WEAU News Headlines

Sustainability is a growing trend on college campuses across the country and at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire; residence halls continue to become more earth friendly.

An area university announces plans to eliminate dozens of jobs to balance its budget.

The Eau Claire Area School District will meet Wednesday to discuss whether to continue using the Little Red Elementary School as a storage facility.

Residents of many western Wisconsin counties can expect to see and hear loud, low-flying planes as early as sunrise starting in early- to mid-May. Small, yellow planes will be spraying for gypsy moth caterpillars, invasive and destructive pests that feed on the leaves of many species of trees and shrubs.

The Chippewa Falls Police Department says they've had nearly 120 911 hang-up calls this year.

A new survey will take a look at the needs of area families.

The second suspect involved in an Eau Claire battery case has been named.

The state Senate has approved a Republican bill that would eliminate Wisconsin's decades-old 48-hour waiting period for handgun purchases.

Eau Claire Police are now naming a suspect in relation to a stolen vehicle and chase.

Betty Willis made Las Vegas "fabulous" with the addition of the single-word description on one of the world's most famous welcome signs.

Changes are coming to the traffic signals at a busy Chippewa Falls intersection.

The Wisconsin Senate has approved a bill that would create statewide regulations on ride-hailing companies such as Uber and Lyft.

The co-chair of the Legislature's budget-writing Joint Finance Committee says he is open to raising hunting and fishing permit fees for people outside of Wisconsin.

An Osseo man accused of stealing cattle from a Trempealeau County farm has pleaded not guilty.

Cincinnati Reds manager Bryan Price has apologized for using profanity during a pregame meeting with reporters.

Fast and easy forgiveness of your student loans! Sound too good to be true? That's because it is. Watch out for scams that entice student loan holders by promising to erase their debt.

The Chippewa Falls City Council is set to consider a $5 million funding plan for a new fire station.

Richland County Emergency Management says the recovery operations will resume today to located 5-year-old Angela Girton. They say Bruce's legacy will be on site again today to further assist.

A recount has not changed the decision in a referendum about an area police department.

Contributions for a family of eight children who lost their father in a central Wisconsin deer crash are approaching $300,000.