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Packers Head Coach Mike McCarthy's season-ending news conference has been delayed.

It can never get too cold to snow, but it does seem to snow more when its a bit warmer. This is because it is harder for cold air to form snow clouds. Cold air can't hold as much water as warm air can. Clouds form as air rises and cools so the water condenses out. If there is enough water in the air, rain or snow begin to form. Since cold air is denser than warm air, it tends to sink rather than to rise. This means that its harder for clouds and snow to form when its bitter cold. If it doe...

SANAA, Yemen (AP) -- Yemeni presidential aides: Shiite rebels hold president `captive,' he cannot leave his house.

The Republican-controlled Senate education panel is beginning its revision of the landmark No Child Left Behind education law.

 Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson is out to convince an appellate court to revive his lawsuit against part of the federal health care overhaul.

The weather outside is frightful, but a good hearty meal can be so delightful.Newsline 9 stopped by Back When Cafe in Wausau find some winter warm up recipes.

DORAL, Fla. (AP) -- Former NBA star Shaquille O'Neal is now a reserve police officer in South Florida.

PARIS (AP) -- French prosecutors say four men are the first to be charged in connection with three days of terror in the Paris region that left 20 people dead, including three gunmen.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says it's time to turn the page after years of economic hardship at home and wars overseas. But Republicans in charge of Congress say the voters already took care of that last November -- and they're the proof.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- The annual arrival of a fat phone book on Minnesota doorsteps may soon be a thing of the past.

Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers says his injured left calf should heal within six weeks now that Green Bay is out of the playoffs. Rodgers said on his ESPN radio show in Milwaukee on Tuesday that he would have been ready to play had Green Bay advanced to the Super Bowl on Feb. 1. 

Frank Kaminsky had 13 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 6 Wisconsin relied on tough defense to rout No. 25 Iowa 82-50 on Tuesday night.Sam Dekker added 17 points and eight boards for the Badgers (17-2, 5-1 Big Ten), who won their second straight since losing starting point guard Traevon Jackson to a foot injury.

Scores and results from Tuesday's local sports action.

The Wausau Police Department is welcoming a new officer to the team.

Wisconsin lawmakers are reacting to President Obama's State of the Union Address.

It's crunch time for leaders of the Wausau 525 Snowmobile Championship Race.

President Barack Obama says after years of war and recession, "The shadow of crisis has passed."

The father of a 13-year-old girl who police say went on a crime spree with her boyfriend says claims that she was abused at home are "completely bogus."

It was not what Derek Nash expected to find in his 5-year-old's school bag: A bill demanding a "no-show fee" for another child's birthday party.