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A glass ceiling is shattering at the Democratic National Convention as Hillary Clinton ascends to the presidential nomination with Tuesday's roll call of the states, making her the first woman to lead a major party into a White House race.

Less than two weeks before this summer's Olympic Games are supposed to kick off in Rio de Janeiro, the head of the Australian team announced that the conditions at the Olympic village were not livable for their athletes. 

The number of craft breweries has more than doubled in the last five years, making those branded beer tap handles behind the bar a big business.

CINCINNATI (AP) -- A low-level Republican Party official from Ohio has resigned over the GOP's nomination of Donald Trump as its presidential candidate. 

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Without mentioning Donald Trump by name, first lady Michelle Obama stood before the Democratic convention on Monday and drew a sharp sketch of the Republican nominee that stood in harsh contrast to her gauzy portrait of Hillary Clinton as a woman who has looked out for children and the disadvantaged all her life.

The community is coming together just days before an iconic Northwoods staple is taken down.

The high school football season is just around the corner, and with practice set to start in just a week, teams are starting to ramp up their conditioning programs. The Stratford football team is no different - except in its methods. 

With the start of the EAA Airventure taking place in Oshkosh this week, pilots will be using regional airports to hangar their planes when they're not at the show.  

A petition is now circulating calling for the suspension of Marathon County administrator Brad Karger to be reversed.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Donald Trump's running mate Mike Pence is expected to make his first solo campaign stop as the Republican vice presidential nominee in southeast Wisconsin on Wednesday night. 

Travel experts say people in Central Wisconsin are still willing to travel to Europe, following the most recent rash of attacks there.

Underprivileged kids in Wausau got the chance to hit the pool today, thanks to a nonprofit group.

As DNC chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz prepares to step down, the controversy has political leaders in Marathon County speaking up.  

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (AP) -- Federal workplace safety officials blame heat exposure in last weekend's death of a 23-year-old landscaper in southeastern Missouri's Poplar Bluff. 

DANIA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Authorities say a Florida man is accused of driving his van into a couple trying to save a parking spot for a relative. 

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- A Las Vegas judge has ordered a cosmetologist to cover up a defendant's neck and facial tattoos that include a swastika and the words "Most Wanted" on each day of his robbery trial.

The early Monday morning shooting at a nightclub in Fort Myers, FL that left two teens dead, is bringing security top of mind for many.

 A Wausau park will be renovated next year, adding an aviation-theme.

One of Bernie Sanders' biggest supporters in Wisconsin understands why some delegates are not happy with the message the Vermont senator is sending at the Democratic National Convention.

Authorities in northern Wisconsin say a 29-year-old man has died in a UTV crash over the weekend.