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NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- The Navy has developed a prototype of a man-sized robot to do one of the most dangerous jobs aboard any ship: fighting a fire.

GERMANTOWN, Wis. (AP) -- The daughter of a 57-year-old Germantown woman is praising a police officer for saving her mother's life, but the officer is crediting the woman's dog.Officer Jeff Gonzalez was on patrol Friday morning when he spotted the black lab running loose in the snow. When he tracked it down, he found the woman passed out in a lawn chair in the front porch. The temperature was barely above zero, and paramedics think she may have been outside for two hours in a coat and pajamas....

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

The price of Packers tickets is going up.

Valentine's Day is right around the corner. Students at University of Wisconsin Stevens Point are marking the holiday with speed dating.

(WAOW) - A Friday night fish fry favorite is in short supply.

Bye, bye, Miss American Pie. Christie's announced Friday that singer-songwriter Don McLean is selling his manuscript and notes to "American Pie," the wistful anthem that asked, "Do you recall what was revealed the day the music died?"

A law official says he heard the man on trial in the fatal shootings of "American Sniper" author Chris Kyle and another man say: "I shot them because they wouldn't talk to me."

 The 3rd annual central Wisconsin Deer and Hunting Expo kicked off Friday afternoon in Rothschild.

WAUSAU (WAOW) -- A Wisconsin educational organization asked dozens of public schools to provide information some school leaders describe as "extensive" and "unusual."

We have new information about the two people who lost their lives in a Marathon County fire. 

None of the 11 children on a school bus was hurt when their bus weaved back and forth on a Minnesota highway.

PORTAGE COUNTY (WAOW)--Portage County health officials today released some new details about two suspected measles cases.

The Green Bay Packers will be increasing ticket prices for the 2015 season -- with prices going up anywhere from $3 to $5 depending on seat locations. Season ticket holders are learning of the price increases in mailings sent out this week.

WAUSAU (WAOW) - An Antigo man was placed on two years probation Friday for his role in the death of his 27-year-old girlfriend in an unusual pickup truck incident.

Authorities are investigating a Columbia County prison inmate's death.

When Janice Ruhter and Jerry Rice bought their house in San Diego's Carmel Valley neighborhood, they thought they were moving into their dream home, but now the married couple is living there in fear.

A Pennsylvania school district superintendent says five middle school students were mistakenly handed word search puzzles based on "Fifty Shades of Grey" with such terms as "leather cuffs" and "spanking."

Backstage at New York Fashion Week 2015, actress Jamie Brewer was tweeting pictures of herself as she was getting primped and primed for her runway debut.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WAOW) - U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy, R-WI., is joining a bipartisan effort calling on Congress to investigate reported problems at the VA hospital in Tomah.