WEAU News Headlines

An early morning fire caused nearly $100,000 dollars in damage at Sacred Heart Hospital.

Hillary Rodham Clinton is laying down a campaign marker on voting rights, calling for an expansion of early voting across the nation and fighting GOP-led states that have sought to restrict voter registration and impose voter ID requirements.

Two Wisconsin men have to pay fines totaling more than $20,000 for using hunting licenses transferred to them illegally and killing three buck mule deer.

Police say a 3-year-old Milwaukee boy has died after he was found with serious injuries from suspected abuse.

The game will be played at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison on July 19th.

Thursday and Friday University of Wisconsin leaders will be in Milwaukee for a meeting with the Board of Regents.

The man accused of breaking into and stealing from a Lutheran School in Bloomer is now charged.

Sixty students are officially graduated from Regis High School.

A popular highway route to the Marshfield area will be closed off this summer for road construction.

Area food pantries could use your help in the coming months, because donations are typically slow over the summer.

Law enforcement officers from around the area biked, ran, and walked to help local Special Olympians.

Local Americorps members will be receiving thousands of dollars in grants to help the community.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is working towards alternative treatments for patients at the Tomah VA Medical Center.

Jailers in Chippewa County are suing the county for taking away their protective status rights.

The district made the announcement regarding Board of Education President Jim Dimock Wednesday afternoon.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says a bird flu vaccine doesn't work well enough to approve it for emergency use against the current outbreak that's shaken the Midwest poultry industry.

The 47th annual Cinder City Days kicks off on Thursday night and runs through Sunday. Founder Ray Henning says the event will feature a new carnival with more rides.

A Wisconsin committee has taken up a bill that would allow residents to legally possess a marijuana byproduct to treat severe seizure disorders.

The Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District has selected a finalist for superintendent.

Portage County authorities are trying to resolve a standoff at a home in downtown Bancroft following a report of shots fired.