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Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre says it's unfortunate the way things ended in Green Bay, but that he's proud of his 16 years with the Packers and that his fans know he played as hard as he could.

U.S. aircraft carried out a strike on Islamic militant artillery fired near U.S. personnel in Iraq.

A homicide investigation is underway in Wisconsin Rapids.

Seven people, including six kids, are taken to the hospital after a crash Thursday afternoon in Pierce County.

Senator Tammy Baldwin was in our studio Thursday morning, and she talked about the spread of Ebola in West Africa.

The 72-hour ceasefire is still holding between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza.

Sculptors from around the world are starting their chainsaws to create pieces of art.

Thursday is "Back to School" Dollar Swim Day at Fairfax Pool in Eau Claire.

A local teen is sent to the hospital, after falling off the top of a car.

The man accused of causing a crash on Eau Claire's south side is now free on bond.

Marriage equality advocates toured Wisconsin Thursday.

The company says the stand assembly can fail and cause the television to tip over unexpectedly.

Wily Peralta became the first 14-game winner in the majors this season, earning his fifth straight victory and pitching the Milwaukee Brewers past the San Francisco Giants 3-1 on Thursday.

Gov. Mark Dayton says he's disappointed that some Minnesota restaurants are pushing costs of a minimum wage increase onto their customers.

Prosecutors, a conservative group and two unnamed parties have filed a sealed report on what documents should be released in a secret investigation into possible collusion between Gov. Scott Walker's campaign and conservative organizations.

Construction is about to start on a community center that will house a school district field house, senior center, and the Boys and Girls Club-Jackson County Center.

Smartphone users now have another way to use technology to connect with and explore Wisconsin’s many state parks, forests trails, and recreation areas by downloading a free Wisconsin State Parks and Forests Pocket Ranger® App.

Officials in western Africa are taking increasingly desperate measures to stop the spread of Ebola.

A U.S. health official warns that the current Ebola crisis in West Africa is on pace to sicken more people than all other previous outbreaks of the disease combined.

Prosecutors have accused a former Dane County deputy of sexually assaulting a jail inmate and keeping child pornography on his home computers.