Articles filed under Wisconsin

• Wis. voters approve dozens of school referendumsApr 2, 2014 12:00 AM
  Wisconsin voters have approved dozens of school referendums for construction and, in some cases, to keep schools operating.
  

   

• Wisconsin mother accused of trying to poison sonsApr 2, 2014 12:00 AM
  A Milwaukee mother is accused of trying to kill her two young sons with an overdose of medication. Twenty-six-year-old Fallon Thomas is charged with two counts of attempted first-degree intentional homicide.
  

   

• Jail time for Wisconsin woman in concealing infant’s deathApr 2, 2014 12:00 AM
  A mother accused of wrapping her dead infant in a garbage bag and throwing it in a trash bin has been sentenced in Marathon County to seven months in jail.
  

   

• Wisconsin Senate to consider drone billApr 1, 2014 12:00 AM
  The Wisconsin Senate is set to vote on a bill restricting drones. The bipartisan measure would outlaw deploying a drone capable of making video or audio recordings in areas where people have a reasonable expectation of privacy. It also would require police to obtain warrants before using drones to collect evidence except in emergency situations and make it a felony to sell, possess or operate a weaponized drone.
  

   

• 8-year-old boy struck and killed in MilwaukeeMar 31, 2014 12:00 AM
  A child has died after he was struck and killed in Milwaukee Police say the 8-year-old boy was crossing a north side street when he was hit about 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
  

   
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  On the road: ‘Bubbles’ go pop at Chicago Children’s MuseumMar 29, 2014 12:00 AM
  The little spring breakers can get wet, silly and messy at Chicago Children's Museum's new "Bubbles" extravaganza through the month of April. It’s four days of wango tango classes and milongas (social dances) at the Rosemont Hilton during the 2014 Chicago Mini Tango Festival April 10-14.
  

   
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  Wisconsin in Final Four after 64-63 OT winMar 29, 2014 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• $56 million settlement proposed in Wisconsin river cleanupMar 27, 2014 12:00 AM
  Six companies, the city of Appleton and a sewerage commission have offered to pay a total of $56 million to help with the massive cleanup of contaminants in the Fox River in northeastern Wisconsin.
  

   
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  Marquette AD: Coach search going at ‘good pace’Mar 27, 2014 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Wisconsin 5th-largest importer of smuggled smokesMar 25, 2014 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Wisconsin appeals court upholds wind siting rulingMar 25, 2014 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Wisconsin offers income tax filing assistanceMar 25, 2014 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• DNR offers session on keeping wildlife wildMar 25, 2014 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Sex offender accused of groping man in Wisconsin mallMar 25, 2014 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Chippewa ask 7th Circuit to allow night deer huntMar 25, 2014 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Shawano County couple loses $2,000 in scamMar 24, 2014 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• 3 children injured in crash, driver jailedMar 24, 2014 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Wisconsin DNR seeks frog call volunteersMar 24, 2014 12:00 AM
  
  

   
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  Swiss Emmentaler named world’s best cheeseMar 20, 2014 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• DNA on beer can leads to Wisconsin burglary suspectMar 19, 2014 12:00 AM
  Drinking at the crime scene has apparently led to a burglary suspect in Beloit. A detective visited the 34-year-old Beloit man in the Rock County Jail earlier this month after DNA evidence was found on a discarded beer bottle and can left behind at the scene of two burglaries.