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Early data suggests that the current 2014-2015 flu season could be severe. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urges immediate vaccination for anyone still unvaccinated this season and recommends prompt treatment with antiviral drugs for people at high risk of complications who develop flu.

Authorities say a 61-year-old man has died in an apartment fire in southeast Wisconsin.

Man struck, killed by train in Oconomowoc

One person was arrested for operating while intoxicated after trying to run from the scene of a crash in Pierce County.

Police negotiated a safe ending to a standoff in Sparta overnight.

Korey Dropkin and Sarah Anderson ended up clinching the victory with a final of 7 to 3.

Christmas comes early for more than 100 kids around the area thanks to the help of local law enforcement agencies.

The train, decked out in holiday lights is bringing live music to each of its Wisconsin stops. It also collects money and nonperishable food items for local food banks.

Firefighters say the fire at the garage on Island St. started because of flammable items that were too close to a space heater inside of the building.

No. 17 Wisconsin and No. 19 Auburn will meet in the Outback Bowl on Jan. 1 in a matchup of Big Ten and Southeastern Conference opponents.

Initial reports indicate the 2-month-old infant was sleeping with his mother and four siblings on an inflatable mattress.

The Fond du Lac County sheriff's office says the anglers, ages 16 to 20, became stranded Sunday about a half-mile out from the Village of Pipe when the wind switched and opened the crack.

Marquette University is moving closer to a decision on whether to create its own private police force.

A pedestrian is dead after being struck on Interstate 94 in Jefferson County.

Assembly Republicans say they want to protect Wisconsin's land stewardship program in the next state budget but their Senate colleagues aren't committing and Gov. Scott Walker has said nothing about his plans.

Authorities in southeastern Wisconsin say two people are dead after a pickup driving the wrong way collided head-on with a car on a highway.

At least 24 residents of assisted living homes in Wisconsin's 15 largest counties have died after mistakes or mistreatment by caregivers in a two-year period.

Authorities say 14 protesters were arrested after they walked onto Interstate 794 and disregarded orders to leave the freeway.

The state Department of Natural Resources' board is set consider the first revisions to the Wisconsin's invasive species list since it was created five years ago.

Miss Wisconsin, Raeanna Johnson, got the all-important job of lighting the Christmas tree in downtown.