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Hillary Clinton has advanced among women and consolidated support within her party since her nominating convention, while a difficult few weeks have left Donald Trump still struggling on basic ratings from his temperament to his qualifications for office.

A source close to the investigation says that the pilot was unaware that power lines were there before the hot air balloon allegedly crashed into them.

The 10-year-old son of a state lawmaker died Sunday in an accident on a ride at the Schlitterbahn Water Park in Kansas City, Kansas, officials said.

House Speaker Paul Ryan is making a final push across his southeast Wisconsin congressional district in advance of a primary where he faces a challenge from a Republican who had been praised by Donald Trump. 

A Pennsylvania bride was escorted down the aisle over the weekend by the man who received her father's heart. 

Florida wildlife officials have a message for people who like to paint the shells of live turtles and tortoises in bright colors: stop it. 

Three people were taken to a hospital after an estimated 30,000 to 60,000 bees escaped and stung people in a Wal-Mart parking lot in southeast Oklahoma City. 

The airline said Monday on its official Twitter account that all flights are grounded because of a global computer system outage.

Five gunmen wearing Afghan military uniforms have abducted an American and an Australian in the Afghan capital, Kabul, a security official said Monday.

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton will deliver what aides are billing as a major economic speech on Thursday in Detroit.

We’re almost there. It's the day peak-summer prices traditionally drop from seasonal highs to off-peak lows and keep dropping (at least a bit more) until Thanksgiving.

A college student has been shot to death while playing "Pokemon Go" at a tourist attraction in San Francisco.

The Hall of Fame game between Green Bay and Indianapolis has been canceled because of poor field conditions, hall President David Baker said Sunday.

Christian artist Francesca Battistelli came to Wausau's 400 block on Sunday in front of thousands of people.  .

The Wood County Dispatch and 911 service is down as of 6:30 p.m. Sunday night, according to the Wisconsin Rapids Police Department.

July was the deadliest month on Wisconsin roadways so far this year, according to a new report released by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. 

After an emotional speech, Brett Favre is now officially a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Agricultural experts say Wisconsin in the midst of an nearly perfect growing season.

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for Saturday's machete attack in Belgium.

Firefighters in Madison evacuated scores of people from a wedding celebration due to carbon monoxide in the air.