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HOUSTON (AP) -- Former President George H.W. Bush has been taken to a Houston hospital after experiencing a shortness of breath.

OREGON, Wis. (AP) -- The principal of a Madison-area high school is on administrative leave after her third arrest on suspicion of drunken driving in the past month.

MARSHFIELD(WAOW) - A rural Marshfield family lost their home in a fire but crews salvaged some personal items and Christmas presents, the chief deputy of the Marshfield Fire Department said Wednesday.

It's not too late to finish up your holiday shopping.

BERKELEY, Mo. (AP) -- St. Louis County police say a man who pulled a gun and pointed it at an officer has been killed the St. Louis suburb of Berkeley, Missouri.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) -- A northern Illinois resident recognized as the oldest man in the U.S. has died at 110.

HONOLULU (AP) -- A blizzard warning is in effect for the summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa on the Big Island of Hawaii.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Rocker Jon Bon Jovi donned a New York Police Department T-shirt on stage. Well-wishers delivered cookies to police in Cincinnati. In Mooresville, North Carolina, officers were treated by residents to a chili dinner.

BOSTON (AP) -- The parents of a young woman killed in the Haiti earthquake nearly five years ago have made good on her last wish.

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

Severe storms have killed at least four people in Mississippi and damaged homes and businesses throughout the state.

Several local heroes were honored for their bravery and quick thinking in Loyal Tuesday night.

 Former President George H.W. Bush has been taken to a Houston hospital after experiencing a shortness of breath.

Kemba Walker scored 27 points and Gerald Henderson added 16 as Charlotte held off the Milwaukee Bucks 108-101 on Tuesday night, extending the Hornets winning streak to a season-high four games.

For the second straight year, the Packers find themselves in a winner-take-all divisional game in week 17.Last year it was the bears, this time around it's the Lions, who the Packers haven't seen since a 19-7 loss in Detroit in week three.

WESTON (WAOW) -- The holidays are here and stores in central Wisconsin have been packed with people scrambling to finish their last minute Christmas shopping.

Five Green Bay Packers players have been named to the Pro Bowl by the National Football League.

Aaron Rodgers says he thinks he'll be ready for the Green Bay Packers' showdown Sunday against the Detroit Lions for the NFC North title. Rodgers strained his left calf in last week's win over Tampa Bay. 

The slush and snow Tuesday morning made for an unpleasant start to the official holiday travel season.

NEW YORK (AP) -- A New York prosecutor has announced five arrests in a brazen scheme in which guns -- even an AK-47 rifle -- were taken onto passenger jets for years in carry-on luggage.