Updated: 12:39 PM Taking off and landing at Central Wisconsin Airport will soon be a little smoother thanks to a couple of lawmakers.

Updated: 4:39 PM There's no doubt that celebrities have a lot of power to reach the public, but how strong is that influence if one reveals they're battling a serious illness?

Updated: 8:10 PM Although there isn't a proven cause to the increase in skin cancer among young women, dermatologists have an idea of what might be to blame.

Updated: 7:08 PM The state will be getting $43 million for road construction projects, many of which will be done in NorthCentral Wisconsin.

Updated: 8:09 PM It turns out that most kids get their booze not from a liquor store, but from their parents or someone else who they have a close relationship with like a sibling or older friend, and now authorities are trying to stop that.

Updated: 12:37 PM Official ceremonies to say farewell to 450 local soldiers heading off to war will be held Thursday (8/11/05) in four local cities.

Updated: 4:53 PM A breakfast meeting in Wausau revs up businesses and agencies involved in the fundraiser, which has a goal this year of nearly $3 million.

Updated: 1:09 PM The 2005 Clark County fair begins Wednesday (August 10, 2005).

Updated: 1:14 PM The parents of Army Specialist John Tollefson are asking you to pray for our troops.

Updated: 1:09 PM Wausau police are looking for two men they say tried to duct tape a man's mouth while he slept on his couch, then hit him with a baseball bat when he tried to get up and stole his wallet containing all of $20.

Updated: 1:14 PM Local police, wholesalers and retailers want to make sure you and your kids know the dangers of alcohol as they head back to school.

Updated: 1:10 PM Workers will break ground Wednesday (August 10, 2005) on a new bone and joint clinic in Merrill.

Updated: 1:15 PM Power outages, trees and tree limbs down and possibly a fire were left behind by a strong storm that came through Wisconsin Tuesday (8/9/05) afternoon and evening.

Updated: 1:11 PM Power is back on after Tuesday's (August 9, 2005) wicked weather.

Updated: 1:16 PM Lightning is the first suspect in a fire that could leave up to eight families without a home.

Updated: 1:17 PM Wausau is one step closer to establishing a museum dedicated to Native Americans.

Updated: 8:18 PM Soaring crude oil prices are putting the squeeze on airlines, causing them to raise ticket prices.

Updated: 8:14 PM About 90 percent of the people who suffer from foot pain think it's normal, but there are so many products on the market now that people don't have to live in pain anymore.

Updated: 1:15 PM State Republicans are working to draft a new bill that would include some provisions to the 2003 bill that was vetoed, hopefully drawing more support from law enforcement.

Updated: 10:47 AM For seven weeks they biked through extreme heat, steep terrain, and picturesque towns. Now, the "Live Now" bikers are celebrating the end of their cross-country journey to promote hospice care.

Updated: 5:19 PM Police say a search of 30-year-old Sgt. Anthony Farisa's home computer turned up sexually explicit pictures depicting child pornography.

Updated: 6:51 PM A Hancock man will spend seven years in prison for a mayhem conviction. He attacked a man, biting off a piece of his ear and lip.

Updated: 1:11 PM Let's say you want all the perks of going to school in Madison, cheering in the student section of football games, using the library there and the prestigious degree, but you want to live right here in central Wisconsin.

Updated: 12:36 PM Wisconsin drivers have about 70 different license plate styles to choose from. If the Legislature and the governor approve the Wisconsin Women's Health Foundation's new license plate face, it would be one more option for drivers to select from. Many Wisconsin drivers say having options is very important to them.

Updated: 8:53 PM If you'd like to help send off local members of the 120th Field Artillery, there will be a number of farewell ceremonies in their home communities on Thursday.