WEAU News Headlines

A brand-new "farm-to-table restaurant" is starting to open its doors to Eau Claire, as The Informalist inside The Lismore Hotel had a soft opening on Thursday night.

University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross made a stop at UW-Stout on Thursday to hear from professors and other guests about a variety of topics.

The Packers pick 27th overall in the NFL Draft on Thursday.

The Chippewa Falls Police chief has a new official vehicle – and it isn't cost taxpayers a single dime.

The five-year summary was released Thursday by the Carver County Sheriff's Office.

A local school district is providing its students with a risky driving experience, but without the risky consequences.

Making the city of Eau Claire a happier, healthier, and more economically profitable place to live may be as easy as making it more bike accessible.

Jakob Wagner, the 18-year-old police say shot two Antigo high school students at prom last weekend, was laid to rest Thursday.

Eau Claire County became part of the Stepping Up Inititative. It’s a national effort to reduce the number of people with mental illnesses in jails. The group says each year; there are an estimated 2-million people with serious mental illnesses admitted to jails across the nation.

Area students gathered Thursday to experience what a typical day is like for college students.

Gov. Scott Walker has started searching for someone to finish out most of Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser's term.

A man charged with possession of child pornography has been sentenced.

U.S. Senate hopeful Russ Feingold is refusing to say whether he voted for Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders in Wisconsin's Democratic presidential primary earlier this month.

A Monroe County deputy learned the woman in front of him at a drive-thru covered his breakfast bill Tuesday morning. But he couldn't let it slide without a big thank you.

More than 40 residents of Sims Veterans Nursing Home, in Panama City Beach, Florida, took part in the 10th Miracle League Veterans Baseball Game Tuesday evening.

It's a sight not many people see: an alligator in a living room. But that's exactly the sight one man saw Tuesday morning at a home in Sterlington, Louisiana.

The FBI and other law enforcement agencies have served warrants at two Southern California locations in connection with the December attack that killed 14 people in San Bernardino.

One area student is being recognized for integrity.

Former House Speaker John Boehner is unloading on Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, calling him "Lucifer in the flesh."

The ferry connecting Wisconsin and Michigan has received an overhaul in anticipation of its 13th season.