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Two Wisconsin girls accused of trying to kill their friend as a sacrifice to the horror fiction character Slender Man are seeking their release after nearly two years in custody, saying they're not dangerous and can return to family.

Opponents of a large wind farm in Fond du Lac County plan to continue raising health concerns about the development, despite a new state study showing no conclusive ill effects on residents who live near the turbines.

Shrimp and Grits is What's For Dinner on April 13, 2016!

La Crosse Police arrested two women after they broke into a south side restaurant Tuesday morning.

House Speaker Paul Ryan has raised $17.2 million in the first three months of 2016 to help elect fellow Republicans to Congress.

An electrocuted squirrel is believed to be cause of a grass fire on Madison’s northeast side.

The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office says a man who worked in maintenance at a Milwaukee high school has died after falling from a scissor lift.

A 24-year-old Hayward man accused of killing his sister's boyfriend has pleaded guilty to homicide by negligent handling of a dangerous weapon.

A World War II-era bazooka rocket shut down streets around the government center in Fond du Lac before bomb experts determined it did not pose a risk.

Officials at the Department of Natural Resources are investigating a possible violation of deer hunting rules after seeing a video that was shared on Facebook claiming "torture" of a deer.

Every year, Freedom Honor Flight makes two trips to Washington D.C. to take veterans to see their war memorials.

They came up with ways to attract and keep future leaders like themselves in our area.

All of the pageant hopefuls need to be women, 13 years or older, living with a disability.

A woman suspected of being a major methamphetamine dealer who was caught up in a large drug sting operation last October was arrested for the second time Monday while out on bail. 

Members of the UW System Board of Regents release an update to lawmakers detailing how the universities will make up for the state budget cuts.

It's something you would see in a television crime drama., but a Viterbo student's research project could help bring in a real-life suspect.

Multiple fire agencies are currently battling a house fire in Holmen.

Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker is scheduled Monday to sign a bill banning abortions at or beyond 20 weeks of pregnancy.

It's a 400-mile, seven-hour, $100 or more journey from Maria Botker's home in tiny Clinton to the nearest clinic where she can buy medical marijuana — the only drug that does the trick for her daughter's rare and aggressive seizure disorder.

The National Weather Service confirms a tornado caused damage to farm buildings in southern Wisconsin.