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 LaDontae Henton had 25 points and 15 rebounds and No. 25 Providence held off Marquette 77-66 on Sunday.

Frank Kaminsky scored 31 points in his final home game, sophomore Nigel Hayes added 14 and No. 5 Wisconsin clinched at least a share of the Big Ten regular-season title with a 68-61 victory Sunday over Michigan State. 

At number five in the girls hockey sectional final the Central Wisconsin Storm taking on Northland Pines on Saturday. 

The right-to-work bill is moving on to the state Assembly where it will be debated Monday.

WAUSAU (WAOW) -- Wheels were turning at the Woodson YMCA in Wausau Sunday as more than 75 cyclists worked up a sweat for the 8th annual Pedal it Forward fundraiser.

WAUSAU (WAOW) -- A bitterly cold February is in the past and March is here.

BEIRUT (AP) -- An activist group and a local leader say the Islamic State group has released 19 Christians who were among the more than 220 people the militants took captive in northeastern Syria last week.Bashir Saedi, a senior official in the Assyrian Democratic Organization, says the 16 men and three women arrived safely Sunday and were now at a church in the city of Hassakeh. 

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Disabilities advocates say Gov. Scott Walker's budget cuts could be devastating to programs that help Wisconsinites live independently.

Disabilities advocates say Gov. Scott Walker's budget cuts could be devastating to programs that help Wisconsinites live independently.

February 2015 was one for the record books in the Northeast -- the coldest month ever for three upstate New York cities and the snowiest month ever for Boston.

PORTAGE CO. (WAOW)-- Two people were injured in a three vehicle crash Sunday afternoon, officials with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation say.

WIS. RAPIDS (WAOW)-- The Wisconsin Rapids Police Department is searching for a shoplifting suspect after an incident at CVS on Friday, said officials at the Wisconsin Rapids Police Department.

CHICAGO (AP) -- Chicago baseball fans have lost another one of their best players.

BAUCHI, Nigeria (AP) -- Witnesses and police say a crowd at a northeastern Nigerian market beat to death a teenage girl suspected of planning a suicide attack, then set her body ablaze.

BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (AP) -- Residents of Brattleboro, Vermont, will vote on a ballot item that would let 16- and 17-year-olds vote in local elections.

SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. (AP) -- A husband and wife thought to be one of the oldest married couples in New York have celebrated their birthdays -- and their combined ages will be 212.

Scores, results and highlights from Saturday's local sports action.

ORLANDO, FL (WAOW)--Hundreds of people lined up and lent a hand in Orlando to try and break the high-five world record.

WAUSAU (WAOW) -- More than 600 people dressed up in their craziest gear and leapt into the icy cold water Friday at Sunnyvale Park for the Polar Plunge.Organizers predict they raised more than $100,000 Saturday. All of that money will go to support the Wisconsin Special Olympics."It's a real fun event. Everybody comes out. Everybody is decked out in costumes," said Jerry Lyon, the regional athletic director for Special Olympics Wisconsin. "The plungers are what make this a great, great event....

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- A man has died after a construction accident at the site of the Zoo Interchange project in Milwaukee.