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- UWSP freshmen describe first day of class
As summer comes to a close, students across the area head back to school. UWSP kicked off it's first day of classes and for new incoming freshmen there was a feel of mixed emotions. - Record-high turnout predicted for Sept. primary
A record-high 28% turnout is predicted for Wisconsin's primary on Sept. 14. - School Back In Session
Students had to wake up a little earlier today than they're used to... - UW Marshfield Dean Search
The search is on for the next UW-Marshfield, Wood County Dean... - Doyle: State firms to get aid for retiree benefits
Gov. Jim Doyle says more than 50 Wisconsin companies will receive funding under the national health care reform law to continue providing insurance to retirees. - Gulf oil rig explodes off La. coast
GRAND ISLE, La. (AP) -- An offshore oil rig has exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, west of the site of the April blast that caused the massive oil spill. Coast Guard Petty Officer Casey Ranel says the blast - Current Forecast
Today: SUNsational. Wind: SW 5-10, High: 74 Friday: Sunny and warmer. Wind: SW 10-15 gust 20, High: 82 If you like sunny weather then the next few days will be your ticket. It looks like we are in - Convicted murderer, sex offender released in Clark Co.
A convicted killer moves into a Clark County home. Gary Thiede will live on blueberry road in the town of Washburn in Clark County. - Woman shot, man found dead in couple's house
Associated Press - September 2, 2010 9:05 AM ET BERLIN, Wis. (AP) - Tactical officers found a man's body in a house in Green Lake County hours after a woman was shot and wounded at the... - Wisconsin funeral home must stop cremations
State regulators have suspended the crematory license of a Wisconsin funeral home chain. - Northwoods man will stand trial for murder
William Schmidt appeared in Oneida County court Wednesday for his preliminary hearing. The Minocqua man is charged with first degree intentional homicide. - Chicken controversy ruffles feathers in Medford
After weeks of debate, it looks like the battle over keeping chickens in the City of Medford could soon come to a peaceful end. - Northwoods soldier killed in Afghanistan
According to a press release from the Department of Defense, Staff Sgt. Matthew J. West, 36, of Conover, Wisconsin was killed in the line of duty. - ABOUT US
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- Stevens Point receives $200,000 grant from Americorps
For the first time the city of Stevens Point receives a grant from Americorps of $200,000. Stevens Point's Central Wisconsin Resiliency Project will receive money to carry out a sustainability project. - Jefferson Award: Allen Grell
Volunteers certainly make their mark on Central Wisconsin. At Newsline 9, we're proud to join in an effort to recognize some of them. - Convicted murderer, sex offender released in Clark Co.
A convicted killer moves into a Clark County home. Gary Thiede will live on blueberry road in the town of Washburn in Clark County. - Midwestern states update travel website
Motorists in the states along the shores of Lake Michigan now have an updated website to ease their travels. - Denis Sullivan returns to Milwaukee
Six tall ships are stopping in Milwaukee. - Special Olympians make egg rolls for fundraiser
When you buy a tasty meal.. you can also help Special Olympics in the Wausau area. - Back to school safety
It's back to school for a lot of kids across the area. Wednesday marked the first day of class for students at Jefferson Elementary in Wausau. - UW-Stout first 4-year college to go smoke free, Wednesday
The University of Wisconsin-Stout will become the first four-year school in the UW System to go smoke free on Wednesday. - Sturgeon season begins, Saturday
Wisconsin's hook-and-line lake sturgeon season is about to get under way. - September marks juror appreciation month
A number of events across Wisconsin are planned to recognize September as Juror Appreciation Month. - Pelosi to speak in Milwaukee, Wednesday
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to speak to the American Legion's national convention in Milwaukee this morning. - Dems outraged over Walker fight ad
Democratic party officials cried foul on Tuesday, accusing Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker of running a tasteless commercial. - Murkowski concedes Alaska primary race
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski has conceded her Senate primary race to Joe Miller. - Crash near Kronenwetter slows traffic
A car accident on I-39 northbound happened Kronenwetter this morning. Although several ambulances were on scene it's unknown if anyone was seriously hurt.
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- Former egg farm workers say complaints ignored
U.S. Agriculture Department employees worked full-time at two Iowa egg farms at the center of a salmonella outbreak and massive recall, but two former workers said they ignored complaints about conditions at one site. - Thanks to high-tech, storm track easier to predict
Sophisticated computer models that replaced instinct with cold, hard math have helped forecasters predict where a storm like Hurricane Earl is going about twice as accurately as 20 years ago. - Feds appeal order blocking stem cell research
The Obama administration on Tuesday asked a federal judge to lift a restraining order that it says could undercut federally funded embryonic stem cell research. - US grapples with bedbugs, misuse of pesticides
A resurgence of bedbugs across the U.S. has homeowners and apartment dwellers taking desperate measures to eradicate the tenacious bloodsuckers, with some relying on dangerous outdoor pesticides and fly-by-night... - Hopeful sign: More talks for Israel, Palestinians
In an early sign of promise, Israeli and Palestinian leaders pledged Thursday in a cordial first round of talks to keep meeting at regular intervals, aiming to nail down a framework for overcoming deep disputes and achieving... - Jobs report may show rise in unemployment rate
The unemployment rate may be about to rise again. - Mexico: Soldiers kill 25 in troubled border state
Soldiers killed at least 25 suspected cartel members Thursday in a raid and gunbattle in a Mexican state near the U.S. border that has become one of the most dangerous battlegrounds in the country's drug war. - Earl weakens but still powerful as it passes NC
The last ferry left for the mainland and coastal residents hunkered down at home as Hurricane Earl closed in with 105 mph winds early Friday on North Carolina's dangerously exposed Outer Banks, the first and perhaps most... - Latest Gulf oil rig problem differs from BP spill
Stark differences exist between the oil platform fire in the Gulf of Mexico and the blast that led to the massive BP spill. Mostly notably, no one was killed and no crude was gushing into the water, but the distinctions... - Man in Letterman blackmail plot freed from NY jail
The former television producer who tried to blackmail David Letterman was freed Thursday after four months in jail for a plot that put a spotlight on the comic icon's office affairs, city Correction Department records... - Arizona governor stumbles during debate
It will go down as one of the most painful openings to a political debate in recent memory. - Gates visits US forces in southern Afghanistan
As the last of 30,000 U.S. reinforcements arrive in Afghanistan, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Friday got a firsthand look at operations in the dangerous south where Afghan and international troops are ramping up... - Federer beats the heat, Beck; Soderling looms
Roger Federer is one cool customer. - Official: 4 Miami airport concourses evacuated
A bomb squad investigated a report of a suspicious package after police evacuated four of six concourses at Miami International Airport for several hours on the eve of the Labor Day travel period, an airport spokesman said...
