Three area School Boards are giving the thumbs up for a girls hockey team after two years of planning. Now there are just a few more steps until the team is finalized.

The band is warming up and the dance is about to begin! The NCAA tournament starts Thursday (3/17/05).

One of four people accused in the beating death of Scott Schader will spend 10 years in prison. Another has just pleaded no contest in the case and is expected to be sentenced in May.

Hospitals work to make treatment go faster in emergency rooms.

With no arrests made yet, there is a risk that the burglars will strike again, so we talked with the Wausau Police Department on how to help keep your workplace safe.

Police say they don't have any suspects in mind for the crimes that were committed in Wausau Tuesday night, but they do think that once they find the perpetrators they'll also have solved a number of other area burglaries.

Miss Wisconsin, Marathon County officials and the local high schools are registering students to vote and reminding them of the upcoming local election.

Do your kids know what to do and where to go if a fire breaks out in your home? Those lessons paid off for a Wood County boy who's credited with saving himself and sister after their house caught on fire this weekend.

Local teachers get a lesson on keeping kids safe on the computer.

A lot of people were in Merrill on Tuesday looking to get help for the programs that are important to them.

A new federal law that's supposed to eliminate pollution would actually make it easier for power plants to pump more mercury into Wisconsin's environment.

Our state's superintendent of public instruction wants to keep her job, and she's making her way around our area to voice her future plans for education in Wisconsin.

Point officials say the purchase will expand their product in Minnesota and introduce new brands in Wisconsin.

The DNR says all ice fishing shanties north of Highway 64 have to be off the water by Wednesday (3/16/05). Procrastinators could face fines of up to $208.

A female employee alleges discrimination over insurance paying for her husband's vasectomy, but not her prescription birth control.

"Enough is enough!" That's the message some UW-Stevens Point students want to send to lawmakers about the rising cost of college tuition. On Monday, they sent that message in a very unique way.

It's being called a crucial step to save hunting and fishing programs in Wisconsin. On Monday, outdoor enthusiasts will get a chance to speak out on a proposal to increase hunting and fishing fees.

It's not every day the Legislature's Joint Finance Committee meets with the public in North Central Wisconsin

A Wausau West High School teacher accused of sexually assaulting a student says he didn't do it.

Some court cases across the country are making big headlines right now, not because of the actual cases themselves, but because of the deadly violence against the people working at the courthouse.

A local student organization is hoping you'll help them fight hunger in our area.

A local craft fair is helping some area residents nurse a case of spring fever.

Bear hunters from all over the state were gathering right here in North Central Wisconsin this weekend as part of a convention that's been going on for decades.

Sen. Julie Lassa, (D) Stevens Point says a political consultant defamed her by sending out pre-election mailers connecting her a scandal in Madison.

A Wausau City Council Committee is giving the thumbs up to letting traffic return to the downtown pedestrian mall. The full council is expected to vote on the measure March 22.