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NEW INFORMATION: In Iran deal, Obama sees validation for diplomatic gamble

Wed, 07/15/2015 - 9:23am
The deal to curb Iran's nuclear program may prevent Tehran from developing a bomb or being the target of U.S. military action during Obama's presidency.

NEW INFORMATION: Mother, uncle of fatally beaten boy up for bail review

Wed, 07/15/2015 - 8:39am
The mother and uncle of a 9-year-old boy who police say was fatally beaten over a missing birthday cake are due in court.

NEW INFORMATION: Skull is only clue in central Wisconsin cold case homicide

Wed, 07/15/2015 - 8:39am
The Wisconsin Department of Justice is helping a sheriff's office investigate a cold case homicide in which the only clue is a human skull.

Wisconsin AG sues feds over food stamp drug testing

Wed, 07/15/2015 - 4:39am
Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel has asked a federal judge to declare state budget provisions requiring food stamp recipients to undergo drug testing are legal.

Wisconsin secretary of state sues over office funding cuts

Wed, 07/15/2015 - 4:39am
Longtime Wisconsin Secretary of State Doug La Follette is suing Republican Gov. Scott Walker over budget cuts to his office.

Scott Walker to speak at Michigan GOP conference

Wed, 07/15/2015 - 4:09am
The Michigan Republican Party says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is set to speak at a September conference on Mackinac Island as he seeks the GOP nomination for president.

Amazon looks to hire 1,000 workers at Kenosha facility

Wed, 07/15/2015 - 4:09am
Amazon is holding a job fair as it seeks to fill 1,000 full-time positions at a fulfillment center in southeastern Wisconsin.

Milwaukee-area June home sales up 23 percent over year ago

Wed, 07/15/2015 - 4:09am
A trade association says sales of existing homes in the Milwaukee area spiked more than 23 percent last month from a year earlier.

Ex-Dane County deputy gets jail for relationship with inmate

Wed, 07/15/2015 - 4:09am
A former Dane County deputy has received a 120-day jail sentence for his relationship with a woman in sheriff's custody who was at home on electronic monitoring.

Trout homers leading off, and AL All-Stars top NL 6-3

Wed, 07/15/2015 - 1:09am
Mike Trout flashed the skill that puts him at the front of baseball's new generation, just moments after four of the all-time greats had just walked off the field.

Plans unveiled for new Chippewa Falls park

Tue, 07/14/2015 - 11:39pm
Community organization Fish Chippewa! is on a mission to turn the Glen Loch boat landing into a community destination.

Traditional Bastille Day picnic in Eau Claire

Tue, 07/14/2015 - 11:09pm
The World Cultural Center hosted a traditional Bastille Day picnic in Eau Claire Tuesday.

Eau Claire City Council approves wind turbine proposal

Tue, 07/14/2015 - 11:09pm
Eau Claire City leaders give the green light to the first ever wind turbine in the city.

Bloomer shooting suspect found in Minnesota

Tue, 07/14/2015 - 11:09pm
The Chippewa Falls Police Department says the man authorities have been looking for in connection with a shooting in Bloomer, has been found.

Budget cuts for UW-Extension, Cooperative Extension

Tue, 07/14/2015 - 7:09pm
The UW-Extension, Cooperative Extension faces the deepest cuts in its 103-year history. Right now it's business as usual, but the extension is soon going to have to re-organize and there will be less staff.

Search for missing woman on hold

Tue, 07/14/2015 - 5:39pm
54-year-old Tammy Jovaag was last seen on June 30th at her home in Lake Holcombe.

Eaux Claires Music Festival recruits college students for production help

Tue, 07/14/2015 - 5:39pm
The inaugural Eaux Claires Music Festival is just days away and crews have been working around the clock to set the stage and prepare for thousands of people traveling to the area.

NEW INFORMATION: Suspect arrested in bomb threat that delayed budget debate

Tue, 07/14/2015 - 5:39pm
Police have arrested a suspect in connection with a bomb threat that delayed debate on the state budget.

Minnesota congressional delegation proposes Killebrew stamp

Tue, 07/14/2015 - 2:23pm
Minnesota's congressional delegation is urging the U.S. Postal Service to honor the legacy of Twins Hall-of-Famer Harmon Killebrew by putting him on a stamp.

Fewer passenger, freight rail delays due to drilling decline

Tue, 07/14/2015 - 1:53pm
Officials say delays in Amtrak service and agricultural product shipping have eased across the Upper Midwest in part because weak oil prices have prompted a drilling slowdown in North Dakota.

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