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Members of the Menominee Indian Tribe are about halfway through their journey from Keshena to Madison where they hope to meet with Gov. Scott Walker this week and change his mind about their plans for a casino in Kenosha.

Democratic lawmakers say they hope Gov. Scott Walker will change his mind and accept federal dollars for Medicaid.

Packers tight end Brandon Bostick is no longer with the team, he tweeted Monday afternoon.

Columbia County Sheriff's Department says the inmate found dead on February 12 at Columbia Correctional Institution is 40-year-old Jerome A. Scott.

Multiple crews are on the scene of a house fire in western Marathon County, according to a post on the Marathon County Sheriff's Department Facebook page.

A year ago, Ashley McIntyre decided to donate her kidney to a total stranger. Today, she's engaged to him, and their baby is due in June.

A woman was stung by a scorpion while on a plane waiting to take off from Los Angeles International Airport, an airline spokesman said today.

One person is dead after a two-car crash in Waushara County Sunday, according to the Waushara County Sheriff's Department.

A 20-year study says U.S. teens are getting sleepier. The result show many lack even seven hours of shut-eye each night and the problem has worsened over two decades.

 A Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources biologist says the sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago may continue through Sunday while it may last another two or three days on upriver lakes.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) -- Danish police say that they have arrested two men suspected of helping the gunman who carried out the two shooting attacks over the weekend in Copenhagen.

PHOENIX (AP) -- The Syrian boyfriend of an Arizona woman who was taken hostage by Islamic State militants says she remained selfless even while she was held captive.

Tuesday is Mardi Gras. Newsline 9 stopped by Christian's Bistro in Plover to find out how to make some Mardi Gras favorites.

CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt is reacting strongly to a video released by militants in Libya that purports to show the mass beheading of Coptic Christian hostages.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Natalie Romeo scored a career-high 21 points and Tear'a Laudermill added 20 and No. 22 Nebraska ended a three-game losing streak with a 70-63 win over Wisconsin on Sunday.All three of the losses came against ranked teams and after the Cornhuskers (18-7, 8-6 Big Ten) lost standout guard Rachel Theriot to an ankle injury suffered in practice.Romeo, a freshman, making her fifth start and third straight in Theriot's absence, hit 7 of 11 shots with three 3s.Wisconsin (8-16, 4...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Frank Kaminsky scored 23 points, Bronson Koenig added 15, and No. 5 Wisconsin beat Illinois 68-49 on Sunday.Nigel Hayes had 14 points for the Badgers, who are now off to their best start in school history at 23-2. Wisconsin leads the Big Ten at 11-1 in conference play.The Illini (17-9, 7-6) had a four-game winning streak snapped. Malcolm Hill scored 15 points, while Rayvonte Rice added 10.The Badgers took control of the game with a 15-2 run sandwiched around halftime and...

A report from a cybersecurity firm says an international hacking ring has stolen up to $1 billion from banks around the globe in what would be one of the biggest banking breaches known.

Parents and doctors are reacting to the news that the measles may be in central Wisconsin.

 Darien Walker scored 18 points, hitting all but one of his four shots from behind the arc, to lead Valparaiso to a 62-55 win over Milwaukee on Sunday.

 Natalie Romeo scored a career-high 21 points and Tear'a Laudermill added 20 and No. 22 Nebraska ended a three-game losing streak with a 70-63 win over Wisconsin on Sunday.