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Marathon County officials have cut down a 130-year-old oak to make a popular sledding hill safer, a decision that doesn't sit well with residents who say the tree was a local landmark.

Governor Scott Walker frequently touts all he has done for Wisconsin's veterans since taking office more than three years ago as he runs for re-election.

The proposed combination could improve AT&T's Internet service by pushing its TV subscribers into video-over-satellite service.

The festival is set to begin Friday night and run through Sunday in Stonefield, a replica 19th-century rural village near Cassville that includes former Wisconsin Gov. Nelson Dewey's mansion.

The police department says the shooting happened Sunday about 1:40 p.m.

Firefighters responded to a coach bus fire on Seymour Road this morning.

A Viroqua man escaped serious injury, after flames shot through the floorboard and dashboard of his vehicle Sunday night.

A funeral Mass is set for former Wisconsin Gov. Patrick Lucey, a hard-nosed Democrat who died about a week ago at age 96.

Using a thermal imaging camera, firefighters located a hot spot in an interior wall and ceiling. Crews had to open up some interior walls and part of a floor to find the source of the smoldering fire.

Two air quality permits have been submitted by sand mining companies in Wisconsin and the DNR says now is your chance to sound off.

Firefighters in La Crosse say quick action with a fire extinguisher may have prevented a big fire at a home.

Ahead of Memorial Day and in honor of Military Appreciation Month the Chippewa Valley Youth Symphony held a tribute concert for our military members.

Since November the museum has been busy working to install a new exhibit that replaces two exhibits that have been at the museum for more than 20 years.

A 29-year-old man from Holmen was killed in a motorcycle crash in Wood County on Saturday.

A federal trial to determine whether a Wisconsin law that requires abortion providers to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals is constitutional is set to get underway later this month.

Water crews in Milwaukee are working to repair more than 20 water-main breaks, after a leak prompted the closure of one south-side pumping station.

Madison's annual brat fest will have a religious flavor this summer, with organizers adding a fifth stage to provide Christian music.

The 20 highest-paid state employees last year worked for the Wisconsin Investment Board, which manages the investments of the Wisconsin Retirement System.

The Department of Agriculture says at least 20 counties in the state have discovered the tree killing insect.

Police spokesman Joel DeSpain says officers responded to find the woman armed. He says she "failed to comply with verbal commands."