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Authorities say there were no fatalities when an Interstate 5 bridge over a river north of Seattle collapsed. The Thursday evening bridge failure dumped vehicles and people into the water.More >> Authorities say there were no fatalities when an Interstate 5 bridge over a river north of Seattle collapsed. The Thursday evening bridge failure dumped vehicles and people into the water.More >> A Schofield company is planning to add hundreds of jobs over the next few years.More >> A Schofield company is planning to add hundreds of jobs over the next few years.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 >> 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 >> Authorities in St. Paul say they've recovered the body of a child missing since a rockslide killed a classmate and left two others injured at a park along the Mississippi River.More >> Authorities in St. Paul say they've recovered the body of a child missing since a rockslide killed a classmate and left two others injured at a park along the Mississippi River.More >> REGIONAL SOFTBALL SCORES D.C. Everest 6, Merrill 0 - Division 1 Regional Final Stevens Point 7, Rhinelander 0 - Division 1 Regional Final Mosinee 5, Medford 0 - Division 2 Regional Final Iola-ScandinaviaMore >> Area high school softball, baseball, track, and soccer scores and highlights from ThursdayMore >> WAOW will be signing off for a short period of time for some scheduled maintenance. We will be going off the air at 1:35 a.m. Friday, May 24.More >> WAOW will be signing off for a short period of time for some scheduled maintenance. We will be going off the air at 1:35 a.m. Friday, May 24.More >> Jurors have sided with billionaire Donald Trump and against an 87-year-old grandmother who took him to court alleging that the "Apprentice" star cheated her in a skyscraper condo deal.More >> Jurors have sided with billionaire Donald Trump and against an 87-year-old grandmother who took him to court alleging that the "Apprentice" star cheated her in a skyscraper condo deal.More >> The recent wet weather has led to perfect conditions for mosquitoes.More >> The recent wet weather has led to perfect conditions for mosquitoes. More >> STEVENS POINT (WAOW) - After two years of study and negotiations, Stevens Point and Portage County have approved an agreement to create one emergency dispatch center by Aug. 4, authorities said Thursday.More >> STEVENS POINT (WAOW) - After two years of study and negotiations, Stevens Point and Portage County have approved an agreement to create one emergency dispatch center by Aug. 4, authorities said Thursday.More >> MERRILL (WAOW) - A Merrill man accused of killing his wife and hiding her body in some woods won't go before a judge again for two months, according to online Lincoln County Circuit Court records.More >> MERRILL (WAOW) - A Merrill man accused of killing his wife and hiding her body in some woods won't go before a judge again for two months, according to online Lincoln County Circuit Court records.More >>
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Crystal Finishing Systems plans to add hundreds of jobs after buying a facility in Mosinee. More >> A bridge in Washington state has collapsed.More >> A legislative committee has voted to slash the UW System budget.More >> Thursday's regional softball and sectional track highlights.More >> Newsline 9 is searching for the best places where the locals eat.More >> A Wood County man will spend one year in jail after being convicted of fatally shooting his friend. Tyler Enkro told investigators he was drinking with Nick Hoffmann, when he accidentally shot and killed him.More >> Multiple crews responded to a fire in the Town of Big Flats.More >>
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Senate Democrats are moving ahead as if they have regained control of the chamber through Tuesday's recall elections even though the crucial race is too close to call.
The Senate stood divided 16-16 between Republicans and Democrats heading into the elections. Unofficial results from the race in Racine's 21st Senate District showed Democratic challenger John Lehman leading incumbent Republican Sen. Van Wanggaard by less than 800 votes, and Wanggaard has refused to concede.
Senate Democratic Leader Mark Miller has declared himself majority leader regardless. He held a news conference to say he's already spoken to Republican Senate Leader Scott Fitzgerald about details of the transition.
Fitzgerald says Miller's stance is premature. He spoke to Miller but only about meeting to discuss committee structures if Democrats have indeed won the chamber.
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