WEAU News Headlines

The National Football League continues to make good on the Super Bowl ticket debacle four years ago in Texas.

University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross has ordered system employees to immediately implement cost-saving moves after Gov. Scott Walker announced he wants to slash the system's funding over the next two years.

U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin is asking that the lead investigator probing allegations of opiate over prescription and retaliatory practices at a VA hospital in Tomah take into account the testimony of whistleblowers.

A Wisconsin appeals court says a state requirement that singers in the state Capitol obtain a permit was unconstitutional.

The University of Minnesota is pushing beyond its Twin Cities campus for smoke-free housing.

Four middle school students are facing criminal charges after authorities say they recorded themselves at a so-called sex party that took place at a Brown Deer home over winter break.

A bipartisan group of state lawmakers from southeastern Wisconsin are renewing their call on Gov. Scott Walker to reconsider his rejection of a new casino in Kenosha.

Summerfest has announced a third major headliner in its lineup for this year's lakefront music festival in Milwaukee.

Xcel Energy and two railroads have settled a lawsuit over contamination at the lakefront in Ashland.

Volunteers across Eau Claire county are taking to the streets for the bi-annual homeless count.

Jesse Sweeter, 20, Rice Lake, Wis., is charged with two armed bank robberies.

The man accused of sexually assaulting two underage girls was back in court Wednesday. 22-year old Nickolas Raether of Chippewa Falls pleaded no contest to second degree sexual assault and child abuse.

Meth use is up in Eau Claire County and because of the rise the Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office said there’s also been a large increase in meth related crimes.

A survey competed in the fall of 2014 asked Eau Claire and Chippewa residents to prioritize public health concerns facing the two counties.

The economic impact of the confluence project was part of a presentation Wednesday afternoon in Eau Claire.

Nearly 50 people celebrated joining the 90-plus club Wednesday afternoon at the Chippewa Manor in Chippewa Falls.

An organization that serves victims of domestic violence and sexual assault said it's seen more people in need of services at its newest location.

Jesse Sweeter, 20, Rice Lake, Wis., is charged with two armed bank robberies. The indictment charges him with the May 2, 2014 armed robbery of the Shell Lake State Bank in Stone Lake, Wis., and the July 16, 2014 armed robbery of the Sterling Bank in Rice Lake.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is headed to Oklahoma to speak at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference in May.

There is now a benefit fund set up for the couple who suffered from a house fire earlier this week.