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People looking to drop off their yard waste may soon be out of luck as an Eau Claire pilot program is falling victim to it's own success.

Imagine a tornado roaring through your neighborhood. Now, imagine being in a hospital, unable to easily take cover on your own.

Food companies and restaurants could soon face government pressure to lower the amount of salt in their products. This comes after a long awaited federal effort to prevent thousands of deaths from heart attacks and strokes.

Minneapolis Fire Department crews were sent to Smith Hall around 1:10 p.m. Tuesday. Crews arrived to find one person suffering from burns after a volatile chemical compound exploded.

A rare twin tornado event in Pilger, Nebraska on Monday leaves a path of destruction through the small farming community, as well as claiming two lives.

Aaron Rodgers remains as competitive as ever going into his 10th season with the Green Bay Packers.

Since 2009, Wisconsin has had a law on the books allowing mothers to breastfeed their children in public and private locations.

Students without their own vehicles will have a new way to get around at an area university.

Two unnamed people have filed a motion in a federal appeals court trying to block the release of documents filed in the investigation into whether conservative groups illegally coordinated with Gov. Scott Walker's campaign.

The DPI made the request last week in conjunction with complaints made to the U.S. Department of Justice in 2011 that taxpayer-subsidized voucher schools were rejecting students with disabilities.

He was stopped for speeding speeding on State Highway 29 when investigators say they found the drugs in his shoe.

He is in the Clark County Jail on a $20,000 cash bond.

The River Falls Fire Department says it happened around 11:15 Monday morning. Someone passing by the home saw smoke and flames.

Evelyne Fischer, 16, was last seen at a home in the Town of Springville, which is north of Wisconsin Dells, on Friday night.

52-year-old Herman Nissley pleaded no contest in Pepin County court.

State emergency managers say Platteville apparently was hit by two tornadoes that knocked down trees and damaged the University of Wisconsin-Platteville campus.

Two homeless shelters in western Wisconsin have received donations of all new Sealy Tempur-pedic mattresses.

Twelve residents challenged the county board's approval for a condition use permit for the 19-acre sand mine in Saratoga Township.

The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign report released Tuesday examined donations from individuals of $100 or more given to members of the state Assembly and Senate in 2013.

Storms moved through Wisconsin Monday night and into Tuesday morning leaving behind a wake of damage in their path.