WEAU News Headlines

A fisherman is credited with rescuing an intoxicated man trying to swim across Lake Mendota.

Republican Gov. Scott Walker and Democratic challenger Mary Burke are set to campaign across Wisconsin, exactly 17 weeks before the Nov. 4 election.

At least half a dozen crews from Xcel Energy repaired nearly a dozen downed power lines. Even after power is restored there is still more cleanup left to be done in the coming days.

Police are still trying to figure out what killed a Monroe County man last week.

An area city is trying to determine what to do about its branch libraries.

Over the last four weeks at Delong Middle School, a group of kids say they've learned what it takes to keep themselves and others safe on the water.

Fair organizers with the Northern Wisconsin State fair are making Earth friendly upgrades to several facilities at the fairgrounds in Chippewa Falls.

The Chippewa County Sheriff's Department says the woman was driving in the southbound lane of Highway 27 at County Road M just before 12:30 Monday afternoon, when her car went off the road and hit some trees. Deputies say it was the only vehicle involved.

Stevens Point police will investigate the man's death.

Prosecutors filed criminal charges against Brian Peck Jr., 31, of Augusta and Katie Boyea, 32, of Augusta on Thursday.

40-year-old Karla Meyer and 31-year-old Richard Ahler are accused of dealing meth and cocaine out of their home on Elm Street.

27-year-old Alex Hajdasz was charged with his 3rd offense OWI, with two children in the car. He was also charged with disorderly conduct.

Democratic state Rep. Amy Sue Vruwink is joining the Legislature's budget committee.

Low-income students have inadvertently presented themselves as millionaires on an application for federal financial student aid. That makes it less likely they will qualify for grants and loans.

Tomah police say they found the body of Derick McGovern, 26, at a home on Glendale Avenue on July 1.

A federal judge has granted preliminary approval to a deal that would compensate former NFL players for concussion-related claims.

The demolition could take five to six weeks to complete.

The Minnesota Twins say Target Field is the first major league ball park to serve beer from a vending machine.

Crews repaired a natural gas line after they found a leak on Monday morning.

Sheriff Dennis Smith said crews searched the area on the water and from a plane above on Monday, but have yet to find anyone on Tainter Lake near Menomonie.