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Several fire departments are fighting a marsh fire near Waupun in Fond du Lac County.

Walker, who is running for re-election this year, called for the freeze on Friday. He says it's in reaction to the latest projections showing UW has a surplus of more than $1 billion.

A new system to send alerts when an at-risk older adults has gone missing will be created under a bill Gov. Scott Walker is slated to sign.

Gov. Scott Walker plans to sign a bill into law designed to help the Milwaukee Police Department quickly detect gunshots.

Baseball's new expanded replay rules this season might mean most managers start minding their manners.

Federal investigators say identity thieves who've claimed billions of dollars in bogus tax refunds in recent years are finding ways to get around increased surveillance.

Roosevelt Elementary School in Eau Claire held its final Reading is Fundamental, or RIF, day of the year and today's theme was ‘Reading Rocks my Socks’.

In comparison to the old standardized tests given out once during the school year, the new tests would allow schools to measure progress throughout the year instead of just once.

The final signs of winter are fading, but the impact of the frigid temperatures could affect area lakes for years to come.

Health and Human Service Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is resigning and will be succeeded by Sylvia Mathews Burwell, currently director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, U.S. officials told NBC News on Thursday.

Crews are cleaning up after a fire destroyed a Whitehall feed mill.

In the latest scam, callers make threats to turn power off immediately unless they pay or tell them that their account is past due and they have to pay using a prepaid debit card.

Lorie Suhr matched all five numbers of the winning ticket during Monday night's drawing.

A new Pew Research Poll says more moms are choosing to stay home with their kids rather than have a job outside the house.

GM says it will replace ignition lock cylinders on the cars.

The system released data Thursday that shows campuses had a combined $1.61 billion in uncommitted reserves. About $121 million was committed.

A train spent nearly six hours sitting abandoned in Thorp, before moving out of town Thursday afternoon.

On Wednesday, prosecutors filed charges of Conspiracy to Commit 1st Degree Intentional Homicide against, Autumn Ostrowski, 31, of Ladysmith.

Officials in Michigan and Wisconsin said Thursday they've confirmed that bats in their states have been diagnosed with white-nose syndrome, which first showed up in the U.S. in upstate New York in 2006.

A judge handed down the sentence in Chippewa County court for 28-year-old Krista Holler. She was also ordered to serve five years of extended supervision.