WEAU News Headlines

Crews were on the scene for several hours Wednesday night after a fire broke out near the Country Fest grounds near Cadott.

Remember the lackluster summer we had? We wanted to find out its impact on seasonal businesses, like Valleyfair.

As we approach Veterans Day, the National Eagle Center, is planning a patriotic display, featuring America's majestic bird. Here's a look at this morning's eagle visitor.

An area school district is using social media to help spread the word about its referendum on November 4.

So far more than 200,000 absentee ballots have been cast for the November 4th elections.

A new passenger railway through Eau Claire could mean transportation to and from the Twin Cities.

The election is less than a week away and one of the races being held is for the position of Eau Claire County Sheriff.

An area Sheriff's Department took a new piece of high-tech technology for a spin, Wednesday morning.

38-year-old Mark Potts was sentenced Wednesday to six months in jail and five years of probation.

53-year-old Kerry Stevenson was found guilty of homicide by intoxicated use of a firearm in August.

UW-Stout will hold its annual trick-or-treat celebration for children in the community, and a new event has been added this year at Wilson Place Mansion, both on Wednesday, Oct. 29.

Fun and games? Or a multi-million dollar boon for the Eau Claire economy? According to a recent study by Visit Eau Claire, the answer is a little of both.

Students at Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls and Altoona public high schools will have the opportunity to better prepare for their college education and gain some college credits as well, thanks to a grant Chippewa Valley Technical College has received from the Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corporation.

The numbers are in. The Kids N'Cops program raised more than $11,000 during a fundraiser Tuesday.

The Prairie Island Indian Community is joining three states in a lawsuit over the storage of nuclear waste.

Republican Gov. Scott Walker is leading Democrat Mary Burke in the last Marquette University Law School poll released before Tuesday's election.

The last Marquette University Law School poll released just six days before the election shows Republican Brad Schimel slightly ahead of Democrat Susan Happ in the race for Wisconsin attorney general.

The federal government this fiscal year is providing $4 million in technical and financial assistance to help Midwestern farmers and ranchers improve the health of honeybees.

A red-tailed hawk has been rehabilitated and is ready to be released in the Chippewa Valley after it survived a 140-mile journey stuck in the grill of a vehicle.

Ford says it's recalling about 205,000 SUVs in cold-weather states and parts of Canada to fix gas tanks that can rust, leak and cause a fire.