Articles tagged with wisconsin
Tue, May 22, 2012
Labor union hopes of ousting Wisconsin Governor Walker fade
By Brendan O'Brien
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Democrats and unions hoping to turf Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker out of office over his efforts to tame ...
Thu, May 17, 2012
DNR To Make Largest Forest Land Acquisition In NW Wisconsin
MADISON, WI (KDAL) - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will be purchasing a conservation easement to ensure recreational public access to over 67 thousand ...
Wed, May 16, 2012
Wisconsin's Walker holds recall lead despite attacks
By Brendan O'Brien
(Reuters) - Republican Governor Scott Walker's lead widened slightly over Milwaukee Democratic Mayor Tom Barrett in the run-up to the ...
Sat, May 12, 2012
Connecticut, Wisconsin parties consider Senate nominees
By Ebong Udoma and Brendan O'Brien
(Reuters) - The Connecticut Democratic convention on Saturday endorsed Congressman Christopher Murphy for an open U.S. Senate ...
Sat, May 12, 2012
'Divide and conquer' unions comment dogs Wisconsin governor in recall
By Brendan O'Brien
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Wisconsin's controversial Republican Governor Scott Walker is under fire from Democrats following the release of a year-old ...
Thu, May 10, 2012
Wisconsin governor leads rival in recall election poll
(Reuters) - Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker held a narrow lead over Democratic challenger Tom Barrett in the first poll released publicly since a Democratic ...
Wed, May 09, 2012
Barrett Will Face Walker Again In Wisconsin Recall Election
UNDATED (KDAL) - Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett won the Democratic Primary election on Tuesday and will face Republican Governor Scott Walker in the recall election ...
Tue, May 08, 2012
Wisconsin Democrats pick mayor to challenge governor
By Brendan O'Brien
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Wisconsin Democratic primary voters on Tuesday picked Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett to face controversial Republican Governor Scott Walker ...
Tue, May 08, 2012
Wisconsin Recall Primary Election
SUPERIOR, WI (KDAL) - Voters in Superior and all of WIsconsin will determine which one of several Democratic candidates will face Governor Scott Walker in ...
Tue, May 08, 2012
Wisconsin Democrats pick challenger in governor's recall
By Brendan O'Brien
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Wisconsin Democratic primary voters went to the polls on Tuesday to pick a challenger to face Republican Scott ...
Fri, May 04, 2012
Wisconsin Democratic debate focuses on attacking governor
By Brendan O'Brien
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Democratic candidates vying for a shot at ousting Governor Scott Walker from office in a June recall election ...
Wed, May 02, 2012
Wisconsin governor, likely rival tied in recall vote -poll
By Brendan O'Brien
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker is in a statistical tie with his chief Democratic rival, Milwaukee Mayor ...
Mon, April 30, 2012
Wisconsin's Walker raises $13 million for recall election
By Brendan O'Brien
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker said on Monday his campaign raised $13 million in just over three months ...
Mon, April 30, 2012
Occupy supporters in New York, Wisconsin sue over free speech
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A flurry of civil rights lawsuits accusing police of stifling free speech of Occupy Wall Street protesters have been filed ahead ...
Sat, April 28, 2012
Reviled by some, Wisconsin's Walker is conservative celebrity
By Brendan O'Brien
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - At the National Rifle Association convention in St. Louis earlier this month, a top official rattled off a ...
Fri, April 27, 2012
Wisconsin Point Management Plan Meeting In Superior
SUPERIOR, WI (KDAL) - The public is urged to participate in an open house Monday from 6 to 8 p-m as the preliminary management options ...
Tue, April 24, 2012
Wisconsin police union endorses Walker rival
By Brendan O'Brien
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Wisconsin's largest police union on Tuesday endorsed Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett for governor, delivering a rebuke to ...
Sat, April 21, 2012
Wisconsin's Planned Parenthood suspends non-surgical abortions
By Brendan O'Brien
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin has suspended non-surgical abortions in response to a new state law that makes it ...
Mon, April 16, 2012
Wisconsin couple accused of starving, abusing girl face charges
By Brendan O'Brien
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - A Wisconsin couple accused of starving and imprisoning their teenage daughter in a basement for six years ...
Thu, April 12, 2012
A Democratic Candidate For Governor Visits NW Wisconsin
SUPERIOR, WI (KDAL) - One of several Democrats who are vying to take on Governor Scott Walker in a recall election in June is visiting ...
Tue, April 10, 2012
Wisconsin School Superintendent To Visit Superior
SUPERIOR, WI (KDAL) - Wisconsin State Superintendent Tony Evers will tour the Superior High School on Thursday and will also learn more about the apprenticeship ...
Wed, April 04, 2012
Wisconsin Spring Election Results
UNDATED (KDAL) - Mitt Romney captured the Wisconsin Presidential Preference Primary on Tuesday, Santorum finished 2nd followed by Paul and Gingrich. In the only contested ...
Tue, April 03, 2012
Factbox: Wisconsin Republican primary vote
Factbox: Wisconsin Republican primary vote
April 3 - The race to win the Republican Party's nomination to oppose President Barack Obama in the November ...
Mon, April 02, 2012
Some Local Races In Wisconsin Spring Election Tuesday
SUPERIOR, WI (KDAL) - The national attention is focused on the Presidential Preference Primary in Wisconsin, but there are also several local races in the ...
Mon, April 02, 2012
Romney set to beat Santorum in Wisconsin primary: poll
By Lily Kuo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney appeared set to defeat his chief rival Rick Santorum in the Wisconsin primary on ...
Mon, April 02, 2012
Small device detonates outside Wisconsin Planned Parenthood clinic
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - A small explosive device detonated outside a Planned Parenthood clinic in a small town about 100 miles north of Milwaukee on Sunday ...
Fri, March 30, 2012
Wisconsin's Walker faces recall vote over union curbs
By Brendan O'Brien
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Wisconsin's controversial Republican Governor Scott Walker will face a recall election on June 5 over a new ...
Fri, March 30, 2012
Democrat Barrett seeks rematch with Wisconsin Governor Walker
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett announced on Friday his candidacy for the Democratic nomination to challenge Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker in a ...
Fri, March 30, 2012
Romney predicts victory in Wisconsin primary
By Steve Holland
FITCHBURG, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Saturday predicted a victory in Wisconsin's upcoming primary contest and said ...
Fri, March 30, 2012
Federal judge strikes down part of Wisconsin union law
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - A federal judge in Wisconsin on Friday struck down parts of a law restricting public sector union power in the state just ...
Fri, March 30, 2012
Why is Wisconsin governor facing a recall election?
(Reuters) - Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker is the first U.S. state governor in nearly a decade to face a recall election after he ...
Fri, March 30, 2012
Wisconsin town plagued by booming sounds gets quake detectors
(Reuters) - Geologists have installed four seismometers to detect earthquakes in the Wisconsin town of Clintonville where for two weeks residents have been jolted by ...
Fri, March 30, 2012
Wisconsin Governor Walker to face recall vote on June 5
By Brendan O'Brien
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Wisconsin's controversial Republican Governor Scott Walker will face a recall election on June 5 over a new ...
Fri, March 30, 2012
Wisconsin Governor Walker to face recall vote on June 5
By Brendan O'Brien
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker will face a recall election on June 5 over a new law he ...
Thu, March 29, 2012
Wisconsin set to launch first governor recall in a decade
By Brendan O'Brien
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Wisconsin is set on Friday to launch a special election that could oust Republican Governor Scott Walker from ...
Thu, March 29, 2012
Wisconsin set to launch first governor recall in a decade
By Brendan O'Brien
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Wisconsin is set on Friday to launch a special election that could oust Republican Governor Scott Walker from ...
Thu, March 29, 2012
Wisconsin Senator Jauch To Hold Saturday Listening Sessions
MADISON, WI (KDAL) - Wisconsin State Senator Bob Jauch of Poplar will be holding listening sessions in Hurley and Ashland on Saturday. Jauch says the ...
Wed, March 28, 2012
Republican race takes backseat in divided Wisconsin
By John Whitesides
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - The presidential nomination race has been gripping Republicans across the nation, but it's just a sideshow for ...
Tue, March 27, 2012
Struggling Santorum vows to make a stand in Wisconsin
By Sam Youngman
BEAVER DAM, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Under pressure to pull off a big primary victory, Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum vowed on Tuesday ...
Tue, March 27, 2012
Gas Prices Now Averaging Over $4 Per Gallon In Wisconsin
UNDATED (KDAL) - Expensive gas in the southeastern part of the state has upped the average in Wisconsin for a gallon of unleaded gasoline to ...
Mon, March 26, 2012
Wisconsin shooting puts "castle" law under scrutiny
By Maria Rohde
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - The decision by authorities not to charge a homeowner who shot dead an unarmed black man in a small ...
Fri, March 23, 2012
Wisconsin town haunted by booms traces noise to small quakes
(Reuters) - Geologists said small earthquakes may explain the mysterious booms, bangs and rumblings rattling residents of Clintonville, Wisconsin, who have flooded local police with ...
Sat, March 17, 2012
Wisconsin Skates Past Boston College in Frozen Four
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DULUTH, Minn. — Wisconsin is back in the championship game for the ...
Fri, March 16, 2012
Wisconsin DNR Urges Caution With Outdoor Burning
MADISON, WI (KDAL) - Nearly all the snow has melted and Wisconsin’s recent warm, windy days have contributed to 70 wildfires burning 100acres in ...
Thu, March 15, 2012
Wisconsin to ban some abortion coverage, re-focus sex education
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Wisconsin lawmakers have approved controversial measures to block the state's new health insurance exchange from covering abortions and require sex ...
Wed, March 14, 2012
Wisconsin to ban some abortion coverage, re-focus sex-education
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Wisconsin lawmakers have approved controversial measures to block the state's new health insurance exchange from covering abortions and require sex ...
Mon, March 12, 2012
Wisconsin approves recall votes for more Republican senators
By Brendan O'Brien
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Four more Wisconsin Republican state senators, including the Senate leader, will face recall elections this year, bringing ...
Mon, March 12, 2012
Wisconsin judge issues permanent halt to voter ID law
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - A Wisconsin judge issued a permanent injunction on Monday blocking the state from implementing a new law requiring voters to present ...
Wed, March 07, 2012
Gogebic Drops Proposal For Northern Wisconsin Mine
UNDATED (KDAL) - Just hours after the Wisconsin State Senate voted down a bill that would relax some restrictions on the mining industry, Gogebic Taconite ...
Tue, March 06, 2012
Judge temporarily blocks Wisconsin voter ID law
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - A judge temporarily blocked enforcement of Wisconsin's controversial new voter identification law on Tuesday, weeks before the ...
Tue, March 06, 2012
Judge Stops Wisconsin Voter ID Law
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - A judge in Madison has granted a temporary injunction putting the brakes on Wisconsin's new voter ID law.
The ruling ...
Tue, February 28, 2012
Minnesota-Wisconsin Tax Reciprocity Agreement Is Close
ST. PAUL, MN (KDAL) - State legislators and the revenue commissioners of both Minnesota and Wisconsin met this week to discuss reinstatement of the income ...
Mon, February 27, 2012
Wisconsin "Do Not Call List" Deadline Is February 29th
MADISON, WI (KDAL) - Wednesday is the deadline for Wisconsin residents to sign up for the state's "Do Not Call List". Phone numbers added ...
Mon, February 27, 2012
Wisconsin governor won't challenge recall signatures
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker will not challenge any of the more than one million signatures gathered by opponents to force a ...
Mon, February 27, 2012
Wisconsin governor will not challenge recall signatures
By Brendan O'Brien
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker will not challenge any of the more than one million signatures gathered by ...
Sun, February 26, 2012
Badgers set sights on Buckeyes
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSAU) – Wisconsin travels to Columbus to play Ohio State in the final road game of the season this afternoon. Tipoff is at ...
Tue, February 21, 2012
Wisconsin mayor in drinking scandal loses recall vote
By Geoff Davidian
SHEBOYGAN, Wis (Reuters) - The mayor of a Wisconsin town whose heavy drinking last summer sparked pressure to step down lost a ...
Fri, February 17, 2012
Judge denies Wisconsin governor's bid to delay recall
By Brendan O'Brien
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - A Wisconsin judge Friday denied Governor Scott Walker extra time to review the estimated one million signatures submitted ...
Fri, February 17, 2012
Wisconsin Awarded For Immunization Compliance
UNDATED (KDAL) - The State of Wisconsin Public Health Department has won an award for the highest childhood immunization coverage in the country. According to ...
Thu, February 16, 2012
Money flows into Wisconsin governor recall fight
By Nick Carey
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Political money has poured into Wisconsin in recent months - not for the presidential or Senate races but for a ...
Sun, February 12, 2012
Wisconsin fishermen on ice as sturgeon spear season opens
By Brendan O'Brien
WINNECONNE, Wis (Reuters) - Dan Loftus, on a mission to spear a sturgeon from the ice-choked waters of Wisconsin's Lake ...
Thu, February 09, 2012
Four Wisconsin Republican lawmakers challenge recall signatures
By Brendan O'Brien
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - Four Wisconsin lawmakers targeted for possible recall later this year filed challenges on Thursday to the validity ...
Thu, February 09, 2012
Former Wisconsin athletic official under fresh scrutiny
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - The University of Wisconsin said on Thursday its police department is investigating a third misconduct allegation involving the former associate athletic ...
Tue, February 07, 2012
Former aide to Wisconsin governor pleads guilty
By Marie Rohde
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - A former aide to Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges of soliciting campaign contributions while ...
Tue, February 07, 2012
Former aide to Wisconsin governor pleads guilty
By Marie Rohde
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - A former aide to Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges of soliciting campaign funds while ...
Mon, February 06, 2012
Former Wisconsin athletic official faces second allegation
By Brendan O'Brien
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - University of Wisconsin police are investigating a second allegation of misconduct against former athletic department official John ...
Fri, February 03, 2012
Wisconsin governor to meet DA probing his ex-office
(Reuters) - Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker agreed to meet prosecutors investigating allegations of illegal political fund-raising in his office when he was the top elected ...
Thu, February 02, 2012
Wisconsin woman accused of selling fake Facebook stock
By Brendan O'Brien
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - A Wisconsin woman has been charged with theft over accusations she tried to profit from Facebook's much-anticipated ...
Wed, February 01, 2012
Three In Custody For Northern Wisconsin Burglaries
WASHBURN, WI (KDAL) - Iron River Police and the Ashland and Bayfield County Sheriff's Departments have been investigating numerous residential and business burglaries across ...
Mon, January 30, 2012
Superior And Wisconsin Will Partner For Belknap Improvements
SUPERIOR, WI (KDAL) - At a news conference on Monday, Wisconsin Department of Transportation Secretary Mark Gottlieb and Superior Mayor Bruce Hagen announced plans for ...
Fri, January 27, 2012
Wisconsin Assembly Passes Mining Bill
MADISON, WI (KDAL) - The Wisconsin Assembly passed a bill that streamlines the permitting process for a proposed iron mine in Ashland and Iron Counties ...
Thu, January 26, 2012
Ex-aides to Wisconsin governor charged with misconduct
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - Two former aides to Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker were charged on Thursday with political fundraising on public time in a development ...
Wed, January 25, 2012
Wisconsin's Walker touts job creation as hecklers mar speech
By Brendan O'Brien
MADISON (Reuters) - Wisconsin's Republican Governor Scott Walker, whose tumultuous first year in office saw partisan budget battles, massive street ...
Wed, January 25, 2012
Wisconsin's Walker leads possible recall opponents: poll
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - Wisconsin's Republican Governor Scott Walker, who is the target of an election recall effort, leads all of his possible Democratic ...
Fri, January 20, 2012
Wisconsin recall webcam attracts bored and curious
By Brendan O'Brien
(Reuters) - Reality TV just got a bit more boring with the Wisconsin election board's webcam, allowing voters to watch ...
Thu, January 19, 2012
Wisconsin judge agrees to hear challenge to voter ID law
By James Kelleher
(Reuters) - A Wisconsin judge agreed on Thursday to hear a challenge to the state's new voter ID law, passed last ...
Thu, January 19, 2012
State jobless rate fell in December
MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – Wisconsin’s jobless rate fell in December as more people found work.
The jobless rate went down from 7.3 percent ...
Wed, January 18, 2012
In bid to unseat Wisconsin governor, whither the challengers?
By Brendan O'Brien
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Critics of Wisconsin's Governor Scott Walker showed on Tuesday how unpopular he is with many voters, filing ...
Tue, January 17, 2012
Wisconsin city's mayor survives first round of recall
By Geoff Davidian
SHEBOYGAN, Wis (Reuters) - The first-term mayor of a Wisconsin town, a self-described alcoholic who has come under pressure to step down ...
Tue, January 17, 2012
Wisconsin town residents go to polls for mayoral recall
By Geoff Davidian
SHEBOYGAN, Wis (Reuters) - The first-term mayor of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, a self-described alcoholic, faces off Tuesday against seven opponents including a high ...
Tue, January 17, 2012
NW Wisconsin Communications Grants Issued
MADISON, WI (KDAL) - Three counties in northwestern Wisconsin will share in 2.5 million dollars in Federal Homeland Security funds that are being issued ...
Mon, January 16, 2012
Judge to hear challenge to Wisconsin's voter ID law
By Brendan O'Brien
MADISON (Reuters) - A Wisconsin judge will hear a legal challenge this week to the state's new controversial voter photo ...
Mon, January 16, 2012
Wisconsin governor recall petitions to be filed
By Brendan O'Brien
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - Organizers of a drive to recall Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker said they have far more signatures than ...
Sat, January 14, 2012
Wisconsin's Laura Kaeppeler crowned Miss America
(Reuters) - Laura Kaeppeler of Wisconsin won the 2012 Miss America crown on Saturday at a Las Vegas pageant that was updated with a reality ...
Fri, January 13, 2012
Superior Shares In Wisconsin Harbor Grants
MADISON, WI (KDAL) - Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has approved grants totaling 6.8 million dollars for three harbor projects in the state including at ...
Mon, January 09, 2012
Zopittybop-bop-bop arrested near Wisconsin Capitol
(Reuters) - He'd better watch out or he'll make a bad name for himself. Or maybe he already has.
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopittybop-bop-bop, 30 ...
Thu, January 05, 2012
Wisconsin coroner stole body part to train dog, police say
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - The medical examiner for Oneida County in northern Wisconsin was released on a $5,000 signature bond on Thursday after she was ...
Thu, January 05, 2012
Former aide to Wisconsin governor charged with fraud
By Brendan O'Brien and John Rondy
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - A former aide to Wisconsin's Republican Governor Scott Walker was charged with fraud on ...
Wed, January 04, 2012
Listeria threat prompts fourth Wisconsin cheese recall
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - A fourth cheesemaker said on Wednesday it was pulling some products from store shelves as a result of listeria contamination at a ...
Fri, December 30, 2011
New court challenge to Wisconsin union law filed
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wisc (Reuters) - The Wisconsin Supreme Court should void a controversial state law curbing the power of public sector unions because ...
Mon, December 19, 2011
Harley offers voluntary layoffs in Wisconsin
(Reuters) - Harley-Davidson Inc
Fri, December 16, 2011
Milroy Requests Mining Hearing In Northern Wisconsin
MADISON, WI (KDAL) - Wisconsin State Represenative Nick Milroy from South Range has formally requested that the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business ...
Thu, December 15, 2011
Drive to force Wisconsin recall vote nears goal
By Brendan O'Brien
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Opponents of Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker said on Thursday they have collected 94 percent of the signatures ...
Thu, December 15, 2011
Drive to force Wisconsin recall vote nears goal
By Brendan O'Brien
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Opponents of Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker said on Thursday they have collected 94 percent of the signatures ...
Thu, December 15, 2011
Group says push to recall Wisconsin governor on track
(Reuters) - Organizers of a petition drive to force Wisconsin's Republican governor into a recall election next year said on Thursday that in just ...
Wed, December 14, 2011
Wisconsin debates law to speed mining permits
By John Rondy
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - A state measure to speed up the regulatory process for iron mines was met on Wednesday with a mix ...
Wed, December 14, 2011
Wisconsin debates law to allow iron ore strip mining
By John Rondy
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - A controversial plan to strip mine for iron ore in northern Wisconsin could proceed under a proposed state law ...
Tue, December 13, 2011
ACLU sues Wisconsin over voter ID law
By John Rondy
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - The American Civil Liberties Union sued the state of Wisconsin on Tuesday over its law that will require voters ...
Tue, December 13, 2011
ACLU sues to block Wisconsin voter ID law
By John Rondy
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - The American Civil Liberties Union_on Tuesday sued the state of Wisconsin over its voter ID law, claiming it is ...
Mon, December 12, 2011
Man arrested in Wisconsin on 36-year-old child support warrant
By John Rondy
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - A Georgia man pulled over for a traffic violation on his first trip back to Wisconsin in three decades ...
Mon, December 12, 2011
Court strikes down Wisconsin political contribution law
By Mary Wisniewski
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A federal appeals court struck down part of a Wisconsin law on Monday limiting individual annual contributions to independent ...
Fri, December 09, 2011
Dozens of local school unions recertified in Wisconsin
By Brendan O'Brien
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - The vast majority of local school unions up for recertification in Wisconsin have voted to recertify despite ...
Wed, December 07, 2011
Wisconsin Crime Alert Network Debuts
SUPERIOR, WI (KDAL) - The Wisconsin Crime Alert Network (WCAN) is being implemented by the Wisconsin Department of Justice to help local law enforcement solve ...
Sat, December 03, 2011
LIVE UPDATE: Wisconsin Takes the Lead Late in the Fourth: 42-39 Badgers
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (WKZO) The 10-2 Michigan State Spartans are looking to win the first Big Ten Championship game tonight at Lucas Oil in Indianapolis ...
Thu, December 01, 2011
Former Wisconsin governor Thompson launches Senate run
By Brendan O'Brien
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - Former Wisconsin governor Tommy Thompson officially launched his campaign on Thursday for the Senate seat being vacated ...
Thu, December 01, 2011
Former Wisconsin governor Thompson makes Senate run official
By Brendan O'Brien
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - Former Wisconsin governor Tommy Thompson officially launched his campaign Thursday for the Senate seat being vacated by ...
Wed, November 30, 2011
Wisconsin mayor's critics have signatures to force recall
By John Rondy
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Organizers of an effort to recall the mayor of a Wisconsin town who has publicly struggled with alcohol while ...
Tue, November 29, 2011
Wisconsin man pleads no contest to stealing guitar from casket
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - A Wisconsin man has pleaded no contest to stealing a cream-colored Fender Telecaster electric guitar from a casket in September.
The guitar ...
Mon, November 28, 2011
Stalin's daughter Svetlana dies in Wisconsin
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The only daughter of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin, Svetlana Peters, who denounced communism after a Cold War defection worthy of a novel ...
Thu, November 24, 2011
In Packers, divided Wisconsin finds common ground
By James B. Kelleher
GREEN BAY, Wisconsin (Reuters) - The Green Bay Packers have a lot to be proud of this season, including a 10-0 ...
Tue, November 22, 2011
Wisconsin colleges to issue IDs to comply with voter law
By Brendan O'Brien
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - Wisconsin's election board on Tuesday authorized a state university to issue identification cards that students can ...
Sat, November 19, 2011
Thousands rally against Wisconsin Republican governor
MADISON (Reuters) - Thousands of people gathered at the Wisconsin capitol on Saturday to demand a recall of Republican Governor Scott Walker, whose controversial and ...
Mon, November 14, 2011
Recall effort against Wisconsin GOP governor to start
By John Rondy
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Opponents of Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker, who led a controversial move to limit bargaining rights of state employees ...
Fri, October 28, 2011
Duluth Man Unhappy With Wisconsin Settlement
A 53 year old Duluth man calls a 25 thousand dollar settlement from the Wisconsin Claims Board "chicken feed". The board says the settlement ...
Thu, October 13, 2011
Insight: Wisconsin clash spotlights U.S. labor-management rift
By John D. Stoll
OSHKOSH, Wisconsin (Reuters) -- Oshkosh Corp has been a rare lifeline for the beleaguered United Auto Workers, one of the few ...
Tue, October 11, 2011
Wisconsin Democrats to launch Walker recall bid November 15
MADISON (Reuters) - Wisconsin Democrats will launch a drive November 15 to force Republican Governor Scott Walker into a recall election and are confident of ...
Mon, October 10, 2011
Wisconsin woman charged with murder for cutting fetus
By Brendan O'Brien
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Wisconsin police charged a 33-year-old Milwaukee woman with murder on Monday over accusations she cut a full-term fetus ...
Thu, October 06, 2011
Wisconsin Democrats want anti-union governor's picture removed
By John Rondy
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Democrats in the Wisconsin state Assembly want to remove a portrait of a former governor who gave an order ...
Tue, October 04, 2011
Tommy Thompson files for Wisconsin Senate run
By Mary Wisniewski
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - Former Wisconsin governor Tommy G. Thompson, a Republican, filed a statement of candidacy with the Federal Elections Commission ...
Mon, October 03, 2011
Northwestern Wisconsin Storm Cleanup Extended
UNDATED (KDAL) - About 50 members of the 724th Engineer Battalion of the Wisconsin Army National Guard have been assisting local agencies in clearing the ...
Fri, September 30, 2011
Top aide to Wisconsin governor steps down
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - The Wisconsin governor's chief of staff Keith Gilkes, who helped steer a controversial push to curb collective bargaining rights of ...
Tue, September 27, 2011
"Cheesehead" on Grim Reaper removed from Wisconsin billboard
By John Rondy
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - The company that makes the iconic foam "cheesehead" hats favored by Green Bay Packer football fans got one removed ...
Sat, September 24, 2011
Frontier Airlines to cut 213 jobs in Wisconsin
(Reuters) - Indiana-based Frontier Airlines plans to lay off more than 200 workers in Wisconsin in November as the commercial carrier dramatically reduces service to ...
Sat, September 24, 2011
Frontier Airlines to cut 213 jobs in Wisconsin
(Reuters) - Indiana-based Frontier Airlines plans to lay off more than 200 workers in Wisconsin in November as the commercial carrier dramatically reduces service to ...
Fri, September 23, 2011
Major Wisconsin state worker unions lose official status
By John Rondy
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Major state employee unions covering tens of thousands of Wisconsin workers effectively lost their official status this week when ...
Tue, September 20, 2011
Flu shots now available in Central Wisconsin
NEILSVILLE, Wis. (WSAU) - With the official start of fall just a few days away, health experts say it’s time to get your flu ...
Mon, September 19, 2011
Nearly $44 million spent on Wisconsin recall elections
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wisc (Reuters) - A record of nearly $44 million was spent this year to persuade voters in nine Wisconsin state Senate ...
Fri, September 16, 2011
Wisconsin governor doesn't know why former aide's home raided
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - Wisconsin's Republican Governor Scott Walker said on Friday he had no information on why the home of a former top ...
Thu, September 15, 2011
FBI searches home of former aide to Wisconsin governor
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - A former top aide to Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker said on Thursday she has nothing to hide from ...
Wed, September 14, 2011
Madison, Wisconsin ranked as best educated city in U.S.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Los Angeles is the entertainment capital of the United States and New York is the financial hub but Madison, Wisconsin gets ...
Wed, September 07, 2011
Wisconsin official told DMV not to push free voter ID cards
MADISON (Reuters) - A Wisconsin official has discouraged state workers from volunteering information about free IDs available under a controversial voter identification law that critics ...
Tue, September 06, 2011
Openly gay Wisconsin congresswoman enters Senate race
By John Rondy
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin, one of the few openly gay members of Congress, announced on Tuesday that she will run ...
Sat, September 03, 2011
Neo-Nazi rally, counter-protests peaceful in Wisconsin
By Brendan O'Brien
WEST ALLIS, Wis (Reuters) - Members of a neo-Nazi group and counter protesters peacefully rallied within yards of each other here ...
Thu, September 01, 2011
Wisconsin legal group asks U.S. to monitor state's voter ID law
MADISON (Reuters) - The Wisconsin state bar has asked the U.S. Department of Justice to review the state's controversial new voter identification law ...
Wed, August 31, 2011
GOP lawmakers can march in Wisconsin Labor Day parade
By John Rondy
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - A Wisconsin labor official reversed on Wednesday a move to bar Republican lawmakers from a Labor Day parade in ...
Wed, August 31, 2011
Wisconsin clinic warns patients of possible exposure
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - A Wisconsin health clinic said on Monday it was notifying all 2,345 patients seen by a former employee over the ...
Mon, August 29, 2011
Clinic warns Wisconsin patients blood exposure possible
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - A Wisconsin health clinic said on Monday it was notifying all 2,345 patients seen by a former employee over the ...
Mon, August 29, 2011
Key Republican in Wisconsin union fight to run for Senate
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald, a key Republican leader in the state's battle earlier this year over ...
Thu, August 25, 2011
No charges filed in scuffle between Wisconsin judges
MADISON (Reuters) - No charges will be filed against Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser over allegations he choked a colleague in June as the ...
Thu, August 25, 2011
No charges filed in scuffle between Wisconsin judges
MADISON (Reuters) - No charges will be filed against Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser over allegations he choked a colleague in June as the ...
Sat, August 20, 2011
Storms bring deadly weather, more due over weekend
By Daniel Lovering
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - Severe storms hit the Midwest on Saturday and are expected later in the Northeast, where flash flooding killed at ...
Fri, August 19, 2011
One man dead as storms cut through northern Wisconsin
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - One man died as storms and a suspected tornado roared across northern Wisconsin on Friday night, cutting off power to around 2 ...
Fri, August 19, 2011
Feingold says he will not seek office in 2012
By Brendan O'Brien
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Russ Feingold, the former Democratic senator from Wisconsin, said on Friday he will not be a candidate for ...
Tue, August 16, 2011
No clear winner in Wisconsin's summer of discontent
By Brendan O'Brien and Mary Wisniewski
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Wisconsin voters have gone through a summer of historic and bitter recall votes for state ...
Mon, August 15, 2011
Milroy Appointed To Wisconsin Military Council
MADISON, WI (KDAL) - Wisconsin State Representative Nick Milroy from South Range has been appointed to the Council on Military and State Relations. The Council ...
Sun, August 14, 2011
Wisconsin's historic recall elections wrap up this week
By James B. Kelleher
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Wisconsin's series of recall elections concludes on Tuesday when voters go to the polls in two state ...
Wed, August 10, 2011
Analysis: Messy Wisconsin recalls bode ill for 2012 election
By David Bailey
LA CROSSE, Wis (Reuters) - A day after Wisconsin held the largest round of recall elections in U.S. history, analysts parsing ...
Wed, August 10, 2011
SEC charges Stifel with fraud in Wisconsin deals
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday charged St. Louis-based brokerage firm Stifel, Nicolaus & Co and a former senior executive with defrauding ...
Wed, August 10, 2011
GOP Keeps Senate Majority In Wisconsin After Recall Elections
MADISON, WI (KDAL) - Republicans have retained their majority in the Wisconsin State Senate after Tuesday's recall elections. Four of the six GOP senators ...
Tue, August 09, 2011
Factbox: Wisconsin Senate recall elections
(Reuters) - Wisconsin voters are going to the polls on Tuesday to vote in six state Senate recall elections stemming from the uproar earlier this ...
Tue, August 09, 2011
Democrats eye Wisconsin governor recall after loss
By Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in Wisconsin said on Wednesday they planned to try to recall the state's Republican governor, a day ...
Mon, August 08, 2011
Wisconsin voters wooed on eve of largest ever recall election
By Brendan O'Brien
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Candidates and volunteers made last ditch efforts to woo voters on Monday, a day before Wisconsin holds the ...
Thu, August 04, 2011
Prosecutors examine bribery claims in Wisconsin recall race
By Brendan O'Brien
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Milwaukee prosecutors have launched two investigations into voter bribery accusations in Wisconsin involving a hotly contested upcoming recall ...
Thu, August 04, 2011
Wisconsin spending soars as Senate recall elections near
By David Bailey
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Spending on recall election campaigns for Wisconsin's Senate, seen as a potential gauge of public sentiment, has reached ...
Fri, July 29, 2011
Wisconsin recall ad deluge may presage 2012 election
By James B. Kelleher
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A deluge of political advertising in Wisconsin this summer to sway the largest wave of special state elections ...
Thu, July 28, 2011
Wisconsin town asks mayor to quit after bar scuffle
By John Rondy
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - The mayor of a Wisconsin town has been asked to step down following a late-night bar room scuffle, but ...
Mon, July 25, 2011
Bodies of 2 missing boaters found in Wisconsin river crash
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - The bodies of two men missing since a fatal boating accident on a Wisconsin river last week were found on Sunday, authorities ...
Sat, July 23, 2011
Two dead, two missing in Wisconsin boat crash
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - A boat containing six people who were part of a wedding party collided with a speed boat on the Chippewa River near ...
Tue, July 19, 2011
Democrat declares victory in first Wisconsin recall
By Brendan O'Brien
GREEN BAY, Wis (Reuters) - A Democratic state lawmaker forced to defend his seat in a recall election on Tuesday as ...
Mon, July 18, 2011
Wisconsin voters go to polls Tuesday in first recall election
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - Wisconsin voters head to the polls on Tuesday for the first of what will be nine summer recall elections triggered by ...
Mon, July 18, 2011
Hot And Humid Weather Will Continue
DULUTH, MN (KDAL) - The National Weather Service has issued an "Excessive Heat Warning" for much of northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin through 10 p-m ...
Sat, July 16, 2011
Wisconsin's Walker concedes mistakes, defends policies
By Edith Honan
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, whose moves to curb state workers' bargaining power brought massive protests, said this ...
Thu, July 14, 2011
Wisconsin Governor among stranded in storm at Denver's airport
By Karin Matz
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Denver International Airport was experiencing delays and cancellations on Thursday morning after hail and rain pelted the area ...
Wed, July 13, 2011
Wisconsin Democrats say likely to recall governor in 2012
MADISON (Reuters) - Wisconsin Democrats are increasingly confident that efforts to recall the state's Republican governor in 2012 will succeed, a top official said ...
Wed, July 13, 2011
Wisconsin Pays Reciprocity Debt To Minnesota
UNDATED (KDAL) - The state of Wisconsin has settled an old tax reciprocity debt that was owed to Minnesota. Wisconsin paid nearly 60 million dollars ...
Wed, July 13, 2011
Democrats win early victory in Wisconsin recall primary
By Brendan O'Brien
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Wisconsin Democrats won a preliminary victory on Tuesday in a bid to unseat Republican lawmakers who voted for ...
Fri, July 08, 2011
Wisconsin governor signs law on concealed carry of guns
By John Rondy
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Republican Governor Scott Walker signed a bill on Friday allowing citizens to carry concealed weapons, leaving Illinois as the ...
Wed, June 29, 2011
Wisconsin's controversial public union law takes effect
By John Rondy
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Wisconsin's controversial law limiting collective bargaining for public workers took effect on Wednesday.
The law eliminates most collective ...
Tue, June 28, 2011
Alleged physical altercation between Wisconsin judges probed
By Brendan O'Brien
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Two agencies are investigating an alleged physical fight between Wisconsin Supreme Court justices David Prosser and Ann Walsh ...
Mon, June 27, 2011
No Budget Agreement In Minnesota, Wisconsin Budget Bill Is Signed
UNDATED (KDAL) - The latest talks between Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton and legislative leaders ended Sunday with no agreement on a budget. If a compromise ...
Tue, June 21, 2011
Wisconsin Assembly approves concealed possession of guns
MADISON (Reuters) - The Wisconsin state Assembly approved a measure on Tuesday allowing qualified state residents to carry concealed weapons in public.
Assembly lawmakers passed ...
Tue, June 21, 2011
Judge rules Wisconsin same sex registry is constitutional
MADISON, Wisc (Reuters) - A judge ruled on Monday that Wisconsin's same sex partnerships registry is not the same as marriage so it does ...
Fri, June 17, 2011
Wisconsin Budget Passes State Senate
MADISON, WI (KDAL) - The Wisconsin Senate passed the new two year budget on Thursday that was previously passed by the Assembly. The measure now ...
Fri, June 17, 2011
Wisconsin Senate passes budget, sends to governor
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled Wisconsin state Senate on Thursday night approved a two-year $66 billion state budget that cuts spending ...
Wed, June 15, 2011
Wisconsin Supreme Court Reinstates Union Restriction Law
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a Dane County judge's ruling and reinstated the divisive collective bargaining law. The ...
Wed, June 15, 2011
Wisconsin Senate approves concealed carry bill
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - The Wisconsin Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved legislation that would legalize the carrying of concealed weapons in the ...
Tue, June 14, 2011
Divided Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds anti-union law
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - A sharply divided Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a controversial measure that curbs the collective bargaining ...
Tue, June 07, 2011
Wisconsin National Guard F-16 jet crashes, pilot safe
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - A single-seat F-16 fighter jet from the Wisconsin National Guard crashed on Tuesday while on a routine training mission in central Wisconsin ...
Tue, June 07, 2011
Wisconsin high court quizzes both sides on union law
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - The Wisconsin Supreme Court began hearing arguments on Monday in the legal challenge to the controversial state law ...
Sat, June 04, 2011
Anthony Weiner cancels Wisconsin speech to Democrats
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Representative Anthony Weiner (D-NY), who has denied sending a lewd photo of himself to a 21-year-old female college student over his Twitter ...
Fri, May 27, 2011
Wisconsin man charged with plan to attack abortion clinic
By John Rondy
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - A Wisconsin man who allegedly planned to shoot a doctor at a Madison abortion clinic was charged on Friday ...
Fri, May 27, 2011
Judge Strikes Down Wisconsin Collective Bargaining Law
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) - A Dane County judge has stuck down Governor Scott Walker's bill that restricts public employee collective bargaining rights. Judge Maryann ...
Thu, May 26, 2011
Judge voids controversial Wisconsin union law
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - A Wisconsin judge on Thursday voided a controversial Republican-backed law restricting the collective bargaining rights of public sector ...
Wed, May 25, 2011
Wisconsin governor signs controversial voter ID law
MADISON (Reuters) - The Republican governor of Wisconsin signed a bill on Wednesday that will require voters in the state to show photo identification when ...
Mon, May 23, 2011
Wisconsin certifies election of judge backed by Republicans
By James B. Kelleher
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A state government agency in Wisconsin finally made it official on Monday that Republican incumbent David Prosser won ...
Fri, May 20, 2011
Bald eagles poisoned in Wisconsin ready for release
By John Rondy
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Seven bald eagles found poisoned and near death in April at a northern Wisconsin landfill are fully recovered and ...
Thu, May 19, 2011
Wisconsin set to require photo identification to vote
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - The Wisconsin state Senate on Thursday approved a Republican-backed bill that would require photo identification to vote, and ...
Wed, May 18, 2011
Wisconsin's Walker refuses to defend gay rights law
By John Rondy
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - A judge may rule next month on Governor Scott Walker's refusal to defend a Wisconsin law giving same ...
Wed, May 18, 2011
Pointers Take Home WIAC Honors MADISON – UW-Stevens Point junior outfielder/pitcher Cody Koback<http://athletics.uwsp.edu/roster.aspx?rp_id=2664> was named the 2011 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Position Player of the Year and
MADISON – UW-Stevens Point junior outfielder/pitcher Cody Koback was named the 2011 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Position Player of the Year and head ...
Tue, May 17, 2011
Wisconsin beauty queen quits amid identity theft charges
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A Wisconsin state beauty queen has relinquished her title just weeks before she was to vie for the national crown after prosecutors ...
Tue, May 17, 2011
Paul Ryan says no to Senate run in Wisconsin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Representative Paul Ryan said Tuesday he will not run for a Senate seat from his home state of Wisconsin, saying he ...
Fri, May 13, 2011
Wisconsin Senator Herb Kohl To Retire
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) - Wisconsin Senator Herb Kohl has announced that he will retire at the end of his current term. The 76 year old ...
Thu, May 12, 2011
Wisconsin Assembly passes GOP-backed voter ID bill
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - The Wisconsin state Assembly passed a Republican-backed bill on Wednesday that will stiffen requirements for voter identification at polling places and ...
Tue, May 10, 2011
Familiar Hoops Name Transfers To Wisconsin
Madison, Wi (WSAU) A familiar name will join the Wisconsin men’s basketball team in the fall of 2012. Zach Bohannon, a younger brother ...
Mon, May 09, 2011
Lyme Disease Cases Up In Minnesota And Wisconsin
UNDATED (KDAL) - The Minnesota and Wisconsin Health Departments are urging residents to take precautions to protect themselves from ticks. Warmer weather means the "blacklegged ...
Mon, May 09, 2011
UWGB Political Expert: Historic Summer Setting up in Wisconsin
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - It's shaping up to be a politically historic summer in Wisconsin, with the potential of up to ten Senate ...
Fri, May 06, 2011
Record High Wisconsin Gas Prices
UNDATED (WRN) - Gasoline prices in Wisconsin have reached an all time record high. Triple-A's daily Fuel Gauge Report says the average price of ...
Fri, May 06, 2011
Watch For Forest "Pot" Plantations
UNDATED (KDAL) - As you enjoy a springtime hike in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest in northern Wisconsin, Federal officials are warning you to keep a ...
Thu, May 05, 2011
Pro Golf "Backyard Bash" Comes To Wisconsin
Wales, Wi (WSAU) At least some P-G-A golfers will play in Wisconsin this summer, despite the lack of a tournament for the first time ...
Thu, April 28, 2011
Wisconsin nuclear plant on the auction block
CHICAGO (Reuters) - One of America's oldest nuclear power plants is up for sale.
Dominion Resources said on Thursday it wants to sell its ...
Thu, April 28, 2011
Minnesota And Wisconsin Tuition and Tax Reciprocity Issues
UNDATYED (MNN) - The college tuition reciprocity agreement between Minnesota and Wisconsin is tilting in Minnesota's favor -- at least in the last reporting period ...
Thu, April 28, 2011
Empty Bowl Attendance Down
DULUTH. Min (KDAL) - Attendance at Tuesday's Empty Bowl fundraiser for the Northern Lakes Food Bank was down about 14 percent from a year ...
Wed, April 27, 2011
Recount begins in closely watched Wisconsin court race
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - Officials in Wisconsin on Wednesday began their official review of the nearly 1.5 million ballots cast earlier this month in ...
Wed, April 27, 2011
UPDATE: Wisconsin Supreme Court Recount Underway
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin Supreme Court recount got off to a rough start Wednesday in Waukesha County.
That’s because a bag of ...
Wed, April 27, 2011
Wisconsin Supreme Court Recount Begins
MADISON, Wis. (METRO) - The recount for the state Supreme Court race began on Wednesday and could cost taxpayers upwards of one-million dollars. County clerks ...
Tue, April 26, 2011
Wisconsin Senate at stake in bids to recall lawmakers
By David Bailey
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Wisconsin may be poised to set a state campaign spending record with interest group money flowing even before officials ...
Thu, April 21, 2011
First recall petitions filed against Wisconsin Democrats
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Organizers of three recall campaigns targeting Democratic state senators who fled Wisconsin to block anti-union legislation, filed signatures on Thursday that could ...
Wed, April 20, 2011
Wisconsin court race heads for recount
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - Wisconsin's election oversight agency said on Wednesday that the challenger in the close race for a seat on the state ...
Wed, April 20, 2011
Half of Wisconsin's Metro Areas Added Jobs in March
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Six of Wisconsin’s 12 metro areas added jobs in March.
That’s according to a report Wednesday from the state ...
Mon, April 18, 2011
Incumbent Wisconsin judge claims election victory
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - A Wisconsin Supreme Court judge claimed victory on Monday in a tight local election widely viewed as a referendum on a ...
Fri, April 15, 2011
Republican judge nears Wisconsin election win
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - The Republican incumbent in Wisconsin's closely watched Supreme Court race was one step closer to being officially declared the winner ...
Thu, April 14, 2011
Judge dismisses one of three lawsuits on Wisconsin law
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Wisconsin judge who blocked the implementation of the state law limiting collective bargaining by public workers threw out one of the ...
Thu, April 14, 2011
Recount clock to begin ticking in Wisconsin court race
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - Officials in Wisconsin's largest county said on Thursday they would meet the deadline for finishing their review of the local ...
Mon, April 11, 2011
Possible seven Wisconsin tornadoes may be record
By John Rondy
MILWAUKEE, Wis (Reuters) - A powerful storm system that moved through the nation's midsection over the weekend caused what may be ...
Mon, April 11, 2011
Wisconsin rail exec charged with illegal campaign donations
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - A Wisconsin railroad executive was charged with two felonies on Monday for making illegal campaign contributions to Republican Governor Scott Walker ...
Sun, April 10, 2011
Severe weather with warm front from Texas to Wisconsin
By Wendell Marsh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Severe weather including possible tornadoes, damaging winds, rain and hail were expected on Sunday from Texas to Wisconsin, forecasters ...
Fri, April 08, 2011
Wisconsin court race won't be certified without probe
By James B. Kelleher
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The agency overseeing Wisconsin elections will not certify results of Tuesday's state Supreme Court race until it ...
Fri, April 08, 2011
Unknown Effects on Wisconsin if Fed Gov't Shuts Down
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin has about 16-thousand civilians employed by the federal government.
But it’s not clear how many of them would ...
Fri, April 08, 2011
Wisconsin Golfers Struggle At Masters
Augusta, Ga (WSAU) Steve Stricker of Madison is tied for 31st after the opening round of The Masters. Stricker shot an even-par 72 yesterday ...
Thu, April 07, 2011
Wisconsin court race jolted by uncounted ballot find
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - Officials in Waukesha County on Thursday said a final review of paperwork and other records from this week's closely watched ...
Thu, April 07, 2011
UWS Hosts Wisconsin Joint Finance Committee Hearing
SUPERIOR, Wis. (KDAL) - Sixteen members of the Wisconsin Joint Finance Committee will be holding a hearing Friday in Superior. The meeting was moved from ...
Wed, April 06, 2011
Prosser Leads Tight Wisconsin Supreme Court Race
(Madison, WI) - The race for the Supreme Court in Wisconsin is very close. Justice David Prosser is clinging to a narrow lead over Assistant ...
Tue, April 05, 2011
Ballot find threatens to upend Wisconsin election
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - Officials in Waukesha County on Thursday said a final review of paperwork and records from a closely watched Wisconsin Supreme Court ...
Tue, April 05, 2011
Wisconsin lawmakers approve budget and bond fix
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - Wisconsin lawmakers on Tuesday approved proposals to close a gap in the state budget that were not voted on when majority ...
Tue, April 05, 2011
Wisconsin Senate approve bond restructuring bill
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Democrats in the Wisconsin state Senate returned to the chamber for the first time in more than six weeks on Tuesday ...
Sun, April 03, 2011
Wisconsin judge vote turns into proxy fight over unions
By James B. Kelleher
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Wisconsin voters head to the polls on Tuesday for the first time since Republicans approved controversial restrictions on ...
Sat, April 02, 2011
Wisconsin Native Coaching In Final Four
HOUSTON (WSAU) Even if their brackets are busted, Wisconsinites will have someone to cheer for in the N-C-A-A men’s Final Four. V-C-U head ...
Fri, April 01, 2011
Wisconsin Looks For Women's Hoop Coach
Madison, Wi (WSAU) Wisconsin has reportedly interviewed two candidates for its women’s basketball coaching vacancy. The Madison Capital Times said U-W Green Bay ...
Fri, April 01, 2011
Wisconsin group gets enough support to force recall vote
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Wisconsin Democrats have amassed enough support to force the first recall election of a Republican state senator who voted for a ...
Fri, April 01, 2011
Bollant interviews at Wisconsin
UW Green Bay head womens coach Matt Bollant has interviewed for the vacant head coaching position at the University of Wisconsin which fired Lisa ...
Thu, March 31, 2011
Woman charged with e-mail threats in Wisconsin union fight
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Wisconsin prosecutors filed a four-count criminal complaint on Thursday against a 26-year-old woman, charging her with sending e-mail threats to Republican state ...
Thu, March 31, 2011
Wisconsin suspends enforcement of anti-union law
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Wisconsin suspended enforcement of a new law reducing public sector union powers on Thursday after a judge ruled it had not ...
Wed, March 30, 2011
Wisconsin governor releases bond restructuring bill
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker released on Wednesday bond restructuring and other plans to close a current year budget gap that were ...
Tue, March 29, 2011
Judge again blocks Wisconsin's anti-union law
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - A Wisconsin judge issued a revised order on Tuesday blocking implementation of a controversial state law curbing collective ...
Mon, March 28, 2011
No charges for Wisconsin ex-prosecutor's suggestive texts
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - A former county prosecutor accused of sending a series of sexually suggestive text messages to a domestic assault victim will not ...
Sun, March 27, 2011
Gov. Walker Open to Wisconsin Idea Partnership
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Governor Scott Walker says he’s open to a plan that would offer campuses in the UW-System more flexibility, similar to ...
Sat, March 26, 2011
Fresh controversy in Wisconsin union bill fight
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - Opponents of a bill stripping Wisconsin public employees of most of their collective bargaining rights rallied at the state Capitol on ...
Fri, March 25, 2011
Wisconsin Republicans say anti-union law in effect
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Wisconsin Republicans said on Friday a measure stripping state public employees of most collective bargaining rights was now in effect after ...
Fri, March 25, 2011
Wisconsin's bitter-sweet 16 finish
The Wisconsin Badgers danced through the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament but ran into a bunch of determined Bulldogs from Butler in ...
Thu, March 24, 2011
Wisconsin man snatches petitions aimed at Republican senator
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - In one sign of tensions raised by Wisconsin's budget battles, a man snatched petitions from a volunteer gathering support to recall ...
Thu, March 24, 2011
Wisconsin's anti-union bill headed to state high court
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - The battle over Wisconsin's new law curbing the union rights of public workers is headed for the state Supreme Court ...
Thu, March 24, 2011
Wisconsin Appeals Court Won't Rule on Collective Bargaining Law
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A state appeals court said Thursday the Wisconsin Supreme Court should decide whether a law that curbs most collective bargaining rights ...
Wed, March 23, 2011
Elizabeth Taylor Spent Summers in Wisconsin
MINOCQUA, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsinites and other movie buffs are sharing their stories about Elizabeth Taylor, the legendary actress who died today of heart failure ...
Wed, March 23, 2011
Marquette, Wisconsin Hit the Road
UNDATED (WSAU) Marquette men’s basketball coach Buzz Williams didn’t sleep the night his Golden Eagles made the N-C-A-A’s Sweet-16. It’s ...
Mon, March 21, 2011
Marquette Joins Wisconsin in Sweet Sixteen
Cleveland, OH (WHBL-Learfield) - Marquette and Wisconsin are both in the N-C-A-A men’s Sweet-Sixteen for the first time since 2003. The Badgers punched their ...
Sat, March 19, 2011
Wisconsin advances with gritty win over Kansas State
TUSCON, Ariz (TSN-WSAU) Jordan Taylor couldn't stop Jacob Pullen for 59 minutes and 57 seconds, but the Wisconsin guard came up with a ...
Fri, March 18, 2011
Judge Blocks New Wisconsin Collective Bargaining Law
A Wisconsin judge is blocking a controversial new state law that strips most public workers' collective bargaining rights. Some Democratic lawmakers say a legislative ...
Fri, March 18, 2011
Judge temporarily blocks Wisconsin anti-union law
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday temporarily blocked a controversial new law in Wisconsin that strips public employee ...
Fri, March 18, 2011
Wisconsin rolls into round 3
The 4th seeded Wisconsin Badgers steadily pulled away from #13 Belmont in winning their NCAA tournament opener in Tucson, Arizona Thursday night 72-58. The ...
Fri, March 18, 2011
WMC Pushing "Buy Wisconsin", Stand Up to Union Intimidation
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The state’s largest business group is not taking a union-led boycott of its members lying down.
The Wisconsin Manufacturers and ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
Poll: Wisconsin governor rising in Republican eyes
By James B. Kelleher
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, who signed sweeping curbs on public unions into law this month, may be emerging ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
Poll: Wisconsin governor rising in Republican eyes
By James B. Kelleher
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, who signed sweeping curbs on public unions into law on March 11, may be ...
Wed, March 16, 2011
Legal challenge filed against Wisconsin's anti-union law
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - The legal challenge to the new Wisconsin law that curbs the union rights of public workers moved forward on Wednesday with the ...
Tue, March 15, 2011
Wisconsin Republicans retreat from procedural threat
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - Republicans in the Wisconsin state Senate dropped a threat on Tuesday to deny 14 Democratic counterparts the right to vote in ...
Tue, March 15, 2011
Fix A Leak Week In Wisconsin
This is "Fix A Leak Week" in Wisconsin. The Public Service Commission is reminding homeowners to check their plumbing fixtures for leaks that waste ...
Tue, March 15, 2011
Wisconsin Nuclear Power Plants are Safe
Two Creeks, Wis. (WHBL-Learfield) - Officials say Wisconsin won’t have to worry about radiation spilling from its nuclear plants, after a release in Japan ...
Sun, March 13, 2011
Wisconsin, Marquette earn NCAA basketball berths
UNDATED (WSAU) - Wisconsin Basketball fans will have two teams to follow in the 2011 NCAA basketball tournament. Both Wisconsin and Marquette received invites on ...
Sun, March 13, 2011
Wisconsin Democrats say down but not out in union fight
By James B. Kelleher
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - Scott Walker, Wisconsin's newly elected Republican governor, won his battle last week to get the curbs ...
Sat, March 12, 2011
Up to 100,000 protest Wisconsin law curbing unions
By James B. Kelleher
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Up to 100,000 people protested at the Wisconsin state Capitol on Saturday against a new law ...
Fri, March 11, 2011
Wisconsin governor cancels layoffs after union vote
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker said on Friday he was canceling the layoff warning notices he sent late last week to public ...
Thu, March 10, 2011
Factbox: Several states beyond Wisconsin mull union limits
(Reuters) - Wisconsin's state Assembly on Thursday approved restrictions on collective bargaining rights of state and local government unions, which has become a test ...
Thu, March 10, 2011
Factbox: Details of Wisconsin's anti-union measure
(Reuters) - The Wisconsin state Assembly approved legislation to curb the power of public sector unions on Thursday. Governor Scott Walker is expected to sign ...
Thu, March 10, 2011
Factbox: Several states beyond Wisconsin mull union limits
(Reuters) - Wisconsin's state Assembly on Thursday approved restrictions on collective bargaining rights of state and local government unions, which has become a test ...
Thu, March 10, 2011
Wisconsin at epicenter of drive to curb unions
By James Kelleher
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - Wisconsin lawmakers, after three weeks of angry protests, were expected on Thursday to vote on, and likely approve ...
Thu, March 10, 2011
Protesting Intensifies At Wisconsin Capitol
Protesters flooded the state Capitol after the state Senate approved a controversial bill that nixes most state employees' collective bargaining rights. Protesters chanted "Let ...
Thu, March 10, 2011
Wisconsin Senate Passes Bargaining Restrictions
The Wisconsin State Senate has approved Governor Scott Walker's plan to strip most state workers of nearly all collective bargaining rights. Republicans passed ...
Wed, March 09, 2011
Wisconsin governor a polarizer, not a compromiser
By James B. Kelleher
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - When Scott Walker, Wisconsin's new Republican governor, kicked off his campaign for the job nearly two ...
Wed, March 09, 2011
Illinois border city sees tourist gold in Wisconsin standoff
By James B. Kelleher
ROCKFORD, Ill (Reuters) - Forbes magazine recently dubbed this industrial city about 60 miles west of Chicago one of the worst ...
Wed, March 09, 2011
Wisconsin governor signs into law union curbs
By James Kelleher
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - Wisconsin's Republican Governor Scott Walker signed into law on Friday sweeping new limits on collective bargaining for ...
Wed, March 09, 2011
Illinois border city sees tourist gold in Wisconsin standoff
By James B. Kelleher
ROCKFORD, Ill (Reuters) - Forbes magazine recently dubbed this industrial city about 60 miles west of Chicago one of the worst ...
Wed, March 09, 2011
Wisconsin Valley All-Conference Teams
Wausau, Wi (WSAU)
Boys Basketball All-Conference
1st Team
Luke Heller DC Everest Jr *
Cale Zuiker Marshfield Sr *
Travis Schertz Wausau West Sr *
Paul Jesperson ...
Tue, March 08, 2011
Impass Continues In Wisconsin
When the Wisconsin governor dismissed a letter written by state Democratic senators asking for a meeting at the Wisconsin-Illinois border he called the proposal ...
Mon, March 07, 2011
Wisconsin Senators Ask Governor For Meeting
The leader of the AWOL 14 Wisconsin state senators is requesting a meeting with the Republican governor over his controversial budget repair bill. The ...
Sun, March 06, 2011
Behind public standoff, Wisconsin lawmakers talked
MADISON (Reuters) - While sparring in public, Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker and Democrats have quietly talked about making some changes to the governor's ...
Sun, March 06, 2011
Ohio State 3-pointers sink Wisconsin
COLUMBUS, Ohio (TSN-WSAU) Ohio State didn't let Wisconsin off this time around.
Jon Diebler followed up a career performance with another strong effort ...
Sat, March 05, 2011
Protesters rally in Wisconsin after governor threatens layoffs
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Thousands of union supporters protested Gov. Scott Walker's budget proposals on Saturday at the state capital, a ...
Fri, March 04, 2011
Wisconsin Prep Star Heads To North Carolina
Menominee Falls, Wi (WSAU)One of the most recruited athletes in Wisconsin says he’ll play his college basketball at North Carolina. Menomonee Falls ...
Thu, March 03, 2011
Wisconsin's Walker vows no compromise on unions
By James Kelleher and Karin Matz
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker vowed on Thursday never to compromise on the core of his ...
Thu, March 03, 2011
Some Wisconsin Lawmakers Move Offices Outside
Some Democratic Assembly members in Wisconsin moved chairs and desks outside to meet with constituents on Wednesday. The Legislators, including Superior Representative Nick Milroy ...
Wed, March 02, 2011
Gov. Walker Ending Wisconsin Covenant
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin youngsters who promise to behave and get good grades may no longer be guaranteed a place at college.
Governor Scott ...
Tue, March 01, 2011
Wisconsin judge orders Capitol open to public
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Wisconsin officials said Tuesday they would not ease entry restrictions at the Capitol Building in Madison after a judge ordered there ...
Tue, March 01, 2011
Wisconsin layoffs loom amid budget impasse
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker issued layoff warning notices on Friday to unions representing state workers as a battle ...
Mon, February 28, 2011
Wisconsin State Worker Layoffs Threatened
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker says massive layoffs will result if the impasse on his budget repair bill continues. On the NBC "Meet The Press ...
Mon, February 28, 2011
Wisconsin governor gives Democrats ultimatum
By David Bailey
MADISON, Wisc. (Reuters) - Republican Governor Scott Walker on Monday gave absent Democratic lawmakers an ultimatum to return to Wisconsin within 24 ...
Sun, February 27, 2011
Wisconsin Democrats stay in Illinois, await compromise
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Wisconsin's 14 state senate Democrats who left the state to prevent a vote on a bill that would limit collective ...
Sun, February 27, 2011
Many protesters refuse to exit Wisconsin Capitol
By David Bailey and Stephanie Carano
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Dozens of protesters against proposed legislation to weaken state public unions refused to leave the ...
Sun, February 27, 2011
Wisconsin State Senators in Daily Talks
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - They are talking.
Senate Minority Leader Mark Miller says he has been in contact with the Senate Majority Leader, Republican Scott ...
Sat, February 26, 2011
Labor protests beyond Wisconsin draw thousands
By Michelle Nichols
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Thousands of people rallied in cities across the United States on Saturday to express solidarity with Wisconsin public ...
Sat, February 26, 2011
Wisconsin GOP Move Forward, While Dems Stay Away and Protests Continue
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Wisconsin Republicans seeking to curb the power of public sector unions tried on Friday to pressure absent Democrats ...
Fri, February 25, 2011
Wisconsin support rally in NJ draws thousands despite rain
By Dave Warner
TRENTON, New Jersey (Reuters) - Thousands turned out in New Jersey's state capital despite heavy rain on Friday to show support ...
Fri, February 25, 2011
Wisconsin Assembly Passes Controversial Budget Fix
A showdown is looming in Wisconsin after the state Assembly approved a proposal that would strip public sector unions of most collective bargaining rights ...
Fri, February 25, 2011
Largest crowds since Vietnam War march in Wisconsin
By James Kelleher and David Bailey
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - A crowd estimated at more than 70,000 people on Saturday waved American flags, sang ...
Fri, February 25, 2011
Wisconsin Assembly approves plan to curb unions
By James Kelleher
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - The Wisconsin state Assembly on Friday passed a Republican plan to curb public sector union power over the ...
Thu, February 24, 2011
Wisconsin serial killer gets consecutive life sentences
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Serial killer Walter E. Ellis on Thursday received consecutive life sentences with no parole in Milwaukee County Circuit Court for committing ...
Thu, February 24, 2011
Wisconsin police search for Democratic senators
By James Kelleher
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Wisconsin Senate Republicans sent police on Thursday to find at least one of the 14 runaway Democrats who ...
Thu, February 24, 2011
Wisconsin police sent to search for Democratic senators
By James Kelleher
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Wisconsin Republicans dispatched police to the homes of absent Democratic senators on Thursday to try to round them ...
Wed, February 23, 2011
Prank call fallout stokes Wisconsin union fight
By James Kelleher
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - The battle over a plan to curb public sector union power in Wisconsin took a bizarre turn on ...
Wed, February 23, 2011
Wisconsin governor falls for prank call from fake donor
By James Kelleher
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - It was a prank. But Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is not laughing.
A caller posing as one of ...
Wed, February 23, 2011
Wisconsin Governor's "Fireside Chat"
Unprecedented protests and heated rhetoric have sent Governor Scott Walker to the airwaves to plead his case. In a televised address to the state ...
Tue, February 22, 2011
Wisconsin governor signs bill to make tax rise tougher
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signed into law on Tuesday a bill to make it tougher to approve state tax increases, a ...
Tue, February 22, 2011
Wisconsin Budget Debate Continues
Wisconsin Democratic state senators remain out of the state in order to prevent a vote on a bill that would deprive state workers of ...
Sun, February 20, 2011
Wisconsin demonstrators party like it's 1968
By James Kelleher
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - The issues were serious but the mood was cheery on Sunday among demonstrators in Wisconsin protesting an effort ...
Sat, February 19, 2011
Wisconsin senators' absence raises questions on tactic
By Eric Johnson
CHICAGO (Reuters) - As demonstrators wrangled on Saturday over Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's move to weaken public unions, analysts weighed the ...
Sat, February 19, 2011
Wisconsin Democratic aide says governor must compromise
By James Kelleher
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Democratic lawmakers who left Wisconsin to stall passage of a controversial budget bill that has triggered mass protests ...
Sat, February 19, 2011
Bachmann defends Wisconsin moves on collective bargaining
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) - Tea Party activist and Minnesota Representative Michele Bachmann on Saturday defended moves by fellow Republicans in Wisconsin to reduce state ...
Fri, February 18, 2011
Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers Return
The tour of duty ends today for 300 Wisconsin National Guard soldiers who were sent to Iraq. The 724th Engineer Battalion, which includes troops ...
Fri, February 18, 2011
Wisconsin governor gets ovation from business group
By James Kelleher
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - The new Republican governor of Wisconsin drew standing ovations on Wednesday when he addressed a meeting of one ...
Thu, February 17, 2011
Democrats flee Wisconsin to protest union curbs
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Democrats in the Wisconsin Senate fled the Midwestern U.S. state on Thursday to boycott action on a ...
Thu, February 17, 2011
Democrats flee Wisconsin to protest union curbs
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Wisconsin state Senate Democrats fled the state on Thursday to protest a Republican plan to sharply curtail union ...
Thu, February 17, 2011
Democrats leave Wisconsin to protest union curbs
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Democrats in the Wisconsin Senate left the state on Thursday in a boycott of a vote to curb ...
Thu, February 17, 2011
Democrats leave Wisconsin to protest union curbs
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Wisconsin state Senate Democrats boycotting a vote on a plan to curb the union rights of public employees ...
Thu, February 17, 2011
Democratic lawmakers leave Wisconsin to protest union curbs
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Wisconsin state Senate Democrats boycotting a vote on a plan to curb the union rights of public employees left the state ...
Thu, February 17, 2011
Wisconsin Republicans press on with curbs on union rights
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wisc. (Reuters) - Amid increasingly vocal protests, Wisconsin's Republican-controlled Legislature was poised on Thursday to vote on a controversial proposal ...
Thu, February 17, 2011
Wisconsin Teachers Protest Governor's Proposal
Wisconsin's largest teachers union is calling for more rallies today across the state to protest the governor's plan to strip them of ...
Thu, February 17, 2011
Wisconsin lawmakers poised to vote on budget move amid protests
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Amid increasingly vocal protests, Wisconsin's Republican-controlled legislature was poised to vote on Thursday on a budget measure that would strip ...
Wed, February 16, 2011
Wisconsin Troops Wrapping Up Deployment In Iraq
About 400 Wisconsin soldiers of the 724th Engineering Battalion are beginning to wrap up their deployment to Iraq. A Transfer of Authority ceremony was ...
Tue, February 15, 2011
You Decide 2011: Primary Election Results Around NE Wisconsin
| Candidate | Vote Count | Vote Percent | Winner |
State Supreme Court -- 3,429 of 3,489 precincts reporting (98%)
Top Two
| David Prosser [I] | 224,529 ... |
Tue, February 15, 2011
Thousands of Wisconsin union workers protest budget plan
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - More than 10,000 union public employees and supporters packed the Capitol Square and the inside of the ...
Mon, February 14, 2011
Tuesday is Primary Election Day in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - About 10 percent of Wisconsin’s eligible voters will go to the polls for Tuesday’s state and local primaries.
The ...
Fri, February 11, 2011
Wisconsin governor aims to curb state worker unions
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Wisconsin's new Republican governor on Friday proposed sharply curtailing the bargaining rights of public employee unions and ...
Fri, February 11, 2011
Wisconsin governor wants to sharply curb unions
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - Wisconsin's new Republican governor on Friday proposed sharply curtailing the bargaining rights of public employee unions and ...
Mon, February 07, 2011
Wisconsin Native Wilson Wins PGA Event
Phoenix, Az (WSAU)Pewaukee native Mark Wilson won his second P-G-A golf tournament of the year today. Wilson defeated Jason Dufner in a second ...
Wed, February 02, 2011
Storm Shuts Down Travel In Southern Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation and the State Patrol has declared interstate highways in Kenosha and Racine Counties impassable. Extreme winter storm conditions will ...
Tue, February 01, 2011
Herman Miller Completes Takeover of Wisconsin Co.
ZEELAND, MI (Midwest Communication News) - Herman Miller officials announced yesterday completion of a 63 million-dollar purchase of Nemschoff. The three million-dollar payment to founder ...
Wed, January 26, 2011
Should Lead Ammunition be Banned in Wisconsin Hunting?
MADISON (WSAU)The state’s Natural Resources Board was told yesterday that the use of lead bullets by deer hunters is causing growing health ...
Thu, January 20, 2011
Wisconsin Unemployment Rate Drops Slightly
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The state's unemployment rate fell slightly last month.
Wisconsin's Department of Workforce Development reports Thursday the seasonally adjusted rate ...
Mon, January 17, 2011
Wisconsin expected to expand gun owner rights: report
By John Rondy
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Wisconsin, one of two states in the nation that prohibits citizens from carrying a concealed weapon, is expected to ...
Fri, January 14, 2011
Wisconsin a leader in medical reporting, says survey
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WSAU) - Wisconsin has become a national leader in getting doctors to use computerized medical records.
The U-S Department of Health-and-Human Services ...
Fri, January 14, 2011
Survey: NE Wisconsin Businesses Recover Faster Than Others
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Businesses in northeast Wisconsin appear to be recovering faster than those in other parts of the state.
That’s according ...
Fri, January 14, 2011
More Threats To Wisconsin Legislators
Washington, DC (WSAU) U-S Senator Ron Johnson and House member Jim Sensenbrenner are the latest Wisconsin Republicans to confirm they were targeted by an ...
Thu, January 13, 2011
Education Grades For Wisconsin And Minnesota Schools
Wisconsin is 18th and Minnesota 35th in the nation when it comes to the quality of public schools. That's the finding of Education ...
Wed, January 12, 2011
Wisconsin 64-To-61 In Overtime
Michigan State Rallied Last Night To Beat Visiting Draymond Green scored a career-high 26 points and Kalin Lucas made three free throws in the ...
Tue, January 11, 2011
Michigan State Plays At Home Tonight Against Wisconsin
Michigan State tonight will try to rebound from its loss Saturday at Penn State as the Spartans host Wisconsin at the Breslin Center. MSU ...
Sat, January 08, 2011
Voter ID Bill Revived in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin could become the 28th state to require persons to show ID before they can register to vote, or even cast ...
Fri, January 07, 2011
Northern Wisconsin Senators Push Tourism
Two State Senators from northern Wisconsin, Bob Jauch of Poplar and Jim Holperin of Eagle River, are urging Governor Scott Walker to include tourism ...
Thu, January 06, 2011
Michigan Lost 66-To-50 Last Night At Wisconsin
Michigan couldn’t stay with Wisconsin in the second half last night and the Badgers pulled away for a 66-to-50 win in Madison. The ...
Thu, January 06, 2011
Wisconsin rolls over Michigan
MADISON (TSN-WSAU) Jordan Taylor scored 20 points and pulled down eight rebounds to lead the Wisconsin Badgers to a 66-50 victory over the Michigan ...
Tue, January 04, 2011
Wisconsin governor wants two-thirds vote for taxes
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker unveiled draft legislation on Tuesday that would require a supermajority vote in the legislature for tax increases.
Walker ...
Mon, January 03, 2011
Wisconsin adds to heat on healthcare law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican moves to unravel the healthcare plan championed by President Barack Obama advanced on Monday, with Wisconsin officially joining a multi-state lawsuit ...
Sun, January 02, 2011
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Look Back at 2010, Ahead to 2011
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A spokesperson for the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation, says 2010’s top stories for farmers were the November elections, the animal ...
Sun, January 02, 2011
Wisconsin Badgers Come Up Short in 21-19 Loss to TCU in Rose Bowl
PASADENA, Calif. (WTAQ) - TCU linebacker Tank Carder blocked a two-point conversion try, giving the Horned Frogs a 21-19 Rose Bowl victory over Wisconsin Saturday ...
Fri, December 31, 2010
"W" Solar Group Moving HQ to Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A company that makes solar panels is moving from California to Wisconsin.
Governor Jim Doyle’s office said Thursday that the ...
Wed, December 29, 2010
Midwest Freeze Tournament starts tomorrow across Central Wisconsin
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Youth hockey will be on display this weekend as the Midwest Freeze starts play tomorrow.
The program is funded by local ...
Tue, December 28, 2010
Wisconsin Gets $23M to Enroll Kids Eligible For BadgerCare Plus
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin got the federal government’s second-biggest reward for enrolling kids who were eligible for tax funded Medicaid, and were not ...
Thu, December 23, 2010
Wisconsin Ballast Rules Modified
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has modified its "Vessel General Permit" to put it more in line with international ballast water discharge rules ...
Thu, December 23, 2010
Last Minute Christmas Shoppers Hit Stores in Wisconsin
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - The Christmas weekend starts Thursday for many Wisconsinites – and lots of them are expected to hit the stores.
Observers say the ...
Tue, December 21, 2010
Brett and Deanna Visit Wisconsin Boy
UNDATED (WHBL) Brett Favre and his wife Deanna made a quiet trip to Wisconsin last Friday to spend time with a five-year-old boy with ...
Mon, December 20, 2010
Wisconsin's senators vote to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
UNDATED (WRN-WSAU) The U.S. Senate voted 65 to 31 Saturday to repeal the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” law, action ...
Sun, December 19, 2010
Quiet Flu Season So Far in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s flu season can run from December through March, but it’s been quiet so far.
Cindy Woldt-Schmidt is a ...
Thu, December 16, 2010
Wisconsin Bar And Restaurant Air Improves
For those going into bars and restaurants in Wisconsin, a new study shows a 92-percent improvement in the air quality inside those facilities since ...
Thu, December 09, 2010
U.S. yanks high-speed rail funds for Wisconsin and Ohio
By Lisa Lambert and John Crawley
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Thursday rescinded $1.195 billion intended to fund the development of high-speed ...
Thu, December 09, 2010
Wisconsin's High-Speed Rail Funding Pulled
WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - The U.S. Transportation Department stripped Wisconsin Thursday of the $810 million in federal money the state was given to ...
Wed, December 01, 2010
No Texting While Driving In Wisconsin
If you are caught texting while driving in Wisconsin, you could be hit with a fine ranging from 20 to 400 dollars. The new ...
Mon, November 29, 2010
Wisconsin hostage taker who shot self dies
By John Rondy
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - The Wisconsin high school student who shot himself after holding classmates and their teacher hostage died on Tuesday, authorities ...
Wed, November 24, 2010
Western Michigan 67 Wisconsin-Milwaukee 55
Western Michigan is now 1-and-1 after winning on the road last night with a 67-to-55 victory at Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Flenard Whitfield had a career-high 19 ...
Tue, November 23, 2010
Brewers Offer Contract To Wisconsin Native
Milwaukee, Wi (WSAU) Menasha native Eric Hinske has been offered a contract to play for his home state Milwaukee Brewers. Hinske, who played this ...
Fri, November 19, 2010
Wisconsin Gun Deer Season Begins Saturday
The nine day regular gun deer hunting season in Wisconsin begins Saturday. The DNR is expecting around 635 thousand hunters to participate this year ...
Tue, November 09, 2010
Minnesota And Wisconsin Talk Invasive Species
Strange-sounding things like spiny water fleas and yellow floating heart are getting close attention this week by Minnesota and Wisconsin officials at this week ...
Fri, November 05, 2010
Two Wisconsin Stars Will Miss Tomorrows game
Madison, Wi (WSAU) Wisconsin is expected to be without tight end Lance Kendricks and running back James White when they play at Purdue tomorrow ...
Wed, November 03, 2010
Exit polls: Wisconsin voters concerned about economy, health care
UNDATED (WSAU) About 60-percent of Wisconsin voters said the economy is what drove them to the polls yesterday, while 20-percent said health care was ...
Wed, November 03, 2010
Walker And Johnson Winners in Wisconsin
Republican Scott Walker was elected as Governor of Wisconsin with 53 percent of the vote over Tom Barrett. Current Governor Jim Doyle did not ...
Wed, November 03, 2010
You Decide 2010: Election Results Around Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Results from Tuesday's local, state and federal races, as well as referendum questions are below in the table.
Wisconsin Governor ... |
Wed, November 03, 2010
Wisconsin Stands Out in Nationwide Republican Groundswell
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Just two years after Wisconsinites gave Democrats their nearly full support, the voters did a complete about-face Tuesday.
The Badger State ...
Wed, November 03, 2010
ELECTION 2010: Wisconsin flips from blue to red
MADISON (WSAU) Just two years after Wisconsinites gave Democrats their nearly full support, the voters did a complete about-face yesterday. The Badger State was ...
Tue, November 02, 2010
ELECTION 2010: Walker becomes Wisconsin's next Governor
UNDATED (WSAU) Scott Walker has won Wisconsin's race for Governor over Tom Barrett:
1120069 Scott Walker (WINNER)
998933 Tom Barrett
96% - reporting
Most ...
Tue, November 02, 2010
Central Wisconsin votes against transportation fund raids
UNDATED (WSAU) – A pair of advisory referendums on highway funding both passed locally last night.
Voters in Marathon and Lincoln County both approved separate ...
Tue, November 02, 2010
Polls Are Open in Wisconsin
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - The polls are open in Wisconsin, where voters are deciding nationally-watched races for governor and Congress.
The Obama White House ...
Thu, October 28, 2010
2010 Wisconsin Valley All-Conference Volleyball Team
Wausau, Wi (WSAU) The 2010 Wisconsin Valley Conference announced it's All-Conference Volleyball team yesterday. It is comprised of:
Jess Sabey- Merrill *
Morgan Cebula-Stevens ...
Thu, October 28, 2010
2010 Wisconsin Valley All-Conference Football Team
Wausau, Wi (WSAU) Here are the Valley All-Conference Football selections for 2010:
First Team
Tight End- JT Ford-Stevens Point
WR- Jake Lisiecki-Marshfield
WR-Corey Griffin-DC ...
Mon, October 25, 2010
Autism rates stabilize in Wisconsin schools: study
By Frederik Joelving
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Autism rates could be leveling off at just above one percent of children, Wisconsin researchers suggest.
Between ...
Thu, October 21, 2010
Wisconsin's Jobless Rate Drops Slightly
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin's unemployment rate slid in September to 7.8 percent.
The latest figures were released by the state Department of ...
Fri, October 15, 2010
Wisconsin Soldier Killed in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WTAQ) - A corporal from Manitowoc was one of four Marines killed in a bomb blast in Afghanistan.
The Pentagon said Thursday ...
Wed, October 13, 2010
Wisconsin Graded on Education Spending
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin gets a grade of 'B' for the amount of money it spends on public schools. But the state only gets ...
Tue, October 12, 2010
Senator Feingold struggles in Wisconsin
By Steve Holland
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Veteran Democratic Senator Russ Feingold is struggling in his bid for re-election in Wisconsin due in part to concerns ...
Fri, October 01, 2010
Early Voting Starts Monday in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsinites can start voting Monday in the upcoming general election.
That’s when municipal clerks will start letting people vote absentee ...
Wed, September 29, 2010
Dantonio To Coach From Skybox Against Wisconsin
LANSING, Mich (WQTX) MSU football coach Mark Dantonio will be at Saturday’s game against Wisconsin. Dantonio won’t be on the sidelines—instead ...
Fri, September 24, 2010
3 Recounts Underway in SE Wisconsin
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A recount begins Friday in a close state Assembly primary in the Milwaukee area.
Republican John Marek asked for the recount ...
Fri, September 24, 2010
Minnesota and Wisconsin Hit By Flooding
Heavy rain have triggered widespread flooding and evacuations across parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin. The downpours on Thursday have prompted the governors of both ...
Sat, September 18, 2010
Harley-Davidson Gets $25M Tax Break to Stay in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Harley-Davidson will get a state tax break of up to $25 million for keeping jobs in Wisconsin.
That’s what Governor ...
Fri, September 17, 2010
Missing Wisconsin Boys Found Safe In Minnesota
(Hudson, WI) -- Two pre-teen boys are reported safe and their non-custodial father is under arrest after he allegedly fled to Minnesota with the boys ...
Thu, September 16, 2010
Wisconsin GOP Primary Candidates to Declare Unity at Presser
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin Republicans will put their bruising governor’s primary behind them Thursday, and declare their unity behind Scott Walker.
A news ...
Wed, September 15, 2010
You Decide 2010: Election Results in Northeast Wisconsin
Fall Primary Election 2010
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Tue, September 14, 2010
Harley-Davidson: Wisconsin Plants to Stay Open
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Harley-Davidson is not going anywhere.
The company’s board said today it would keep running its motorcycle plants in Menomonee Falls ...
Mon, September 13, 2010
Minnesota Man Dies In Wisconsin Kayaking Accident
(Bayfield, MN) -- The Coast Guard is expected to release more information today concerning a Minnesota man who died after a kayaking accident in the ...
Sat, September 11, 2010
Wisconsin Lawmaker, Candidate Remember 9/11
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - On this ninth anniversary of the devastating September 11th attacks, one Wisconsin lawmaker and a candidate for the 8th Congressional ...
Fri, September 10, 2010
4 Wisconsin Companies Among Nation's Best Workplaces
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (WTAQ) - Four companies in Wisconsin are on a new list of the nation’s best places to work.
Acuity Insurance of ...
Mon, September 06, 2010
1 New Private Firm Makes Annual Wisconsin Top 75
PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Only one new company made the annual list of Wisconsin's Top 75 privately held firms.
U-Line of Pleasant Prairie ...
Mon, August 30, 2010
Wisconsin Has 2 Winners During TV Emmy Awards
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin had two winners in last night’s TV Emmy Awards. UW-Madison graduate Steve Levitan shared in the best comedy writing ...
Mon, August 23, 2010
Governor Doyle Visiting Northern Wisconsin
Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle is continuing his eight day "Up North" tour with a visit to Bayfield today. Doyle and members of his cabinet ...
Wed, August 18, 2010
Wisconsin, 4 Other States File Suit Against Alleged LCD Price Fixing
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin and 4 other states say they’ll sue major technology companies for conspiring to fix the prices of LCD screens ...
Wed, August 11, 2010
Wisconsin native Stricker feels PGA love, and pressure
By Mark Lamport-Stokes
KOHLER, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Wisconsin native Steve Stricker is wary of succumbing to the pressure of expectation at the U.S. PGA ...
Wed, August 11, 2010
Neumann's Book Details Vision for Wisconsin
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A new 210-page book from Mark Neumann’s campaign for Wisconsin governor offers a detailed look at proposals on issues ...
Mon, August 09, 2010
PGA Championship Boosts Wisconsin's Economy
KOHLER, Wis. (WTAQ) - For the second time in six years, the PGA Championship is in Wisconsin this week, at Whistling Straits near Sheboygan.
State ...
Sat, August 07, 2010
Woodchucks edge Wisconsin Rapids
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis (Woodchucks-WSAU) The Wisconsin Woodchucks (15-10, 33-27) have played close games with the Wisconsin Rapids Rafter (7-21, 18-43) all season and Friday ...
Fri, August 06, 2010
Wisconsin Bike-Maker Interviewed in Armstrong Doping Probe
WATERLOO, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Wisconsin bicycle maker has been interviewed by federal investigators who are looking into new doping allegations against cycling legend Lance ...
Fri, August 06, 2010
St. Paul Bank Robber Found In Wisconsin
(St. Paul, MN) -- A man accused of holding up a bank Wednesday is now in custody in Madison, Wisconsin. Fifty-six-year-old Robert Lee Russell was ...
Fri, July 23, 2010
Wisconsin flooding prompts state of emergency
By John Rondy
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Wisconsin's governor declared a state of emergency on Friday after torrential rains flooded homes and opened sinkholes in ...
Fri, July 23, 2010
Woodchucks shut out Wisconsin Rapids
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis (Woodchucks-WSAU) The Wisconsin Woodchucks (8-3, 26-20) got yet another great start Thursday night, this time from Don Lisi (4-2), as they ...
Wed, July 21, 2010
Harley-Davidson to Decide on Wisconsin Future in Coming Weeks
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Harley-Davidson says it will decide in the next few weeks whether it will move its Wisconsin motorcycle factories elsewhere.
CEO Keith ...
Mon, July 05, 2010
Wisconsin Bars And Restaurants Go Smoke Free
Bars and restaurants throughout Wisconsin have joined 27 other states in being smoke free. The statewide smoking ban kicked off Monday morning and will ...
Fri, June 18, 2010
AT&T Slashing 125 Jobs in Wisconsin
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - AT&T plans to cut 125 jobs in Wisconsin during the next few months. The company blames the fact that more ...
Thu, June 17, 2010
Wisconsin will host 2017 U.S. Open golf tournament
UNDATED (WRN) Wisconsin will host one of golf’s biggest events in 2017, when the U.S. Open will be played in Washington County ...
Wed, June 09, 2010
Minnesota And Wisconsin Tuition Hikes Likely
The University of Minnesota Board of Regents meets later this week to discuss how they will close a 152 million dollar budget gap. On ...
Fri, June 04, 2010
Wet A Line In Wisconsin For Free
This weekend, everyone can fish for free in Wisconsin. The event is meant to get people into the sport by letting you try it ...
Tue, June 01, 2010
Clifton Gunderson Expands in Wisconsin
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - The accounting firm of Clifton Gunderson is getting bigger in Wisconsin. The firm said Tuesday it acquired U.S. Tax Advantage ...
Sat, May 29, 2010
Wisconsin Dells Hopes for "Tremendous" Summer Biz
WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin Dells business are hoping a “tremendous summer season” starts this holiday weekend. Tom Diehl of the Tommy Bartlett Show ...
Mon, May 24, 2010
Wisconsin GOP Convention Fails To Endorse Lt. Governor Candidate
Wisconsin Republicans held their state endorsing convention in Milwaukee over the weekend. They chose Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker as the choice for Governor ...
Thu, May 13, 2010
Green Bay's Learning Years Tied to Wisconsin Shares Fraud
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - State officials say a Green Bay child care center altered its attendance records to collect an extra $40,000 from ...
Tue, May 04, 2010
Wisconsin Energy Q1 Profits Down From '09
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s largest electric and natural gas utility is making less money than a year ago. Wisconsin Energy, the parent firm ...
Tue, May 04, 2010
Wisconsin Native Baldwin up for Tony Award
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin will have one of its own to root for in this year’s Tony Awards. Former Shorewood resident Kate Baldwin ...
Thu, April 29, 2010
Company says Wisconsin Has Above Average Elderly Care Costs
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - It’s not cheap for an elderly person to stay in a nursing home – and that’s especially true in ...
Thu, April 29, 2010
Wisconsin And Minnesota Finish One-Two In Census Returns
(Undated) -- Some residents are already getting a knock on the door from a 2010 Census worker. The U-S Census Bureau says college campuses are ...
Wed, April 28, 2010
DNC Chair Kaine to Speak at Wisconsin Dem Convention
MIDDLETON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The head of the Democratic National Committee will speak at his party’s state convention in June. Chairman Tim Kaine is ...
Wed, April 28, 2010
New Plan Would Change Wisconsin Valley Conference For Football
Stevens Point, Wi (WSAU) The WIAA Board of Control modified a couple of football realignment plans yesterday. One modification will combine the Wisconsin Valley ...
Fri, April 16, 2010
"Windchill Law" Passes Wisconsin Assembly
A bill that would increase the penalties for crimes against animals has passed the Wisconsin Assembly on Thursday. Known as "Windchill's Law", the ...
Thu, April 15, 2010
Unidentified Fireball in Wisconsin Sky
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Was it a meteor shower? Or something else? That question on the mind of many Wisconsinites Wednesday night. Area Sheriffs ...
Wed, April 14, 2010
Wisconsin Film Festival Starts Rolling Wednesday
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The annual Wisconsin Film Festival begins Wednesday in Madison. Almost 200 movies will be shown between now and Sunday at theatres ...
Tue, April 06, 2010
Wisconsin Power & Light to Take Over Sheboygan Plant
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin Power and Light will soon become the sole owner of a coal fired power plant in Sheboygan. The utility said ...
Fri, April 02, 2010
Addressing "Donut Hole" for Wisconsin Seniors
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Under Medicare Part D, seniors who've surpassed their initial prescription drug coverage limit and are in the catastrophic coverage bracket ...
Thu, April 01, 2010
Wisconsin Small Biz Owners Question Health Care Reform Law
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Some small business owners are raising questions about having to comply with the new health care reform law. Several are echoing ...
Wed, March 31, 2010
Pawlenty to Speak at Wisconsin GOP Convention
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Minnesota’s outgoing governor will be the main speaker at the Wisconsin GOP convention in May. The party announced Tuesday that ...
Mon, March 29, 2010
Wisconsin AG Not Giving Up Fight to Challenge Health Care Reform
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Governor Jim Doyle denied his request for the state to challenge to the health care overhaul passed by Congress last week ...
Thu, March 25, 2010
Sex Abuse Scandal Involves Wisconsin Priest
A sex abuse scandal involving a Wisconsin priest has connections to the current pope. According to documents obtained by the New York Times, Pope ...
Thu, March 18, 2010
Doyle Discusses NE Wisconsin Firms In Italy
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Governor Jim Doyle took off Wednesday for Italy and Tunisia. He’s scheduled to meet with the Italian company that owns ...
Sat, March 06, 2010
$12.5M In Grants To Improve NE Wisconsin Ports
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle helped present 3 projects over $12.5 million through the state's Harbor Assistance Program. They ...
Fri, March 05, 2010
Wisconsin Valley Conference All-Conference Selections
Wausau, Wi (WSAU)
Girls Basketball
First Team
Taylor Zillman-Wausau East
Courtney Falk-Wausau West
Jessica Waldvogel-Wausau West
Taylor Varsho-Marshfield
Andie Varsho-Marshfield
Second Team
Kassie Krueger-Stevens ...
Tue, February 23, 2010
FDIC: 1 In 4 Wisconsin Banks Lost Money In '09
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - About 1 of every 4 Wisconsin banks lost money last year. That’s according to the FDIC, which reports that 71 ...
Sun, February 21, 2010
Wisconsin Olympians take medals, get ready for Sunday action
VANCOUVER, BC. (WSAU) - Here's an Oylmpics update for Saturday:
-Milwaukee's Shani Davis got the same result in this year's Olympics as ...
Tue, February 16, 2010
Air Wisconsin: Domestic Dispute Leads To Plane Bomb Threat
APPLETON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Air Wisconsin of Appleton said a domestic dispute resulted in a bomb threat involving one of its flights on the East ...
Tue, February 02, 2010
Wisconsin Energy Reports 17% Jump In Quarterly Profits
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - The parent firm of Wisconsin’s largest utility reports a 17-percent increase in its quarterly profits from a year ago. Wisconsin ...
Fri, January 29, 2010
Central Wisconsin Baseball Hall Of Fame Inducts 4
Weston, Wi (WSAU) The Central Wisconsin Baseball Hall of Fame inducted 4 new members at a dinner last night at Dales Weston Lanes. The ...
Thu, January 21, 2010
Michigan State Falls To Wisconsin
Michigan couldn’t hold a second half lead and lost 54-to-48 in a defensive battle last night at 18th-ranked Wisconsin. The Wolverines were up ...
Wed, January 20, 2010
New Mystery Shopper Scam Has Wisconsin Connection
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A new scam is hitting homes across the county with a Wisconsin connection. The Wisconsin BBB's Jo Ellen Wollangk ...
Mon, January 11, 2010
New clinic scheduled for construction in Wisconsin Rapids
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. (WSAU) – Aspirus Clinics will soon be expanding into a new facility in Wisconsin Rapids.
The company finished making the last land ...
Fri, January 08, 2010
Central Wisconsin Baseball Hall of Fame Class Named
Wausau, Wi (WSAU) The Central Wisconsin Baseball Hall of Fame announced it's inductees for the class of 2010 yesterday. This year's inductees ...
Fri, January 08, 2010
Feingold visits central and northern Wisconsin this weekend
MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – Senator Feingold will be visiting Central Wisconsin this weekend to take part in three visiting sessions.
He'll be in Oneida ...
Tue, January 05, 2010
Wisconsin-Minnesota Tax Reciprocity Ends
(St. Paul, MN) -- Minnesotans who work in Wisconsin, and Badger State residents who work across the border, had better get ready to file separate ...
Tue, December 22, 2009
Wisconsin Energy Expects Better Q4 Earnings
MADISON (WRN) - The parent firm of Wisconsin’s largest electric utility says its earnings will be better than expected in the current quarter. And ...
Sun, December 20, 2009
Wisconsin Right to Life challenges Supreme Court money
MADISON, Is. (WSAU) - Wisconsin Right to Life files a federal lawsuit challenging a new state statute.
The new law was passed by the legislature ...
Thu, December 17, 2009
H1N1 Death Toll Up To 47 In Wisconsin
MADISON (WRN) - Wisconsin’s death toll from the H1N1 swine flu has risen to 47. 4 new deaths were reported in the last week ...
Wed, December 16, 2009
Omnibus Bill Gets $5M+ For NE Wisconsin
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - More than $5 million is heading to northeast Wisconsin as part of the Omnibus Appropriations Act. Congressman Steve Kagen says ...
Fri, December 11, 2009
NE Wisconsin Businesses Aided By Oshkosh Corp. Pacts
PULASKI, Wis. (WTAQ) - A slew of new military contracts coming into Oshkosh Corporation is having a positive impact on businesses across northeast Wisconsin. One ...
Mon, December 07, 2009
Wisconsin Company Expects More Work From Government
Oshkosh, Wi (WSAU) A Wisconsin company can expect more work from the federal government due to the President's call for a troop surge ...
Wed, December 02, 2009
H1N1 Deaths Hits 40 In Wisconsin
MADISON (WRN) - 40 people in Wisconsin have died from the H1N1 swine flu since the virus first hit the Badger State this past spring ...
Mon, November 30, 2009
SE Wisconsin Industrial Economy Posts Increase
MILWAUKEE (WRN) - The industrial economy in southeast Wisconsin showed a healthy increase in November. That’s according to the monthly manufacturing index by Milwaukee ...
Sat, November 28, 2009
Black Friday Revenues Expected to Jump in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) - Wisconsin stores were dealing with big crowds on Black Friday, the official start of the Christmas shopping season. Madison-based retail consultant ...
Fri, November 27, 2009
Black Friday Big For Shoppers In NE Wisconsin
APPLETON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Shoppers in Northeast Wisconsin hit the stores to grab themselves some big Black Friday deals and the insanity that is the ...
Fri, November 27, 2009
Big Day For NE Wisconsin Retailers On Black Friday
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Black Friday is a key day for retailers across the country and that's reflected at stores around northeast Wisconsin ...
Fri, November 27, 2009
Black Friday Underway In Wisconsin
MADISON (WRN) - Most of Wisconsin’s largest stores are open by now, as shoppers hunt for Black Friday bargains and walk off their Thanksgiving ...
Tue, November 24, 2009
Wisconsin Congressman Obey Wants Surtax To Pay For War
WAUSAU (WRN) - First, he criticized the Obama White House over reporting errors in the economic stimulus package. Now, Congressman Dave Obey says if the ...
Tue, November 24, 2009
Quiznos Settles Suit With Wisconsin Franchises
MADISON (WRN) - Quiznos Subs will pay up to $95 million to settle a class action lawsuit from those who bought franchises to open restaurants ...
Tue, November 24, 2009
Mosinee's Drake To Play For Wisconsin
Madison, Wi (WSAU) Wisconsin Hockey coach Mike Eaves announced the signing of seven student-athletes to national letters of intent during the early signing period ...
Fri, November 20, 2009
Detainees Utter Favre's Name To Bother Wisconsin Guards
MILWAUKEE (WRN) - It seems that everybody on the planet knows Brett Favre’s name – even in the prison camps of Iraq. Detainees have learned ...
Tue, November 17, 2009
Report: Wisconsin 12th Healthiest State
MADISON (WRN) - Wisconsin is the 12th healthiest state in the country, up from 17th a year ago. That’s according to the new health ...
Sat, November 14, 2009
Wisconsin offense too much for Michigan
MADISON, Wis (WSAU) The Wisconsin offense steamrolled Michigan, avenging one of the Badger's worst losses from last year. In 2008, Wisconsin built a ...
Wed, November 11, 2009
Wisconsin Contingent At Fort Hood Memorial
FORT HOOD, Tex. (WRN) - The Pentagon denies missing an opportunity to prevent last week’s shooting massacre at Fort Hood. A senior defense official ...
Tue, November 10, 2009
Home Sales In Wisconsin Increase Last Quarter
MADISON (WRN) - Wisconsin home sales are finally going up. The state’s Realtors reported a 5.8 percent increase in existing home sales from ...
Mon, November 09, 2009
Questions Arise About Wisconsin-Based Soldier With Islamic Views
WASHINGTON D.C. (WRN) - The head of the U.S. Senate’s Homeland Security committee wants to know if the Wisconsin-based soldier behind the ...
Fri, November 06, 2009
2 SE Wisconsin Insurers To Merge In 2010
IXONIA (WRN) - Two insurance companies in southeast Wisconsin are planning to merge at the start of next year. Regulators have approved the merger of ...
Tue, November 03, 2009
Wisconsin GOP Head Says President's Visit For Reasons Other Than Education
With President Barack Obama scheduled to be in Madison Wednesday, Republican Party of Wisconsin Executive Director Mark Jefferson says there are ulterior motives involved ...
Sat, October 31, 2009
Wisconsin shuts out Purdue
MADISON (WSAU) Wisconsin reestablished its running game, en route to a dominating 37-0 win over Purdue. The Badgers appeared as a rejuvinated team after ...
Sun, October 11, 2009
Battle over Chrysler plays out in Wisconsin town
By Bernie Woodall
KENOSHA, Wisconsin (Reuters) - The auto boom came fast to this harbor town on Lake Michigan where Ramblers first rolled off the ...
Wed, September 23, 2009
Competition at Wisconsin RB Position
MADISON (WSAU) Badger running back John Clay said he fumbled three times last Saturday because he was in too much of a hurry to ...
Wed, September 02, 2009
Wisconsin college prank elevates flamingo's status
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Some stories don't fly. This one doesn't even breathe.
The city council of Wisconsin's capital voted on Tuesday ...
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