U-S Education Secretary Arne Duncan praised the toughness and resiliency of Wisconsin workers during a stop in Milwaukee Thursday. "There are a lot of folks in this state and other states that have done the right thing, worked hard, gotten up every ...
It looks as if a statewide smoking ban may be a go this year -- but the devil is in the details. Smoking foes are increasingly confident a statewide ban will soon become law in Wisconsin, but they shouldn't be taking any bets. That from Dane County ...
A former legislative leader has lost a decision in a long running legal battle. Former Assembly Speaker Scott Jensen's new trial on political misconduct charges will again be held in Dane County. The state Appeals Court today denied his motion to move ...
A variety of factors may have contributed to the state's lowest deer hunt harvest in several years. The number of deer killed in Wisconsin's nine-day gun season was the lowest since 2002 - the year chronic wasting disease was first found, and fears ...
Republican presidential nominee John McCain made Wisconsin his first post-convention stop on Friday. McCain greeted an appreciative, partisan crowd in the Milwaukee suburb of Cedarburg, his first event after the Republican National Convention is St. ...
Stepped up law enforcement nets speedsters on U.S. Highway 151. The Wisconsin DOT likely won't need much convincing to increase enforcements on the 220 mile-long 151 corridor, from Fond du Lac to the Iowa state line, after a nine day enforcement effort ...
Some not very well executed political vandalism has cropped up in western Wisconsin. A spray painting vandal in Viroqua didn't plan ahead, using red paint to put a big X on a campaign sign at the local Obama headquarters. Along with the words wrong ...
The Milwaukee alderman who represents the neighborhood where four people were killed says residents are demonstrating that they've had enough. Alderman Willie Hines says apprehension of one of the suspects in the July 4th shooting is a credit to ...
Earwigs are making a return in a big way, in parts of Wisconsin. UW bug expert Phil Pellitteri says they like the wet weather we've had across much of the state, and if your flower garden is under attack it's probably from earwigs. "They like to come ...
A popular Wisconsin Dells attraction will reopen Friday. The Tommy Bartlett Show planned to reopen its stage and sky portions today, but now that's getting postponed until Friday. Tom Diehl, president and general manager of Tommy Bartlett Shows, says ...
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