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Police are looking for a man who ran from officers in New Brighton and left his car behind with a loaded gun and bulletproof vest.

A 25-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to aiding an offender after the fact in connection with the death of University of Minnesota student Anarae Schunk.

A 48-year-old St. Paul woman will serve jail time for abandoning two puppies in a recycling bin behind an animal hospital.

A 32-year-old man who died last month when he drove the wrong way on Interstate 94 and crashed into a car had a blood-alcohol content that more than three times the legal limit.

A data processing and management company in Janesville has laid off 120 employees.

Authorities investigating a highway crash that killed three people in central Wisconsin say one of the two vehicles involved crossed over the center line.

The Genoa National Fish Hatchery is offering youth the opportunity to learn fishing tips and gain experience fishing on Saturday, February 7.

In this week’s Eye Piece, News 8 Chief Photographer Chuck Oedsma joins a knitting group that meets once a week to tell stories and relax.

Authorities say a 77-year-old DeForest man was killed while plowing snow when the all-terrain vehicle he was driving collided with a pickup truck.

A Milwaukee Police Department investigation has determined a miscommunication between officers and dispatchers nearly cost a stabbing victim her life.

Wisconsin revenue officials say some taxpayers may be asked to take a short quiz to verify their identity.

A few dozen protesters are gathering at the University of Wisconsin System regents' meeting to rail against Gov. Scott Walker's proposed cuts to the system's budget.

Democratic Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and Republican Gov. Scott Walker seldom see eye to eye politically. But when it comes to the governor's idea for financing a new Milwaukee arena, the mayor is backing Walker's bonding plan.

The mother of a Wisconsin man who died in 2012 sued the Pop Warner organization Thursday, saying his suicide was the result of dementia and deep despair caused by brain injuries he suffered while playing youth football.

Firefighters battled a downtown Winona fire for hours early Friday morning.

The Jackson Co. Sheriff's Department says Juan Gurra-Lopez made statements that he wanted to do some "slashing" at Wal-Mart and failed to mention which store he was referring to.

Organizers for the La Crosse Area Day at Miller Park are bringing a little competition to the event.

It was a record setting year of giving for the Great Rivers United Way.

A new development is coming to the pike between La Crosse and La Crescent.

Wisconsin's governor is open to adding more money for public schools, the UW System, and road work.