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MERRILL (WAOW)- A former Merrill educator is recognized for his efforts to see the River Bend Trail in Merrill become reality.

Indiana lawmakers have approved changes to a new religious objections law to address charges that it could allow discrimination against lesbians and gays.

WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) -- A judge Thursday set a 15-day trial for a Wisconsin prison inmate accused of killing a Wausau woman and burying her body nearly five years ago.

NCAA President Mark Emmert says the association spoke with lawmakers and the governor of Indiana about how best to revise the state's new religious objections law.

Donations are pouring in for operators of a pizza restaurant in Indiana driven into hiding by angry protests and threats after they said they would refuse to cater a gay wedding.

The state Senate's transportation committee is set to hold a public hearing on a bill that would allow Wisconsin transportation officials to raise the speed limit to 70 mph on roads of their choosing.

The state Department of Justice is investigating why an Eau Claire Police officer shot and wounded a man during a confrontation.

A high speed chase and car crash led to the arrest of seven people involved in a drug investigation, according to the Marathon County Sheriff's Department.

The United States, Iran and five other world powers say they've reached an understanding that will direct them toward achieving a comprehensive nuclear agreement within three months.

An analysis of TV ad spending in Wisconsin's Supreme Court race finds incumbent Justice Ann Walsh Bradley has spent more than $510,000.

New Jersey's Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez says he'll be "vindicated" in a corruption case against him.

Law enforcement officers armed with rifles are searching neighborhoods near the eastern Illinois city of Kankakee as the manhunt for an escaped convict enters a second day.

Which tourist attraction do you prefer – Lambeau Field in Wisconsin or Churchill Downs in Kentucky? Travel Wisconsin is asking people to decide between the two as the Wisconsin Badgers get ready to take on the Kentucky Wildcats in the Final Four match-up on Saturday.

German prosecutors say the co-pilot of Germanwings Flight 9525 appears to have researched suicide methods and cockpit door security in the days before the plane crashed last week.

The Wisconsin Senate majority leader is getting some traction on an alternative plan to help build a new arena for the Milwaukee Bucks.

The operators of a pizza restaurant in Indiana reportedly say they support the Religious Freedom Restoration Act signed into law by Gov. Mike Pence and wouldn't be willing to cater a gay wedding.

Eli Thompson came into this world in the late afternoon of March 4, perfectly healthy, but with one distinction -- he didn't have a nose.

The winter sports season is all but done. You have just a few more days to get in some skiing at Granite Peak in Rib Mountain. In 2003, it was much of the same story.

Dancing for the Paws 2015, a fundraiser for the Humane Society of Marathon County, is almost here!

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Gunmen attacked a college campus in northeast Kenya early Thursday, shooting indiscriminately in dormitories and killing at least two people and wounding 29 others, police said.