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Probable presidential candidate Scott Walker is in Israel on a five-day trip paid for by the governor's political organization and the Republican Jewish Coalition.

A Darlington mom had a Mother's Day weekend she'll never forget at a Garth Brooks concert in Omaha.

WAUSAU (WAOW)- The early weather broadcasts on Channel 9 didn't have the high tech graphics and radars we see today.

WAUSAU (WAOW) - WAOW-TV celebrated its 50th birthday anniversary Thursday, providing one of its first female personalities to reminisce about the earliest days of the station.

 The spirit of a Marathon County girl taken too soon lived on Sunday through a fundraiser organized by her classmates.

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) -- A spokesman with the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is confirming that a fourth person has been arrested this afternoon on charges related to the shooting of two Hattiesburg police officers.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A Wisconsin prosecutor says he's ready to announce whether to charge a white police officer who fatally shot an unarmed biracial man.

The Mosinee Lions Club hosted its annual pancake breakfast Sunday.

Mother's Day was particularly special for some moms who had just welcomed new babies.

 Authorities say a 19-year-old man has died after a utility terrain vehicle overturned in western Wisconsin.

 New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says part of a nuclear power plant remains offline after a transformer fire that has created another problem: thousands of gallons of oil leaking into the Hudson River.

TOWN OF SPRINGBROOK, Wis. (AP) -- Authorities say a 19-year-old man has died after a utility terrain vehicle overturned in western Wisconsin.

A law enforcement official says three people have been arrested and two of them have been charged with capital murder in the fatal shootings of two Mississippi police officers during a weekend traffic stop in Hattiesburg.

Officials in Iraq say separate bombings outside the capital, Baghdad, have killed at least eight people.

Drumbeats echoed across Liberia's capital as Christian leaders heeded the president's call to celebrate the eradication of Ebola following a horrific outbreak that claimed more than 4,700 lives in this West African nation.

Minneapolis (WXOW) - The third inmate who escaped from a Wisconsin correctional facility was found Saturday.

MERRILL (WAOW)-- The Merrill Fire Department is looking for a suspect after they say the cause of fire that broke out Saturday appears suspicious.

As letter carriers dropped off mail they picked up bags of food Saturday.

May is National Mental Health Awareness Month.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Mitsubishi is recalling more than 130,000 cars because of two separate issues that could lead to reduced visibility for drivers and raise the risk of a crash.