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The young man whose body was found Tuesday in Putnam Park has been identified as UW-Eau Claire student Caleb Gustafson, a 20-year-old sophomore psychology major from Hager City.

A man who'd been the subject of a statewide manhunt for nearly a year has been arrested.

A federal appeals court says a Navajo Indian imprisoned in Wisconsin can wear a headband and is entitled to venison for a religious feast.

Fifty-seven Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources workers have been notified that they may lose their jobs under cuts proposed by Gov. Scott Walker.

For the 11th consecutive year, Xcel Energy has been named the country’s top utility wind energy provider by the American Wind Energy Association, a national trade association. For more than a decade, Xcel Energy has led the nation in providing wind energy to its customers.

The IRS' overloaded phone system hung up on more than 8 million taxpayers this filing season as the agency cut millions of dollars from taxpayer services.

Gov. Scott Walker is heading west to make connections in Minnesota.

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection said Wednesday that H5 avian influenza has been detected in an unidentified turkey flock in Chippewa County.

A Wisconsin airman will be laid to rest Wednesday and flags are flying at half-staff in her honor.

A River Falls man is dead after a car accident in Pierce County.

All of the employees who applied for buyouts from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire will be getting the deal.

Who pays to remove dead deer from the side of Wisconsin roads is up for discussion in the Legislature's budget committee.

Wisconsin driver's licenses could be renewed online one time under a proposal in Gov. Scott Walker's budget up for consideration by the Legislature's Joint Finance Committee.

Whether to keep hunting and fishing fees at their current levels is scheduled to be discussed by the Legislature's budget committee.

Tuesday village board members denied a petition to have the property re-zoned from residential to commercial.

Hundreds of business owners got the chance to catch up at this year's Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce dinner.

The new plans call for it to be resurfaced to make it more structurally sound, and for a new fresh paint job.

Tuesday the Chippewa Falls City Council unanimously approved a $5.3-million bond to build a new station.

The Green Bay Packers released their 2015 schedule on Tuesday night. Highlights include a week two match-up at Lambeau Field with Seattle and a Thanksgiving night game at home against Chicago, in which Brett Favre's number is expected to be retired.

UW-Eau Claire Police confirm to WEAU 13 News a male body was found by two UW-Eau Claire students Tuesday afternoon.