WEAU News Headlines

U.S. wholesale businesses added to their stockpiles by the largest amount in seven months in November, while sales fell.

A police official says the man who has taken at least five people hostage in a kosher market in Paris appears linked to the newsroom massacre earlier this week that left 12 people dead.

Governor Scott Walker says he will deliver a state budget on February 3rd that cuts property taxes, but he's making no promises about lowering income or corporate taxes.

Motorcycle-only checkpoints would be discouraged under a bipartisan bill reintroduced by a group of senators, among them New Hampshire's Jeanne Shaheen and Kelly Ayotte.

Following several months of thoughtful and detailed analysis, the difficult decision to close Oakview Care Center, the 50-bed skilled nursing facility located in Durand, Wisconsin has been made.

Arctic birds suffering from injuries or lead poisoning are finding refuge at a wildlife center in Madison.

A proposal to continue a wide-ranging Great Lakes cleanup program has been resurrected in Congress after falling short last month.

The Green Bay Packers are looking for some help clearing snow from the seats at Lambeau Field.

Supporters of the man killed by police in a downtown Milwaukee park are urging the city's Fire and Police Commission to uphold the termination of the officer who fired the fatal shots.

People got together in Eau Claire Thursday to enjoy the winter weather.

They say "third time's a charm." That was certainly the case for one teacher at Elk Mound Middle School. She nominated her school three times in our monthly "Schools Rule!" contest. Thursday she won, thanks to a little creativity.

Through implementation of the first ever Eau Claire County Citizen Police Academy, the Eau Claire County Sheriff's Office will offer the public new insights, and an understanding into how officers serve the community every day.

With the constant snow and low visibility, driving conditions can turn deadly, quick.

On Thursday, Highland Fitness presented the club with a check in Eau Claire.

Karen Kraus with Special Olympics is hoping to receive approval to move the Eau Claire Polar Plunge from Half Moon Beach to Lake Altoona before February 22.

When there's snow and ice, plow drivers stay busy, but Onalaska city engineer Jarrod Holter said a new tool is making their work easier.

The Eau Claire Public Works Department says a plowing of the main arterial streets and secondary streets will be completed later Thursday evening.

To crack down on speeding and other dangerous driving behaviors, Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of State Patrol pilots flew 87 traffic safety aerial enforcement missions in 2014.

A 24-year-old Princeton man is accused of torturing and killing his girlfriend's dog.

Macy's plans to restructure its merchandising and marketing and lay off of thousands of workers in response to changes in the way customers shop in stores and online.