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Young Bicyclist Dies After New Richmond Crash

A ten-year-old girl has died after being hit by a car in New Richmond in far western Wisconsin. Morgan Greene died Saturday, five days after her bicycle was struck at an intersection. Police say the m...

Demographics Drive Down U-W Student Enrollment

Preliminary figures show that the 26 U-W campuses will have about 25-hundred fewer students compared to last fall, when the enrollment drop totaled five-thousand. Officials blame demographics that ref...

Clearly: Huron, Michigan Surpass Superior In Water Clarity

Scientists at Michigan Tech Research Institute report their analysis of satellite images finds both Lake Huron and Lake Michigan waters are 20 percent clearer than they were two decades ago. During th...

Madison Schools Develop Plan To Help "At Risk" Students

Educators in the Madison Metropolitan School District say there are "markers" which can help them identify "at risk" students early. Helping them get the education they need is said to be based on ear...

Steven Avery's Attorney Responds To Judge's Denial Of New Trial

Convicted killer Steven Avery's attorney has filed a motion saying the defense has more evidence it wants to test -- and prosecutors have agreed to the testing. The motion was filed in response to the...

Judge Approves Sale Of Fox Valley Paper Mill

A judge in the Fox Valley has approved the sale of a paper mill to a liquidation firm. The Industrial Assets firm was ordered to look for a new buyer that would operate the Appleton Coated plant -- an...

Brookfield East Student In Custody For Gun Threat

A Brookfield East High School student has been taken into custody for an alleged threat involving a gun. School officials made an automated phone call to parents this (Friday) morning, saying that Bro...

Drugs Arrests in Manitowoc Last Night

Two men facing several drug related drug charges in separate cases appeared in Manitowoc County Circuit Court for bail hearings this afternoon 34- year- old Joshua James Kunish is charged with carryin...

Lawsuit Against Menards' 4x4s Thrown Out

A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit claiming that Menards' customers were deceived about the size of the four by four wood boards they buy. District Judge Edmond Chang has dismissed a potential c...

Ex Firefighter Gets Prison For Child Porn Possession

A former Milwaukee firefighter has been sentenced to six and a half years in prison for distributing child pornography. Forty-five-year-old Robert Rutley will also have ten years of federal supervisio...