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A professor at UW-Stevens Point has some unique art on display, and it's all from one symbol.  

Some are calling Stevens Point the city of champions and for a good reason.

The legal battle over Wisconsin's voter I.D. law is over, but the change has been delayed until after the spring election next month.

STEVENS POINT (WAOW) - Stevens Point Police made 142 OWI arrests last year, which was a 21 percent increase from 2013.

MADISON (WAOW) - A 29-year-old Rhinelander woman was sentenced to 7 1/2 years in federal prison for unlawfully possessing a gun and ammunition as a convicted felon, U.S. Attorney John Vaudreuil said Monday.

The head of elections in Wisconsin says he anticipates that there will be special elections later this year where photo identification will be required for people to vote.

When it comes to math and science homework, sometimes more doesn't always mean better.

Former NFL All-Pro Darren Sharper has pleaded guilty to sexual assault and attempted sexual assault in a plea deal with Arizona prosecutors and was immediately sentenced to nine years in prison.

Gov. Scott Walker says the U.S. Supreme Court's decision not to hear a challenge to the state's voter identification law is "great news for Wisconsin voters."

A Newman Catholic High School religion teacher pleaded guilty Monday to 10 counts of possession of child pornography in a plea deal that dismissed 22 other counts, according to online Marathon County court records.

The Wisconsin state elections board says it is awaiting direction from the state Department of Justice about what comes next now that the U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear a challenge to the state's voter identification law.

The American Civil Liberties Union is asking a federal appeals court to block implementation of Wisconsin's voter identification law for an election that's less than two weeks away.

A photograph from a 10K race in Kentucky is going viral. It's not of the winner -- or even a medal ceremony. It shows a woman, determined not to give up, crossing the finish line hand in hand with her son and a police officer, two people who kept her going.

The Supreme Court has turned away a challenge to Wisconsin's voter identification law, after having blocked the state from requiring photo IDs in November's general election.

Parents are demanding answers after learning that a registered sex offender worked as the Easter Bunny at a Pennsylvania mall.

Police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, say a man is facing a charge of attempted manslaughter after he confessed to shooting his 18-year-old son during an argument over orange juice.

Starbucks baristas will no longer write "Race Together" on customers' cups starting Sunday.

UNION GROVE, Wis. (AP) -- Authorities are searching for a 20-year-old man suspected of firing a gun at a sheriff's deputy outside a grocery store in Union Grove.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz says in a Twitter message that he is running for president. Cruz released an early morning tweet on Monday confirming what had long been an expected White House run from the tea party favorite.

WAUSAU (WAOW)-- Badgers fans in the Wausau area gathered at local bars to watch the game Sunday.