WEAU News Headlines

A dog owner has filed a lawsuit against a pet food company alleging that thousands of dogs have been sickened or died from eating the company's dry dog food.

The University of Minnesota will drop racial descriptions from campus crime alerts, unless the description of a suspect is detailed enough to identify the person.

TJX Cos., the owner of T.J. Maxx, Marshalls and Home Goods stores, says it will boost pay for U.S. workers to at least $9 per hour.

A school bus aide has been charged with stealing lunch money and bagged lunches from preschoolers in New Jersey.

The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department was notified of a two vehicle accident on County Road S approximately a half mile west of 210th St. in Union Township on Feb. 24 at 5:04 p.m.

The University of Wisconsin Men's Basketball team is waking up in Pittsburgh instead of Madison.

Authorities are searching for a man accused of sexually assaulting a 20-year-old Madison woman who granted his request for a hug.

The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a one vehicle rollover accident with injury on US Highway 63 near 850th Avenue in Gilman Township on Feb. 24, 2015 at 4:48 p.m.

Former U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold is leaving his job as a special envoy to the Great Lakes Region of Africa without tipping his hand on his next potentially political move.

La Crosse police arrested a Shopko pharmacy technician who's accused of stealing about 2,000 pills.

The Wisconsin Senate is set to take up a contentious right-to-work bill after an evening of bitter protests at the state Capitol.

Advocates for the Great Lakes are meeting in Washington, D.C., this week to push for continued funding of cleanup programs and discuss water quality issues such as algae blooms and oil transportation.

A former University of Wisconsin football player and his twin brother are scheduled to plead guilty next month in a string of robberies.

Authorities say a man was shot and killed by Green Bay police after he stabbed an officer in the arm.

A third suspect has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a clerk during an armed robbery at a Waukesha gas station.

A former Marine has been convicted in the deaths of "American Sniper" author Chris Kyle and Kyle's friend at a shooting range.

For pregnant teenagers, adoption is one option and open adoptions, which are growing in popularity, can be life-changing for everyone involved. A birth mother in Western Wisconsin made a courageous decision that enabled WEAU's Bob Gallaher and his wife to have a family of their own.

In a unanimous vote city leaders decided to hire a company to conduct a study on the current turf and look into replacement options.

More street lights, trees, and decorative bricks will be popping up in downtown Eau Claire after a city council vote Tuesday.

An environmental group held a public meeting in CHippewa County Tuesday night to hear concerns from residents about the impact of frac sand mining.