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With the rising wolf population in Wisconsin, attacks on domesticated animals are also on the rise, according to the Department of Natural Resources.  

MADISON (WKOW) -- A life-saving drug that reverses the effects of a heroin overdose can now be obtained without a prescription from pharmacists. 

RACINE, Wis. (AP) -- Racine police say a 13-year-old girl has died after she was pulled from the Root River.

Drone use for emergency situations, from search and rescue to locating a suspect, could be replacing planes when it comes to aerial views. 

The 25-year-old man who went missing in a Town of Rome lake drowned, according to the Adams County Medical Examiner.  

The man injured in a Fitchburg home explosion Thursday night has been identified and is in critical condition

The Air Force says a retired four-star general is under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct.

The government is telling The Associated Press it won't finish before Election Day releasing monthly batches of the detailed daily

Chicago police say a woman pushing a baby in a stroller was fatally shot on the city's South Side.

A judge ruled Friday that two students and an employee must be allowed to use restrooms matching their gender identity at University of North Carolina campuses

Photos from the drone used to find 48 year-old Mark C. Mayo, the suspect who hid in a forest during a standoff with police, have been released. 

National Dog Day was celebrated across the country on Friday.

PLOVER (WAOW) - About 220 marijuana plants in various stages of growth were seized in a search of a Plover home, Police Chief Dan Ault said Friday. A 34-year-old woman and two young children were there at the time. 

WAUSAU (WAOW) - A top administrator said Friday the city has had "conversations" with Sears about acquiring the now-closed store on the east end of the financially-troubled Wausau Center Mall in downtown Wausau.

CARTERSVILLE, Ga. (AP) -- Fire officials say several bystanders held up a kiddie roller coaster that had begun to collapse in Georgia, allowing six children and one adult to escape.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A former Madison police officer will be on probation for two years for stealing government property.

An 85-year-old woman from Antigo is facing charges after killing a road worker last year with her car..

Most wood decks are made of pressure-treated pine or red cedar and are a beautiful addition to any home, but after just a couple years, they can start to look weathered if not taken care of properly.

ELDERON (WAOW) - A bicyclist was seriously hurt when hit by a vehicle on state Highway 49 about noon Friday, the Marathon County Sheriff's Department said. 

Emergency dispatchers received numerous 911 calls of a loud explosion in the Waupaca area Friday morning.