WEAU News Headlines

Even with the rain we received Wednesday night, local fire officials are begging people not to burn. Strong winds and dry conditions make for high risk wildfire conditions.

Two apartments are heavily damaged after a fire in downtown Cadott.

An area competition that helps entrepreneurs get their start will now carry the name of an important leader in the Eau Claire business community.

UW-Stout Chancellor Bob Meyer is officially sworn in as the university's leader Thursday with an inauguration ceremony.

Crews have re-opened a stretch of U.S. Highway 8 after a traffic crash near Bruce.

It held the Eau Claire Hmong Fellowship Banquet to honor the anniversary Thursday at the Davies Center on the UW-Eau Claire campus.

The man shot during an Eau Claire officer-involved shooting is stable and is expected to survive.

The Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office and other law enforcement agencies are training their officers to catch online child predators.

Nearly 3,700 customers in a community were without power late Thursday afternoon.

Online court records show Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate James Daley's daughter has been a fugitive since 2008.

Officials say the blaze that broke out around 3 a.m. Thursday in the Wilmington area killed one person and left 15 others with burns, broken bones and other injuries

Per Wisconsin State Statutes and Eau Claire Police Department policy, investigations of this nature are investigated by an outside law enforcement agency; therefore, the Wisconsin Department of Justice – Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) was requested and is currently investigating this incident.

Authorities have confirmed that a body recovered from the Mississippi River is that of a missing University of Minnesota student.

147 people killed in terror attack in Kenya.

President Barack Obama says the U.S. and its negotiating partners have reached a "historic" understanding with Iran over its nuclear program.

The DNR issued a red flag warning for the two counties Thursday.

Wisconsin Democrats say they've gathered 13,500 petition signatures from people who support maintaining the existing SeniorCare program.

The state Senate's transportation committee is set to hold a public hearing on a bill that would allow Wisconsin transportation officials to raise the speed limit to 70 mph on roads of their choosing.

The family of a Milwaukee man killed by a police officer is urging the CEO of Starbucks to continue the corporation's efforts to spark discussions about racial inequality.

Milwaukee police say a 1-year-old child is safe after a car thief stole a vehicle with the toddler still inside.