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Indianapolis police ID 3 people found dead while child slept

Fri, 07/22/2016 - 3:49pm
Indianapolis police have identified three people found dead inside an apartment where a child was sleeping when officers arrived.

Walker appoints Kelly to Wisconsin Supreme Court

Fri, 07/22/2016 - 3:19pm
The Latest on Gov. Scott Walker's appointment to the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Local program helps comfort children after traumatic situations

Fri, 07/22/2016 - 2:28pm
Central Wisconsin law enforcement and fire departments are finding a new way to help children in need

Angie's List: Saving money with stamped concrete

Fri, 07/22/2016 - 2:05pm
It mixes, pours and spreads like plain old concrete. But if you add a little color and a decorative pattern, it’s hard to tell a stamped concrete patio from one made of more expensive natural materials.

Wausau superdelegate heads to Dems convention in Philadelphia

Fri, 07/22/2016 - 1:32pm
WAUSAU (WAOW) - A Wausau attorney headed to Philadelphia Friday for the Democratic National Convention and said Hillary Clinton had her strong support.

Highground Veterans Memorial Park honors veterans with week long event

Fri, 07/22/2016 - 12:33pm
The Highground Veterans Memorial Park in Neillsville is honoring veterans in a touching way.

Police: Shots fired at shopping center in Munich

Fri, 07/22/2016 - 12:08pm
Police in Germany say there's been a shooting at a shopping center in Munich.

Prom night for a young girl with terminal illness

Fri, 07/22/2016 - 11:00am
Family and friends are preparing a banquet hall in Appleton for a summer prom on behalf of a 14-year-old girl with a terminal disease.

Walker to announce Wisconsin Supreme Court appointee

Fri, 07/22/2016 - 10:03am
Gov. Scott Walker plans to announce his latest appointment to the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday afternoon.

Funerals begin for 3 slain Baton Rouge officers

Fri, 07/22/2016 - 9:51am
The Latest on funerals in Baton Rouge for three law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty on Sunday.

Madison man pleads guilty to killing co-worker

Fri, 07/22/2016 - 9:36am
A Madison man accused of fatally shooting a former grocery store co-worker has pleaded guilty to charges.

Pastor shot by man trying to shoot someone else

Fri, 07/22/2016 - 7:34am
Police say an Alabama pastor was accidentally shot and wounded by a man trying to shoot another person. 

Old lobster spared the pot, will retire to Maine aquarium

Fri, 07/22/2016 - 7:28am
It's not common for senior citizens to move from Florida to Maine, but Larry the Lobster's life depends on it. 

Man lassoes bear with head stuck in big plastic container

Fri, 07/22/2016 - 7:26am
A Colorado bed and breakfast owner armed with just a length of rope helped save a black bear with a giant plastic container stuck on its head. 

Strong smell of cooked urine prompts apartment evacuation

Fri, 07/22/2016 - 7:21am
The strong smell caused by a man cooking urine has prompted the evacuation of an apartment building in Massachusetts. 

Storms rip through NW Wisconsin; 4 campers hurt

Fri, 07/22/2016 - 4:47am
Officials say four campers were hurt when thunderstorms packing strong winds ripped through northwestern Wisconsin.

Republican National Convention 2016: fact-checking Donald Trump and other speakers

Fri, 07/22/2016 - 4:09am
Donald Trump took to the stage at the Republican National Convention Thursday night and offered a stinging indictment of his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton as well as the legacy of the Obama administration.

Nice attacker plotted for months, had accomplices, official says

Fri, 07/22/2016 - 3:57am
The man who killed 84 innocent people by driving a truck through a packed crowd at a fireworks display in Nice, France, may have plotted the attack for at least a year and is believed to have had the help of at least five other people, a French official said today. 

Republican convention over

Fri, 07/22/2016 - 2:57am
The four-day Republican National Convention in Cleveland has come to an end, with a speech by Donald Trump, accepting the GOP presidential nomination.

Water contaminated with pot chemicals in small Colorado town

Fri, 07/22/2016 - 2:42am
Officials in a small Colorado town say well water has been contaminated with marijuana's psychoactive chemical.

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