Katie Phernetton

6 days ago | wqow.com | Katie Phernetton

ALTOONA (WQOW) - The Altoona Police Department is asking for assistance from the public after multiple cars were broken into Thursday. In a Facebook post the police department said the cars were broken into at Lake Altoona County Park between 3:50-4:20 p.m and at Otter Creek Dog Park in Eau Claire between 5-5:40 p.m. They believe is connected to a similar incident that happened at Big Falls County Park earlier.

1 week ago | wkow.com | Katie Phernetton

EAU CLAIRE COUNTY (WQOW) - Fire crews remain on scene at Bush Brothers & Co. in Augusta after an apparent fire. 18 News' reporter on scene saw a burned semi-trailer truck and damage to the side of the building near the receiving and distribution area. No other damage was visible. As of 7:30 p.m. the fire was out and crews were continuing to do recovery efforts. This is a developing story and will be updated with more information as it becomes available. Have a story idea? Let us know here

1 week ago | wqow.com | Katie Phernetton

WISCONSIN (WQOW) - John Menard Jr. is no longer the richest person in Wisconsin, according to Forbes. Forbes published its richest person list for 2025 this week. Diane Hendricks is listed as the richest person in Wisconsin. According to Forbes, she is the cofounder of ABC Supply. It is one of the largest wholesale distributors of roofing, siding, and windows in the U.S. According to its website, they have 705 locations. One of them is in Lake Hallie. Hendricks currently lives in Beloit.

2 weeks ago | wqow.com | Katie Phernetton

UPDATE (WQOW) - The name of the man killed while riding his motorcycle Tuesday evening has been released. Dunn County authorities identified him as 55-year-old Joseph Kadinger of Eau Galle. DUNN COUNTY (WQOW) - A man was killed while riding his motorcycle Tuesday evening. EMS was called at 4:41 p.m. to the crash site on the N1500 Block of 420th Street in the Township of Dunn. When they arrived they found a crashed motorcycle and a man lying in the road.

2 weeks ago | wqow.com | Katie Phernetton

EAU CLAIRE (WQOW) - The Eau Claire City-County Health Department is seeking public assistance to locate a dog that bit a girl on Sunday. The incident occurred around 4:40 p.m. at Roadside Ice Cream and Diner on Menomonie Street. The dog is described as a German Shepherd. The person with the dog was a male in his late 20s or early 30s, wearing a blue T-shirt, a red zip-up, and a red baseball hat. The health department needs to find the dog to determine its health and rabies status.