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40 firefighters battled the fire in Hixton early Monday morning.

A second investigation found more safety problems at federal health laboratories in Atlanta, including the use of expired disinfectants and the transfer of dangerous germs in Ziploc bags.

As of today (Monday), the Barron County Sheriff’s Department has arrested 45 people for OWI in the county for 2014.

Wisconsin attorneys want all 10 judges on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals to consider upholding the state's gay marriage ban.

The Clark County Sheriff's Office identified the victim as Marvin High, 16.

Investigators believe alcohol and speed factored into a chain-reaction crash that left several people hurt.

One person was taken to the hospital after a reported crash involving a vehicle and a bicycle.

A Wabasha County sheriff's deputy struck by suspected drunken driver is released from the hospital and recovering.

The La Crosse Police Department says preliminary autopsy results show Shalim Augustine died from drowning, and his death was accidental.

U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan has set a new personal record for fundraising.

A moratorium on a historic tax credit program in Wisconsin announced three weeks ago over concerns about how expensive it had become is being partially lifted.

“The positive bird means that residents of Eau Claire County need to be more vigilant in preventing mosquito bites,” Lieske Giese, Health Officer for the Eau Claire City-County Health Department said.

A Minnesota man was arrested Sunday evening for drunk driving with three children in the vehicle.

Wisconsin wildlife officials are warning hunters, trappers and sturgeon spearers the application deadline for fall and winter season permits is approaching.

Fire crews respond to 2-alarm fire call in Eau Claire early Monday morning.

Hundreds lined a Buffalo Co. Highway Sunday afternoon for the final day of the Gilmanton Free Fair.

He has helped veterans get the services they need for nearly 40 years and on Sunday, the men and women he helped came out to congratulate the Eau Claire Co. Veteran's Service officer on his retirement.

The 2014 Major League Baseball All-Star Game festivities return to Minneapolis for the first time since 1985. The game takes place on Tuesday, but until then the Minneapolis Convention Center, is the place to be.

For the first time Sunday night, the Eau Claire Water Safety Task Force and Jacob’s Jackets, a group known for passing out life jackets in memory of a local boy who drowned last summer in Lake Altoona, took to the beach for an outreach event.

Dane County authorities say three people have been rescued from a sinking boat on Lake Mendota in Madison.