Articles filed under Wisconsin

• 12-year-old Wisconsin stabbing victim is on the mendJun 24, 2014 12:00 AM
  A 12-year-old Waukesha girl stabbed 19 times in the legs, arms and torso last month is making steady physical and emotional progress, and she recently enjoyed a movie date with her father, her family said Tuesday. The girl can walk but her movement is limited by breathing problems.
  

   

• Amtrak offering free rides for kids this summerJun 24, 2014 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Watchdog group to review Wisconsin Energy dealJun 23, 2014 12:00 AM
  An Illinois watchdog group says it will carefully review Wisconsin Energy Corp.’s proposed purchase of Integrys Energy Group Inc., the parent company of Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas. The deal was announced Monday and is subject to approval by regulators and company shareholders.
  

   

• Rural weddings don’t make everyone happyJun 23, 2014 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• State law aims to protect against ‘storm chasers’Jun 23, 2014 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Dog must be euthanized or removed from WausauJun 23, 2014 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Wisconsin DNR urges disabled hunters to sign up for seasonJun 23, 2014 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Wisconsin to offer southern bobcat seasonJun 22, 2014 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Coast Guard rescues 4 in 2 separate incidents on Lake MichiganJun 21, 2014 12:00 AM
  The U.S. Coast Guard has rescued four people from Lake Michigan in two separate incidents. The first happened Friday about 7 p.m. near Kenosha. A sailboat had capsized, stranding two people in the water.
  

   
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  Probes at home trip up potential 2016 candidatesJun 20, 2014 12:00 AM
  “The newest front in electoral politics is to try and dirty up candidates before they can run by starting investigations,” said Steve Duprey, New Hampshire’s former Republican state chairman and current Republican National Committeeman, who called it a “disturbing trend on both sides of the aisle.”
  

   

• Wisconsin 37th in job creation last yearJun 20, 2014 12:00 AM
  Wisconsin ranks 37th in private sector job creation and lags the national average in job growth. That is according to initial data covering 2013 released Thursday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  

   
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  Wisconsin Gov. Walker launches attack against opponentJun 19, 2014 12:00 AM
  Republican Gov. Scott Walker has launched an attack ad against Democratic challenger Mary Burke the day after documents were made public that show prosecutors say Walker was at the center of an illegal campaign fundraising and coordination scheme.
  

   

• Latest Wisconsin, national jobs numbers comingJun 19, 2014 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Wisconsin wants to scale back annual wolf huntJun 19, 2014 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Wisconsin DNR warns of algae bloomsJun 19, 2014 12:00 AM
  
  

   
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  Kohler brings artists to factory to learn, inspireJun 18, 2014 12:00 AM
  The Kohler sink in your bathroom may be more of a work of art than you realize. The company known for kitchen and bathroom fixtures has opened its factory floor to artists for the past 40 years, allowing them to share ideas and techniques with factory workers so that both can be inspired. Three artists have created pieces produced by Kohler Co., and many more have gone on to design for other companies.
  

   

• Two motorcyclists charged in April crashJun 17, 2014 12:00 AM
  Two Wisconsin motorcyclists have been charged in an April crash involving a semitrailer truck. The crash happened on the 3900 block of Route 12 in Richmond Township near Spring Grove, according to a news release issued Tuesday.
  

   

• Severe storms damage homes in southern WisconsinJun 17, 2014 12:00 AM
  Emergency management officials say severe storms that swept through southern Wisconsin early Tuesday have damaged more than a dozen structures in Dane County, including homes and an elementary school.
  

   
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  Wisconsin men charged in decade-old Kane Co. sex assaultJun 16, 2014 12:00 AM
  Two Wisconsin men are charged with sexually assaulting a victim less than 9 years old during a three-year span, according to court records. The men face up to to 30 years in prison if convicted of the most severe charges, but authorities were providing scant details about the decade-old case.
  

   
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  Troubled mining industry now resurgent in MidwestJun 15, 2014 12:00 AM
  A mining industry that's been in serious decline for decades in the Upper Midwest is poised for a comeback. Mining for iron ore and copper was an economic pillar in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin a century and more ago. But it fell onto hard times as production shifted elsewhere and prices declined.