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Experts say whoever stole a 300-year-old Stradivarius violin in Milwaukee would have a hard time selling it.

Farmers may soon be able to plan for the future with a new farm bill moving forward.

The Junior League of Eau Claire donated almost 40,000 diapers to Feed My People in 2013.

The criminal complaint says 51-year-old Herman Nissley of Mondovi is charged with four counts of sexual assault of a child under 13.

Antioxidant vitamins are widely assumed to be cancer fighters, even though research in smokers has found high doses may actually raise their risk of tumors.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke isn't traveling to Waukesha to see President Barack Obama in person on Thursday, but she did speak with him by phone.

The 20th Annual Chippewa Valley Rally is Wednesday.

Christopher P. Johnson, 32, Weyerhaeuser, Wis., and Humberto Fierro-Rascon, 40, Florence, Colo., are charged with conspiring to possess marijuana with intent to distribute.

Karl Allen Herber, 54, of Rollingstone, appeared in Winona County District court Wednesday. A judge set bail at $12,000.

The latest figures for December from the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development were released Wednesday.

Gov. Scott Walker said Wednesday he plans to speak about the propane issue with President Obama when he greets the president Thursday during a stop in the Milwaukee area.

The Dunn County Sheriff's Office arrested James Kernan, 45, after serving a search warrant at a home in the Town of Tainter.

General Electric's plant in the suburb of Waukesha makes gas engines used in the oil and natural gas industries.

The director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Matthew Olsen, tells the Senate Intelligence Committee that there is "substantial potential" for a terrorist attack against so-called softer targets outside Sochi.

Republican Sen. Luther Olsen said Wednesday he does not have the votes in committee to pass the bill that reworks the school report card to give schools letter grades and incorporate students attending private schools using taxpayer funded vouchers.

White House spokesman Jay Carney said shortly after the vote that President Barack Obama would sign the bill if it reaches his desk.

The surprising new study that's being described in the journal Nature hints at a possible new way to grow tissue for treating illnesses like diabetes and Parkinson's disease.

In an appearance Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Holder said that the government also will hunt down any people and groups that exploit the stolen data through credit card fraud.

UW-Stout's Facebook page announced late Tuesday that Jarvis and Micheels halls would re-open for classes and regular operations Wednesday morning.

Marcie Malszycki, 33, is an aide to state Rep. Warren Petryk, a Republican from Eleva in west-central Wisconsin.