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Wisconsin would join electric car tax trend
Wisconsin would join five other states that impose special fees on electric and hybrid vehicles if the proposed $50 annual charge put forward by the Department of Transportation becomes law.
Deputy still in hospital following officer-involved shooting
Sheriff Jim Kowalczyk says Deputy William Gray is still recovering from multiple stab wounds.
House GOP delays votes on new committee chairmen
House Republicans are delaying votes on new committee chairmen because some members are experiencing weather delays returning to the capital.
Madison company getting $5.2M more from government
A Madison-based company will receive an additional $5.2 million from the federal government to build a medical radioisotope manufacturing plant.
24-year-old Rice Lake man looks toward Legislature
A 24-year-old who served on the Rice Lake City Council and as mayor when he was only a teen is now joining the Wisconsin Legislature.
Former Dunn County attorney bound over on forgery and theft charges
Former attorney William Lamb of Menomonie was bound over for trial on forgery and theft charges after a preliminary hearing before Barron County Circuit Court Judge J. Michael Bitney, presiding in Dunn County Circuit Court.
Blue Angels to fly through Eau Claire
The Blue Angels will be flying through town around 10:15 a.m. Tuesday
Former St. Paul priest charged in Wisconsin case
Curtis Wehmeyer is accused of having sexual contact with a teenager while the boy was unconscious in Chippewa County.
NEW INFORMATION: Eau Claire woman charged in hit and run is sentenced
On Monday, 50-year-old Angela Barthen was ordered to serve four years of probation. As a condition of that probation, she must spend 120 days in jail and serve 240 hours of community service.
NEW INFORMATION: Name released of suspect in officer-involved shooting in Boyceville
The Boyceville Police Department has identified the woman killed as 33-year-old Shonda Mikelson.
Human remains found in rubble of tree stand fire
The sheriff's department was notified about a missing person after a 52-year-old Medford man failed to meet two others to go hunting.
Man in critical condition after fight near Pierce County bar
A man is in critical condition after a weekend fight near a Pierce County bar.
Man in critical condition after fight near Price County bar
A man is in critical condition after a weekend fight near a Price County bar.
Surgeon with Ebola died, Nebraska hospital says
A Nebraska hospital says an Ebola patient being treated in its biocontainment unit has died.
DNR reminds hunters caps must be 50 percent orange
The state Department of Natural Resources is reminding gun deer hunters their caps must be at least 50 percent blaze orange.
Icy roads cause three separate crashes in Trempealeau Co.
Two of the three crashes happened on State Road 95.
Local businesses compete with retailers on Black Friday
The busiest shopping day of the year is just around the corner.
Heart stents may require longer blood thinner use
Millions of people with stents that prop open clogged heart arteries may need anti-clotting drugs much longer than the one year doctors recommend now.
2 die when vehicle hits tree in Manitowoc County
Authorities say alcohol is believed to be a factor in a crash that left two people dead in Manitowoc County.
2 die in crash in Fond du Lac County
Two people have died in single-car rollover in the Town of Forest in Fond du Lac County.