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Flooding causes frustration for neighbors on Eau Claire’s north side

Mon, 08/04/2014 - 11:27pm
Monday night the intersection of Eddy Ln. and Kilbourne Ave. on the north side of Eau Claire looked more like a small lake.

WAFER serves most families in 2.5 years

Mon, 08/04/2014 - 6:20pm
Nearly 1,800 hundred families received a food package from WAFER in La Crosse last month.

Prosecutors say they're immune in John Doe lawsuit

Mon, 08/04/2014 - 6:20pm
Prosecutors leading a secret investigation into Gov. Scott Walker's 2012 recall campaign and a host of conservative groups are arguing they're immune from lawsuit seeking to halt the probe.

Van Hollen: Judge erred in striking down voter ID

Mon, 08/04/2014 - 6:20pm
Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says a district judge made several errors when he struck down a state law requiring that voters show photo identification at the polls.

Tractor-trailer shot almost nine times on I-94 west in St. Croix County

Mon, 08/04/2014 - 4:15pm
If you have any information, you're asked to call the St. Croix County Sheriff's Office at (715) 381-4701.

Plane lands in Liberia for 2nd American with Ebola

Mon, 08/04/2014 - 1:13pm
The Liberia airport authority says a chartered evacuation plane that will take home the second American sick with Ebola has landed at the airport in the capital.

Former White House press secretary Jim Brady dies

Mon, 08/04/2014 - 1:13pm
The family of James Brady, the White House press secretary who was wounded during the 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan, says he has died. Brady was 73.

Attorney general candidate reports $167K on hand

Mon, 08/04/2014 - 1:13pm
A state lawmaker vying for the Democratic nomination for attorney general says he had just over $167,000 in the bank at the end of July.

Syracuse University ranks as No. 1 party school, UW-Madison ranked No. 8

Mon, 08/04/2014 - 1:13pm
About 130,000 students on 379 campuses were surveyed for the book, which contains 62 top-20 lists ranking factors like financial aid awards, athletic facilities and food.

Court schedules night deer hunting arguments

Mon, 08/04/2014 - 12:11pm
Wisconsin's Chippewa tribes will get a chance next month to tell a federal appeals court why members should be allowed to hunt deer at night.

Wisconsin's public loans struggled amid recession

Mon, 08/04/2014 - 11:08am
A recent analysis of public records shows Wisconsin's local economic development groups began to feel the impact of the Great Recession in 2009.

Wisconsin governor raises $1.2 million in July

Mon, 08/04/2014 - 11:08am
New campaign finance reports show Republican Gov. Scott Walker raised $1.2 million in July.

Hurricane Bertha forms in the Atlantic

Mon, 08/04/2014 - 10:07am
Hurricane Bertha has formed in the Atlantic off the U.S. East Coast but isn't expected to be a threat to land.

Toledo mayor lifts water ban in northwest Ohio

Mon, 08/04/2014 - 10:07am
The mayor of Toledo, Ohio, has lifted a water ban that left 400,000 Ohio and Michigan residents scrambling for water for drinking, cooking and bathing.

Police: Family of 5 shot to death at Virginia home

Mon, 08/04/2014 - 10:07am
Police say a family of five, including 3 children, has been found shot to death at a home in Virginia.

Motorcyclist dies in collision with bear

Mon, 08/04/2014 - 10:07am
Authorities say a motorcyclist has died in a collision with a bear on a northern Wisconsin highway.

Favre headed to Packers HOF in 2015

Mon, 08/04/2014 - 6:58am
Former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre will be inducted into the team's Hall of Fame and have his jersey retired next year.

Man dies in Burnett County motorcycle crash

Sun, 08/03/2014 - 10:34pm
A Siren man is dead after a motorcycle crash this weekend.

Beaver Creek Butterfly Festival boasts 15 species of local butterflies

Sun, 08/03/2014 - 8:05pm
There's a flutter of activity in Fall Creek as butterfly enthusiast come out to appreciate the beauty of butterflies.

"Book it for Books" raises funds for Elk Mound's cross country team and library

Sun, 08/03/2014 - 8:05pm
Kids and adults took off from the start line tonight, to book it for books.

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