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American astronaut Scott Kelly and his Russian counterpart Mikhail Kornienko have blasted off on a mission to spend an entire year away from the Earth.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio says someone may have "inappropriately accessed" a gas line before an explosion that leveled three apartment buildings and injured nearly two dozen people.

A man suspected of killing a Wisconsin state trooper in a shootout had been wanted on a Michigan warrant for domestic assault.

The Wisconsin Department of Justice has turned over its final reports on the events that led up to a white Madison Police officer killing an unarmed biracial man to prosecutors.

DETROIT (AP) -- Autopsies have determined that two children found dead in a freezer in their Detroit home were beaten to death, with the youngest child also suffering "thermal injuries."

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker left a tour of the U.S.-Mexico border without addressing questions being raised about his stance on immigration.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A former Dane County sheriff's deputy has changed his plea to guilty in the killings of his wife and sister-in-law.

BARABOO, Wis. (AP) -- Final inspections are taking place this weekend at an old munitions complex in Sauk County that's the site of a new state recreation area.

The state Department of Natural Resources says a company that was looking to open a huge iron mine in northern Wisconsin has officially withdrawn its plans.

Authorities say a student was stabbed five times inside a biology classroom at his high school in Southeast Texas, and that a 15-year-old student has been charged.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid is announcing he will not seek re-election to another term.

There's a push to put the picture of a woman on the $20 bill.The "Women on 20s" is getting support from women across the country.People have been voting for their favorite of 15 women who have made significant impacts.Susan B. Anthony, Harriet Tubman, Rose Parks, and Eleanor Roosevelt are among the choices.Of course, former President Andrew Jackson is on the bill right now.Click here to cast your vote and for more information.Once the list is narrowed down, the campaign will create a petition...

WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) -- A Brookfield couple is accused of locking their 13-year-old daughter in the basement and forcing her to wear a diaper.The mother and stepfather have been charged with child neglect in Waukesha County. Court records say the girl would continually show up at her middle school with dried feces on her. A criminal complaint says the stepfather called the girl "Stink" and refused to let her use the family bathroom or sit on the furniture.WITI-TV reports prosecutors say the ch...

WAUSAU (WAOW)-- Summer snack shops are coming back to life.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has moved 26 elk from Kentucky to Jackson County in hopes of establishing a second herd in the state. 

An annual memorial pool tournament has always carried special meaning for one Central Wisconsin family.

The city of Stevens Point is getting public input about how to improve the parking situation.

Sam Dekker scored a career-high 23 points, Frank Kaminsky added 19 and top-seeded Wisconsin rallied in the final 10 minutes to hold off North Carolina 79-72 Thursday night and advance to the final eight of the NCAA Tournament.

WAUSAU (WAOW) - Wausau City Hall may be making room for two leaders at the top.

The Wisconsin Badgers are heading to the Elite Eight for a second straight season, after a come-from-behind win over North Carolina in Thursday's regional semifinal.