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Marathon County sheriff's officials say an 11-year-old boy was accidentally shot when he and another child were playing with a gun.

Authorities say it was a confidential informant that helped deputies make a large-scale marijuana bust in Winnebago County.

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office released the name of the man found after a vehicle fire was extinguished in the Town of Northfield on Saturday night.

The U.S. has museums dedicated to puppetry, vacuums and roller skating.

 A fire on French island at Omaha Track on French Island has impacted Xcel Energy.

Local first responders are preparing for a worst case scenario on the railway.

The Blood Center of Wisconsin is looking for help this summer.

A local organization is wrapping up another year of neighborhood revitalization efforts.

A developer wants to build a new subdivision in the town of Shelby, but the city of La Crosse may be standing in its way.

Officials have ruled out suspicious activity, but are still determining the cause of a massive fire at Omaha Track warehouse.

Scott Walker touted changes he's made to K-12 education as governor in Wisconsin in a newspaper column published Wednesday, saying there's "no reason" what he's done in the state can't be matched nationwide.

Wisconsin authorities have now lifted the control zones around all farms in the state that had been struck by the Midwest bird flu outbreak.

Crews will work on the replacement of underground utilities, curb, sidewalk, street lighting, and pavement.

Area athletes are getting ready to show off their swimming, biking, and running skills this weekend.

Our meteorologists issued a StormTeam 8 Weather Alert for the potential of heavy rain on Thursday afternoon, night and into Friday morning.

Authorities say they have arrested 13 men and seized an undisclosed amount of drugs in Milwaukee as part of a crackdown on two gangs.

Patience Roggensack presided over a Wisconsin Supreme Court rules conference as chief justice for the first time on Wednesday, sitting next to her longtime predecessor who is suing in federal court to get her job back.

A teenager accused of fatally shooting a man during an attempted robbery in Superior last year has pleaded guilty and avoided a jury trial.

The Salvation Army was also called Tuesday morning to help area firefighters as they battled a fire at Omaha Track in the Town of Campbell.

Mayor Tim Kabat took a ride with other elected officials and members of the Wisconsin Bike Federation Tuesday morning as part of Wisconsin Bike Week.