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Flames broke out early Thanksgiving morning on North 6th Street in Wausau.

Flames broke out early Thanksgiving morning on North 6th Street in Wausau.

Turkeys weren't on the move Thursday morning, but the people of central Wisconsin certainly were.

Turkeys weren't on the move Thursday morning, but the people of central Wisconsin certainly were.

After a dusting of fluffy snow Wednesday night it will be rather cold and dry for Thanksgiving with sunshine developing.  Snow will return by early Friday morning with a few inches possible...

After a dusting of fluffy snow Wednesday night it will be rather cold and dry for Thanksgiving with sunshine developing.  Snow will return by early Friday morning with a few inches possible...

After a dusting of fluffy snow Wednesday night it will be rather cold and dry for Thanksgiving with sunshine developing.  Snow will return by early Friday morning with a few inches possible...

A Supreme Court spokeswoman says Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been released from the hospital after having a heart stent implanted to clear a blocked artery.

After a dusting of fluffy snow Wednesday night it will be rather cold and dry for Thanksgiving with sunshine developing.  Snow will return by early Friday morning with a few inches possible...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The state Department of Natural Resources says it has confirmed a new invasive algae was present in a southeastern Wisconsin lake.

RIB MOUNTAIN (WAOW) - A restaurant in Rib Mountain is changing their Thanksgiving dinner plans in order to help families in need.

RIB MOUNTAIN (WAOW) - A restaurant in Rib Mountain is changing their Thanksgiving dinner plans in order to help families in need.

We've all seen it on opening day of gun deer season, a line of hunters ready to register their deer. But could that be a sight of the past? Gun deer hunting as we know it today is changing. 

We've all seen it on opening day of gun deer season, a line of hunters ready to register their deer. But could that be a sight of the past? Gun deer hunting as we know it today is changing. 

After a dusting of fluffy snow Wednesday night it will be rather cold and dry for Thanksgiving with sunshine developing.  Snow will return by early Friday morning with a few inches possible...

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) -- Frank Kaminsky had 16 points and eight rebounds, Duje Dukan scored 11 points and No. 2 Wisconsin had no trouble beating Alabama-Birmingham 72-43 in the Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals Wednesday night. 

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Korey Billbury's three-point play with 5.6 seconds left gave Oral Roberts a 69-66 victory over Milwaukee on Wednesday in the Middleweight Bracket of the MGM Grand Main Event. 

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun is cautiously optimistic that an offseason procedure has fixed a nagging nerve problem near his right thumb. 

After a dusting of fluffy snow Wednesday night it will be rather cold and dry for Thanksgiving with sunshine developing.  Snow will return by early Friday morning with a few inches possible...

After a dusting of fluffy snow Wednesday night it will be rather cold and dry for Thanksgiving with sunshine developing.  Snow will return by early Friday morning with a few inches possible...