any class of a commercial driver's license (CDL). The change involves switching to a new testing system for all CDL holders, and everyone needs to be aware of the change and what it means for them moving forward.
Autopsy determines man killed in Wisconsin maximum-security prison was strangled
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Investigators say an inmate found dead at a maximum-security prison in Wisconsin was strangled in his cell. Sheriff’s deputies were called to the Green Bay Correctional Institution on Tuesday evening for a report of an inmate who wasn’t breathing and found 19-year-old Micah Laureano dead at the scene. An initial investigation determined that Laureano had been killed in his cell and detectives identified his 24-year-old cellmate as a suspect. The sheriff’s department said in a news release Thursday that an autopsy revealed that Laureano had been strangled. The department said that Laureano and the suspect had been in the cell together for only hours before his death.
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