WEAU News Headlines

Mike Huckabee announced his second presidential bid Monday from his hometown of Hope, Arkansas.

The UW-Eau Claire College Republicans and Democrats are hosting a Summer Job Fair.

Gov. Scott Walker is slated to speak at the Wisconsin Republican Party convention later this month, while Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine will keynote the state Democratic Party meeting next month.

A dump truck driver who had alcohol in his system and admitted checking Facebook before a fatal interstate crash has been convicted of homicide in La Crosse County Circuit Court.

Newly elected Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Patience Roggensack says she doesn't want to pick a fight with other justices, even though her selection as its leader is contested.

The Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, recognized today Clear Vision Eau Claire as a finalist for the Roy and Lila Ash Innovations in Public Engagement in Government Award.

The state Department of Justice is asking a federal judge to toss out Shirley Abrahamson's lawsuit demanding that she be allowed to retain her title as Wisconsin Supreme Court chief justice.

Webcams are tracking the habits of peregrine falcons in southeastern Wisconsin, including one nest where chicks are expected to hatch soon.

A Minnesota teen has pleaded not guilty to stabbing a fisherman to death in a confrontation along the St. Croix (kroy) River.

Monday night, the school board made plans to break ground on the new elementary school in early June.

A state senator is reacting to comments made by an area sheriff last week.

Addition for Marshfield Clinic approved by Eau Claire Plan Commission.

Monday's Eau Claire Plan Commission meeting brings more good news for a craft brewery hoping to move into a bigger building.

Three men are now charged in a total of 33 burglaries in Eau Claire County.

A woman dies following a weekend motorcycle accident.

A memorial in Eau Claire is now standing tribute to the memory of four students in Ohio who lost their lives 45 years ago.

An attorney says ailing singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell may be released from the hospital in a few days.

The initial foundation was laid out Monday on the north Barstow Street location.

Ladysmith Chief of Police Allen Lobermeier announces the release of Evans on Tuesday, May 12, 2015, from the custody of the Department of Corrections.

There's no word yet on any injuries but an ambulance was called to the scene.