WEAU News Headlines

The Minnesota Department of Transportation is warning drivers that water is on the roadway of Highway 60 at the entrance to Wabasha.

The campfires are blazing at many of the campsites at Country Fest. Most of the more than 7000 campsites are filled up.

Strawberry picking season got a later start in Western Wisconsin but now several farms are opening their fields for strawberry picking.

The Mississippi River is also feeling the effects of the recent rain.

Police have arrested a man in connection to the case where two bodies were found inside suitcases in western Wisconsin.

Tuesday and Wednesday alcohol and drug abuse experts and community leaders from around the state have been in Eau Claire to share ideas and discuss potential solutions to substance abuse challenges at an annual conference.

Twenty-six law enforcement officers from 13 states are in one area city to learn to teach a program that’s designed to help kids avoid gangs and violence.

On Friday, the Eau Claire Police Department will be participating in the Global Police Tweet-a-Thon. This is a “virtual ride-along” for Twitter followers and anyone who wishes to follow along online.

Clif Sorenson is a Vietnam war veteran who has been with the office for 14 years, but has worked in Veterans Affairs since 1975.

26-year-old Luke Lundquist faces ten counts of possession of child pornography.

Work to replace a bridge near Neillsville will have crews shutting down a highway starting early next month.

Rising floodwaters have forced Valleyfair amusement park in Shakopee to close three rides.

The state Department of Workforce Development reported Wednesday that unemployment rates in May either decreased or remained the same in 23 of the state's 32 largest cities.

The advice is specific to children ages 2 through 8.

The state now has its quota for the 2014 Wisconsin wolf season.

The state's chief jobs agency has hit the pause button on a historic tax credit program because it's proving to be more popular, and therefore more expensive, than predicted.

The chief justice acknowledged that barring searches would affect law enforcement, but said: "Privacy comes at a cost."

A Minnesota teenager accused of plotting to massacre his family and high school classmates told police he idolizes Columbine gunman Eric Harris.

A man charged with killing the 2-year-old son of Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson in South Dakota last fall is facing charges in a new alleged incident.

The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board has approved an early teal hunting season and an extended dove season.