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7th grader dies in Stevens Point school Tuesday

STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU) - Students and staff at a Stevens Point school are grieving, after one of the students died Tuesday morning. 12-year-old Joey Miller ...

A general view of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Building in Washington, May 14, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

IRS official refuses to answer questions at scandal hearing

By Kim Dixon and Patrick Temple-West WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Internal Revenue Service official at the center of a scandal about extra tax scrutiny of conservative ...

Eau Claire man arrested for allegedly forcing child to carry drugs

EAU CLAIRE, WI (WTAQ) - An Eau Claire man has been arrested in Minnesota, for allegedly forcing his 8-year-old daughter to carry illegal drugs he apparently ...

The Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison. (properly sized)

Deadbeat parents will not get interest-rate break

MADISON (WSAU-Wheeler News) Deadbeat parents in Wisconsin could soon be under more pressure to pay what they owe for child support. The state Legislature’s ...

Slight increase in per-student school funding

MADISON (WSAU-Wheeler News) Despite the uproar over massive spending cuts, Wisconsin public schools still received more money per student in 2011 than the previous year ...