WEAU News Headlines

The Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services says Eau Claire has been a state leader when it comes to Alzheimer's and dementia friendly communities.

The Green Bay Packers have selected defensive back Damarious Randall with the No. 30 overall pick in the NFL draft, hoping to fill a glaring need in their secondary following departures in free agency.

Former Eau Claire North graduate, 22-year old Tia Lowry spent four months in Nepal helping at a local orphanage. She was planning a trip back to the country next week before the deadly 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit.

Those from both sides of the issue were at City Hall Thursday night. Some call beekeeping a harmless hobby. While others say it's dangerous for the community.

The community had a chance to voice their concerns as a new railroad project nears completion in Altoona.

Ice is gone, waters are warming, and area anglers are hoping the fish are hungry. Saturday marks the Wisconsin Fishing Opener, and those who like to fish are itching to hit the water.

The family of a man killed by a Milwaukee police officer is marking the anniversary of his death with a march to the downtown park where he was shot.

Police in Keene, New Hampshire have charged a woman with first-degree assault after they say she threw her baby to the ground hard enough to fracture his skull.

After many frustrating years of saying 'Can you hear me now?' an area dispatch center is getting a new radio system.

Sen. Bernie Sanders is the first major challenger to enter the race against Hillary Clinton, who launched her own bid for president earlier this month.

A construction project on a road that leads from downtown Eau Claire to Carson Park is set to start Monday.

64 year-old Gary Clark, of Brandon, was sentenced in Barron County Court Thursday.

Two men are charged after police say they stole alcohol from the Elks Lodge and led police on a chase.

It happened around 3:30 p.m. on 80th Street in the Town of Wheaton. The Chippewa Fire District says it was caused by an unattended burn barrel.

After years of unbridled growth, the big boom of for-profit education may be about to bust. With lawsuits piling up and the federal government cracking down, for-profit colleges have two choices, close or adapt.

The Stillwater Police Department says crews canvassed the neighborhoods Thursday and officers gathered surveillance video from businesses in the downtown area, but so far, have come up with no new leads in the disappearance of Abbey Russell.

It's being called a "motherload" of a garage sale, and it's all to benefit a local family.

A non-profit organization is looking for volunteers this weekend.

A former assistant coach for the Menomonie High School swim team is now charged with sexually assaulting an underage student.

Owners are switching gears at the Eau Claire Brazilian Steakhouse Picanha.