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The inaugural "Raise Spirits, Give Hope" event was held at the Coffee Grounds in Eau Claire.

Friday night, about a dozen students placed a memorial near the crash site, which is on State Highway 64, near 102nd Street.

SpringFest started Friday afternoon at the Northern Wisconsin State Fairgrounds in Chippewa Falls.

Wisconsin's attorney general has asked an appellate court for an emergency stay of a Dane County judge's ruling striking down the state's right-to-work law.

The Antigo Police Chief said Friday an 18-year-old prom-goer shot by a gunman as he left prom April 23 is being released from the hospital.

The Chippewa County Jail is making it easier for inmates to communicate with friends and family.

A new fleet of vehicles will be heading out to events around Eau Claire.

Protecting children who've been abused is the goal behind a new Chippewa County Task Force as it works towards more comprehensive and organized investigations.

Deputies say four people were arrested for drug offenses in Rusk County.

Thousands of people are heading to the Chippewa Valley this weekend to run 26.2 miles in the Eau Claire Marathon

A man accused of dealing meth in Polk and Burnett Counties has been sentenced.

Autopsy results show the victims of an apparent double-murder and homicide all died of single gunshot wounds.

A Wisconsin-native astronaut got a taste of spring time in the Badger State from space.

Prosecutors looking to revive an investigation into Gov. Scott Walker's recall campaign have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to vacate a state decision halting the probe.

An area business is helping promote water safety.

Road closures are planned for the Eau Claire Marathon.The event is on Sunday, May 1. The city is urging drivers to be cautious with an increase of vehicle, bicycle and pedestrian traffic.

The United States is getting another national symbol. After months of pushing legislation on Capitol Hill, lawmakers in the House and Senate have finally come to a consensus about which mammal best represents our nation: the bison. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) is responsible for pushing the legislation.

The first commercial test for Zika virus has been granted emergency use in the U.S. and could be available by next week.

The Latest on a guilty plea by a friend of the man accused of gunning down nine black parishioners during a Bible study in a South Carolina church

Assembly Democrats want to know why state health officials delayed telling people that a blood infection was spreading in Wisconsin.