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Gov. Scott Walker is sticking by his timeline for announcing whether he will be running for president.

Probable presidential candidate Scott Walker will tour historical sites and meet with Israeli and Palestinian entrepreneurs during his first trip to Israel.

Wisconsin Republicans have introduced a bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.

RHINELANDER (WAOW) – The boyfriend of a teenager accused of killing her parents and then locking three younger sisters in a room has worked out an agreement in which a misdemeanor sex charge could be dismissed, a court official said Thursday.

NEILLSVILLE (WAOW) - A Hillsboro teenager accused of trying to kill a man following a drinking game involving shots of liquor and punches to the face stood mute in court Thursday when he was asked to enter a plea to the charge, according to online Clark County court records. A judge then entered a not guilty plea for Mathew Gebhardt, 17, court records said.

A candidate is already asking for write-in votes for the upcoming Flint Mayor's race.

A man is charged in Fond du Lac County with hiding the body of his brother in a barrel at their home and failing to report his death.

A Rockford, Illinois mother's cell phone turned out to be life-saving.

WAOW was started in 1965. Historians say central Wisconsin was a conservative area.

Three inmates from a state corrections boot camp in New Richmond have walked away from the facility, prompting the local school district to cancel classes.

 The Legislature's finance committee is set to consider whether to go along with Gov. Scott Walker's plan to raise state park admission and camping fees.

It's not your typical "free gift with purchase" -- buy a new car, get a free gun -- that's the promotion running at one car dealership in Andrews, Texas.

WAUSAU (WAOW)-- The 12th Annual Technology Fair was held in downtown Wausau Wednesday.

MARATHON COUNTY (WAOW) - Wisconsin drivers could soon be allowed to drive faster on some highways.

By The Associated Press 6:45 p.m.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The state Senate has approved a bill that would allow Wisconsin transportation officials to raise the speed limit on some roads to 70 mph. 

The extra police and National Guard troops who were sent into Baltimore after rioting broke out last week are no longer in place.

The state Senate has approved a bill that would allow Wisconsin transportation officials to raise the speed limit on some roads to 70 mph.

An NFL investigation has found that New England Patriots employees likely deflated footballs and that quarterback Tom Brady was "at least generally aware" of the rules violations.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin just got some bad budget news. The nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau said in a memo sent Wednesday and obtained by The Associated Press that it is not expecting any additional tax revenue over the next two years.