WEAU News Headlines

The Senate has confirmed Sylvia Mathews Burwell to be the nation's new health secretary and steward of the president's health care law.

Jackson County Sheriff Waldera says the Wisconsin State Patrol was called in to help with the investigation, which is still ongoing.

Beginning mid-day June 5, 2014, the Elk Creek bridge on Hwy 93 in the City of Independence will be closed for replacement.

It happened around 5:30 a.m. on State Highway 25 at Interstate 94.

Four members of a Wisconsin Department of Transportation working group studying ways to reduce drunken driving have resigned, saying bar and tavern owners have an undue influence on the committee.

University of Wisconsin System officials are poised to adopt a new budget that would keep tuition levels frozen but raise student fees and room-and-board costs.

Police say the investigation identified a group of individuals who were involved in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in the Chippewa Valley.

The National Archives is releasing 2,000 pages of documents from President Bill Clinton's administration on Friday.

The Labor Department says weekly applications for unemployment benefits rose 8,000 to a seasonally adjusted 312,000.

GM CEO Mary Barra says 15 employees have been fired over the company's recent ignition switch recalls.

The agency says it has placed one cache in 47 parks as part of the Wisconsin State Park Geocaches Series, a joint effort with the Wisconsin Geocaching Association.

The principal of a Waukesha middle school says the two sixth-graders accused of stabbing a classmate are good students with no prior behavioral issues.

A group of students are stepping outside the classroom and into the garden to bring fresh vegetables to the Chetek community.

Officials say animals seized from a southeastern Wisconsin shelter last week should go up for adoption soon.

Some students at Middleton High School defied a warning from administrators not to cross-dress for the seniors' traditional dress-up day.

A girl from Bloomer is a May finalist in a national music competition, the "Take First" competition.

A Cornell man says at least three cars have smashed into his house over the last 24 years.

Wednesday Halmstad Elementary in Chippewa Falls launched its summer learning challenge with a kickoff picnic for its students. The school says the challenge asks kids to complete at least 50 different activities that involve learning, art and healthy living.

There's no law in Wisconsin setting a minimum age that a child may be left at home without an adult. That means it’s up to parents to decide when the right time is.

The Special Olympics Flame of Hope Torch has been passed to local law enforcement officers.