WEAU News Headlines

Local high school students gathered at the Plaza Hotel and Suite for the Real Life Academy.

James Senda, 41, is now facing a felony charge of Armed Robbery as a repeater.

The district received a check for $3,400. It all started when Walmart driver, James Severson, nominated the school district in honor of his granddaughter, a first grader at the school.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwestern Wisconsin is excited to name Wesley Escondo as the new Chief Executive Officer; he will assume the role on December 1st, 2014.

Tonight's decision comes after Chippewa County Administrator Frank Pascarella fired Finance Director Dan Hunt and placed another employee on paid leave 2 weeks ago.

Deputies from the Chippewa County Sheriff's Office escorted Deputy William Gray and his family from the hospital to the Chippewa County Courthouse.

A St. Paul zoo is welcoming the arrival of its first lowland gorilla baby.

University of Wisconsin-Stout has set an enrollment record for the 2014-15 academic year, Chancellor Bob Meyer announced Wednesday, Nov. 19.

Jimmy Ruffin, the Motown singer whose hits include "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" and "Hold on to My Love," has died in Las Vegas at the age of 78.

World Against Toys Causing Harm, or W.A.T.C.H., issued the "10 Worst Toys" list to remind parents and consumers of the potential hazards in some toys the holiday shopping season gets underway.

Wisconsin consumer protection officials are warning people to be on the lookout for a government imposter phone scam.

Research shows that taking a cholesterol-lowering drug for five years in middle age can lower heart and death risks for decades afterward. The benefits seem to grow over time and may last for life.

Four development groups are in the running to develop what would become the largest state-owned office building in Wisconsin.

It announced the move on its public works department Twitter page.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation says the crash happened around 10 a.m. Wednesday on Highway 178 at 165th Avenue, south of Cornell.

Volkswagen is recalling 442,000 Jettas and Beetles to fix a suspension problem.

Three families of children with disabilities are challenging Wisconsin's law that allows students to open enroll at schools outside their home district, saying it violates federal disability law.

January-like weather is drawing downhill skiers and snowboarders to the slopes in Wisconsin where operators are taking the early start to the bank.

A shelter-in-place order has been lifted in La Crosse, after a morning explosion and fire at a fuel company.

A man in western Wisconsin has been sentenced to probation on animal abuse charges after 26 cows were found dead on his farm.