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23 year-old Nickolas Raether of Chippewa Falls was sentenced in Chippewa County Court Friday to 12 years in prison.

For young families trying to save for college and retirement, juggling financial priorities can lead to some very tough choices.

The American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to give blood this May in honor of World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day on May 8 - the birthday of International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement founder, Henry Dunant.

Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will again host a retreat in Utah for high-profile political figures, business leaders and campaign donors.

A new study has found Wisconsin residents are less likely to splurge on fancy cars, homes and five-star meals than their counterparts on the East and West coasts.

President Barack Obama says the U.S. must write the rules of the global economy now, while it's in a position of economic strength.

Brown County Sheriff John Gossage says a former DARE program officer and two other people conspired to steal money by printing fake parking passes for Packers games.

Kyle Peterson was taken into custody Friday morning in Whitewater.

The body of a 73-year-old Wisconsin man who was missing in Alaska for nine months has been found in a river.

The state-funded ATV/UTV trails and routes in Eau Claire County are in good condition so will open early on Saturday, May 9, 2015.

Funeral services are set for a father and daughter killed in Sunday's night's shootings on the Fox Cities Trestle Trail Bridge in Menasha.

Cheryl Gullicksrud is leaving her post in the Mondovi School District where she has served as the District Administrator since 2005.

River Falls police are investigating.

Gov. Scott Walker's troubled jobs creation agency is still struggling to comply with state law.

Members of the Eau Claire City Council will vote on an alternate route for the 2015 Eau Claire Memorial Day parade next week.

U.S. employers added 223,000 jobs in April, a solid gain that suggests the economy may be recovering after stumbling at the start of the year.

A Madison man has been convicted of taking nude videos of unknowing customers at a tanning salon.

Brett Favre has a Super Bowl ring, a legendary name in Wisconsin and now another song.

An owl found dead in northeastern Wisconsin is the first wild bird in the state to test positive for a bird flu strain that has swept through poultry farms in the Midwest.