The Wisconsin Associated Press honored NewsChannel 7 with three awards at its annual banquet in Madison.

The CEO of Aspirus Wausau Hospital is leaving his post after 20 years.

Trivia players are in the beginning stages of what some say is the world's largest trivia contest, and that is good news for area businesses.

The group LAVA, or Leaders Achieving Violence Awareness, released 25 balloons Friday with pledges attached to each one.

A split vote by the Stevens Point School Board means no action has been taken on whether to close Jackson Elementary School.

A Weston woman faces burglary related charges in Marinette and Shawano Counties. Officers also suspect Alice Detrie in dozens more break-ins from North Central to North East Wisconsin.

With the beautiful weekend ahead (4/9-4/10/05) a lot of you may be doing some spring cleaning, so here's a way you can get rid of some old stuff and help some people out at the same time.

Sheriff's deputies have gotten some tips on the whereabouts of Stuart Akerly, but the search for him goes on. They think he may still be in the area.

Tammy Millerleile will spend 16 years in prison for the 2002 death of 14-month-old Jake Mentink.

It's a busy time of year for area farmers. Spring planting season is almost here, and some are even getting a head start in the fields.

Residents in North Central Wisconsin continue to help bring relief to tsunami victims. The latest effort comes from faculty and staff on the campus of UW Marathon County.

You might be asking yourself what makes this trivia contest so successful. Well, part of the draw could be how hard it is to win.

It's one of the biggest and most well-known events in all of Central Wisconsin.

A car dealership is among the first business to settle into the New Plover Village Park. Construction started Thursday (5/7/05) and should be complete by October, bringing 40 new jobs.

There's a form of breast cancer we don't hear much about, but it's an everyday battle for one of Wausau's most powerful women.

Drug maker Pfizer pulls its arthritis medication Bextra off shelves after FDA links it to a higher risk of heart attack and stroke, and also a severe skin reaction.

Some major reshuffling is in store for the Stevens Point School Board, and this shift could have an impact on many tough decisions, including closing an elementary school.

A group of lawmakers representing Wisconsin is heading to Rome this week. They've been selected to attend the Pope's funeral.

Friday's fire causes damage to two downtown businesses in Marshfield, but the owners still plan to get them up and running as soon as possible.

Marshfield and Mosinee school districts ask their voters whether they'd be willing to have their taxes raised in order to make some big changes to their elementary schools.

Tickets are still available on several major airlines that would get you to Rome in time for the papal funeral, but according to local travel agents, getting there would be the easy part.

The election is taking quite a toll on a local town, where every single board member has been voted out.

Many new moms experience a bit of the blues after the baby's born, but even when it becomes a serious case of post-partum depression, nursing moms have often chosen not to treat it for fear of hurting their baby. New research could put these new moms at ease.

You shouldn't necessarily rush out to sign yourself up for an in-utero learning baby class, but there's good reason to talk, sing or read to your baby in the womb.

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