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MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Milwaukee police say the city has recorded its seventh homicide this week with the beating death of a 63-year-old man. 

Joy Webb attended her first prom ever over the weekend and could only think of one man to take to the dance. She invited her grandfather, James Drain, or as she calls him, Poppa. 

WAUSAU (WAOW) - The Wausau City Council President opened up to city council members about his experience of spending an evening in a hazmat suit.

WAUSAU (WAOW) - Land near Wausau's Dudley Tower is now in the hands of the city.

WAUSAU (WAOW) - A developer can now move forward with planning renovations to the Wausau Club.

PORTAGE COUNTY (WAOW)-- The Portage County Sheriff's Office says one person was hurt following a car crash on Wisconsin Highway 66 at County Road J.

A Stevens Point teenager diagnosed with cancer got the surprise of a lifetime today.

Ministry Saint Joseph's Hospital says the cost to patients won't change when it becomes an all-private-room facility.

Sheriff's officials say a man has died after falling from a moving vehicle in Jackson County.

Sheriff's departments get thousands of 911 calls each year. 

 A Wausau East graduate is spreading his knowledge of robots to students in the area.  

GREEN BAY (WAOW) – A federal judge has sentenced an Antigo man to 45 years in prison for making child pornography, U.S. Attorney James Santelle said Tuesday.

Jailed millionaire Robert Durst has pleaded not guilty to a federal charge of possessing a gun after a felony conviction.

Boston is marking the second anniversary of the 2013 marathon bombings with a subdued remembrance.

The White House says President Barack Obama is removing Cuba from a list of state sponsors of terrorism, a key step in President Barack Obama's bid to normalize relations between the two countries.

Former Newsline 9 anchor Dave Benton passed along some sad news on his Facebook page.

A federal appeals court in Chicago has upheld a lower court ruling that tossed U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson's challenge to the federal health care overhaul.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is proposing an income cap on Social Security benefits as part of major restructuring plan announced ahead of a likely presidential bid.

The shrinking space on airplanes is surely uncomfortable but a government advisory committee is starting to look into whether the lack of legroom also might be dangerous for passengers' health and safety.

One person was killed in a three-car crash in Oneida County Tuesday morning, according to a press release from the sheriff's department there.