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The 400 block of downtown Wausau is being transformed into a winter wonderland. It's all for Winterfest.

The man convicted of killing a D.C. Everest graduate had his appeal heard in Minnesota court Thursday.

The family of an unarmed man shot by a police officer in a New York City housing project stairway has notified the city that it intends to file lawsuits seeking $50 million.

An official investigating the arrest of a Virginia woman who said she was bitten by a police dog after leaving a party has determined that the use of force in the incident was unreasonable.

A federal prosecutor has accused a lawyer for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev of trying to "encourage" a hung jury.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A Wisconsin appeals court says a state requirement that singers in the state Capitol obtain a permit was unconstitutional.

There is a new flea market in Wausau. Wausau Pickers opened up in December.

If you were planning on using a Taylor Swift-penned phrase on, say, a locket or a jewelry box, think again.

An Army psychiatrist who killed 13 people in a shooting rampage at a Texas Army base is set to appear in court.

San Francisco police found a dismembered body when they opened a suitcase abandoned on a downtown street and then made another gruesome discovery when they uncovered more body parts nearby.

A gas tank truck explosion collapsed large parts of a Mexico City children's hospital today, leaving at least two reported dead and others injured or believed trapped.

(ABC) -- A Las Vegas kindergartner who died days after coming down with the flu felt well enough to play outside 24 hours before she collapsed, her father told ABC News. Kiera Driscoll, 5, had a slight fever on Sunday morning, but she seemed to be feeling better after taking some children's ibuprofen, said her father, Patrick Driscoll."In fact, she was playing outside that afternoon with my wife and even made a comment that it was 'the most fun time ever,'" Driscoll said.But then Kiera's slig...

Common over-the-counter drugs such as Benadryl may be linked to dementia, according to a new study published this week in JAMA Internal Medicine.Researchers at University of Washington and a nonprofit called Group Health followed 3,434 adults over age 65 for more than seven years.

Bill Gates is part of the world's elite brain trust but there's still one thing that makes the Microsoft founder feel "stupid."

President Barack Obama will seek to bust through spending limits for both domestic and defense programs.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources official says she hopes a new set of bald eagle license plates will take flight across the state. Erin Crain, director for the department's Natural Heritage Bureau, said Wednesday that the agency is accepting bald eagle photo submissions. A winning photo could be featured on the new endangered resources license plate, she said. Crain said the bald eagle plates will replace currently available badger plates. She said the departm...

BROWN DEER, Wis. (AP) -- Four middle school students are facing criminal charges after authorities say they recorded themselves at a so-called sex party that took place at a Brown Deer home over winter break.

SCHOFIELD (WAOW) -- Mathew Janke is in his junior year at D.C. Everest, but his passion for hockey began far before he played at the varsity level."Born in Minnesota, is kind of in my blood," he said. "I just love playing hockey, I love the guys on the team... I never get enough of it.""He's been with us for three years now and just seeing his growth and maturation is tremendous," DCE Head Coach Dan Vanslyke said. "When he came in as a freshman he was a little raw."Now he's found his place on...

Top U.S. universities that worked to overcome reputations for serving only children of the American elite in recent generations are now pushing to do the same internationally.

Gay marriage is inching closer to becoming a reality in Alabama as a federal judge has ruled that probate judges have a constitutional duty to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.