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A mother in Marathon County accused of wrapping her dead infant in a garbage bag and throwing it in a trash bin has been sentenced to seven months in jail with three years probation.

A bill has passed the State Legislature that would make chemotherapy pills more affordable for Cancer patients.

A late-season winter storm will track into Western Wisconsin Thursday into Friday bringing a combination of rain, freezing rain, sleet, and snow. This mixed bag of precipitation, heavy at times, will lead to hazardous travel conditions, especially, Thursday Night into Friday.

Bell County Sheriff's Office Lt. Donnie Adams says the sheriff's office dispatched deputies and troopers from the Texas Department of Public Safety to the nearby Texas Army base.

It happened Wednesday afternoon at the corner of Brackett Avenue and Hastings Way in Eau Claire.

Voters in one area school district have passed a nearly $21 million dollar referendum.

The state Department of Safety and Professional Services cited four code violations on the Mount Olympus ride and noted the lap bar that came open was "defective."

46-year-old Paul Lynch faces several counts including attempted first-degree intentional homicide. Lynch's attorney entered a plea of not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect.

The Menomonie Police Department says 18-year-old Andrew Johnson was taken into custody shortly after the burglaries Wednesday morning.

Medicare deputy administrator Jonathan Blum says in a blog that the data could be available as early as April 9.

The state Department of Workforce Development reports Wednesday that preliminary rates for February are up in all but two of the state's largest 32 cities.

The department made the announcement on Wednesday.

Wisconsin junior defenseman Jake McCabe (Eau Claire, Wis.) will give up his final year of eligibility to sign a three-year, entry-level contract with the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres. McCabe is expected to make his NHL debut on Thursday against the St. Louis Blues.

Street Maintenance Manager Steven Thompson says it happened around 11 a.m. Wednesday. It's on Starr Avenue, south of Eddy Lane.

A tally by The Associated Press found 31 passed and 12 failed.

The Wisconsin AFL-CIO, the statewide teachers union Wisconsin Education Association Council and the Madison Teachers Inc. all announced Wednesday they were backing Burke.

Bo Ryan has talked about the mental toughness he acquired growing up.

Altoona police released the picture attached to this story on their Twitter page.

Backers of the proposed Confluence Project say they are pleased with the results of the Tuesday’s election.

The bill Walker signed Wednesday changes current law, which lets the chief inspector or municipal clerk designate areas for election observers to stand.