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It may seem like a tall order: have your children turn off the TV, tablet, phone and computer for a whole week. That's the idea behind "Screen-Free Week," which is May 4 through 10. 

Co-chairs of the Legislature's budget committee say an agreement has been reached in the Senate and Assembly not to move forward with Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to give the University of Wisconsin more independence from state law and oversight.

NEILLSVILLE (WAOW) - A former Abbotsford High School math teacher accused of sexually assaulting two 17-year-old female students has reached a plea deal that significantly changed the charges in one of the cases against him.

A Republican lawmaker has introduced a bill that would require students to pass the civics test prospective U.S. citizens face to graduate from high school or earn an equivalency diploma.

Mourners are paying respects to the victims of Sunday's shooting in Menasha by leaving flowers, letters and stuffed animals at Fritse Park, the scene of a tragedy that rocked the community.

Several southern states are among the worst places for working mothers, according to a new survey. 

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is set to announce he will seek the 2016 Republican presidential nomination.

A Raleigh police officer who was given a free cup of coffee by Starbucks is now suing the company after he spilled it and got burned.

The Milwaukee Brewers rallied for three runs in the eighth inning to win in Craig Counsell's managerial debut, a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night.

The Schofield Fire Department is battling a house fire on the 800 block of Maryland Avenue.

Authorities are asking the public for help after human remains were found in east-central Wisconsin last week.

Central Wisconsin Muslims will have a new house of worship in the coming years.

 The city of Wausau will repair a damaged bridge next year.

Students at Columbus Catholic High School in Marshfield chopped off their locks for a good cause. 

A 95-year-old WWII veteran fought off a would-be robber with his cane.

A new scam seems to be targeting recently widowed women, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff's Department.

A 28-year-old man is in custody after cutting an Adams County Sheriff's deputy in the face with a knife, according to the Adams County Sheriff's Department.

New York's police commissioner confirms that a police officer who was shot in the head over the weekend has died.Officer Brian Moore had been trying to stop a man who was suspected of carrying a handgun.

President Barack Obama says a sense of powerlessness and unfairness among young minorities has helped fuel the protests the nation has seen in Baltimore and Ferguson, Missouri.

A Republican lawmaker has introduced a bill that would require students to pass the civics test prospective U.S. citizens face to graduate from high school or earn an equivalency diploma.