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$590M Powerball ticket sold in Florida

It's all about the odds, and one lone ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching each of the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million.

• 7:03 AM

Wisconsin weather forecast for Sunday (video)

• 10:49 AM

The day in photos: May 19, 2013

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• 9:53 AM

Lawsuits over concussions capture attention of Fox Valley football coaches, school officials (story, video)

Jeramie Korth still remembers the collision that sent him to the sidelines during a rough-and-tumble high school football game in 1993.

• May 18, 2013

Fox Cities communities invest in parkland, waterfront (story, video)

If you ask Appleton residents where they live, they very well might reference their home in terms of the nearest park.

• May 18, 2013

Sunday’s can’t-miss Web content: The hunt for endocrine disruptors

Experts say Wisconsin lakes’ chemical cocktail likely similar to Minnesota’s, which includes a component of plastic, ibuprofen, a disinfectant used in hand soap, an antibiotic used on swine, a breakdown product of cocaine, an antidepressant, a fungicide and a drug used to treat Parkinson’s disease.

• May 18, 2013

New residency rule would avoid Appleton moving fees

Gov. Scott Walker wants to prohibit municipalities in Wisconsin from imposing residency requirements on its workers, and the ban took a step toward becoming law last week.

• May 18, 2013

Kids explore fire trucks, police cars at Things That GO! event (photos, video)

Families explored fire trucks, police cars and other modes of transportation at the Things That GO! event in Pierce Park. It is put on by the King's Daughters Charity Circle and raises money for Fox Valley childrens group.

• May 18, 2013

'Serving Seniors' campaign clears 38 percent of campaign goal

Donors have contributed more than 38 percent of the goal in Post-Crescent Media's 'Serving Seniors' Do It! Community Challenge, which supports Clarity Care's programs to help senior citizens live in their homes as long as possible.

• May 18, 2013