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Why does our TV station run them? Can we censor them? Do we have to give air time to all candidates?

After struggling to ramp up coronavirus testing, the U.S. can now screen several million people daily, thanks to a growing supply of rapid tests. But the boom comes with a new challenge: keeping track of the results.

A group of Wisconsin volunteers have stepped up to help out areas hit by natural disasters

We’re less than two weeks away from Halloween and many people still haven’t found their costume yet.

Laura Ingalls Wilder, best known for her life adventures with Ma, Pa, and her sisters were chronicled in the bestselling “Little House” books. What people may not know, is her life started here in Wisconsin, in the ‘big woods’ of Pepin County.

The Minnesota Twins released a statement Sunday, Oct. 18 on the passing of sports personality Sid Hartman at the age of 100.

Jacksonville city officials are seeking reimbursement for more than $150,000 in expenses for law enforcement costs, consulting fees and other funds spent preparing to host the National Republican Convention that never took place in their city.

Taher Inc. based in Plymouth, Minn is recalling more than 22,000 pounds of meat because it wasn’t federally inspected.

People have been diving to the Titanic’s wreck for 35 years. No one has found human remains, according to the company that owns the salvage rights.

Damage estimates from a rare wind storm that slammed Iowa and some other parts of the Midwest in August are growing, with the total now at $7.5 billion, according to a new report.

Action 2 News spoke with Eva Velasquez, the President and CEO of the national non-profit Identity Theft Resource Center, who says your child’s personal information, especially their social security number, is just as valuable - maybe even more so than yours.

The Rice Lake Fire Department responded to a house fire near 1814 Augusta Street in Rice Lake after 7 p.m. Saturday evening.

International air traffic is down 92% this year as travelers worry about catching COVID-19 and government travel bans and quarantine rules make planning difficult.

The school district says it is handling the matter internally and is working with all parties involved to resolve the issue.

The officer says saving the 3-week-old baby girl was just part of her job.

Thanks to the dog, both sisters discovered their cancers and got double mastectomies. Their prognoses are now good.

With the election just 17 days away, President Donald Trump is on the campaign trail, coming to Janesville as part of a one-day, two-city tour through the upper Midwest.

Pinehurst Park will look a little different this year.

t’s a typical Saturday, with football on the field. However, one typical supporter is not on the sidelines.

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers says dozens of union members are on strike in Appleton regarding contract negotiations.

A haunted trail is open to kids and families during the day for a less spooky experience.

Police are reminding drivers to be careful when approaching stopped emergency vehicles.

Rural Jerauld County in South Dakota didn’t see a single case of the coronavirus for more than two months stretching from June to August. But over the last two weeks, its rate of new cases per person soared to one of the highest in the nation.

The 2020 Democratic National Convention, which became a mostly virtual event because of the coronavirus, is expected to finish in the red, but a leading fundraiser say it will not fall to the city of Milwaukee to foot the bill.

Rural parts of the American Midwest that had previously escaped the worst of the coronavirus are now seeing a surge -- and hospitals are struggling to keep up.

Bryan reportedly assaulted the victim, impeded her breathing, and took her phone away when she tried to call 911, police said.

Wisconsin’s jobless rate for September was below the 7.9% national rate.

Sauk County’s sheriff says the man suspected in a homicide at Devil’s Lake State Park is still at large.

The leaders met virtually Saturday morning to give statements on the matter.

Police say he was seen via an online learning application performing a sexual act with the child.