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KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) -- Police say 11 people were hurt but none seriously when a bus crashed on Interstate 94 in southeastern Wisconsin.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Lawmakers are set to reignite conversations this week about whether vaping -- using electronic cigarettes and other vapor smoking devices -- should be included in Wisconsin's smoking ban.

First-term Florida senator Marco Rubio is getting together again with the conservative billionaire and politically active Koch brothers.

The president of the National Farmers Union says that when it comes to drones, "your imagination can go pretty wild in terms of what would be possible." 

Forecasters say blizzard-like conditions could drop a foot or more of snow across much of the Northeast at the start of the work week.

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

Frank Kaminsky scored eight of his 22 points in overtime, and No. 6 Wisconsin held off Michigan 69-64 on Saturday night. Derrick Walton's 3-pointer with 1.3 seconds left in regulation tied the game at 57, but the Badgers never trailed in the extra session.

WAUSAU (WAOW) -- The Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wausau is getting a new piece of art and it's made of snow.

WAUSAU (WAOW) --Crowds cheered on athletes competing in the Wisconsin Special Olympics, Wausau 525 Snowmobile Championships and the Badger State Games, Saturday.Nearly 200 Wisconsin athletes strapped on their skis and snowshoes at the 9 Mile Forest in Wausau to compete in the Winter Special Olympics."This is the culmination of eight to ten weeks of training for our athletes," explained Jerry Lyon, an athletic director for Wisconsin Special Olympics.The special olympians say they love the comp...

ATLANTA (AP) -- Police who searched two airplanes in Atlanta found no bombs following online threats made against the aircraft.

D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera hit five 3-pointers and finished with 19 points, and Joshua Smith added 18 points and 15 rebounds to help Georgetown beat Marquette 95-85 in overtime on Saturday.

ATLANTA (AP) -- Police bomb and dog teams searched two planes at Atlanta's main airport Saturday after authorities received what they descried as credible bomb threats, airport and law enforcement officials said.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is holding up his "go big and go bold" attitude as something Republicans need to emulate in Washington.

TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's prime minister says Japan is still working to free two hostages held by the Islamic State group, and he calls a new online video discussing their fate "outrageous and unforgiveable."

ROTHSCHILD (WAOW) -- Officers from the Rothschild Police Department say they responded to a report that someone had been shot at PJ's Log Jam in Rothschild around 1:30 Saturday morning.Everest Metro Police Department, Wausau Police Department and the Marathon County Sheriff's Department also arrived on scene according to a press release.Officials say a 22-year-old man had injuries from an apparent gunshot wound.According to the press release, the man was transported to Aspirus Hospital in Wau...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Two men have been sentenced for providing a synthetic drug to a 17-year-old girl who died of an overdose in Woodbury.

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- A driver who entered Interstate 94 the wrong way is dead and five others are injured after a six-vehicle crash in Milwaukee County

A suburban New York man who served nearly 18 years in prison before his conviction on a charge he killed his wife was overturned has died in a car crash.

MARATHON COUNTY (WAOW) - People will be able to beat the cabin fever with several events going on this weekend.

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