WEAU News Headlines

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says the risk for a brush fire spreading out of control is high in every county.

The St. Paul Police Department is investigating a shooting that left one man dead during a barbecue at Indian Mounds Regional Park.

As interest in manure irrigation systems rises among farmers, the University of Wisconsin-Extension recently released a study to help farmers reduce health and pollution risks for this method.

A local woman held a fundraiser at the Maple Manor Motel in Eau Claire today to benefit wild animals you might find in your yard.

The Eau Claire Adult Special Olympics athletes had a competitive day of games against local first responders.

Rice Lake Police say around 9pm Saturday night, a woman died after being hit by a car crossing Main Street in Rice Lake.

A motorcyclist has been killed in a crash during the 51st annual Spring Flood Run in southeastern Minnesota.

A man was injured after hitting a deer on his motorcycle in Vernon County Saturday afternoon.

A bill in Congress would require the Department of Defense to provide U.S.-made footwear to personnel.

Thousands of Wisconsin nurses deal with drug addiction, and the state has created a program for nurses who want to get help.

Heavy rains have caused severe flooding and cut water service to millions of people in Chile's capital, Santiago.

Two Milwaukee police officers are recovering after another car struck their sport utility vehicle.

Ecuador vice president raises death toll from earthquake to 233 and over 570 injured.

A young woman and a dog are dead after they were struck by a freight train in Wadena.

In Louisiana's Oil Patch, folks can't wait for the price of gas to go back up.

Authorities say a 4-year-old girl has been fatally shot by a 5-year-old sibling in Philadelphia and police are searching for the mother's boyfriend, who's believed to have owned the gun used.

Rescuers have called off a search for two teenage boys who were swept out to sea while playing in the surf at San Francisco's Ocean Beach.

Alabama authorities say a police officer has been shot and the suspect has died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot.

A Wisconsin man has died in Michigan's western Upper Peninsula after suffering a head injury while kayaking on the Black River.

Madison police say a 2-year-old girl has died after she was critically injured in an apartment.