WEAU News Headlines

The Wisconsin DOT says last year 73 motorcycle riders and passengers died in Wisconsin traffic crashes. All month long signs along major highways will send a simple message to all drivers. Share the roads and look out for those on two wheels.

Members of Big Brothers Big Sisters take center stage at bowling fundraiser Tuesday.

After a five year investigation, a man is arrested for possession of child pornography.

Police are warning people about a registered sex offender being released from prison.

UW-Eau Claire Chancellor James Schmidt sends a mass e-mail to the campus Tuesday afternoon, updating students, faculty, and staff on how administrators plan to deal with proposed budget cuts.

Downtown surveillance will be increasing in La Crosse and an area foundation says that's a good thing.

A cat stuck in a tree in the Cippewa county town of Lafayette since Friday is now free.

Just ahead of Mothers' Day, the analysts at financial website, Wallet Hub rated the 50 states and the District of Columbia on how friendly they are to working moms.

The Chippewa Co. Sheriff's Department recently hired its first ever African American and Hmong employees.

Spring has arrived, and wildlife enthusiasts will begin to see turtles on the move throughout Wisconsin. If you see a turtle crossing the road in Wisconsin, you can submit your findings and help future turtle conservation efforts.

With the support of the Joint Finance Committee, Rep. Warren Petryk advocated to increase the Pepin County District Attorney position from part-time to full-time.

The Eau Claire Postmaster is asking dog owners across the Chippewa Valley to keep their dogs secure.

A La Crosse teen is now charged with shooting and killing a man while hunting in Rusk County.

Jennie-O Turkey Store says it's laying off 233 employees at its processing plant in the southern Minnesota city of Faribault because of bird flu outbreaks that have cut the number of available turkeys.

A GOP lawmaker pushing a bill that would repeal Wisconsin's prevailing wage law wants to revise the proposal.

The Legislature's budget-writing committee has approved cutting $731,000 in grant funding to treat drunken drivers as Gov. Scott Walker proposed.

A judge has decided that two girls accused in the stabbing of a classmate to please the horror character Slender Man should be evaluated by the Waukesha County's Department of Health and Human Services.

The Pepin County man accused of beating a hunter has been found guilty and sentenced to two years of probation and 10 days in jail.

A woman remains in critical condition after a random shooting in Menasha that left her husband and daughter dead.

Co-chairs of the Legislature's budget committee says an agreement has been reached in the Senate and Assembly not to move forward with Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to give the University of Wisconsin more independence from state law and oversight.