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Cam Newton threw for 198 yards and two touchdowns, Carolina's defense set an NFL record for fewest yards allowed in a postseason game, and the Panthers defeated the Arizona Cardinals 27-16 on Saturday.

Juan Anderson made 6 of 8 shots and finished with 18 points to lead Marquette to a 75-66 win over Providence on Saturday.

PRESQUE ISLE (WAOW)-- Authorities say a lifeless body was found outside of the Townhouse Store in downtown Presque Isle.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Gov. Scott Walker begins his second term Monday as the Legislature reconvenes with larger Republican majorities for a two-year session. The big issues they're likely to face:-- How to plug a $2.2 billion state budget gap. Walker is to introduce his plan in early February and lawmakers will spend months altering it before voting on the tax and spend plan likely in late spring.-- Whether, when and how much to cut property and income taxes, as Walker promised on the campaig...

MEDFORD, Wis. (AP) -- A pregnant Wisconsin woman is challenging the state's "cocaine mom" law that put her in jail for 18 days.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- A malpractice case for a Minnesota woman who died after receiving a transplant of a cancerous pancreas may be headed for a trial.The Minnesota Court of Appeals this week ruled the case against Dr. Ty Dunn should head to court in the death of Jodie Shierts, 36. The court says Dunn didn't know the pancreas was infected with cancer but should have screened the donor more thoroughly.The Star Tribune reports Shierts, of Pequot Lakes, received the transplant in March 2007. I...

EDDYVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Federal authorities have arrived at the scene of a Kentucky plane crash that a 7-year-old girl survived after it killed four members of her family.Kentucky State Police Sgt. Dean Patterson says Federal Aviation Administration officials have arrived, and investigators with the National Transportation Safety board also were expected to get to the scene on Saturday.The FAA says a small Piper PA-34 reported engine trouble and lost contact with air traffic controllers as it ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) -- A 625-pound western Michigan man who said he was too large to go to court for a fake bomb threat case has been arrested for driving on a suspended license.Defense attorney Damian Nunzio tells The Grand Rapids Press that police stopped 44-year-old Jeffery Klein on New Year's Day.Klein later pleaded guilty via video from jail to making a 2012 bomb threat to a mobile home park. Sentencing is scheduled on Feb. 12.Klein had missed court hearings over the past two years ...

Kentucky State Police say four people have been killed in a small plane crash and a 7-year-old girl apparently survived and walked away from the wreckage.

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

C.J. Miles scored 22 points and Roy Hibbert had 18, leading the Indiana Pacers to a 94-91 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night.

WAUSAU (WAOW) -- The crazy winter weather is taking a tole on one favorite seasonal activity, ice skating.

WAUSAU (WAOW) -- The California man charged with beating a Marathon County police dog on New Year's Eve headed to court.Deputies say 29-year-old Andrew Devens struck a Marathon County K-9.Officers sent the dog into a home in Rib Mountain after responding to a domestic disturbance call. Officers say Devens hit the dog."These dogs take it personally and they'll stay in the fight as long as they need to," said Cory Gladden, a Marathon County K-9 handler. "That's part of the training we do with t...

A church bus carrying about 30 children from Wausau caught fire in Green Bay late Friday afternoon.

When it gets below zero, the first concern is frostbite from wind chill. Once temperatures get below negative ten, frostbite can start in less than half an hour. Any wind will make your body loose heat even faster. At 20 below a gentle breeze can make it feel closer to 40 below. At those temperatures, frostbite can start in under 15 minutes. So when you do need to head outside, make sure that you dress appropriately. You should wear: Several layers of loose, light weight clothing. The air be...

Gas prices continue to drop across our state. One central Wisconsin village has unleaded prices below two dollars a gallon.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Hundreds of people died on Wisconsin roads last year, but the overall total was the fewest in more than seven decades.

The post-season recognition has begun for the Green Bay Packers, with quarterback Aaron Rodgers and fullback John Kuhn earning spots on the 2014 Associated Press NFL All-Pro team.

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers was held out of practice as the Green Bay Packers returned to work Friday.Rodgers, selected to All-Pro team on Friday, is recovering from a calf injury.

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers was held out of practice as the Green Bay Packers returned to work Friday.