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Workers are using helicopters to string nearly 50 miles of power lines in Wisconsin as part of a $2.2 billion project.

A number of University of Wisconsin System campuses are looking to launch letter campaigns to legislators and Gov. Scott Walker opposing the governor's budget cuts for the system.

One private economist says today's January jobs report shows that this is going to be "the year of the American consumer."

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

A professor who taught anatomy and physiology was shot and killed in an apparent murder-suicide at the University of South Carolina, a coroner said Friday.

Medical device maker Medtronic will pay $2.8 million to the U.S. Justice Department to settle allegations that it paid doctors to push an unapproved use of one of its products.

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.

On Friday morning, Black River Falls police announced that they arrested Juan Guerra-Lopez.

In the 1970s, California Gov. Jerry Brown was a hero to environmentalists for cracking down on polluters, ending tax breaks for oil companies and promoting solar energy.

Fire has destroyed a business in downtown Winona and left some renters without a home.

Tom Barrett's support comes as some state legislators say the city and county must step in if Walker's proposal is to win support in Madison.

Anglers mark your calendars because the jig's up. The second annual "Jig's Up" Blugold ice fishing contest is coming to Lake Wissota and $30,000 in prizes will be given away.

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.

The Pepin County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a man found near the railroad tracks.

Teachers and students are spending less time at the chalkboard and more time on social media. By breaking down walls, and raising spirits, schools are going social.

Daredevils were flying high at the Zorn Arena Thursday night.

If you can't afford professional tax help, Chippewa Valley Technical College is offering free assistance.

Investigators and the Eau Claire County District attorney say they are happy with the jury's decision to convict Paul Lynch. They say the skill executed by Deputy Dustin Walters is a prime example of how training pays off.

Parts of Golf Road in Eau Claire are closed after a semi-truck hits a natural gas pipeline.