Local kids are getting the chance to feel like an adult when it comes to finances.

The Oklahoma Medical Examiner's Office says the official death toll in the aftermath of a massive tornado that slammed the Oklahoma City area remains at 51 but is expected to rise.

The state Department of Natural Resources is planning to waive fishing, hiking and all-terrain vehicle fees for the first weekend in June.

A Brookfield restaurant named for Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers and Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun is opening a second location.

Wausau Paper Corp. has signed a final agreement to sell its two remaining Wisconsin paper mills.

Representative Tom Larson from Colfax and 67th District Senator Terry Moulton held two listening sessions, while representative Dana Wachs met with people at the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library.

A crash in Dunn County has left three people injured, with one flown from the scene.

The governor is proposing a change that would require people convicted of misdemeanors and arrested for felonies to give a DNA sample.

Firefighters are still trying to figure out what caused a massive explosion that destroyed a home in the Town of Washington east of Eau Claire.

Wisconsin residents are encouraged to get a NOAA Weather Radio

Mother Nature packed a powerful punch in a Southeastern Minnesota town.

Departments across the state are increasingly blacking out names, addresses and other identifying information about people mentioned in their reports.

The Elk Mound Fire Department says it happened around 3:15 Monday afternoon in the Town of Spring Brook, west of Eau Claire.

The state Department of Public Instruction reported Monday that 43.2 percent of children in public schools are on the programs, up from 42.5 percent the previous year.

A representative with Organic Valley in La Farge says workers are moving back into the east end of the headquarters. The fire happened on the west end of the building on May 14th.

Attorneys for Loganville farmer Vernon Hershberger and the Wisconsin Department of Justice spent Monday morning questioning prospective jurors before agreeing on the 12-member panel.

Swab tests on a variety of handbags revealed 20% had toilet levels of bacteria, and enough to cross-contaminate other surfaces.

Walker wants to require FoodShare recipients to spend at least 20 hours a week searching for work or participating in job training to keep their benefits.

The Legislature's Joint Finance Committee planned to take up the issue Tuesday. The nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau estimates that the fee will generate $6 million over the next two years.

No longer needed by the U.S. Coast Guard, the lighthouse is being offered to any eligible group that would use it -- and pay for its upkeep -- for education, recreational, cultural or historic preservation purposes.

The Ellsworth Police Department says Joel Velure, 23, of River Falls died at the scene Saturday night.

Marathon County officials provided information about the plan last week to community members assigned to tackle problems at the jail in Wausau.

The Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee added the provision to the state budget last week.

The annual Chicken Chase is remembering 9-year old Zayvier Barnes, with the funds going to the Eleva-Strum Elementary school for a new playground.

Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to more than double the amount of time a public employee must stay retired before being hired for another job is up for consideration this week by the Legislature's budget committee.