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Some Lake Mills residents finished the "Rock Lake Icehenge" this year. This is now the second year they cut ice blocks and built the structure.

The White House says President Barack Obama will ask Congress in the coming days for authority to use U.S. military force against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria.

Paul Chryst didn't have much time to get comfortable when he returned home to coach Wisconsin. The turnover at the top for the Badgers had Chryst scrambling to hold on to some recruits that had committed to previous coach Gary Andersen, while trying to woo new prospects to take a look at Wisconsin.

Wisconsin has hit an all-time high in seat belt use, but the state is still behind the national average.

The University of South Carolina says shots have been fired at its new School of Public Health in downtown Columbia.

Amy Pascal will step down as co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment and head of the film studio, nearly three months after a massive hack hit the company and revealed embarrassing emails.

 Icy conditions have closed a stretch of highway in Marathon County.

STEVENS POINT (WAOW) - A food fair taking place Thursday celebrates food businesses and farmers with the main attraction being a potato bar, organizers say.

It's one of the greatest traditions of the Northwoods. The Hodag is the pride of Rhinelander.

Pope Francis will address a joint meeting of Congress on Sept. 24.

An Appleton man has been arrested for his 12th drunken driving offense.

It was a dramatic account from the early stage of the Iraq War, one that placed NBC News anchor Brian Williams aboard a U.S. military helicopter that had drawn enemy fire.

A Defense Department official is pushing back against a bill to place new restrictions the president's ability to transfer terror suspects out of the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Ford Motor Co. is increasing its production by 40 percent at its plant in Valencia, Spain to 400,000 vehicles this year, amid continued signs of growth in the European car market.

Outnumbered by Republicans, Democratic lawmakers are jockeying to get their views heard as Congress moves ahead with plans to change the much-maligned No Child Left Behind education law.

Anthem Inc., the second largest U.S. health insurer, said Wednesday that its computers were hacked and data on as many as 80 million customers and employees may have been exposed.

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a career-high 25 points and Brandon Knight had 24 as the Milwaukee Bucks outlasted the Los Angeles Lakers 113-105 in overtime Wednesday night for their fifth consecutive victory.

It might have been enough to cause the hearts of true cheeseheads to skip a beat.

The screening process is set to start for potential jurors in the upcoming trial of the man accused of killing famed Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle and a friend of Kyle's.

Many people take pride in their hair and would hate to see anything bad happen to it. That's why an ugly haircut can feel like punishment. A barber in Georgia is taking advantage of that and is now providing a unique service to help parents with misbehaving children.