WEAU News Headlines

The trial for a former police officer accused of killing a woman whose body was found in a suitcase along a rural Wisconsin highway has been delayed until November.

Harley-Davidson is recalling nearly 46,000 motorcycles in the U.S. because they could stay in gear due to clutches that won't fully disengage.

A Wisconsin man has pleaded not guilty to a federal charge that he tried to join the Islamic State terror group.

The Green Bay Packers' Thanksgiving matchup with the Chicago Bears at Lambeau Field will displace a long-held tradition in the stadium's atrium.

Oprah Winfrey is selling the furniture, artwork, household items and clothing that once filled her Chicago home.

Entries are piling up for a slogan contest being held this year by the North American Manure Expo.

Seventeen-year-old Ashlee Martinson has been brought back to Wisconsin from Indiana where she was arrested last month.

The attorney for a 12-year-old girl accused of stabbing a classmate to please the horror character Slender Man will be in court to ask that his client be moved from juvenile detention to a residential treatment center.

Transit Manager Tom Wagener says the hybrid buses use a combination of electric and diesel. With three hybrid buses already in use, Eau Claire Transit is seeing benefits all around.

If you've been wanting to test out a new car, there's an event in Bloomer that allows you to get behind the wheel for a good cause.

One person is killed, and another arrested after a car hits and kills a pedestrian early Thursday morning in Saint Croix County.

An 88-year-old woman is taken to the hospital after getting into a crash with a dump truck Thursday morning.

It happened on Miller Avenue, which is southeast of the city.

A new rehabilitation center is hosting a community open house Thursday.

The demand for employment in the construction industry is growing but the number of skilled workers is on a decline.

The outcome of thousands of tests is reinforcing the need for a safer hockey helmet. Recently, Virginia Teach University studied thousands of them. The results say more than a quarter of them are not doing enough to reduce the risk of concussions. WEAU's Bob Gallaher has our two-part Assignment 13 report.

A Washington lawmaker has introduced the Healthy School Meal Flexibility Act which would reduce a standard for whole grain back to 50 percent and give the schools more flexibility.

This is now the sixth case in Wisconsin and the second in Barron County.

Officers from all over the region were at Texas Roadhouse in Eau Claire Thursday serving free pulled pork sandwiches to the public. Any tips left for the officers were given as a donation to Special Olympics.

Six area residents were honored at the 14th annual Children's Legacy Luncheon.