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On Friday, prosecutors filed charges of 1st Degree Child Sexual Assault against Jesse Story, 22, of Rice Lake.

The bounce house rolled across a field Saturday at the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse Jamboree as winds gusted to around 30 mph.

The County Board has previously authorized this annual “open house” of County operated facilities.

On Monday, the Chippewa County Sheriff's Office announced it is looking for Cassie Colby, 33, in connection with the case.

Construction will likely be completed by October 31, 2014.

The victim, who is 12-years-old, survived the attack and police say her condition is stable.

Tomah police say on their Facebook page that the Tomah Veterans of Foreign Wars building on Superior Avenue was burglarized between May 30 and May 31.

The Stevens Point Police Department has identified the pilot killed in a weekend airshow as William M. Cowden, 47, of Menomonie, Wis.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced specific targets for all states Monday as part of the Obama administration effort to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne, Jefferson County District Attorney Susan Happ and state Rep. Jon Richards of Milwaukee are all vying for the Democratic nomination. Waukesha County District Attorney Brad Schimel is the only Republican in the race.

For many resorts, bars and sporting goods stores in northern Wisconsin, the nine-day gun deer season is one of the busiest times of the year.

Secretary Mark Gottlieb tells the Wisconsin State Journal he's looking for long-term solutions to a projected $680 million budget deficit by 2017 and toll roads aren't an immediate answer.

The Otter Creek Dog Park is having a free weekend on Saturday, June 7 and Sunday, June 8.

It's unknown whether the animal was a black bear or a grizzly.

In a pilot study at the National Cancer Institute, the tumors of two out of nine women completely disappeared and those women have stayed cancer-free for more than a year so far.

The new rules seek to cut carbon emissions from power plants by 30 percent by 2030. But states are being given flexibility to develop their own plans for meeting their targets.

Staffing is needed for the $150 million, 19-story hotel opening in a couple months.

Candidates for office in Wisconsin face a Monday deadline to file the required signatures to get on the ballot this fall.

Hundreds came out to enjoy the 8th annual Taste of the Valley.

Authorities say a tree fell on a tent at Devil's Lake State Park over the weekend, killing an 11-year-old girl and injuring two others.