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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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A federal strike force has charged 91 people, including doctors and nurses, in seven cities with Medicare fraud schemes involving $429 million in false billings.
At a news conference, Attorney General Eric Holder says the case reveals an alarming trend of criminal attempts to steal billions of taxpayer dollars for personal gain.
Holder called Thursday's action against Medicare fraud one of the largest of its kind.
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says that in addition to the newly announced charges, her agency used new authority under the federal health care law to stop future payments to many of the health care providers suspected of fraud.
The law enforcement effort targeted fraudulent Medicare schemes in Baton Rouge, La.; Brooklyn, N.Y.; Chicago; Dallas; Houston; Los Angeles; Miami, and Houston.
