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U.S. health officials say there is conclusive evidence that the Zika virus causes babies to be born with abnormally small heads and other severe brain defects.

A monster has been discovered in Scotland's famous Loch Ness -- but not exactly the Nessie that enthusiasts of the elusive creature may have been hoping for.

In his 1,346th NBA game with the Los Angeles Lakers Wednesday night -- marking his final game with the league -- Kobe Bryant scored 60 points to pull off a fourth quarter upset against the Utah Jazz, 101-96.

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) -- Nothing can stop true love, or at least a good kiss. Not even armed robbers.

Summer camp at the Stevens Point YMCA will be getting an upgrade.

The $250 million budget cuts that started in 2015 at the UW system schools are impacting students and faculty.

High school students explored careers options at REI Engineering on Wednesday in Wausau.

WAUSAU (WAOW) - A Rothschild man with 27 years experience working with labor unions announced Wednesday he is seeking the Democratic nomination to challenge U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy in November. 

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- A Green Bay man has been ordered to stand trial in the fatal shooting of an acquaintance last year.

A Wausau woman is getting ready to run one of the most elite races in the world next week, the Boston Marathon.

A majority of Conservation Congress spring hearing attendees say lawmakers should repeal a law relaxing iron mining regulations.

WAUSAU (WAOW) - A 54-year-old Rib Lake woman was charged Wednesday in the crash that killed a Marshfield bicyclist last summer, according to the Marathon County district attorney's office.

WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) -- Two Wisconsin girls accused of trying to kill their friend as a sacrifice to the horror fiction character Slender Man are seeking their release after nearly two years in custody, saying they're not dangerous and can return to family. 

Court documents show a woman killed by a pellet gun in Adams County was six to eight feet away from the gun when it fired, sending a pellet into her chest.

FOND DU LAC, Wis. (AP) -- Opponents of a large wind farm in Fond du Lac County say they will continue to raise health concerns about the development, despite a state study that shows no conclusive ill effects on residents who live near the turbines. 

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Unions that won a ruling striking down Wisconsin's right-to-work law have submitted a proposed order finalizing the decision that would declare the law is unconstitutional statewide. 

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- A man accused of fatally shooting a woman near the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay campus last year has pleaded guilty to charges.

WAUSAU (WAOW) - Thieves stole a truck and a trailer filled with tires from two trucking firms in the Wausau area.

FOND DU LAC, Wis. (AP) -- Prosecutors in Fond du Lac County have filed criminal charges against the sister of a woman convicted of killing her husband and hiding his body in Milwaukee.

Police have arrested a woman allegedly caught on surveillance video stealing a ring off a corpse in a Texas funeral home.