NEW INFO: Child injured at Dells sports park Her name is Teagan Marti. She's in critical condition at UW-Hospital after plunging more than 40 feet from a ride at the "Extreme World" park.
Local biker raises funds for fellow biker hit by car It's an amazing race, that takes not only physical but mental training. For more than ten years bikers in the Northcentral Wisconsin area have been coming to the Wausau 24 bike race, it's a event not meant for the weak.
LATEST: Rhinelander Sewage Investigation City of Rhinelander Council Members decide to apply for the Community Development Block Grant Emergency Assistance Program. The federal grant could bring up to half a million dollars to homeowners with damage from last month's flooding and sewage back-up.
DNR shifts to enforce invasive species Wisconsin wardens say they are shifting from educating boaters about invasive species regulations to enforcing them.
DNR asks for help with Project Operation Deer The DNR needs your help and it doesn't take much effort. Since 1960 DNR staff members count the number of fawns and does they see, to get a better idea of the deer sex population.
Obama hails auto bailout as good news in Michigan President Barack Obama says his administration's bailout out of U.S. car companies saved more than 1 million jobs and kept communities that depend on the auto industry afloat.
Dane Co. gets state's first black DA Gov. Jim Doyle appointed Ismael Ozanne Dane County District Attorney to replace Brian Blanchard, who was elected judge for the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals.
EAA's AirVenture winds down The last day, Sunday, features a mass hot-air balloon launch if the weather permits. There's also an afternoon air show featuring historic warbirds.
Vikings arrive at camp without Favre The Minnesota Vikings have arrived in Mankato for training camp with the bitter loss to New Orleans in the NFC title game still fresh in their minds and no idea if Brett Favre will be back for another run at a Super Bowl.
Official: 1 person dead in LA building explosion Fire officials say at least one person has died in a suspected natural gas explosion that rocked a large South Los Angeles commercial building and hurled people into the street.
Wildlife rescues increase near Michigan oil spill A government-run wildlife rehabilitation center isn't the only place people are taking birds and animals coated with oil from a spill in the Kalamazoo River.
US Embassy staff in Paris fall ill; mail suspected The U.S. Embassy in Paris says two of its employees are undergoing medical tests after handling a suspicious letter. Embassy spokesman Paul Patin says employees in the mailroom identified a "suspicious letter" and French authorities were summoned to examine it.
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Congressman: too much dispersant used in oil spill As BP inched closer to permanently sealing the blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico, congressional investigators railed the company and Coast Guard for part of the cleanup effort, saying too much toxic chemical dispersant...
Feds warned company in Mich. spill about pipeline U.S. regulators earlier this year demanded improvements to the pipeline network that includes a segment that ruptured in southern Michigan, spilling hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil into the Kalamazoo River, according...
Informant says WikiLeaks suspect had civilian help An Army private charged with leaking classified material to the whistleblower website WikiLeaks had civilian help, a key figure in the case said Saturday.
Rangel using 3-way defense against ethics charges To rebut a lengthy list of alleged ethical misdeeds, Rep. Charles Rangel is trotting out this three-way defense: I didn't do it. I did it, but was inattentive. Others lawmakers were allowed to do the same thing without...
Coast Guard allows toxic chemical use on Gulf oil The U.S. Coast Guard has routinely approved BP requests to use thousands of gallons of toxic chemical a day to break up oil slicks in the Gulf of Mexico despite a federal directive that the chemicals be used only rarely on...
California Rep. Waters may face fall ethics trial A second House Democrat, Rep. Maxine Waters of California, could face an ethics trial this fall, further complicating the election outlook for the party as it battles to retain its majority.
Ariz. governor considers changing immigration law A federal appeals court has decided not to step into the controversy over Arizona's tough immigration law until November, leaving state officials to consider other steps they might take in the meantime.
US, allies complete Pacific military training Monthlong military drills in the Pacific, which conclude this weekend, were intended only as training exercises to combat terrorism and piracy - and were not meant to send a message to North Korea, the commander of the...
Crews gain ground on wildfire north of Los Angeles A wildfire smoldered in the high desert north of Los Angeles Saturday, spewing plumes of thick smoke that promted air quality warnings as hundreds of firefighters worked to contain the 2-day-old blaze.
LA pushing to become nation's mass transit leader The region famous for jilting the street car to take up a love affair with the automobile is trying to rekindle its long ago romance with commuter rail.
3 inmates escape from northwest Arizona prison Police used helicopters and dogs Saturday to search for three convicted murderers who escaped from a northwest Arizona prison, kidnapped two semi-truck drivers at gunpoint and used the big rig to flee.
Chelsea Clinton weds at exclusive New York estate It was high society inside and high security outside as Chelsea Clinton wed her longtime boyfriend at an elegant estate in a Hudson River village where several prominent guests were spotted beforehand, but the...
