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Authorities investigate suspicious fatal explosion, fire

Mon, 05/16/2016 - 8:05am
Racine County sheriff's investigators are working to determine if a third person was a victim of a house explosion and fire in the Town of Burlington.

Python on the lam: Snake cuts class after show-and-tell

Mon, 05/16/2016 - 7:59am
A python that slithered away after show-and-tell at a school in South Carolina has been found. 

Thousands of tiny red crabs stranding on California beach

Mon, 05/16/2016 - 7:55am
Thousands of tiny red crabs are carpeting beaches in Orange County and creating an amazing spectacle for swimmers and surfers. 

Pilot dies in crash during performance at airshow

Mon, 05/16/2016 - 7:50am
A pilot was killed when his biplane crashed while performing a stunt at a metro Atlanta airshow. 

Man attempts to rob car wash with potato chip bag

Mon, 05/16/2016 - 7:45am
Authorities say a man tried to rob a car wash in Northern California with an empty potato chip bag and an alleged handgun. 

Angry bees attacks in Northern California block appear over

Mon, 05/16/2016 - 7:42am
A bee expert says a Northern California neighborhood overtaken by a swarm of aggressive bees suspected of killing two dogs and stinging several people is considerably safer after the insects didn't make it back to their cluster. 

Boys find body in park creek

Mon, 05/16/2016 - 7:39am
Some young boys playing in a Milwaukee park made a gruesome discovery over the weekend.

Cancer patient receives first penis transplant in US

Mon, 05/16/2016 - 7:37am
A Boston hospital says a cancer patient has received the first penis transplant in the United States.

Plum Lake Golf Club

Mon, 05/16/2016 - 7:11am
A nostalgic,1912 nine-hole golf course nestled in on the South shoreline of Plum Lake. The golf course gives most players a different feel than most courses they have played. Maybe it’s the moguls in the fairways that give them that challenging lie to hit from. Or maybe the smaller “push up” style greens that require a different “old school” approach to yield a successful shot. 

Woman taken to hospital with 2-Foot nurse shark still attached to her arm

Mon, 05/16/2016 - 4:06am
A woman was bitten by a two-foot nurse shark that was still attached to her right forearm at a Boca Raton, Florida beach Sunday, according to Boca Raton Fire Rescue Services. 

Obama targets Trump campaign proposals in highly political commencement speech

Mon, 05/16/2016 - 3:48am
While not directly naming the candidate, President Obama made it clear just what he thinks about Donald Trump's campaign and policy proposals in a highly political commencement speech Sunday at Rutgers University. 

1 dead, 3 hurt in Shawano Co. crash

Mon, 05/16/2016 - 12:23am
A person is dead and three others hurt after a head-on crash in Shawano County Sunday, according to the Shawano County Sheriff's Office.

Make-A-Wish Foundation gives Wausau special needs boy his own pool

Sun, 05/15/2016 - 10:52pm
The Wisconsin Chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, along with businesses all over the Badger State, built an above-ground pool for a family in Wausau on Sunday. 

"All Things Baby Expo" brings resources to new and expecting parents

Sun, 05/15/2016 - 10:46pm
The "All Things Baby Expo" visited the Central Wisconsin Convention & Expo Center in Rothschild on Sunday to introduce new and expectant parents to different resources in the community. 

2 people shot at high school graduation ceremony in Kansas

Sun, 05/15/2016 - 8:27pm
Authorities say two people have been wounded at a high school graduation ceremony in southern Kansas after a man with a concealed weapon permit adjusted a sock he had stuffed a pistol into.

Federal judge set to weigh Wisconsin voting changes

Sun, 05/15/2016 - 6:40pm
A federal judge is set to begin a trial to help him decide whether changes Republicans have made to Wisconsin voting laws illegally burden minorities and other Democratic-leaning constituencies.

Body pulled from rubble of Racine County home explosion

Sun, 05/15/2016 - 3:20pm
Racine County authorities say a body has been pulled from the rubble of a home that exploded in the Town of Burlington in southeastern Wisconsin.

Body of missing sailboat owner recovered from Green Bay

Sun, 05/15/2016 - 1:03pm
Authorities have recovered the body of a missing boater from the Bay of Green Bay in northeastern Wisconsin.

Two people taken to hospital after Sunday morning stabbing

Sun, 05/15/2016 - 11:53am
Two people were taken to St. Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield after an altercation early Sunday morning, according to the Marathon County Sheriff's Office. 

Federal judge set to weigh Wisconsin voting changes

Sun, 05/15/2016 - 11:43am
A federal judge is set to begin a trial to help him decide whether changes Republicans have made to Wisconsin voting laws illegally burden minorities and other Democratic-leaning constituencies. 

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