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STEVENS POINT (WAOW)-- The Stevens Point community came out to celebrate life tonight.

STEVENS POINT (WAOW)-- University of Stevens Point students celebrated Arbor Day!

WAUSHARA COUNTY (WAOW)-- All eastbound lanes of Wisconsin Highway 21 are closed following a crash in Waushara County, that's according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.The crash happened at on Wisconsin Highway 21 and West Main St. near Redgranite around 7 p.m.Stay with Newsline 9 for more.

We are getting a closer look at phase two of renovations at Athletic Park in Wausau.  

Friday was the end of a week of celebrating small business in Wausau. 

A Central Wisconsin fundraising website has helped 600 people raise $2 million and it continues to grow, the founder said Friday.

A Minnesota city is suing six makers of sanitary wipes, saying the "so-called flushable wipes" are clogging sewer systems.

A man accused of trying to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State group is going to be sent from California to Minnesota to face charges.

Harley-Davidson is recalling nearly 46,000 motorcycles in the U.S. because they could stay in gear due to clutches that won't fully disengage.

The trial for a former police officer accused of killing a woman whose body was found in a suitcase along a rural Wisconsin highway has been delayed until November.

A 58-year-old man is dead after a building he was trying to demolish collapsed, according to the Clark County Sheriff's Department.

NEILLSVILLE (WAOW) - The Spencer mother accused of trying to hire a hitman to kill the fathers of two of her daughter's children has reached a plea agreement with prosecutors, her attorney said Friday.

Soccer players from around the state will be in Stevens Point for a tournament Saturday.

Students at Newman Catholic Middle School were having fun Friday morning with a unique experiment.

About 10 bicycles that were locked up or inside of locked buildings have been stolen this month in Stevens Point, according to Sergeant Tony Babl.

A Wisconsin man has pleaded not guilty to a federal charge that he tried to join the Islamic State terror group.

This past winter was not as cold as the one before. Snowfall was about 30 inches less than last winter as well. Moving into spring, the weather has not been “picture perfect”, but this spring has been much warmer than the last two spring seasons. So what does this mean for the annual Rib Mountain Snowmelt Contest?

A former police officer is due in court for a hearing on accusations he killed a woman whose body was found in a suitcase discarded along a rural Wisconsin highway.

The celebratory response to Britain's next baby royal baby may boost the British economy by $120 million, but the economic effects may be stronger if it's a baby princess, according to some experts.

Renown Wisconsin-born architect Frank Lloyd Wright changed the face of modern architecture. Wright designed for the modern family and created homes, dozens of which are in Wisconsin.