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A West Point vintage sweater bought at a Goodwill store in North Carolina could fetch more than $20,000.

CRANBURY, N.J. (AP) -- A New Jersey highway pileup involving 15 or more vehicles including box trucks and a bus has left at least one person dead and several others injured.

WAUSAU (WAOW) -- City officials sat in a meeting for hours Monday evening to discuss a city worker payment plan.A city worker payment-for-performance plan was enacted a year ago.City officials say the plan was meant to encourage city workers to strive for improvement and be rewarded for their hard work."We really wanted to bring together paying people based on performance and paying people relative to the market," explained Keene Winters, the Wausau District 6 alderperson.Some city officials ...

RHINELANDER (WAOW) - In a brand new feature called "The Story of Us" Newsline 9 is looking at what makes a community special.In Rhinelander, it's the legend of a fearsome beast living in the woods.

The Marathon County Public Library in Wausau is celebrating Valentine's Day with a contest.

We know Wisconsin students are talented. And now it's on display at the Marathon County Public Library.

The DC Everest Varsity Dance Team has a new title, 2015 State Champions.

A Minnesota legislator said letting 18-year-olds drink in bars and restaurants is a smart safety move—but La Crescent law enforcement disagrees.

A Wausau man with special needs is about to have his dream come true by competing in a big race. 

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) -- A Sheboygan alderman is charged with repeatedly sexually assaulting a teenage boy last year.

The oldest living crew member of the USS Arizona to have survived the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor has died in Northern California at the age of 100.

STEVENS POINT (WAOW) - A judge Monday ordered a second man jailed on $100,000 bail in the heroin overdose death of a University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point student more than a year ago, according to online Portage County court records.

The best-selling book series, turned motion picture is now one of the most highly anticipated box office releases of 2015.

Since its release the movie "American Sniper" has sold out theaters, captivated audiences and kept people talking.

The Powerball phenomenon continues! No one won the top prize in Saturday's drawing.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is headed to London for a trade mission that comes on the heels of a similar trip last week by another potential Republican presidential candidate, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Embattled NBC News anchor Brian Williams is backing out of scheduled appearance on David Letterman's "Late Show" on Thursday.

As we approach mid-February, winter sports are winding down. Regional wrestling begins next weekend, and as the seasons near their end the competition only heats up.Here are the top five high school plays we caught on camera last week.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- Australia's Jason Belmonte won his record third straight United States Bowling Congress Masters title Sunday, beating McKendree University senior AJ Johnson 202-157.Using a unique two-handed delivery, Belmonte has 11 PBA Tour titles and four major victories. He earned $50,000 on Sunday at The Ashwaubenon Bowling Alley.Belmonte beat Hall of Famer Pete Weber 232-210 in the semifinal. Weber opened the stepladder final with 237-223 victory over Sweden's Martin Larsen and t...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Samantha Logic scored a career-high 30 points, including 13 in the game-breaking run, as No. 16 Iowa raced to an 87-75 win over Wisconsin on Sunday.The Hawkeyes (19-4, 10-2 Big Ten), leading 42-38 at halftime, opened the second half with a 19-2 run -- with seven straight points from Logic. Then she had a 3-pointer and a three-point play before Whitney Jennings capped the run to make it 59-40.Bethany Doolittle and Ally Disterhoft combined for 35 points, 28 in the first ha...