WEAU News Headlines

The largest, most expensive and longest building renovation project in University of Wisconsin-Stout history is nearing the halfway point.

State turkey hunters registered a total of 40,975 birds during the 2015 spring turkey hunting season. According to Department of Natural Resources officials, this is a 2 percent decrease from the spring 2014 season.

Dove Healthcare broke ground on a state-of-the-art skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility in Rice Lake today.

Republican state Sen. Luther Olsen says lawmakers are "moving closer" toward a deal to end a nearly monthlong budget stalemate, and the goal remains to have a new two-year spending plan passed by July 1.

Nickelback has canceled their performance at Rock Fest this year.

The Tomah man accused of shoplifting and pointing a gun at a police officer in St. Paul has been charged.

A federal judge has ruled that a ban on signs on a western Wisconsin interstate overpass is constitutional.

President Barack Obama's trade agenda has survived a crucial Senate vote and seems well-positioned to become law.

Several hundred people are at a Confederate flag rally in front of the South Carolina Statehouse, urging legislators to remove the flag.

Free massages are being offered to those living with cancer.

Lego wants kids of the future to continue having fun with its toy building blocks, but not at the expense of the environment.

Americans are spending more than ever on coffee, but a new report shows that we're drinking less of it.

The legislative committee that deals with state workers' contracts is set to consider another new deal for state troopers.

A 36-year-old Madison woman has been sentenced to five years in prison for her role in the 2014 death of a man from a drug overdose.

Authorities have released the names of two men who died in a downtown Racine crash.

Kenosha police who responded to a burglary call got a little surprise: They arrived to find the suspect hog-tied with a hose.

A man suspected of shooting and wounding a Wauwatosa detective is now accused of robbing a woman at gunpoint in Milwaukee days earlier.

A Rock Creek man is behind bars, accused of making bomb threats on Facebook.

Eau Claire's finance director presents his Capital Improvement Plan, or C-I-P, to city leaders Monday evening.

Tim Tewalt was sworn in Monday night, taking over for longtime councilman Dave Duax.