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Smoking has long been known to cause complications in pregnancy but a new study aims to show how the unborn baby of a smoking mother reacts differently.

A Badgers' conference is complete without a Nigel Hayes moment.

The co-pilot of the doomed Germanwings plane appeared to want to "destroy the plane," Brice Robin, Public Prosecutor of Marseille, said today.

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Milwaukee police say two boys in a speeding stolen car were killed when the driver ran a stop sign and collided with another car. 

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Representatives from the Department of Veterans Affairs are set to testify in front of a U.S. Senate committee amid accusations that a VA hospital in Tomah rampantly overprescribed painkillers. 

For the first time since breaking his foot on January 11, Wisconsin point guard Traevon Jackson is likely to play against North Carolina Thursday. But good news for one team means bad for the other.

MARATHON COUNTY (WAOW) - On Wednesday, flags flew at half-staff at the Wisconsin State Patrol post in Rib Mountain in honor of a trooper shot and killed in Fond du Lac Tuesday evening.

Green Bay Packers receiver Jordy Nelson has had offseason surgery on his hip. A person with knowledge of Nelson's surgery told The Associated Press it was hip.

Six of the 16 teams in the NCAA Tournament's regional semifinals this week have 10 or more losses. That's the most ever to advance that far in the tourney.

Just two hours after the badgers won the Big 10 Tournament Championship, a baby named Bo Ryan was born.

Badgers point guard Traevon Jackson hasn't played since January 11, but it appears his broken foot may be healing at the perfect time.

The snow didn't stop people from heading outside Wednesday.  

A Wausau student has won a statewide competition for growing the biggest cabbage.  

University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross says he'll quit if he can't convince legislators to reduce a $300 million cut that Gov. Scott Walker wants to impose on campuses.

WESTON (WAOW) – A 16-month-old child suffered severe burns to his face, and a 22-year-old man is suspected of intentionally immersing the child into “extremely hot water,” the Everest Metro Police Department said Wednesday.

A game-winning buzzer-beater by Khris Middleton gave the young Milwaukee Bucks a lift. The team has been struggling since the All-Star break but remains in playoff contention. 

DENVER (AP) -- No injuries are reported after a Delta Airlines plane was hit by a de-icing truck Wednesday morning at Denver International Airport.

Unemployment is up in most major Wisconsin cities and counties between January and February.

NEW YORK (AP) -- The comedy troupe behind the cult hit "Super Troopers" has launched a crowd-funding campaign to help bankroll a sequel.

NEW YORK (AP) -- The cover for Harper Lee's new novel will surely remind you of the cover for her old one.