WEAU News Headlines

Republicans are questioning a decision to play a song by pop star Chris Brown at a rally for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke.

Authorities say Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps has been arrested on a DUI charge in Maryland.

Sheriff Gregory Herrick said the county will keep participating in the Take Back Initiative.

Winona County officials say two people have been taken into custody and one of them has been hospitalized for suspected methamphetamine ingestion following a high-speed chase.

Wood County authorities say a vandalism spree that forced Ocean Spray's Babcock receiving station to close down for the weekend and divert deliveries caused $200,000 in damages and lost wages.

A group of Democratic state lawmakers and others are denouncing a graphic used on a fundraising plea by the state's chamber of commerce that characterizes a protester calling for pay equity as anti-business.

On Tuesday, the Department of Public Instruction said Tina Parker, who is an elementary interventionist at Hillcrest and Southview Elementary Schools, is one of Wisconsin's finalists for the 2014 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.

Milwaukee Brewers General Manager Doug Melvin says the dust needs to settle on the disappointing end to the ballclub's season before any decisions are made on the team's manager or coaching staff.

Afghanistan and the United States have signed a long-awaited security pact that will allow U.S. forces to remain in the country past the end of year.

A man accused of abducting and killing a real estate agent in rural Arkansas has pleaded not guilty to preliminary charges of kidnapping and capital murder.

A conservative think tank is calling on Wisconsin policy makers to make more goods and services subject to the state sales tax, along with lowering income and property taxes.

U.S. home prices in July increased at the slowest pace in 20 months, reflecting sluggish sales and a greater supply of houses for sale.

Jason Vance with Ken Vance Motors said he believes the business was broken into between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. Sunday.

A passenger who was killed after a tire flew off an oncoming vehicle and through the windshield of the victim's car in southern Wisconsin is identified as an Illinois man.

PayPal is splitting from EBay Inc. and will become a separate and publicly traded company next year

The Better Business Bureau in Wisconsin is hosting "ShredFest" at three locations Saturday to help protect people from identity theft.

The state Department of Natural Resources is reminding hunters they need to upgrade the agency's sunrise-sunset mobile app.

The daughter of a Wisconsin lawmaker faces new criminal charges accusing her of possessing narcotics.

Rookie forward Jabari Parker is anxious for training camp to get started with the Milwaukee Bucks.

The alert was sent out following a double homicide over the weekend in Berlin, Wisconsin.