WEAU News Headlines

President Barack Obama will urge this year's graduates at Rutgers University to pursue positive change in the world despite a cascade of challenges from student loan debt to overseas turmoil.

Pfizer says it's blocking use of its drugs for lethal injections, an announcement with limited immediate impact that nonetheless means all federally-approved drugmakers whose medications could be used for executions have now put them off limits.

Federal authorities will begin investigating what caused a charter bus headed to a casino to crash in far South Texas, killing eight people and injuring 44 others in a one-vehicle rollover.

Vermont is poised to be the first state requiring drug companies to explain their price increases.

Mexican authorities have issued a new smog alert for the capital after ozone levels rose above 150 percent of acceptable limits.

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is urging the Transportation Security Administration to put more dogs on the passenger-screening line to reduce long delays for travelers going through security at New York City airports.

Self-driving cars are expected to usher in a new era of mobility, safety and convenience.

House Speaker Paul Ryan says he doesn't have a timeline for unifying behind presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump.

A New Hampshire police officer who was being treated for gunshot wounds to the face and torso after a police chase last week has been released from the hospital.

An overnight fire in La Crosse which killed dozens of racing pigeons is still under investigation.

The annual Leinenkugel's "Canoes for a Cause" brought about 30 volunteers together to plant trees.

A unique landing at The Highground in Neillsville brought back memories for Vietnam veterans Saturday.

In his speech Saturday at the Wisconsin Republican Party convention, Johnson told the story of Flight 93. Passengers on that flight took a vote before storming the cabin to fight the hijackers, forcing the plane to crash in a Pennsylvania field.

Nearly 300 people showed up to spruce up downtown Eau Claire.

Saturday, local food banks got a big helping hand thanks to the u-s postal service.

Dogs, kids, goats and even a chicken were all a part of a parade in downtown Eau Claire.

Building self-esteem and confidence, that's the message behind the 10th annual Girls on the Run 5K.

More than 300 Special Olympics athletes competed Saturday in Chippewa Falls.

A person is in custody after a body was found in a wooded area in Winona County.

St. Paul police had a mystery on their hands when a van painted as "The Mystery Machine" from the animated TV series "Scooby-Doo" crashed into a home.