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On Friday, the Cleghorn Lions Club distributed 165 trees to 4th graders at Robbins and Meadowview Elementary Schools in Eau Claire. Club members gave the students a brief history of Arbor Day and then gave out the trees.

A little boy in one area community is getting a big honor.

On Friday, the Brewers unveiled a new statue of the longtime radio broadcaster in the last row of the upper deck behind home plate at Miller Park.

48-year-old Larry Johnson pleaded not guilty due to mental disease or defect.

The sirens will be tested again on May 5.

An Oshkosh soldier will compete at a regional competition that tests the physical and mental abilities of those in the nation's Armed Forces.

Wisconsin Republicans are gathering next weekend in Milwaukee for their annual convention amid dissent from some conservative tea party members.

Bowl for Kids' Sake events continue into next month.

The department announced Friday that it has started taking the comments electronically, or by mail.

Investigators say a Friday house fire in Augusta is being considered suspicious.

Oregon has become the first state in the nation to decide to drop its problem-plagued online health exchange and switch to the federal website.

INSIDE: A link to the city's North Barstow Parking Structure FAQ’s.

A Minnesota Senate panel approved a medical-marijuana bill with bipartisan support on Friday.

Xcel Energy says the outage affected nearly 175 customers in the area.

Police investigators say a 16-year old female student has died after being stabbed by a fellow student at Jonathan Law High School in Milford, Connecticut Friday morning.

Deputy Assistant Energy Secretary Paula Gant says Friday that the move by Baker Hughes "is an important step in building public confidence."

Saturday, May 3, 2014, a mountain bike trail clean-up, hosted by the Chippewa Off-Road Bicycle Association (CORBA), will be held beginning at 8 a.m. until 11am.

The criminal complaint also says he told a negotiator during the two-hour standoff he believed police were following him.

U.S. consumer confidence surged in April, approaching the highest level since the recession began in 2007 as Americans reported greater optimism about their financial situation and the economy.

This week William Shakespeare celebrated his 450th birthday. In honor of his legacy CNN paid tribute to 15 theatres across the world and one of them is in our area.