WEAU News Headlines

A security guard at the University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison has been charged with five counts of second-degree sexual assault of a child.

A St. Paul woman is facing a second-degree murder charge accusing her of purposely drowning her 6-year-old daughter in a bathtub amid a dispute with a boyfriend.

North Korea's Internet service -- what there is of it -- has suffered at least seven outages in the last 48 hours, according to one monitor of Web traffic

Power companies were struggling to restore electricity to thousands of people in Mississippi, a day after a powerful storm swept through the southern U.S. and killed at least four people.

Two Wisconsin men have been identified as the victims of a fatal incident in Lake Superior near a Minnesota resort.

An old piece of postal equipment in northern New Hampshire is getting a workout from people who want their Christmas cards marked as coming from the little town of Bethlehem.

Lutsen Mountains owners Chrales Skinner and Tom Rider have announced expansion plans along with a spruce-up of existing space.

Former President George H.W. Bush has been taken to a Houston hospital after experiencing a shortness of breath.

Good samaritans were honored Tuesday for helping save a boy's life, after he collapsed during a school basketball game. Doctors say he had a 3 percent chance of survival.

Violent protests broke out again in suburban St. Louis after another fatal shooting of a black 18-year-old by a white police officer.

More charges could be filed against a St. Paul man who lunged at a prosecutor and started a courtroom disruption after he was found guilty in a sex trafficking case.

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits has reached its lowest level in seven weeks, a sign that the U.S. economy and job market are steadily improving.

The principal of a Madison-area high school is on administrative leave after her third arrest on suspicion of drunken driving in the past month.

A man who was part of a group riding all-terrain vehicles on Fox Lake has died and two others were rescued after they went through thin ice.

These mild conditions are helping keep the roads mainly wet this evening. Those hoping for a white Christmas may be out of luck, but most I spoke with today are just hoping for safe travel conditions this holiday week.

A local sub-shop is rewarding a family for all of the work they've done in the community. Erbert and Gerberts in Eau Claire provided the Jennings family with $1000 in gifts for the holiday season.

An area humane society is making it easier for lost dogs and cats to return home.

An area fire department is short on firefighter and EMS volunteers this year so it's hoping to fill those positions by capturing attention in the community.

The Eau Claire Parks and Recreation Department says ice rinks will not be opened as planned.

An Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Lieutenant received a major award this morning.