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(ABC) -- Two Arizona brothers have been passing the same birthday card back-and-forth on their birthdays for 42 years now -- and they plan on continuing the tradition, says the daughter of one of the men.Photos of the Peanuts birthday card is making rounds on Reddit and Imgur, where Sunny Kate Methier said she uploaded photos of the four-decades-old card her father Jeff Methier first purchased and sent to her uncle, Ron Methier, on April 1, 1973 on Rons 22nd birthday.The yellowed cover...

Rides at the 4th of July carnival in Wausau change, but traditions stay the same. Newsline 9 takes a look back at the celebration from 1996, in this week's Throwback Thursday.

Jail time is on hold for former Saved by the Bell actor Dustin Diamond while he appeals his sentence for an altercation at a Wisconsin bar.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb is running for president, joining a field of Democrats challenging Hillary Rodham Clinton for the nomination.Webb says in a message on his website that the nation needs a fresh approach to solving the problems that confront us.Webb was the first Democrat to form an exploratory committee, announcing his interest in a presidential campaign last November.A Vietnam veteran and former Navy secretary under President Ronald Reagan, Webb was ele...

MADISON (WAOW) Governor Scott Walker says President Barack Obamas overtime pay proposal is empty political rhetoric.The president is visiting Wisconsin to lay out his plan, which would give a pay increase to some 5 million Americans.Currently, salaried workers who earn more than $23,660 per-year are not eligible for overtime.In Obamas proposal, all salaried workers who earn less than $50,440 per-year would be eligible for overtime if they work more than 40 hours in a week.The presiden...

SUGAR CAMP (WAOW) - The Jefferson Award winners for July have worked together for six years, volunteering to make a difference in Sugar Camp by organizing two big events.

The case against the 15-year-old boy accused of killing another teen will stay in adult court, a judge ruled in Marathon County court Thursday.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker plans to make his White House bid official Monday, July 13, in the Milwaukee suburb Waukesha.

The Washington Navy Yard was placed on lockdown this morning following reports of an active shooter at the scene.

Camping is a pastime that brings families together to enjoy the outdoors. As the years go by, camping has become more than just a tent and a campfire.

A 59-year-old Merrill woman is in custody after Lincoln County Sheriff's Department officials say she shot her boyfriend in the leg.

It takes a lot of planning for a presidential visit, involving hundreds of people and dozens of agencies.The La Crosse Regional Airport learned of the presidents visit last Thursday and began planning.

The latest on President Barack Obama's visit to La Crosse, Wisconsin, on Thursday:

WAUSAU (WAOW)--You might have noticed more bugs this year.Experts with the Marathon County Health Department say that could be because of the wet spring wee had.

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- The Wauwatosa police detective who was shot and seriously injured while investigating a burglary has been released from the hospital.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders attracted about 10,000 boisterous supporters at a rally in Madison to show that his bid to snatch the Democratic nomination from front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton isn't a longshot after all.

The shopping rush in on.

A fire that destroyed an uninsured Northwoods senior center has left its future in doubt.

President Obama has proposed the overtime threshold for salaried workers be raised for the first time since 1975.

Kaiser pool was certainly the place to be Wednesday.