Maria Blough
Anchor/Producer/Reporter for WEAU 13 News Weekends
Eau Claire, WI

Maria Blough joined WEAU 13 News in September 2020. Currently she works as a multimedia journalist as well as the weekend anchor and producer.
She's a native Michigander who grew up on a dairy/crop farm in the western part of the state. While a student at The University of Alabama, Maria interned with Alabama Public Radio and WVUA 23 News in Tuscaloosa. As a Bama grad, you'll catch her cheering for her Crimson Tide football team every Saturday in the fall.
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Updated: Mar. 1, 2023 at 10:41 PM CST
|By Maria Blough
As part of these tests, 35 to 40 dogs try to find treats under certain conditions.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 9:13 PM CST
|By Maria Blough
The change comes after one group has been working for a decade to make food made at home legal to sell in the Badger State.
Updated: Oct. 4, 2022 at 11:19 AM CDT
|By Maria Blough, Kim Leadholm, Jimmie Kaska and Judy Clark
22-year-old Trevor Blackburn is expected to be charged Thursday.
Updated: Jul. 7, 2022 at 8:24 AM CDT
|By Maria Blough
Farm Tech Days kicks off on Tuesday, July 12 and runs through July 14.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2022 at 8:57 PM CST
|By Maria Blough
Two dogs are making a difference for middle school students in the Chippewa Valley.
Updated: Aug. 22, 2021 at 3:19 PM CDT
|By Maria Blough
Approximately 1,000 service members with the U.S. Army and Army Reserve are also arriving at Fort McCoy to support Operation Allies Refuge.
Updated: Aug. 21, 2021 at 12:01 PM CDT
|By Maria Blough
The Sheriff’s Office said his disappearance does not seem to be suspicious.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2021 at 6:08 PM CDT
|By Maria Blough
More than 80,000 Wisconsinites live with chronic kidney disease--a stat one Eau Claire County woman knows all too well.
Updated: Aug. 15, 2021 at 10:45 PM CDT
|By Maria Blough, Jessica Mendoza and Hayley Spitler
Both the Chippewa Falls Police Department and the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office are on scene.
Updated: Aug. 15, 2021 at 2:43 PM CDT
|By Maria Blough
If you have any tips, call the Eau Claire Police Department at 715-839-4972.
Updated: Aug. 14, 2021 at 10:58 AM CDT
|By Maria Blough
Authorities believe the man was ejected from his motorcycle.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2021 at 5:14 PM CDT
|By Maria Blough
If they want to buy a new machine right now, Dana said they’d have to pay $800 to $900 out of pocket.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2021 at 6:55 PM CDT
|By Maria Blough and Ed Payne
Investigators said they’ve been conducting interviews in multiple states to better understand how the three victims knew each other and where they were on Thursday before their deaths.
Updated: Jul. 25, 2021 at 12:01 AM CDT
|By Maria Blough
If 70% of students at a UW System university get vaccinated against COVID-19, each vaccinated student can enter in a raffle for one of 70 scholarships worth $7,000 each.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2021 at 4:33 PM CDT
|By Maria Blough
The three-day event kicked off Tuesday.
Updated: Jul. 19, 2021 at 3:38 PM CDT
|By Maria Blough
It’s now almost here and with over 500 exhibits from a petting zoo to farm tours and more, there’s a lot to see and do.
Updated: Jul. 15, 2021 at 4:41 PM CDT
|By Maria Blough
Van Dusseldorp said his greater goal is to let those who may be homeless know that someone cares.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2021 at 5:08 PM CDT
|By Maria Blough
Pets can read your emotions, so if you stay calm, it can help them be calm too.
Updated: Jun. 28, 2021 at 5:21 PM CDT
|By Maria Blough
Made of cedar, other hard woods and bamboo, the hotels are scattered around part of River Prairie in Altoona.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2021 at 5:45 PM CDT
|By Maria Blough
At trauma centers demand for red blood cells is up 10% compared to this same time frame in 2019.
Updated: May. 14, 2021 at 5:57 PM CDT
|By Maria Blough
The CDC’s order is set to end June 30th and Slonski said another extension seems unlikely.
Updated: May. 3, 2021 at 5:29 PM CDT
|By Maria Blough
“There is no correlation with infertility and the three vaccines that are available here in the United States,” Rai said.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2021 at 10:15 AM CDT
|By Maria Blough
Porter was taken to a local hospital for a blood draw before going to the Dunn County Jail.
Updated: Apr. 22, 2021 at 5:23 PM CDT
|By Maria Blough
The funding for child care through the American Rescue Plan will help both providers and families.
Updated: Mar. 20, 2021 at 3:31 PM CDT
|By Maria Blough
The most recent official order sets the mask mandate to expire on April 5, 2021.
Updated: Mar. 13, 2021 at 10:13 AM CST
|By Maria Blough
The arrests were made on two days in multiple cities in the county.
Updated: Mar. 4, 2021 at 5:35 PM CST
|By Maria Blough
Scott Moore with Eau Claire Auto Group says throughout the year, car prices have been fairly consistent. One of the problems has been getting inventory.
Updated: Feb. 26, 2021 at 1:18 PM CST
|By Maria Blough
The Public Service Commission is an independent regulatory agency overseeing public utilities in Wisconsin.
Updated: Feb. 19, 2021 at 12:45 PM CST
|By Annemarie Payson and Maria Blough
A 17-year-old has been flown to an area hospital in serious condition after a truck hit a horse and buggy in Barron County on Thursday.
Updated: Dec. 14, 2020 at 5:20 PM CST
|By Maria Blough
The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association said every week those manufacturers use 350,000 pounds of dry ice.
Updated: Nov. 29, 2020 at 9:48 AM CST
|By Maria Blough
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said the man was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident.