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Fog and rain Sunday night to becoming light snow Monday morning after daybreak.  Only light accumulations expected in our part of the state with greater amounts in far southern Wisconsin and the Lake Superior Snow Belt.  It will be windy and colder Monday with areas of drifting snow and slippery roads.  We should dry out by Tuesday.

Fog and rain Sunday night to becoming light snow Monday morning after daybreak.  Only light accumulations expected in our part of the state with greater amounts in far southern Wisconsin and the Lake Superior Snow Belt.  It will be windy and colder Monday with areas of drifting snow and slippery roads.  We should dry out by Tuesday.

Fog and rain Sunday night to becoming light snow Monday morning after daybreak.  Only light accumulations expected in our part of the state with greater amounts in far southern Wisconsin and the Lake Superior Snow Belt.  It will be windy and colder Monday with areas of drifting snow and slippery roads.  We should dry out by Tuesday.

NORRIE (WAOW)-- Authorities say three people have been sent to the hospital after a two car crash at the intersection of County Road N and Y.

NORRIE (WAOW)-- Authorities say three people have been sent to the hospital after a two car crash at the intersection of County Road N and Y.

NORRIE (WAOW)-- Authorities say three people have been sent to the hospital after a two car crash at the intersection of County Road N and Y.

Fog and rain Sunday night to becoming light snow Monday morning.  Windy and turning colder Monday.  Dry and cool Tuesday.  Light snow possible Wednesday.

BOSTON (AP) -- Legal documents show an American priest named by Pope Francis as the Vatican's sex crimes prosecutor was among church officials who failed to report an abusive priest to law enforcement before the now-jailed man committed other acts of sexual abuse.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) -- A student at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire has been named a Rhodes scholar and will enter Oxford University next October.

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PINE RIVER (WAOW) -- A 51-year-old man from Warren, Minn. was taken to the hospital after a car accident in the town of Pine River in Lincoln County.Wisconsin State Patrol officers say the accident happened around 8:30 p.m. Saturday and one vehicle was involved.They say the driver was traveling along Highway 64 and tried to turn onto County Road W at an accelerated speed. Officials say the vehicle went into the ditch, overturned and struck a tree.The Wisconsin State Patrol and Merrill Police ...

CLEVELAND (AP) -- Police in Cleveland are asking for help finding who shot and killed a pregnant woman and her unborn child along with three others.Authorities say they haven't determined a motive or identified a suspect in the killings that happened Friday night.Among the victims are 60-year-old Lemon Bryant, a 19-year-old man and a 17-year-old girl.Pregnant homeowner Sherita Johnson and her unborn child also were killed.Investigators say the Johnson's 9-year-old daughter was grazed by a bul...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The state Department of Natural Resources and federal environmental officials have developed a new plan to promote wetland restoration.Currently the DNR requires parties that get permits to fill in wetlands to offset the impact by either restoring wetlands elsewhere or by purchasing credits from banks established by other entities that have done restoration work.DNR officials say they've finalized an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Environmen...

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) -- President Barack Obama is dismissing criticism that he overstepped his authority by acting unilaterally to shield millions of immigrants from the threat of deportation.Obama says in an interview broadcast nationally Sunday that presidents use "prosecutorial discretion" all the time.He says it was important to prioritize the deportation of criminals and recent arrivals while sparing people who have lived here illegally for at least five years and may have children who a...

Frank Kaminsky scored 26 points and No. 3 Wisconsin beat Boise State 78-54 on Saturday night. Nigel Hayes added 15 points for the Badgers (4-0), and Traevon Jackson had 11.

Fog remained dense at times, but it certainly was milder today as afternoon readings reached above freezing for the first time in a week and a half

Paul Pierce scored 25 points and John Wall added 19 points as the Washington Wizards rallied in the second half to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 111-100 Saturday.