WEAU News Headlines

New state statistics show less than two-thirds of black students in the class of 2015 graduated from Wisconsin high schools within four years.

Children's Hospital of Wisconsin says one of its patients has been diagnosed with the bloodstream infection Elizabethkingia.

Police say a Pittsburgh man driving a stolen car ditched the vehicle and jumped into a river to escape from authorities.

Vice President Joe Biden has arrived in Iraq for a visit intended to help resolve a political crisis that's hindering efforts to defeat the Islamic State group.

The parents of a 3-year-old Virginia boy found barefoot in the woods have been charged.

A couple is suing Snapchat, claiming that the social media app's "speed filter" tempted a woman to drive too fast, causing a crash.

Authorities say an inmate at the Dane County Jail locked a deputy in a cell and made threats with a weapon he had made from a Scrabble game.

Family and friends gathered to mourn the death of a Milwaukee woman accidentally shot when her 2-year-old son picked up a loaded handgun.

An effort to turn a downtown Eau Claire bridge into a night attraction is moving forward.

Plans are in the works to build a new and unique baseball field that makes playing sports more accessible for all athletes. The Miracle Field of the Chippewa Valley wants to build a rubberized field for athletes with disabilities.

An Eau Claire man has been picked to be a delegate for the Republican National Convention this coming summer.

A former Oklahoma volunteer sheriff's deputy who says he confused his handgun and stun gun when he fatally shot an unarmed suspect has been convicted of second-degree manslaughter.

Menard Inc. has agreed to change some practices after the National Labor Relations Board found it was violating federal labor law.

Eau Claire County households should keep an eye on their mail for a chance to participate in an in-depth health survey that may result in some extra cash.

A laundromat in Neillsville had an unexpected visitor Wednesday morning. Police received a call saying an animal was trapped inside the building.

Eau Claire Fire and Rescue says the driver of the van had a medical issue and drove into the sliding glass doors in the front entrance of the store.

Families in La Crosse now have the opportunity to turn empty lots into college scholarships.

For children caught in a drug environment, sometimes all they need is something of their own

Eau Claire’s Fire Chief is retiring at the end of the summer.

Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser is retiring after nearly 18 years on the court.