WEAU News Headlines

Pope Francis is promising to hold bishops accountable for the protection of minors. The pledge came as the pope celebrated a Mass with six victims of clergy sex abuse, and begged for their forgiveness.

Voyageurs National Park has closed its backcountry for about two weeks for flood damage assessment and repairs.

Crews will start working on replacing the pavement on a stretch of Interstate 94 this week.

Nearly 300 people who applied for stand-alone dental coverage from Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Wisconsin through the federal health care exchange thought they had policies but didn't have them activated.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke says if elected she would work to repeal a law signed by Gov. Scott Walker and opposed by veterans making it more difficult for victims of asbestos exposure to receive damages in court.

Crews found the body of Deangelo L. Williams, 24, of Hopkins, MN in 10’ of water nearly 30 yards from a dock.

Authorities say the body of a man who apparently drowned has been recovered from the St. Croix River in Washington County, Minnesota.

A 4-month-old in a playpen on her Ohio porch was critically injured when a neighbor's fireworks landed on her.

Crews plan to shut down a stretch of highway as they work on a railroad crossing in Chetek this week.

Washington state has issued its first retail marijuana licenses.

A federal judge is set to hear arguments in a Wisconsin senator's lawsuit challenging rules forcing congressional members and their staffs to seek government-subsidized health insurance through small business exchanges.

The Milwaukee Brewers are sending four players to the All-Star Game this year -- the most since 2007.

A black bear gets caught in an un-"canny" situation after getting its head stuck in a heavy, old milk can.

Three people were taken into custody after a drug bust out of Trempealeau County on Sunday.

Prescription opioids claimed the lives of about 300 people each year from 2006 to 2012.

Wisconsin road deaths are on the decline again in 2014.

Law enforcement and fire crews are searching for a 17-year-old from Beloit who went missing in Columbia County.

It's official: most of June was wet in Madison and Milwaukee.

The Eau Claire Fire Department says it responded to a fire at 2033 Glenwood Ave. in Eau Claire around 11 PM Saturday.

The state Department of Natural Resources has hired 11 new wildlife technicians.