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MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says he's praying over whether to run for president in 2016 as he hires a senior adviser, plans a trip to Iowa in a couple weeks and expects to form an organization to raise and spend money on the exploratory effort.

The Vilas County Sheriff's Department is holding a a public forum tonight to talk about the death of a 61-year-old woman whose body was found outside a Presque Isle store late last week.

STEVENS POINT (WAOW) - A 27-year-old Stevens Point man arrested following an argument with his father was so drunk that a portable breath tester used to measure his intoxication could not get a blood-alcohol reading, police said Wednesday.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Looking up a woman's skirt would be a felony under a Republican-sponsored bill that's one of the first introduced this year in the Wisconsin Legislature.

Milwaukee police say the 3-year-old girl found walking outdoors overnight in the bitter cold is doing OK.

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (AP) -- The Stevens Point Brewery is planning a $1.5 million expansion.

 Subaru is recalling about 199,000 cars and SUVs for a second time to fix rusty brake lines that can leak fluid and cause longer stopping distances.

J.C. Penney is closing additional stores in Wisconsin.

It's organic, all-natural and it has plenty of the "awww" factor." 19 goats that make up "goat girls" will eat Christmas trees like holiday leftovers for people living near Amhurst, Massachusetts.

RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) -- A judge has decided the state of Washington has the authority to bring a consumer protection lawsuit against a florist who refused to provide flowers for a gay wedding.

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Health officials say Wisconsin has recorded its first flu-related child death of the season.

PARIS (AP) -- French Prime Minister Manuel Valls says there were "several arrests" overnight in the hunt for two suspects in the deadly shooting at a satirical newspaper.

PARIS (AP) -- Paris police say an officer has been shot on the city's southern edge. The shooting of the officer comes a day after masked gunmen killed 12 people -- including two police -- in an assault on a satirical newspaper.

Scoring 1,000 career points is a rare accomplishment, yet the Wausau West Warriors have had two players do it already this season. In late November, former Newsline 9 Athlete of the Week Jasmin Samz dropped her 1000th career point in a Warriors loss to Pulaski. This past Friday, Taylor Penn followed suit.

Brandon Knight and Khris Middleton scored 18 points apiece, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat Philadelphia 76ers 97-77 on Wednesday night. The Bucks (19-18) shot 53.9 percent from the field in their fifth consecutive road win.

Frank Kaminsky scored 21 points and Josh Gasser added 15 as fourth-ranked Wisconsin held off stubborn Purdue 62-55 on Wednesday night.

Aaron Rodgers didn't practice Wednesday because of a calf injury, though coach Mike McCarthy still expects his starting quarterback to be ready on Sunday when the Green Bay Packers host Dallas.

The Green Bay Packers organization and the city have some plans to get fans fired up before Sunday's playoff game against the Dallas Cowboys at Lambeau Field.

WAUSAU (WAOW) - The winter season is putting a bit of a freeze on apartment hunting in Wausau.

MARATHON COUNTY (WAOW) - Four people have been charged after police seized $4,000 worth of drugs.