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Data shows comet lander may have bounced once
The European Space Agency says the spacecraft it successfully landed on a comet may have bounced once, before coming to rest.
Minnesota deer harvest down
Hunters have taken fewer deer during the opening weekend of Minnesota's firearms deer season, compared with last year.
Health officials urge Congress for Ebola help
U.S. health officials are telling Congress that they have trained 250,000 American nurses, doctors and other health workers on how to safely handle any Ebola patients who arrive in this country.
CONSUMER ALERT: Minn. firm recalls meat, poultry products for possible contamination
Buddy’s Kitchen, a Burnsville, Minn. establishment, is recalling approximately 62,488 pounds of meat and poultry products due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
Gas to average under $3 in 2015, government says
The Energy Department now predicts the average price of gasoline will be below $3 a gallon in 2015.
Crews remove semi from Milwaukee walkway, driver blames GPS
The driver made it across one bridge before getting stuck at a second bridge in Lake Park. Crews removed the semi Wednesday afternoon.
Marshfield Clinic offers mobile mammography screenings
Marshfield Clinic's Mobile Screening Unit delivers state-of-the-art breast cancer and bone density screenings monthly to rural Wisconsin residents whom otherwise would not have easy access to the services.
High-speed Internet covers most of Wisconsin
Most Wisconsin residents now have access to high-speed Internet connections thanks to expanded broadband coverage across the state.
Senate Democrats pick Shilling as leader
Wisconsin Democrats have chosen Jennifer Shilling as the new state Senate minority leader.
NEW INFORMATION: Workers on dangling World Trade Center scaffolding
New York City firefighters have been called to the nation's tallest skyscraper, where two workers are stuck on scaffolding 69 stories above street level.
US cutting planned troop presence in Liberia
The commander of the U.S. military's Ebola response in Liberia says the mission will be limited to 3,000 troops -- which is 1,000 fewer than originally planned.
Iran says it has responded to Obama's letters
A top official in Iran says the Islamic Republic has written back in response to letters sent by U.S. President Barack Obama, the first acknowledgement of such correspondence.
Vets issue advice on pets that may have Ebola
The group says that if an animal tests positive, it should be euthanized.
NEW INFORMATION: Daycare owner sentenced to jail for girl's injury
A Marshfield woman accused of breaking a seven-month-old girl's leg was sentenced to jail.
Milk producer hopeful about Richfield dairy farm
A milk producer's plans for a $40 million mega-farm in Adams County have been tied up in the courts for about three years.
Court upholds former Walker aide's conviction
A state appeals court says one of Gov. Scott Walker's former aides was properly convicted of campaigning on taxpayers' time.
Man donates 1920s speakeasy to historical society
A new and very unique donation has people in Menomonie taking a trip back in time, to an era when making, selling and transporting alcoholic beverages was illegal.
Stroebel, Schlenvogt both announce runs for Senate
Two Republicans have announced bids to succeed state Sen. Glenn Grothman in the state Senate after he won election to Congress.
Mall employee petitions against Thanksgiving hours
An employee who works at a La Crosse mall is fighting to keep Black Friday shopping from creeping into Thanksgiving Day.
Brown County DARE program missing funds
Authorities are investigating the disappearance of money from the Brown County Drug Abuse Resistance Education program that they say has led a longtime deputy to resign.