Gov. Tony Evers formally requested a presidential disaster declaration from President Donald Trump Wednesday, seeking federal help for flooding damage in six Wisconsin counties.

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The Wausau Fire Department's division chief of emergency medicine services was arrested and charged with misconduct in public office for allegedly stealing fentanyl and another painkiller.

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Milwaukee Public Schools have received more than $16 million in state aid that was being held back because of missing financial reports.

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The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is working with health departments from St. Croix and Rock counties to identify people who may have been exposed. 

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A bear that had been wandering the Northwoods with its head stuck in a plastic jug has been freed.

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