WEAU News Headlines

The state Department of Natural Resources board has approved a new study on frac sand mining in Wisconsin.

A Reedsburg man accused of faking a cancer diagnosis to collect disability benefits.

An Eau Claire man is facing several charges of theft after using a dentist's prescription pad to buy painkillers.

Representatives of Wisconsin industries, state regulators and an environmental group are set to clash over President Obama's new limits on carbon emissions during a legislative hearing.

The state Supreme Court has decided a Wausau lawyer charged with multiple counts of misconduct can no longer practice law in Wisconsin.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says he sees gaps in the potential field of Republican presidential candidates in 2016.

Pabst Brewing Co. could return to the city of its 19th century birth.

A contract employee has been charged with stealing computers from the state.

A traveling beer garden is expanding for its second annual tour across Milwaukee County.

Authorities are investigating after a military plane was forced to make an emergency landing at Mitchell International Airport due to mechanical issues.

Renovations at the Green Tree Inn and Suites have been in the works since last spring. Now the hotel investors are hoping a grant from the state's economic development corporation will give them the extra funding to turn the building into a downtown destination.

An Eau Claire mother is facing child neglect charges after one of her young children tests positive for meth.

Democratic State Representative Chris Taylor from Madison is proposing a new bill that would change Wisconsin’s current car seat laws.

Work continues on a bridge over the Mississippi River that provides a key link between Wisconsin and Minnesota.

The Wisconsin Department of Instruction reported around 43% of students in the Eau Claire area school district are economically disadvantaged, but now a new city plan could help.

Gene Cloud Jr. was last seen on January 25, 2012 in Millston Township, Jackson County, Wisconsin.

A German auto parts maker has started production of commercial-vehicle suspension seating just 12 months after starting construction.

A Milwaukee man is charged with fatally stabbing his infant daughter and another man during a domestic violence attack last week.

The Epilepsy Foundation of Western Wisconsin is issuing a challenge to the public to help fight epilepsy.

Wildlife advocates have petitioned federal officials to reclassify gray wolves as a threatened species, hoping to retain at least some protections that lawmakers in Congress want to repeal.