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Minnesota officials sprayed over 1,000 acres of Duluth trees to try to slow the spread of the gypsy month.

Researchers are trying to make the fuel in nuclear power plants safer during extreme accidents.

Swarms of biting flies are attacking loons in northern Wisconsin this season like never before, causing the birds to abandon their nests in record numbers.

Spending on veterans' health care could double in three years under the Senate's solution to the long waits experienced by thousands seeking medical care at VA hospitals and clinics.

Conservatives emboldened by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's astonishing loss to a tea party-backed upstart are pledging to capitalize on their newfound political strength.

The exhaustion of Los Angeles Kings fans after two overtimes was quickly replaced by jubilation as the team took its second Stanley Cup in three years and the celebration began.

Sixty of Wisconsin's 72 county clerks had started issuing licenses after U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb struck down the law banning same-sex marriage last week. On Friday, she put that ruling on hold.

Hundreds of demonstrators are planning to march across the Brooklyn Bridge to call for tougher gun control laws.

The search is on in Eau Claire county for the driver of a stolen vehicle.

For the first time during his presidency, Barack Obama visited a Native American reservation to hear their concerns first-hand.

Our crew on scene says the Eau Claire Police Department and Eau Claire County Sheriff's Department, along with Altoona Police and the State Patrol surrounded the area with guns drawn.

Investigators are looking into whether run-off that ended up in a Hmong community garden could be toxic, and where it came from.

An area organization that works to fight hunger is behind on its garden, because of the wet spring.

Wisconsin's Attorney General says he wants to be clear that he did not suggest or recommend charging county clerks who issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

Alex Trebek now has the title for the most game show episodes hosted by the same presenter.

48-year-old Larry Johnson Jr. was also ordered to serve 20 years of extended supervision after pleading no contest in Eau Claire County court.

Troopers expect to ticket one of the drivers for not yielding.

Target Corp.'s final shareholder vote tally is showing some dissent against key board members.

Army officials say Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is in stable condition and working daily with health professionals after being held by the Taliban for five years in Afghanistan.

Investigators for the UW-Madison Police Department concluded the 31-year-old woman had diverted 42 syringes containing morphine or another painkiller.