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Formal charges are expected to be filed later this week against the Rib Lake mother accused of trying to kill four of her six children.More >> Formal charges are expected to be filed later this week against the Rib Lake mother accused of trying to kill four of her six children.More >> radar alert
Storms moved through parts of Wisconsin Monday, bringing wind, rain, and some hail.More >> Storms moved through parts of Wisconsin Monday, bringing wind, rain, and some hail.More >> Ashland County authorities say a La Crosse doctor and his brother were killed in a single-engine plane crash on Madeline Island.More >> Ashland County authorities say a La Crosse doctor and his brother were killed in a single-engine plane crash on Madeline Island.More >> Police say a 23-year-old woman was shot at the Potawatomi Bingo Casino in Milwaukee.More >> Police say a 23-year-old woman was shot at the Potawatomi Bingo Casino in Milwaukee.More >> Radar Alert
Turning fairly nice later this week.More >> Quiet and comfortable weather Tuesday and Wednesday. Warmer and unsettled late in the week.More >> Another woman suspected of causing her to fall has been arrested.More >> Another woman suspected of causing her to fall has been arrested.More >> The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office is looking for any information about a fire that may be related to a murder investigation.Sheriff's officials want to speak to any witnesses who were traveling on County Road M or Wegner Road between 4:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. on Friday, April 26, 2013.Lincoln County authorities say this fire could be connected to the investigation into the murder of Anita Bucki, who was reported missing that same day.Her husband, Mark Bucki, has been charged in her death.Inve...More >> The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office is looking for any information about a fire that may be related to a murder investigation.Sheriff's officials want to speak to any witnesses who were traveling on County Road M or Wegner Road between 4:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. on Friday, April 26, 2013.Lincoln County authorities say this fire could be connected to the investigation into the murder of Anita Bucki, who was reported missing that same day.Her husband, Mark Bucki, has been charged in her death.Inve...More >> A Rib Lake mother is accused of trying to kill four of her six children. The Taylor County Sheriff's Department says Heidi Mann, 37, attempted to cause the death of her children by carbon monoxide asphyxiation.More >> A Rib Lake mother is accused of trying to kill four of her six children. The Taylor County Sheriff's Department says Heidi Mann, 37, attempted to cause the death of her children by carbon monoxide asphyxiation.More >> One person was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash in Marathon County.More >> One person was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash in Marathon County.More >> The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office has new information that a wanted suspect is in the Wausau area, and authorities believe he is armed and extremely dangerous.
More >> The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office has new information that a wanted suspect is in the Wausau area, and authorities believe he is armed and extremely dangerous. Officials urge you to call 911 immediately if you spot Christopher Meindel.
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A Taylor County woman is accused of trying to kill her own children.More >> Weather Show June 17thMore >> One person was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash in Marathon County.More >> People from around the world have traveled to Wausau to hit the water at Whitewater Park, located just a few blocks from downtown.More >> Milwaukee police say a 23-year-old woman was shot in the leg early Sunday morning.More >> The first gay pride parade is scheduled to take place in Wausau in about a week. While preparations for the parade are underway, one city council member is making it clear--he's not rolling out the welcome mat.More >>
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For $235,000, you could indulge in a shiny new Ferrari -- or raise a child for 17 years.
A government report released Thursday says a middle-income family with a child born last year will spend about that much in child-related expenses from birth through age 17. That's a 3.5 percent increase from 2010.
The report from the Agriculture Department's Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion finds that housing is the single largest expense, averaging about $70,500, or 30 percent of the total cost.
Families living in the urban Northeast tend to have the highest child-rearing expenses, followed by those in the urban West and the urban Midwest. Those living in the urban South and rural areas face the lowest costs.
The department has issued the report every year since 1960.
