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According to the criminal complaint, officers were led to the Days Inn on Craig Road after a man called police, claiming he had been robbed by two other men and a woman at the hotel.

By the time most Country Festers get to the grounds, everything from the food to the tents are ready to go. But it takes a lot of hard work by volunteers like the Chippewa Youth Hockey Association.

On Friday, June 27, 2014 at approximately 01:15 a.m., Burnett County deputies responded to a report of an armed robbery that had occurred at the Holiday Stationstore on State Highway 35/70 in the Village of Siren.

The arrests were made after search warrants were done at two Menomonie apartments.

The Wisconsin State Patrol says a semi flipped over just after 2 a.m. Friday, closing both westbound lanes.

A Subway employee is sentenced to life in prison for fatally shooting a co-worker behind the sandwich shop in Portage last September.

Milwaukee police says an internal investigation is underway into why it took nearly 22 minutes for officers to respond to a stabbing that resulted in a woman's death.

Six Chippewa Indian tribes are asking federal environmental regulators to review the proposed iron ore mine in northern Wisconsin.

A Wisconsin man accused of bringing females to the North Dakota oil patch and forcing them into prostitution will remain behind bars while his case proceeds.

Sheriff John B. Spears reports the Vernon County Sheriff’s Department received a call about a canoe possibly flipped over in the Mississippi River near Victory.

Northwest Wisconsin Champions is helping kids learn the basics of football while helping them stay physically active through the summer.

While country music fans get ready to see of their favorite artists, there are lines for the music, getting into the campsite and also the vendors.

We went backstage with Dan + Shay Wednesday night, as the country music duo made their first Fest debut.

Up until now there were no restrictions on how long coaches could allow players to have full contact in practices, but new rules passed Thursday afternoon will limit hard hits to just one hour per week.

While there's a lot of action taking place on the Country Fest grounds, it's no surprise the surrounding area is seeing an increase in visitors as well.

Federal health regulators have approved a first-of-a-kind set of robotic leg braces that can help some disabled people walk again.

Team USA's chances and enthusiasm for soccer are alive and well throughout the world and in the Chippewa Valley.

Fifteen years after a landmark Supreme Court ruling, Wisconsin has doubled the percentage of Medicaid funds it dedicates for services to disabled people outside institutions.

The Minnesota woman whose letter to President Barack Obama led to one-on-one time with him says she hopes the message about middle-class struggles isn't lost on Washington decision-makers.

The Chippewa Valley Technical College held their STEM race, which stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Students worked with scale model remote-control cars to learn how to charge their cars using alternative energy.