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Attorneys for two girls accused of trying to kill a 12-year-old classmate to please horror character Slender Man will try to have jurors selected outside Waukesha County for the defendants' trials.

A Waukesha County man faces multiple charges after allegedly beating up his mother and leading police on a low-speed chase.

Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson make his first campaign stop in Wisconsin this week with rally in Milwaukee.

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New rankings from the insurance industry show that the Audi Q7, Lexus RX and Toyota Prius have the easiest-to-use anchors for child seats.

 Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto called out Donald Trump in an interview Wednesday night, saying the GOP candidate's statements represent a "risk and a threat" to his country. 

MOSINEE (WAOW)-- An incredible photo shoot is a dream come true for an Auburndale High School senior. 

Volleyball is a loud and busy game, but according to D.C. Everest senior Regan Stefan, it has to be. 

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- State agriculture officials say emerald ash borer is getting closer to Wisconsin's North Woods. 

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is reaffirming that people in the U.S. illegally cannot receive legal status, despite recently suggesting he might be softening his stance on immigration. 

School districts throughout Wisconsin are facing a big problem, finding teachers to fill the classrooms.

No one was injured after a fire at Jammers in Antigo.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Mattel's American Girl dolls will soon be sold at Toys R Us stores, a major expansion for the toy company's brand of pricey dolls. 

The Mosinne High School chapter of DECA, a business and marketing club, hosted a mini golf tournament to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

With the school year starting up, kids are heading back to their desks - and away from their favorite summer hangout spots. So the venues that make a business off students need to adjust their schedules. "We definitely anticipate with school starting it'll start to decline," said Dylan Alwin, a partner at Sawmill Mini Golf in Rothschild. "Typically, August has been my busiest month," added Allan Crooks, owner of Grand Valley Adventures, a paintball park in Wausau...

The director of the Wisconsin State Fair ensures the safety of its rides are very carefully regulated, in response to several tragedies where children have been injured or killed on carnival rides.

A man accused of kidnapping his wife while he was under home confinement on charges he beat and abducted her two months ago has been declared brain dead following a self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said Wednesday.

A Mosinee couple went out for a boat ride Tuesday night and the 60-year-old husband didn't come back alive.

BOSTON (AP) -- The start of a program to equip 100 Boston police officers with body cameras has been delayed so a judge can consider a request from the city's largest police union to temporarily halt the program.