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Three Hayward residents plead guilty to federal drug charges.

If you travel on River Prairie Drive in Altoona you'll be seeing traffic delays starting Tuesday when the road is reduced to one lane in both directions.

The White House says President Barack Obama doesn't regret using the N-word to make a point about racial progress in an interview.

The Sparta Area School District is making sure its students don't go hungry for food or knowledge over the summer.

The report says inaction on climate change could cost billions of dollars a year in damage from rising sea levels, increased wildfires and drought, as well as higher costs for electricity to cool homes and businesses in hotter temperatures.

Authorities say former Major League Baseball player Darryl Hamilton has been killed in a murder-suicide at a suburban Houston home.

A monthly report on egg production and chicken flocks reveals the depth of the impact of bird flu on the nation's egg producers.

Gov. Scott Walker says he supports South Carolina's governor's call to remove the Confederate flag from the grounds of that state's capitol.

On Friday, June 19, 2015, at 8:35 p.m., the Barron County Sheriff’s Department received a call of a two vehicle head on crash on Hwy 63 at 26 ½ Ave. The caller also reported that one of the vehicles was on fire.

Congressman Ron Kind was in Eau Claire Monday to announce his annual practice of giving back a portion of his office budget to taxpayers.

An off-duty St. Paul police officer shot at a man who was suspected of shoplifting from Walmart after the man pointed a weapon at the officer twice.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker plans to donate to charity money he received in campaign donations from the leader of a white supremacist group cited by the Charleston church murder suspect.

Gov. Scott Walker's administration and the state troopers' union have negotiated a new contract that calls for 3 percent raises.

The fire was reported around 11 a.m. at a farm on County Road E in the Town of Red Cedar.

The event raises funds for dance lesson scholarships at the Eau Claire School of Dance.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is planning changes to State Highway 37 to help keep cars and trucks moving when traffic is heaviest.

The Wisconsin State Patrol identified the victim as Vera Scoles, 85, from Baraboo.

General Mills is dropping artificial colors and flavors from its cereals, the latest company to respond to a growing desire for food made with ingredients people see as natural.

Severe thunderstorms swept through southern Minnesota, bringing hail, high winds and some flash flooding, but no serious reports of damage.

Republican legislative leaders planned to meet again Monday afternoon as they continue to search for a way to wrap up work on the two-year state budget.