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The American Civil Liberties Union has asked a federal judge to lift a stay on gay marriages in Wisconsin.

Prosecutors filed a sexual assault charge against Robert Geiger, 63, this week.

With the Fourth of July weekend just ahead, many Wisconsinites may be thinking of stocking up on fireworks. It's easy to do, with the fireworks widely available and legal to buy.

According to a new government survey, about 1 in 25 adults say they recently fell asleep while driving.

The police chief in Wabasha has reopened the case of a missing 25-year-old woman who disappeared in 1990, and he's started a cold case unit to help find her.

The Wisconsin State Patrol says the crash happened around 11:20 a.m. on I-94 at Highway 93 north. All westbound lanes are closed.

Troopers arrested a Rice Lake man for 5th offense operating under the influence after a crash.

The former Minnesota State, Mankato, football player who was injured in a fight is now walking up to 200 feet a day.

The Dow Jones industrial average is trading above 17,000 for the first time after the U.S. government reported a big gain in hiring last month.

The June jobs report shows the U.S. economy moving steadily closer to full health, after having shrunk at the start of the year.

The death of a long-time Menard Inc. worker has triggered a government investigation that could take up to six months to finish.

A Wisconsin appellate judge says an Arena man was within his rights when he posted profane insults toward police on Facebook.

A development company has agreed to pay $2.75 million in damages for falling short of a promise to create 2,000 jobs with a three-building complex in La Crosse.

Steps taken in recent years to better deal with deluges of water have spared some Minnesota communities from damage they tended to see when lakes and rivers rose in the past.

A man convicted of killing his wife and dumping her body in a swamp could soon learn his sentence.

An Outagamie County father and his teenage son are hospitalized after a lawn mower exploded.

Authorities say a four-month investigation into an alleged breeding site for cockfighting roosters in Rock County has led to the discovery of 61 caged roosters -- and 16 pounds of pot.

An aide to Gov. Scott Walker who got caught up in a secret investigation into illegal campaigning has landed a new state job with a hefty pay raise.

A former police officer suspected in the deaths of two women whose bodies were found in suitcases left along a rural Wisconsin highway is expected in court today.

Eau Claire police are searching for a suspect involved in two separate armed robberies at Mega Holiday gas stations in Eau Claire.