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Investigators searched the school with a K-9 unit Wednesday morning. They also searched the parking lots of the high school and middle school.

Agricultural youth safety specialist Marsha Salzwedel said Wednesday that the Wisconsin-based Childhood Agricultural Safety Network launched the campaign after seeing numerous children killed and injured in accidents last year.

The Northwest Wisconsin Regional Law Enforcement Memorial was held at The Florian Gardens in Eau Claire Wednesday morning.

The adult male flew into the white shrink wrap April 25 as the boat was being towed at about 70 miles an hour near Menomonie.

Minnesota has the nation's first law requiring smartphones and tablets sold in the state to have remote shut-off devices as a way to deter theft.

An Independence man has pleaded no contest to illegally harvesting ginseng.

Birders, biologists and other community members are gathering today to celebrate International Migratory Bird Day.

DNR big game ecologist Kevin Wallenfang says the recommendation to suspend antlerless hunts would cover firearms and archery seasons over most of the 17-county northern forest zone.

Former Minnesota quarterback Philip Nelson is already charged with two counts of felony assault. A criminal complaint says Nelson kicked 24-year-old Isaac Dallas Kolstad in the head after the other man punched Kolstad.

The toddler, Musa Dayib, is seriously injured after the fall Sunday but is expected to survive.

Court records show that James Kernan, 55, of Menomonie was bound over for trial on Tuesday.

Turkey's prime minister says the death toll in the coal mine explosion and fire has increased to 238.

Investigators have released the name of the man who was killed when his dump truck crashed Tuesday morning near Jim Falls.

Police want people to keep an eye out for needles outside after someone found one in their yard.

A North Dakota native who made it into the top five on NBC's "The Voice" has been eliminated from the singing competition.

Outdoor lovers will get to play for free in Wisconsin next month.

Members of the public will get a chance to tour a Wisconsin military training base this weekend.

If you drive down Hastings Way in Eau Claire you can't miss them, payday lenders are saturating the roadway. They're in the business of offering fast cash, but at a high price.

A new report shows nation-wide 4,000 fewer children went to state preschool programs last year.

In a unanimous vote, the Eau Claire City Council approves plans for a new CVS Pharmacy on the site of the former Woo's Pagoda Restaurant.