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A Shawano High School cross country runner helped a D.C. Everest athlete cross the finish line at the cross country sectional competition Saturday.

WAUSAU (WAOW) -- A Green Bay police officer lost his daughter, Ashley, in a car crash six years ago and he shared her story for students and others at  Rasmussen College on Wednesday.

WAUSAU (WAOW) -- A Green Bay police officer lost his daughter, Ashley, in a car crash six years ago and he shared her story for students and others at  Rasmussen College on Wednesday.

As the effort to stop the spread of Ebola continues, first responders here in central Wisconsin want to make sure they're prepared for a potential outbreak.  

As the effort to stop the spread of Ebola continues, first responders here in central Wisconsin want to make sure they're prepared for a potential outbreak.  

WISCONSIN RAPIDS (WAOW) - Testimony wrapped up Wednesday in the trial of a man accused of killing a Wisconsin Rapids man six years ago without the defendant taking the witness stand.

WISCONSIN RAPIDS (WAOW) - Testimony wrapped up Wednesday in the trial of a man accused of killing a Wisconsin Rapids man six years ago without the defendant taking the witness stand.

 A few light showers Thursday afternoon could become light snow showers Thursday night to early Friday.  Then more sun but cold conditions Friday afternoon and Saturday.

 A few light showers Thursday afternoon could become light snow showers Thursday night to early Friday.  Then more sun but cold conditions Friday afternoon and Saturday.

 A few light showers Thursday afternoon could become light snow showers Thursday night to early Friday.  Then more sun but cold conditions Friday afternoon and Saturday.

State correction officials say an Indiana man who fatally stabbed and shot a fellow Purdue University student earlier this year has been found dead in his prison cell.

The founder of one of the largest trucking companies in the United States has made a "substantial and very generous" donation to help build a new $7 million library in Marshfield and remodel the old library into a community center, an organizer said Wednesday.

The founder of one of the largest trucking companies in the United States has made a "substantial and very generous" donation to help build a new $7 million library in Marshfield and remodel the old library into a community center, an organizer said Wednesday.

ATHENS (WAOW) - Marathon County Crime Stoppers is looking for a hit and run driver who crashed into a bridge near Athens and jeopardized public safety.

The founder of one of the largest trucking companies in the United States has made a "substantial and very generous" donation to help build a new $7 million library in Marshfield and remodel the old library into a community center, an organizer said Wednesday.

The third and final debate the week before the election in central Wisconsin will be held at UW-Stevens Point.

The third and final debate the week before the election in central Wisconsin will be held at UW-Stevens Point.

Republican Gov. Scott Walker is leading Democrat Mary Burke in the last Marquette University Law School poll released before Tuesday's election.

An argument over a cooking mess caused by a drunken man led to the stabbing of his brother Tuesday evening, according to Wausau Police Lt. Dwayne Dachel.

An argument over a cooking mess caused by a drunken man led to the stabbing of his brother Tuesday evening, according to Wausau Police Lt. Dwayne Dachel.