WEAU News Headlines

One firefighter is hurt battling a house fire early Tuesday morning in La Crosse.

Jackson Jantzen is the executive director of The Center, 7 Rivers LGBTQ Connection in La Crosse. He said legalizing same sex marriage in Wisconsin would allow couples safety and security.

The state Government Accountability Board had predicted turnout would be 15 percent of eligible voters. The agency released figures Tuesday showing the official turnout for the Aug. 12 elections was 12.7 percent.

A Civil War soldier is to be honored with the nation's highest military decoration 151 years after his death.

Deputies say Aaron Brockman, 19, of New Lisbon was found dead on August 22.

A Merrill woman accused of trying to hire someone to kill her boyfriend has been sentenced to more than three years in prison.

Sports betting is legal only in Nevada, while the National Gambling Impact Study Commission (NGISC) estimated that illegal wagers reach about $380 billion annually in the U.S.

Online court records show 23-year-old Amanda Butts made the plea Monday to one count of repeated first degree reckless homicide.

Former Rusk County board member James Edming has won a close Republican primary for an Assembly seat in northwestern Wisconsin.

Doctors at the Mayo Clinic are offering a new way for patients to be tested for colon cancer.

President Barack Obama says "America does not forget" and is vowing justice for the murder of an American journalist.

People who use Facebook and Twitter are less likely than others to share their opinions on hot-button issues, even when they are offline, according to a surprising new survey by the Pew Research Center.

A Southern California food company has recalled nearly 93,000 pounds of fully cooked chicken Caesar salad kits sold at Sam's Club stores over concerns of possible listeria contamination.

James Carlson has hired attorney Mark Nyvold to argue his appeal. The 57-year-old Superior, Wisconsin man was convicted of 51 counts related to selling millions of dollars in synthetic drugs from his Duluth store, Last Place on Earth.

About 200 people have lined up outside a Chicago courtroom to hear arguments before a federal appeals court in a legal challenge to the gay marriage bans in Wisconsin and Indiana.

A news conference was held Tuesday morning where police released new details in the arrest of Thomas Biesterveld of Eau Claire.

A St. Croix Falls man has been arrested for his 7th OWI.

Authorities have charged a 23-year-old Sheboygan woman for selling heroin to her mother, who overdosed.

Before you know it, winter will be back in Wisconsin. Efficiency experts say now is a great time to make improvements to your home to boost comfort and cut cost.

Wisconsin wildlife officials are planning an online chat for waterfowl hunters.