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D.C. Everest High School senior organizes lunch boycott

Thu, 11/06/2014 - 7:57pm
SCHOFIELD (WAOW) -- Some D.C. Everest High School students are organizing a school lunch boycott because they say the menu leaves them hungry.

Walker visits Wausau college two days after elections

Thu, 11/06/2014 - 7:55pm
WAUSAU (WAOW) -- Two days after being re-elected, Govenor Scott Walker (R) is on the road again.

Students suspended in sexting probe

Thu, 11/06/2014 - 6:56pm
RHINELANDER (WAOW)-- School leaders say nearly a dozen students have been suspended, and now we're learning about new allegations of drug use by some football players before some recent games.

Oneida County Christmas tree to be placed in Capitol

Thu, 11/06/2014 - 6:42pm
Newsline 9 is getting a sneak peek at the Christmas tree that will be in the capitol's rotunda this year.

Paralympic Curling National Team warms up in Wausau

Thu, 11/06/2014 - 6:42pm
The road to the 2015 World Wheelchair Curling Championships began Thursday in Wausau. Fourteen athletes who use wheelchairs were at the first day of tryouts for the U.S. national team.

Gas prices fall to just over $3 per gallon in Wausau

Thu, 11/06/2014 - 6:39pm
To the delight of central Wisconsin drivers, gas prices continue to fall. They're nearing three dollars a gallon in the region.

Police conclude site search for missing student

Thu, 11/06/2014 - 6:24pm
Green Bay police have finished searching a Portage County site in connection with the 1998 disappearance of college student Amber Wilde.

Students suspended in sexting probe

Thu, 11/06/2014 - 5:40pm
RHINELANDER (WAOW)-- School leaders say nearly a dozen students have been suspended, and now we're learning about new allegations of drug use by some football players before some recent games.

Wausau man pleads not guilty in shooting

Thu, 11/06/2014 - 5:38pm
WAUSAU (WAOW) -- A Wausau man accused of shooting a man outside a Rothschild bar pleaded not guilty to three felonies Thursday.

Wausau man pleads not guilty in shooting

Thu, 11/06/2014 - 5:38pm
WAUSAU (WAOW) -- A Wausau man accused of shooting a man outside a Rothschild bar pleaded not guilty to three felonies Thursday.

Oneida County Christmas tree to be placed in capitol rotunda

Thu, 11/06/2014 - 4:39pm
Newsline 9 is getting a sneak peek at the Christmas tree that will be in the capitol's rotunda this year.

Jefferson Award Winner: John Pellegrino

Thu, 11/06/2014 - 3:42pm
WAUSAU (WAOW)--John Pellegrino of Wausau enjoys volunteering to help others in the community

Jefferson Award Winner: John Pellegrino

Thu, 11/06/2014 - 3:42pm
WAUSAU (WAOW)--John Pellegrino of Wausau enjoys volunteering to help others in the community

Cool Weather Continues

Thu, 11/06/2014 - 2:53pm
Rain and snow becoming mostly snow Wednesday night with accumulations.   Cold through the extended period with more rain and snow by Friday night.

Cool Weather Continues

Thu, 11/06/2014 - 2:53pm
Rain and snow becoming mostly snow Wednesday night with accumulations.   Cold through the extended period with more rain and snow by Friday night.

Cool Weather Continues

Thu, 11/06/2014 - 2:53pm
Rain and snow becoming mostly snow Wednesday night with accumulations.   Cold through the extended period with more rain and snow by Friday night.

Civil War officer from Wisconsin receives Medal of Honor

Thu, 11/06/2014 - 12:21pm
President Barack Obama has presented the nation's highest military honor to a Union Army officer who was killed more than 150 years ago during the Battle of Gettysburg.

Civil War officer from Wisconsin receives Medal of Honor

Thu, 11/06/2014 - 12:21pm
President Barack Obama has presented the nation's highest military honor to a Union Army officer who was killed more than 150 years ago during the Battle of Gettysburg.

Feds: Silk Road sequel leads to California arrest

Thu, 11/06/2014 - 10:22am
Authorities in New York say a California man has been arrested for starting a spinoff version of the Silk Road website, enabling more than 100,000 people to buy and sell illegal drugs.

HealthCare.gov gets cybersecurity upgrades

Thu, 11/06/2014 - 10:19am
Officials say HealthCare.gov has gotten cybersecurity upgrades ahead of a Nov. 15 start for the second open enrollment season under President Barack Obama's health care law.

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