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Police say former NFL quarterback Donovan McNabb had a blood alcohol level that was more than twice the legal limit when he was arrested on suspicion of DUI in Arizona last month.

New research suggests it may be possible to predict which preschoolers will struggle to read -- and it has to do with how the brain deciphers speech when it's noisy.

This is the first bird that has tested positive in 2015 for West Nile virus in Eau Claire County since surveillance for the mosquito-transmitted virus began May 1.

A dead crow found in Eau Claire County on June 26th has tested positive for West Nile virus. This is the first bird that has tested positive in 2015 for West Nile virus in Eau Claire County since surveillance for the mosquito-transmitted virus began May 1.

On June 24 the Department of Agriculture, Trade, & Consumer Protection announced a captive white-tailed deer from a breeding farm in Eau Claire County has tested positive for chronic wasting disease.

An appeals court says a man who killed his young daughters to hurt his ex-wife was properly convicted.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court is set to rule Thursday on whether a secret probe can continue into whether Gov. Scott Walker's 2012 recall campaign illegally coordinated with conservative groups.

If you were following the U.S. Women's Soccer Team closely during its World Cup run, you may have seen a few local faces.

By NASA's calculations, we've made it to Pluto.

A Wisconsin man sentenced to life in prison for selling cocaine is among 46 drug offenders who've had their sentences commuted by President Barack Obama.

A sport coming to this year's La Crosse Interstate Fair is challenging dogs to sniff out rats hidden among stacks of hay.

The family of a black man who died after being placed in a New York City police officer's chokehold has reached a $5.9 million settlement with the city.

Police in the Milwaukee County community of Whitefish Bay say an officer has shot and wounded a man that had "multiple knives" while police responded to a call at a home.

Attorneys in the Colorado theater shooting case have one last chance to convince jurors that gunman James Holmes was either a calculating killer or a man in the grips of psychosis.

A senior diplomat says a landmark Iran nuclear agreement was reached Tuesday after clearing final obstacles. The diplomat says it includes a compromise between Washington and Tehran that would allow U.N. inspectors to press for visits to Iranian military sites as part of their monitoring duties.

A mobile food truck policy was up for discussion at Eau Claire City Hall Monday.

Monday night people in Eau Claire were weighing in on a proposal that would bring the first ever wind turbine to the city

It’s a day many had speculated about since before Governor Scott Walker won re-election this past November, he is now officially running for President.

Now that Governor Scott Walker has officially signed the state budget into law, universities must begin making decisions on how they will move forward with millions less than before.

More than 120 kids gathered in Carson Park today to learn about safety.