WEAU News Headlines

Farmers will produce a record-breaking corn harvest this year, surpassing earlier expectations of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which has revised upward its estimate of this year's corn harvest to 14 billion bushels.

The Barron County Sheriff's Department says it believes the caller may be trying to see if anyone is at home before going there.

Investigators disposed of a military explosive they found at an Eau Claire home.

A truck hauling manure lost its load this morning, causing a very slippery commute on U.S. 53 in Lake Hallie and one vehicle to crash.

A Minneapolis nightclub where nine people were shot over the weekend is expected to close permanently.

From binders to backpacks, Americans are spending more than ever on back to school supplies.

Wisconsin voters are heading to the polls in a primary election that will determine the Democrats pick for governor and attorney general.

Deer hunters can start buying bonus antlerless tags next week.

A vote Tuesday night would determine whether or not the city would pledge more than $5-million toward the mixed used building before it knows whether or not the performing arts building has received all funding necessary for it to be built.

About 400 law enforcement agencies will be out in full force starting Friday for the annual "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" campaign.

Crews quickly put out a fire at a beverage manufacturing company in La Crosse.

The Chippewa Valley Theatre Guild is getting a new roof and in part, it's thanks to neighboring businesses on W. Grand Ave.

Congressman Ron Kind was in North Bend near Melrose to talk about the impact of Wisconsin agricultural exports and President Obama's trade agenda.

Wisconsin DNR has contracted a new company to clear roadkill and deer carcasses off of area highways and roads.

Rookie receiver Davante Adams won't use a driving rainstorm as an excuse for muffing a punt away in his Green Bay Packers preseason debut.

Gov. Scott Walker's campaign isn't saying much about a new campaign ad that ran in some markets across Wisconsin during the broadcast of the Green Bay Packers scrimmage on Saturday night.

Authorities say the driver of an SUV that crashed and overturned, killing two 12-year-old girls, was a 16-year-old girl who didn't have a driver's license.

Facebook's recent effort to force people to adopt its standalone mobile messaging app has privacy-concerned users up in arms. Many of them believe the app is especially invasive.

NBC News is reporting actor Robin Williams is dead at the age of 63. Reports are he was found dead at his home in unincorporated Tiburon County, California.

An annual event that sends ordinary people down the side of Lambeau Field has raised nearly $4,000 for an area non-profit organization.