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LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) - Knowing how the human body works and how to heal is just one aspect of training for a career in health care.

Special Forces operators at Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, N.C. were stunned in recent weeks after Army Criminal Investigative Unit personnel and FBI agents launched a probe into alleged drug and [...]

Took this picture of his mother, leslie. leslie and gracie posed here. you can see its a stunning setting. but just about an arms length behind me is a cliff. a steep drop off to the granite below. the icy cold waters of cottonwood creek. right after fred snapped the picture, leslie fell and was swept away in the water. unable to find her, fred raced for help. driving more than a mile to the nearest house. >> somebody just showed up at my house. >> with no cell service up by the creek, the owner...

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>> its his wife? >> yeah its. >> the homeowner offered right away to help fred. the sped back up the mountain and fred dropped him off at a spot to begin searching. just down the road, physicians assistant and ems volunteer michael golob was on duty. >> a call went out over the radio for a female drowning victim. >> golob headed over to the base of the trail. there he ran into fred. >> he comes barreling down at a high rate of speed. kind of slams on his brakes. starts yelling at me. lets go! le...

WAUSAU, Wis. (WAOW) -- Earlier this week, a Minnesota family of seven was found dead in their home.

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Today, history was made when the first all-civilian spaceflight launched from Launch Complex 39A at the NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The purpose of this flight was to raise awareness and funds for the St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital

First with a prosthesis, and first pediatric cancer survivor first pediatric cancer survivor in space. in space. how did surviving cancer prepare you for this mission? >> surviving cancer made me tough, and i think it taught me a lot about going out of my comfort zone. >> odonnell: shes one of four soon-to-be astronauts on the flight, a mission to raise awareness and money for st. jude childrens research hospital. >> my disease is called asio sarcoma. >> odonnell: thats where hayley spent a year...

Last week we were talking about how important it is to protect yourself from the sun. We all get caught up in the fun we're having during the summer and sometimes find ourselves suffering from a sunburn because we didn't plan accordingly.