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Each year we set aside one day to celebrate our moms.

WAOW TV-9 is continuing the 50th anniversary celebration! In 1988, Sean Cronin was hired to join the Newsline 9 team.

The list of girls' and boys' names is compiled by the Social Security Administration.

Prosecutors say a 17-year-old Madison boy stabbed and wounded the father of his former prom date because her parents asked him to help pay for the prom dress she wouldn't get to use.

PATERSON, N.J. (AP) -- A New Jersey judge has ruled that a set of twins has different fathers.

At least three people are hurt after a three car crash in Shawano County, according to Shawano County Sheriff's Department officials.

MARATHON COUNTY (WAOW) - An Oregon bakery that refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple is bringing their fundraising campaign to central Wisconsin.

Thousands of students are expected to attend the Science & Engineering festival in Wausau Friday.

 New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie used $85,000 in public money to entertain in luxury boxes at sports venues between 2010 and early 2012.

Meals on Wheels for some Northwoods senior citizens will resume Friday after a fire destroyed their community center.

A bear in a bad spot received some help from rescuers in Pierce County over the weekend.

WPS Health Insurance in Wausau is dealing with a bedbug issue in its building.

RHINELANDER (WAOW) - It was a routine day at Wild Instincts. Someone dropped off three baby raccoons, their eyes not yet open.

WAUSAU (WAOW) – A 37-year-old Wausau man was accused Thursday of supplying the heroin that killed a man found dead in a Rothschild motel room, according to a criminal complaint.

We are celebrating 50 years on the air with you here at WAOW. Like any special birthday, we celebrated in a big way.

WISCONSIN RAPIDS (WAOW) - A Wisconsin Rapids man suffered a broken jaw after a neighbor hit him with a baseball bat during an argument about money, police said Thursday. 

The popular Wausau event Balloon and Rib Fest will have another element this summer, according to Wausau Events.

NEKOOSA (WAOW) - A 32-year-old woman told authorities she was forced to drive at gunpoint by a man she had met at a tavern, the Wood County Sheriff's Department said Thursday.

Gov. Scott Walker says his proposed $300 million cut to the University of Wisconsin System is "manageable" and "realistic" if UW is given some flexibilities to save money.

In honor WAOW's 50 year celebration, Chief Meteorologist Justin Loew took us back in time with his forecast.