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Sixty-five percent of Americans say the threat from the Islamic State is extremely or very important, and nearly half think the U.S. military response in Iraq and Syria has not gone far enough.

A top police official says Michael Zehaf-Bibeau -- whose father is from Libya -- may have been acting out of frustration over delays in getting his passport.

In a comparison of the interview responses from ill and well team members, consumption of raw milk was the only food item associated with illness.

A 97-year-old Chinese immigrant who just became a U.S. citizen is ready to vote in her first Minnesota election.

The Packers play at New Orleans at 7:30 p.m. Sunday. You can see the game on WEAU 13.

A major artery to downtown Eau Claire is set to open Friday afternoon. Work on Harding Avenue and Brackett Avenue will continue under traffic for the installation of the decorative streetlights and traffic signals.

Extra security measures were in place during school hours on Thursday.

Police responded Friday to a high school north of Seattle after it was locked down amid reports of a shooting.

John Ashley will be released from prison on Tuesday, October 28, 2014.

UW-Eau Claire has announced that, effective in 2015, it will discontinue the Wisconsin Youth Success Program.

People in Wisconsin can dial 1-844-684-1064, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The calls are free, confidential, and multi-lingual.

Rock County Circuit Judge Jim Daley plans to announce his candidacy for the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday.

Ocean Spray is shooting its signature cranberry commercial in central Wisconsin for the first time.

Evenflo is recalling more than 202,000 rear-facing infant seats because the buckles can become difficult to unlatch.

A traumatic injury is often life-changing and can limit life's experiences, but it doesn't have to be that way. A local non-profit, just getting off the ground, believes trikes or three-wheeled motorcycles are the answer.

Wisconsin Democrats are looking to former President Bill Clinton to help energize party members and get them to the polls on Nov. 4.

Wisconsin attorney general candidates Susan Happ and Brad Schimel are set to engage in their second debate.

The latest estimates of television advertising spending in Wisconsin's hotly contested governor's race shows Democrat Mary Burke and her backers continue to outpace Gov. Scott Walker and his supporters.

The election is less than two weeks away, and area candidates for state legislative offices made their case to voters at a political forum Tuesday night. It took place at the Heyde Center for the Arts in Chippewa Falls.

Parts of Western Wisconsin were able to view a partial solar eclipse Thursday.