WEAU News Headlines

The city of Eau Claire has been chosen to be a part of a national health initiative.

Law enforcement agencies from across Wisconsin are reminding drivers to click it – or ticket.

Local businesses are struggling to fill retirees’ jobs.

The School District of La Crosse is dealing with overcrowded classrooms at one of their elementary schools.

Chippewa Valley families are increasingly turning to a different type of support during pregnancy.

Mitchell Gill of Hudson has become a whole lot richer after claiming his winnings in a recent Powerball jackpot.

Local law enforcement officers acted as servers, and all tips went towards supporting the Special Olympic athletes in the Indianhead region.

Sparta Chief of Police, David Kuderer, says officers, along with deputies from the Monroe County Sheriff's Department, were called to a home on 508 North Water Street in Sparta around eight Tuesday morning for a report of a person being shot.

The Senate has confirmed the long-stalled nomination of Eric Fanning to be Army secretary, making him the first openly gay leader of a U.S. military service.

On Tuesday, UW-Stout Chancellor, Bob Meyer, issued a statement saying he does not agree with the vote but said, "I understand the frustrations that led the faculty senate to take the action."

The Eau Claire YMCA will offer free swimming lessons for kids ages 3 through 18 who qualify for free and reduced lunch income.

The Senate has voted decisively in favor of a bipartisan $1.1 billion measure to combat the Zika virus this year and next, cutting back President Barack Obama's request.

Authorities say a man drove a pickup truck onto the grass at the National Mall and said he thought he was exposed to anthrax.

Two flight attendants and two passengers have been injured after a Southwest Airlines plane hit severe turbulence on its way from Boston to Chicago.

Members of the Wisconsin National Guard are heading to Cuba.

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) recommends that grillers pay particular attention to safety in the spring and summer months when home fires involving grilling incidents occur most often.

A Wisconsin appeals court has overturned the loitering conviction of a man who was walking near a school with a semi-automatic AR-15 rifle on his shoulder.

Another renowned musician has canceled a North Carolina performance in protest of the state's new law limiting antidiscrimination policies for LGBT people.

Lengthening security wait times have been a problem at major U.S. airports as passenger numbers increase ahead of the summer travel season.

U.S. officials are adding 63 American Indian reservations across the Midwest and West to an initiative that seeks to return millions of acres of land to tribal ownership.