Wisconsin
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Steelworker faces up to 60 years in girlfriend's deathJan 06, 2015 12:01 am - MADISON, Wis. - A judge is set to sentence a Massachusetts steelworker in connection with his former girlfriend's shooting death. Forty-year-old Phillip Byrd faces up to...
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Police: 98 grams of blue meth seized from La Crosse manJan 06, 2015 12:01 am - LA CROSSE, Wis. - A 57-year-old La Crosse man has been arrested on charges of possessing blue-tinted methamphetamine worth thousands of dollars. The La Crosse Tribun...
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Lawmaker wants review of Milwaukee voucher programJan 05, 2015 12:01 am - MILWAUKEE - A Wisconsin lawmaker is calling for a federal review of the longstanding Milwaukee voucher program. Democratic U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan has asked the U.S. Govern...
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Chill, snow and rain bring taste of winter to much of U.S.Jan 05, 2015 12:01 am - A year after a brutal cold spell was blamed on something called the polar vortex - which was treated like a northern invasion by the media and as a conquering hero by ch...
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Police identify Milwaukee man killed by trainJan 05, 2015 12:01 am - PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. - Police have identified the man struck and killed by an Amtrak commuter train near the Wisconsin and Illinois border. Mateo Moutry of Milwaukee d...
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Walker draws contrast with federal government in speechJan 05, 2015 12:01 am - MADISON, Wis. - Gov. Scott Walker argued during his inaugural address kicking off his second term in office on Monday that his record in Wisconsin stands in contrast to ...
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Loggers want more land to make ends meetJan 02, 2015 12:01 am - HAYWARD, Wis. - Loggers in Wisconsin say the forest products industry can stay above water only if more land and trees are made available. Fourth-generation logger Max ...
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Wisconsin schools offer alerts via applicationsJan 02, 2015 12:01 am - FOND DU LAC, Wis. - Two eastern Wisconsin school districts are offering smartphone applications to keep parents updated about important information and events relevant t...
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Milwaukee police probe killing of 31-year-old manJan 02, 2015 12:01 am - MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee police have identified the 31-year-old victim of a killing this week and are still in search of suspects. The Milwaukee Police Department identifie...
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Wisconsin projects Medicaid budget will balanceJan 02, 2015 12:01 am - MILWAUKEE - Wisconsin health officials are predicting the state's Medicaid budget will end the 2013-15 biennium balanced. Department of Health Services officials submitt...