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A federal judge in Green Bay threw out a lawsuit yesterday from U.S. Senator Ron Johnson, who claimed that an Obamacare rule forced him to treat his staff members differently. Judge William Griesbach ruled that the Wisconsin Republican and his aide Brooke Ericson did not have legal...

Dozens of residents returned home in Slinger this morning after two trains collided and derailed. Officials in the Washington County village evacuated more than 100 homes Sunday night after a freight train struck cars on another train at an intersection of two tracks owned by separate...

The city of Hudson is aiming to add diagonal parking spaces along First Street before winter. On July 7, the City Council approved a $19,800 contract with MSA Professional Services to design the project, which is expected to provide a net gain of close to 40 spaces. MSA, a multi-state...

A funnel cloud was spotted north of Wausau last evening. It didn't touch down, but it still marked the fourth day in the last five in which Wisconsin had at least some type of tornadic activity. The National Weather Service reported no storm damage where last night's twister was...

St. Joseph Township officially waded into the deep, changeable waters of updated comprehensive planning last week with the first public meeting devoted to a new plan’s scope. The town’s last comprehensive plan was approved in 2006, before details of the pending $60 million...

The city of Hudson has renewed a contract with Advanced Disposal that will hold garbage collection rates steady for two more years and provide 20 new garbage containers for the downtown. The new five-year agreement, beginning in 2015 and running through the end of 2019, was approved...

A western Wisconsin man has been indicted in federal court in Madison, accused of stealing more than $50,000 in stamp proceeds while working at the Menomonie post office. A federal indictment has been handed down against Robert Colaizy of Menomonie. WQOW TV of Eau Claire said...