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Remaining unusually cold and breezy this week.  A little light snow for Wednesday.  Then quite a bit warmer this weekend but some rain could move in too.

Remaining unusually cold and breezy this week.  A little light snow for Wednesday.  Then quite a bit warmer this weekend but some rain could move in too.

Taylor County sheriff's officials has released new information about the human remains found in the rubble of a tree stand fire.

Taylor County sheriff's officials has released new information about the human remains found in the rubble of a tree stand fire.

MOSINEE (WAOW) – A 55-year-old worker died Monday when he fell from a hydraulic bucket while installing insulation at a paper mill, Mosinee Police Chief Ken Muelling said.

MOSINEE (WAOW) – A 55-year-old worker died Monday when he fell from a hydraulic bucket while installing insulation at a paper mill, Mosinee Police Chief Ken Muelling said.

Taylor County sheriff's officials has released new information about the human remains found in the rubble of a tree stand fire.

RHINELANDER (WAOW) – More than 40 students shared nude photos of some Rhinelander teenagers on personal cell phones but no criminal charges will be filed, law enforcement and school officials said Monday.

RHINELANDER (WAOW) – More than 40 students shared nude photos of some Rhinelander teenagers on personal cell phones but no criminal charges will be filed, law enforcement and school officials said Monday.

Wisconsin would join five other states that impose special fees on electric and hybrid vehicles if the proposed $50 annual charge put forward by the Department of Transportation becomes law.

The Bradley Center in Milwaukee has been selected as the site for the first and second-round NCAA men's basketball tournament games in 2017, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Snowy roads caused a driver to lose control and hit a tree, killing her, according to the Adams County Sheriff's Department.

Snowy roads caused a driver to lose control and hit a tree, killing her, according to the Adams County Sheriff's Department.

The world is running out of chocolate according to two of the world's biggest chocolate makers.

The world is running out of chocolate according to two of the world's biggest chocolate makers.

A tree in Polk City, Iowa is becoming somewhat of a tourist attraction.

A Nebraska hospital says an Ebola patient being treated in its biocontainment unit has died.

Officials in Iraq say two car bombs in busy commercial areas in the capital Baghdad have killed at least 14 people and wounded 31.

Russia's president says he believes peace in Ukraine is possible but that neither side is fully holding up a peace deal struck in September.

U2 frontman Bono has injured his arm while riding a bicycle in New York City.