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The law that bans federal funding for Medicaid coverage of most abortions is now in the spotlight some 40 years after it was passed by Congress, emerging as an election issue in the national debate over the procedure. 

Many parents may unwittingly be placing their babies at increased risk of dying by putting them to sleep in ways that make sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and other forms of sleep-related death more likely, according to a small new study published in the journal Pediatrics today. 

A 4-year-old girl is lucky to be alive after a mountain lion tried to carry her off from a campsite where she was staying with her family on Friday.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- A body has been pulled from floodwaters in Baton Rouge, apparently raising the death toll to seven. 

Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn says six arrests have been made so far Monday evening but there have been no reports of property damage or violence.

Authorities say a 40-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of starting the blaze that destroyed more than 175 homes, business and other structures in a Northern California community.

Unrest in the wake of police shootings has occurred across the country, but now it's here in Wisconsin. 

The sound of the air conditioner kicking on signals heat relief to some.

SALEM, Wis. (AP) -- A Wisconsin man has been hospitalized after a jet ski in his driveway exploded. 

A new law will be put into effect on Tuesday that requires school buses across the Badger State to adopt a new set of amber lights, giving warning to motorists that a bus is preparing to stop.  

The NFL is threatening Clay Matthews and Julius Peppers with a suspension if they don’t start cooperating with the league’s investigation into a report of PED usage.

The Mosinee Fire District teamed up with Swiderski Equipment to beef up their training on possible farm equipment emergencies.  

Multiple crews are on the scene of a barn fire in the Town of Hamburg in Marathon County.  

City Pages, a newspaper that covers Central Wisconsin, is debuting a new website this week after 23 years of only being published in print. 

Reading the tea leaves Monday would lead one to believe that Aaron Rodgers will once again be modeling sideline attire when the Raiders come to Lambeau Thursday night.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) -- Police say combined weights for a 10-year-old boy and two other people riding a raft with him at a water park when he was killed were within the ride's limits. 

Gov. Scott Walker has activated Wisconsin's National Guard to potentially help with the unrest in Milwaukee.

One group is trying to add some flare to crosswalks in downtown Wausau.

WAUSAU (WAOW) - A 51-year-old Wausau man was accused Monday of driving drunk for the 10th time - this trip with his 18-month-old son in the car with him, according to criminal complaint filed Monday.

(CNN)-- Video games may just be catching a bad rap.