WEAU News Headlines

Gov. Scott Walker says allowing local taxes set to expire in Milwaukee County to continue and be used to help pay for a $500 million new arena for the Milwaukee Bucks is not a tax increase.

Gov. Scott Walker says he would be "pleased" if a repeal of Wisconsin's prevailing wage law were a part of the state budget, but he'd also be satisfied with significant changes to the requirement setting construction wages for public works jobs.

A burglary suspect is behind bars after deputies conducted a door-to-door search Wednesday night.

Scientists specializing in the Great Lakes are going to be hearing about the challenge plastic pollution poses for the lakes during a conference at the University of Vermont.

A farmer in Beaver Dam is being accused of defrauding a crop insurance company.

Police have identified a Chicago man whose body was found in the Wisconsin River near Wisconsin Dells after he had gone missing.

Two men have walked away from a small plane that crashed at Superior's Bong Memorial Airport.

Nearly 35 physicians affiliated with the OakLeaf Medical Network in Eau Claire have made a collective $1 million in personal pledges to the Confluence Arts Center’s fundraising campaign.

The Eau Claire City Council held a public input meeting Wednesday night regarding a growing concern about deer inside Eau Claire city limits.

Summer is a time for fun and for students it means no school. So now, a local elementary school is doing its part to keep kids learning over the summer months.

The La Crosse Center has been a staple in downtown La Crosse for decades, and now the city is looking to give the building a face-lift.

A budget amendment may put to rest an ongoing clash between religion and government.

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary, Bob McDonald, says the department has taken disciplinary action after reports emerged that the Tomah VA Center over-prescribed patients.

Parts of the river trail have closed. The city says it will continue to monitor the river and provide updates.

A garden like no other was planted today in Eau Claire County. UW-Extension and the Eau Claire area master gardeners have created a teaching garden at the extension office in Altoona.

Chippewa Valley Free Clinic is pleased to announce an addition to its clinic services.

An Eau Claire family is giving back to the school its nine-children were taught in by creating an endowment fund.

20-year-old Connor Johnson was sentenced to six months in jail and four years probation.

Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce President Bob McCoy told WEAU 13 News the committee made the decision on Wednesday afternoon to approve the money in general purpose revenue funding.

A public hearing has been set on a fast-tracked Republican proposal in the Wisconsin Legislature that would ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.