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Homeless veterans could soon have a new place to call home. A local man is hoping to raise $150,000 for a new apartment complex in downtown Tomah.

A Democratic African American state senator from Wisconsin says Hillary Clinton is not out of line for posting a new online video that compiles footage of white supremacist leaders praising Donald Trump.

A survivor of the 2007 Minneapolis bridge collapse that killed 13 people now faces terror charges after authorities say he traveled to Syria to join the Islamic State group, departing the U.S. just a few weeks after collecting more than $91,000 in settlement money for his injuries.

More than a million unregistered voters in Wisconsin may be getting a postcard in the mail soon telling them what to do so they can cast a ballot in the upcoming presidential election.

Five candidates for president other than Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton have met qualifications to be on the ballot in Wisconsin.

The Winona County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a road rage incident that occurred Wednesday.

A race car driver has died in a crash at the Manitowoc Speedway.

Gov. Scott Walker and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett will visit Milwaukee's north side to talk about economic development efforts less than two weeks after violent protests there.

U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin remained mum Wednesday as a pharmaceutical company run by his daughter faced mounting criticism for hiking prices on life-saving allergy injection pens.

Representative Ron Kind is helping our country's national parks celebrate a big milestone.

The Boys & Girls Club hosts their second-annual fair to help parents get their kids ready for new school year.

Seventy-five-year-old James Merschdorf of Wabeno stood mute at his first court appearance Wednesday.

Two of the women on the new coalition were caught up in a highly publicized investigation into Gov. Scott Walker's county office.

Family is a word that means something different to everyone, but for one local brother and sister duo it means never facing a problem alone, even in the most adverse of times. Now his sister's battle with a rare syndrome has turned one man to his next challenge.

Across many college campuses, sexual assault is clearly a hot topic. But policies when it comes to reporting on sexual assault, aren't so clear.

Severe weather hit Lansing, Iowa, Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, resulting in washed-out streets, mudslides and an early-morning rescue one couple won't soon forget.

Unemployment fell in most of Wisconsin's largest cities and counties last month.

People whose job is to help fishers and hunters on the Upper Mississippi River are unhappy about new fees the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed for commercial users.

The president of the American University in the Afghan capital says a militant attack is underway on the campus.

Wisconsin's state superintendent describes a drop in ACT college preparatory test results as a "solid starting place," given that they represent the first year that all high school seniors took the exam.