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A former researcher is testifying that a Wisconsin law requiring abortion providers to obtain hospital admitting privileges will force women to travel hundreds of miles further for the procedures and could drive them to give up on an abortion.

The Willis Tower temporarily limited access to the bays, known as The Ledge, on Thursday for routine inspection.

Wildlife managers plan to boost the whitetail deer population in several parts of southeastern Minnesota while holding deer numbers steady or bringing them down in certain other zones in the region.

The Green Bay retail chain has notified the state Department of Workforce Development that 66 full- and part-time jobs will be eliminated.

People had the chance to get a nice meal while raising some money for a good cause.

A final open house was held on Thursday night showcasing plans for the improved Brackett Avenue in Eau Claire.

Three sections of highways buckled in and around Eau Claire on Thursday.

Small stickers could lead to big problems; that's the message police officers are trying to send about the family stick-figure decals people place in the rear-window of their vehicles.

The study is a collaboration between the NCAA and the Department of Defense. The study will include significant work by Michael McCrea, director of brain injury research at the medical college.

Students at one area university will be getting out of the classroom and onto the water.

She says in a videotaped interview at her hospital bed that she surrendered to the bear during the attack May 18 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage.

Jumping in your vehicle, fighting through traffic and finding a parking spot before heading into work may seem fairly standard for many people but, millennials are favoring different modes of transportation.

Altoona Police say the 53 Bypass south at River Prairie is closed and the north bound lanes are backed up. They are asking drivers to avoid the area is possible.

Deputies say the robbery happened Wednesday at the Bremer Bank branch located in the unincorporated village of Danbury.

The Taste of the Valley is on Sunday at Phoenix Park in Eau Claire.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is headed to New York City next month to host a fundraiser for Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino.

The Gypsy Moth Slow the Spread aerial program for 2014 consists of treating 60 sites, involving approximately 186,220 acres in 18 counties, mostly in western Wisconsin.

The large light-up sign above the Plaza Hotel & Suites on Clairemont Avenue has seen its final days.

More than 200 people and Boys & Girls Club members will have dinner and hear a keynote address from the 2014 Boys & Girls Club Youth of the Year, Kyla Morgan.

Police say the City of Eau Claire saw a 13 percent reduction in several types of crimes from 2012 to 2013.