WEAU News Headlines

Retailers Sears, Target, Blain Supply and Menards are accusing the city of Janesville of overcharging them on their property taxes.

Wisconsin wildlife officials say someone either stomped to death or crushed 25 chicks that belong to an endangered species.

A soon to be 75-year old Special Olympics athlete is still going strong with countless hours of volunteering and playing softball. WEAU's Courtney Everett takes us inside his community impact.

The Chicago Bears are donating $50,000 to help repair tornado damage at their former practicing grounds at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.

It's a video, filmed in western Wisconsin, that's been seen by 1.6 million viewers on YouTube, and even more on national media outlets.

The proposed three story parking ramp would have room for up to 575 cars.

Just like the speed at which an auctioneer moves his lips, some of the animals at the Northern Wisconsin State Fair change hands in a matter of moments, going from sellers to buyers.

The L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library filed a court order against a customer who had an iPad nearly 30 days past its due date.

President Barack Obama is once again nominating lawyer Sharon Block to serve on the National Labor Relations Board, a move that could anger congressional Republicans.

President Barack Obama is filling a critical diplomatic post by tapping a career diplomat experienced in eastern Europe to be the next U.S. ambassador to Russia.

The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction said it wants to change the school aid funding formula.

An area program is helping troubled youth literally build a better future, all by constructing a house from the ground up.

The family was trying to fix an auger in the grain bin that had become stuck. The boy was helping other family members when he became trapped in the half-full bin.

The state Republican Party is accusing Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke of being a hypocrite for saying she wants to outlaw campaign donations from outside Wisconsin.

Jimmy Rollins broke up Matt Garza's no-hit bid with a single in the seventh before sparking a seven-run outburst an inning later, helping the Philadelphia Phillies complete a four-game sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers with a 9-1 win Thursday.

The crash happened at about 10:45 Wednesday night near Mauston.

23-year-old Mai Tou Yang and 25-year-old Ai See Lee, both of Eau Claire, face one count of fraud against a financial institution.

Wisconsin has appealed a federal judge's ruling from last month striking down the state's ban on same-sex marriages as unconstitutional.

A rural Menomonie man is accused of threatening a landlord with a gun.

Shalim Shah Augustine was with a group of friends who docked their boat at a landing in La Crosse. Augustine left the area on foot, walking southbound through the parking lot towards Copeland Park. Augustine did not return home and did not show up at work the next day.