WEAU News Headlines

A truck driver suffered injuries in a semi crash on I-94 Monday afternoon.

Jury selection has started in the federal trial of a Colorado woman accused of kidnapping her newborn nephew in southern Wisconsin and abandoning him in Iowa.

Right now an old Visitor’s Center greets people heading into downtown Chippewa Falls, soon the piece of land at the intersection of S. Bridge St. and W. River Dr. will offer scenic river views and plenty of green space.

A stretch of the Mississippi River in our area is closed to tow traffic.

There are three new seating areas at L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library that overlook the Eau Claire River.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) and the Transportation Development Association of Wisconsin (TDA) are teaming up to promote, educate and celebrate the state's aviation industry.

Kids can now read off their fines this summer at the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library in Eau Claire.

Deputies say they believe alcohol factored into the crash.

Authorities say one worker has died and another has been injured in a transmission line construction accident in south-central Minnesota.

U.S. health officials are monitoring the Ebola outbreak in Africa but say the risk of the deadly germ spreading to the United States is remote.

White House officials are making plans to act before November's midterm elections to grant work permits to potentially millions of immigrants in this country illegally.

Gov. Scott Walker claims in his latest television ad in the governor's race that taxpayers could be out $25 million thanks to his Democratic challenger Mary Burke.

The Eau Claire Police Department said Monday that the suspect is in police custody.

Monday was the first day of in-person absentee voting at Eau Claire City Hall for people who live in Eau Claire.

Authorities say a sex-assault suspect got in a shootout with law enforcement in New York City that left the suspect dead and two federal marshals and a police officer wounded.

Toppers in Eau Claire will donate 50 percent of every order on Monday from someone who mentions the Boys & Girls Club. The offer is valid for phone orders or orders placed in-person.

The Hamilton Bulldogs announced the deal on the team's website Monday morning.

A former Jefferson County drug task force supervisor has been found guilty of misconduct in office after being accused of stealing money to be used in undercover operations.

The department urges people to be cautious, and not to give anyone personal information over the phone.

Members of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Menomonie recently gathered for a groundbreaking ceremony in the church parking lot.