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The federal government and wireless phone service providers have built a system - called Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) or Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) - that will send a text-like message to your phone. More>>

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An introduction to Mobile
An introduction to Mobile
For many of us the mobile world is a part of our daily lives. It's the first thing we touch each morning and the last thing we put down at night.More >>
NEW! Download the StormTrack9 weather app today
NEW! Download the StormTrack9 weather app today
Track storms on your mobile device using WAOW's new StormTrack9 weather app.More >>
Track storms on your mobile device using WAOW's new StormTrack9 weather app.More >>
WAOW Mobile Site
WAOW Mobile Site
A direct link to WAOW's mobile web site, m.waow.com, which is optimized for viewing on web-capable phones.More >>
Can I receive text alerts on my phone?
Can I receive text alerts on my phone?
The delivery of text (SMS) messages to your phone require multiple steps and can be impacted by a variety of factors along the way. By using proper technology and through agreements with carriers, aggregators,More >>
Common Terms: What does SMS mean? And much more...
Common Terms: What does SMS mean? And much more...
SMS Messages SMS stands for SShort Message Service. This is what is commonly known as a "text message" A SMS message is 160 characters If you want to stop SMS messages or offers, type STOP and sendMore >>
Is my phone a smartphone?
Is my phone a smartphone?
There is no industry standard definition of a smartphone. However, in general a smartphone is a mobile phone that offers advanced features, often similar to the capabilities of a personal computer. More >>
How to send a text message
How to send a text message
There are so many different types of phones on the market that it can be nearly impossible to provide a tutorial on how to send a text message from each and every one. This guide is intended to provideMore >>
What is the difference between the mobile web (WAP) and an app?
What is the difference between the mobile web (WAP) and an app?
The Mobile Internet is the name given to the Internet when you access it from a mobile device, like a smartphone or a tablet. It's the same Internet you would access from a desktop computer.More >>
Visit WAOW.com on your cell phone
Visit WAOW.com on your cell phone
WAOW offers a mobile-optimized version of WAOW.com specially designed to be easier to use and read from your cell phone's smaller screen. More >>
Text Alerts: How do they work?
Text Alerts: How do they work?
These are sent from the WAOW Newsroom at the discretion of the news staff when a story or event is of significant interest or has a significant impact on our audience as a whole.More >>

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Pizza on Mars: NASA funds development of 3D printer that can knock out pizza
Pizza on Mars: NASA funds development of 3D printer that can knock out pizza
NASA has awarded a mechanical engineer a grant worth $125,000 to help him create a 3D printer for food.More >>
NASA has awarded a mechanical engineer a grant worth $125,000 to help him create a 3D printer for food.More >>
How to stay anonymous online
How to stay anonymous online
Pretty soon, just about everything we do on the Web will be logged, analyzed, and used for things outside of our control. Here are some ways to help stop that.More >>
Pretty soon, just about everything we do on the Web will be logged, analyzed, and used for things outside of our control. Here are some ways to help stop that.More >>
Six tips to bombproof your password
Six tips to bombproof your password
How can we make our passwords more hack-resistant and manage all the passwords we need?More >>
How can we make our passwords more hack-resistant and manage all the passwords we need?More >>
Facebook cuts off Social Roulette, app with 1-in-6 chance of killing your Facebook account
Facebook cuts off Social Roulette
True to its name, Social Roulette is a game of roulette in which you're gambling your digital life. After giving the app permissions, you then take a one-in-six chance of letting it delete your Facebook account.More >>
True to its name, Social Roulette is a game of roulette in which you're gambling your digital life. After giving the app permissions, you then take a one-in-six chance of letting it delete your Facebook account.More >>
7 bizarre Airbnb rentals that are almost too weird to believe
7 bizarre Airbnb rentals that are almost too weird to believe
Weird accommodation options are part of Airbnb's charm, so we'd like to propose seven current listings that should be verified immediately.More >>
Weird accommodation options are part of Airbnb's charm, so we'd like to propose seven current listings that should be verified immediately. If these folks are offering what they say they're offering, we just might book a night or two. More >>
Will a spotless inbox really supercharge your productivity?
Will a spotless inbox really supercharge your productivity?
Inbox Zero is the theory that an empty e-mail inbox is good for peace of mind and productivity. So is it?More >>
Inbox Zero is the theory that an empty e-mail inbox is good for peace of mind and productivity. So is it?More >>
Best iPhone 5 accessories
Best iPhone 5 accessories
When it comes to iPhone 5 accessories, the options just keep on coming, and there are a lot of little extras that can really improve your experience. More >>
When it comes to iPhone 5 accessories, the options just keep on coming, and there are a lot of little extras that can really improve your experience. We cover everything from Bluetooth headsets for your iPhone 5 to touchscreen friendly gloves.More >>
Man arrested after selling his grandson on Facebook
Man arrested after selling his grandson on Facebook
Facebook is basically integrated into every part of our lives. You use it to catch up on friends' lives, meet people, find events, message people but it's also a place where people go to sell live human babies online.More >>
Facebook is basically integrated into every part of our lives. You use it to catch up on friends' lives, meet people, find events, message people but it's also a place where people go to sell live human babies online.More >>
Scan these smart pajamas to launch a bedtime story for the kids
Scan these smart pajamas to launch a bedtime story for the kids
Using the camera on a smartphone or tablet, a parent or child can scan one of forty-seven dot patterns printed on kids pajamas to launch a story.More >>
Using the camera on a smartphone or tablet, a parent or child can scan one of forty-seven dot patterns printed on kids pajamas to launch a story.More >>
There was no White House bombing; AP's Twitter hacked
There was no White House bombing; AP's Twitter hacked
If you're wondering why the Associated Press tweeted that there was an explosion at the White House, it's because its account was hacked.More >>
If you're wondering why the Associated Press tweeted that there was an explosion at the White House, it's because its account was hacked.More >>

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Special report: Where the locals eat
Special report: Where the locals eat
Newsline 9 is searching for the best places where the locals eat. More >>
North-central Wisconsin offers a lot of great restaurants. By popular demand, Newsline 9 visited four more of them, and we followed out viewers' suggestions as we search for the best places where the locals eat. More >>
UPDATE: Stevens Point student dies in school
UPDATE: Stevens Point student dies in school

STEVENS POINT (WAOW) - An administrator at St. Peter's Middle School in Stevens Point says a seventh-grade boy collapsed and died in school on Tuesday morning. Administrator Todd Kuckkahn said Wednesday that no circumstances surrounding the death of Joey Miller were being released other than he died in school. St. Peter's is a Roman Catholic school. "We are shocked and saddened," Kuckkahn said. "We trust that God in his infinite wisdom will walk with us in our grief."More >>
STEVENS POINT (WAOW) - An administrator at St. Peter's Middle School in Stevens Point says a seventh-grade boy collapsed and died in school on Tuesday morning. Administrator Todd Kuckkahn said Wednesday that no circumstances surrounding the death of Joey Miller were being released other than he died in school. St. Peter's is a Roman Catholic school. "We are shocked and saddened," Kuckkahn said. "We trust that God in his infinite wisdom will walk with us in our grief."More >>
Panel passes Wisconsin food stamp work requirement
Panel passes Wisconsin food stamp work requirement
The Legislature's budget committee has approved Gov. Scott Walker's proposal requiring that able-bodied adults on Wisconsin's food stamps program spend at least 20 hours a week working or getting trained for a job.More >>
The Legislature's budget committee has approved Gov. Scott Walker's proposal requiring that able-bodied adults on Wisconsin's food stamps program spend at least 20 hours a week working or getting trained for a job.More >>
6 EF5 tornadoes in Wisconsin's history
6 EF5 tornadoes in Wisconsin's history
The strength of the tornado that killed at least 24 people and destroyed countless homes in Oklahoma this week is rarely seen in Wisconsin.More >>
The strength of the tornado that killed at least 24 people and destroyed countless homes in Oklahoma this week is rarely seen in Wisconsin.More >>
Minocqua getting ready for the start of summer tourism
Minocqua getting ready for the start of summer tourism
Many holiday travelers will be heading up north this weekend for the unofficial kick off to summer.More >>
Many holiday travelers will be heading up north this weekend for the unofficial kick off to summer.More >>
PHOTOS: Honor flight
PHOTOS: Honor flight
Nancy Yousef traveled to Washington, D.C. with area veterans.More >>
Nancy Yousef traveled to Washington, D.C. with area veterans.More >>
Names of those killed in Oklahoma tornado
Names of those killed in Oklahoma tornado

The Oklahoma medical examiner's office says it has positively identified all 24 people killed in the tornado that ripped through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, including 10 children.More >>
The Oklahoma medical examiner's office says it has positively identified all 24 people killed in the tornado that ripped through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, including 10 children.More >>
Ministry Health to cut 2 percent of its workforce
Ministry Health to cut 2 percent of its workforce

MILWAUKEE (WAOW) - Ministry Health Care says it is eliminating about 2 percent of its workforce due to declining business and a reduction in Medicare payments because of federal budget cuts forced by the so-called sequestration.

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MILWAUKEE (WAOW) - Ministry Health Care says it is eliminating about 2 percent of its workforce due to declining business and a reduction in Medicare payments because of federal budget cuts forced by the so-called sequestration.

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Man killed in Superior industrial accident
Man killed in Superior industrial accident

Police say a 30-year-old man has been killed at a wood shingle manufacturer in Superior.s u...More >>
Police say a 30-year-old man has been killed at a wood shingle manufacturer in Superior.s u...More >>
Wausau family relieved relatives near Moore, OK are safe
Wausau family relieved relatives near Moore, OK are safe
A Wausau family is closely watching the situation in Oklahoma. That's because they have a strong connection to that state.More >>
A Wausau family is closely watching the situation in Oklahoma. That's because they have a strong connection to that state.More >>

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1 child dead, 1 missing in Minn. park landslide
1 child dead, 1 missing in Minn. park landslide
One child is dead and another is missing after a gravel slide at a St. Paul park.More >>
Special report: Where the locals eat
Special report: Where the locals eat
Newsline 9 is searching for the best places where the locals eat.More >>
Bar fight leaves one women in critical condition
Bar fight leaves one women in critical condition
Young cancer survivor helps baby Treyden
Young cancer survivor helps baby Treyden
An eight-year-old Wisconsin Rapids girl is on a mission to help, and it's all for a little boy she's never met.More >>
Nursing home residents bust a move before prom
Nursing home residents bust a move before prom
It's time for the sixth annual Senior Prom Week at Mount View Care Center.More >>
Wausau family relieved relatives near Moore, OK are safe
Wausau family relieved relatives near Moore, OK are safe
A Wausau family is closely watching the situation in Oklahoma. That's because they have a strong connection to that state.More >>
Minocqua getting ready for the start of summer tourism
Minocqua getting ready for the start of summer tourism
WEB EXTRA: News conference on Bucki case
WEB EXTRA: News conference on Bucki case
The Lincoln County Sheriff's Department held a news conference Tuesday morning to give an update on the Bucki case.More >>
10PM: Prosecutor: Husband stabbed, strangled missing wife
10PM: Prosecutor: Husband stabbed, strangled missing wife
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