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A dog shot by police in Wood County has sparked controversy about whether the officer used excessive force.

SCHOFIELD (WAOW) -- Some D.C. Everest students fed up with federal regulations boycotted school lunch Thursday.

One worker was killed and two others were seriously injured in a fracking accident at an oil or gas well site in northern Colorado.

Agriculture experts and other farmers are weighing in on video released of workers at a Shawano County farm hitting cows. 

Remaining unseasonably cold through early next week.  No big storms, just some periods of flurries.  Perhaps a light snow accumulation late Saturday.

Remaining unseasonably cold through early next week.  No big storms, just some periods of flurries.  Perhaps a light snow accumulation late Saturday.

FRIENDSHIP (WAOW) – A man armed with a pistol and wearing a black ski mask stole an undetermined amount of money from a rural Friendship convenience store, the Adams County Sheriff's Department said Thursday.

FRIENDSHIP (WAOW) – A man armed with a pistol and wearing a black ski mask stole an undetermined amount of money from a rural Friendship convenience store, the Adams County Sheriff's Department said Thursday.

BIRNAMWOOD (WAOW) – An Ohio cheese company is refusing to sell any cheese made from milk produced at a Birnamwood dairy farm after an animal rights group accused the farm of abusing cows, authorities said Wednesday.

A father accused of neglecting his four young sons and keeping them in a filthy Denver apartment has pleaded guilty to felony child abuse.

Granite Peak is set to open up this Saturday.

Granite Peak is set to open up this Saturday.

Each week, we welcome a different Packers player to join us on Pack Attack! The show tapes Mondays at 6:30 p.m. and airs Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m.

Some people daring enough to enter the largest corn maze in the world were getting so lost they had to call 911 for help, police said.

She's no Grinch about it, but Lynn Grewing is the principal who stole snow days. The early arrival of wintry weather in the Midwest this week gave Grewing an opening to test out a virtual class day at St. Cloud Cathedral high school in central Minnesota, having students whip out laptops or iPads and work from home.

Wisconsin's gun deer season doesn't start for another week and a half, but state wildlife officials have started to remind hunters to play it safe.

Remaining unseasonably cold through early next week.  No big storms, just some periods of flurries.  Perhaps a light snow accumulation late Saturday.

Remaining unseasonably cold through early next week.  No big storms, just some periods of flurries.  Perhaps a light snow accumulation late Saturday.

Remaining unseasonably cold through early next week.  No big storms, just some periods of flurries.  Perhaps a light snow accumulation late Saturday.

TOWN OF EASTON (WAOW) - Some Marathon County farmers are feeling the effects of the recent winter storm.