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A preliminary hearing for former NFL safety Darren Sharper has been postponed until at least Friday.

According to the Lake Hallie Police Department more drugs are showing up in the Chippewa Valley. Now a new member on the force is helping get those drugs off the street.

The largest cheese, butter and yogurt competition in the nation has started in Milwaukee -- and it's bigger than ever.

The Wisconsin Department of Justice is urging a judge to let the state's right-to-work law stand.

The fire danger remains high or very high in most of the Chippewa Valley.

The two men suspected of robbing a Dairy Queen in Rice Lake have been charged.

The San Francisco 49ers say linebacker Chris Borland is retiring.

A Chippewa Falls man is charged with his sixth OWI offense.

The Wisconsin Legislature has passed a bill targeting cyberstalking.

Wisconsin lawmakers have hit the gas pedal on a bill that would increase the maximum speed limit on some state highways and freeways.

There would be no school report cards with results of tests taken by students this spring under a bill that has passed the Wisconsin state Senate.

A SWAT team is among the investigators that have responded to a location in Colfax, although the reason for the response is still unclear.

Mini-shots of hard alcohol could be offered to sample at Wisconsin liquor and grocery stores under a bill headed to Gov. Scott Walker for his consideration.

Wisconsin is joining the nationwide push to ban a key plastic exfoliant in soap, toothpaste and other personal care products out of fear it's leading to water pollution.

The Wisconsin state Senate has approved the appointment of the treasurer of Gov. Scott Walker's political committee to a spot on the nonpartisan University of Wisconsin Hospital oversight board.

Federal forecasters say a severe solar storm is smacking Earth with a surprisingly big geomagnetic jolt, potentially affecting power grids and GPS tracking while pushing the colorful northern lights farther south.

Monroe County Sheriff Scott Perkins is releasing a precautionary reminder to the public about scams.

Another area police department says it wants to warn people about a phone scam.

The Republican co-chairman of the Legislature's budget committee says Gov. Scott Walker's plan to detach the University of Wisconsin System from state oversight appears to be on life support.

The mythical story of the “pot of gold” says to search for the treasure at the end of a rainbow, but scammers will have you believe that the pot of gold is coming directly to you. Among their favorite tricks are foreign lottery scams.