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Federal prosecutors have filed charges against an Iowa egg company and two executives blamed in a 2010 salmonella outbreak that sickened thousands of people.

A senior Democratic aide said Wednesday that no final decision has been made, but Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is considering filling the five Democratic spots on the committee.

Bill Schulte says he saw the car hit the doe and stopped to help last Sunday.

Gov. Scott Walker issued a proclamation Wednesday renaming the measure Lydia's Law after 7-year-old Lydia Schaeffer, of Burlington.

The EPA says states already collaborate with universities on local water quality research and agricultural programs but to date there hasn't been a formal process for sharing university research and ideas across the 12 task force states.

A criminal complaint says Coleman Dybul was sleeping when his 27-year-old girlfriend, Toni Voss, startled him and he shot her with a loaded gun he kept next to the bed in 2013.

No matter what your style or body type, there is a myriad of options for brides this season. A local expert showed four examples.

The Blue Star Museums program is being launched Wednesday at the San Antonio Museum of Art in Texas.

The report gives Wisconsin demerits for a "high prevalence of chronic drinking" and obesity.

Lake Altoona beach is currently within acceptable standards for swimming and therefore open.

It can monitor the user's vital signs, give him real-time battlefield information and be bulletproof from head to toe.

The company says there is no evidence of any unauthorized activity and there is no evidence any financial or credit card information was stolen.

The new recall covers certain Chevrolet Aveo cars from the 2004 through 2008 model years.

President Barack Obama will address the troubles at the Department of Veterans Affairs in remarks from the White House Wednesday morning.

A spokeswoman at PetSmart says it plans to have the treats off all its store shelves by March 2015.

It's illegal in Wisconsin to put sharps in the trash or with recyclables.

The Government Accountability Board was scheduled to discuss Wednesday how to interpret a new law that board staff says has a drafting error in it that would prohibit lobbyists from passing along any donations.

On Tuesday, students and parents heard suggestions from experts on how to handle bullying situations.

In a study released Tuesday afternoon, the American Red Cross found while 80% of Americans say they can swim only 56% of them can actually perform all five of the basic skills that might help save their life in the water.

An open house was held Tuesday for Chippewa County Outreach Services.