Updated: 8:48 AM Getting children ready to head back to school doesn't come cheap.

Updated: 8:23 PM Tuition is on the rise again at UW schools, but it won't be as bad as years past.

Updated: 8:22 PM Going for the gold is the ultimate goal for athletes competing in the Summer Olympics. Now, one local doctor is making the trip to Athens to keep those athletes in fighting shape.

Updated: 8:10 PM The family of drowned UW La Crosse student Jared Dion has filed notices of claim with the city and the state.

Updated: 8:06 PM Tuesday was Paul and Morgan Hamm Day in Wisconsin.

Updated: 8:01 PM Gov. Doyle is visiting Wisconsin military bases to keep them off the Pentagon's list for possible closure or realignment.

Updated: 7:57 PM Ge Moua, of Wausau, is at the Marathon County Jail on a $5,000 cash bond.

Updated: 7:51 PM Safety is top priority for Merrill schools. That's why officials there are considering a federal grant.

Updated: 7:49 PM Businesses are taking the lead in the debate over a proposed power line. The Marathon County Chamber of Commerce says they support the proposed Arrow-head Weston project.

Updated: 6:41 PM How to control a growing deer population is a question facing one local city.

Updated: 6:38 PM Throughout this month, 43 Greyhound bus stops in Wisconsin will be closing. In Stevens Point, the Greyhound terminal will close by the end of this week, and residents won't let it close quietly.

Updated: 12:59 PM Whenever a town grows past its original limits, there are bound to be some growing pains.

Updated: 9:03 PM Hundreds of Wausau jobs are moving and some of them are going as far away as Mexico.

Updated: 9:37 PM It's not the Amazing Race. Some very competitive people are taking part in a very unique race in Stevens Point Saturday. It's called Paddle Quest, and it could be coming to a television near you.

Updated: 8:58 PM A group from central Wisconsin is breaking new ground in an international effort to help find missing children.

Updated: 8:56 PM A very important part of our community is celebrating this week.

Updated: 7:27 PM After thousands of years, the Olympic games finally return to their birthplace. Opening ceremonies get underway Friday evening for the Summer Olympics.

Posted: 7:25 PM When the first bell of the new school year rings, many kids in need will be ready to make the grade.

Updated: 7:23 PM Getting ready to take care of the aging baby boomers, that's the goal of a federal grant that's headed to a Wausau college.

Updated: 6:58 PM Like in just about every aspect of life good communication makes things much easier, and that's exactly what the emergency personnel in Stevens Point were trying to improve upon Friday.

Updated: 6:48 PM An area health clinic is promoting healthy living, and hoping to bring in more patients.

Updated: 6:47 PM If you have a checking account, a new federal law will change the way banks process our checks.

Updated: 4:48 PM The PGA championship is just about the biggest thing going on in the state of Wisconsin Thursday night, and that may be bad news for area golf courses.

Updated: 4:46 PM A senator from Illinois is hoping people here in central Wisconsin want to hear what he has to say about the upcoming election.

Updated: 4:35 PM The DNR is requesting a camping rate hike of $3 for several state campgrounds