Wisconsin
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Mom says surgery quelled autistic son’s screamsSep 27, 2013 7:31 pm - MADISON, Wis. — A mother who couldn’t find ways to quell her son’s incessant screaming said a surgery performed by a University of Wisconsin Health doctor finally helped...
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Wisconsin bill would guard race-based school nicknamesSep 26, 2013 4:47 pm - MADISON, Wis. — Republican legislators in Wisconsin introduced a bill Thursday that would make it harder to strip public schools of race-based nicknames and allow school...
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Wisconsin attorney general to launch new heroin awareness campaignSep 25, 2013 6:48 am - MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen is set to launch a new heroin awareness campaign. Van Hollen is set to appear at Madison news conference Wedne...
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13 percent of pregnant Wisconsin women smokeSep 25, 2013 6:48 am - MADISON, Wis. — State health officials are trying to help pregnant women who smoke kick the habit. Health administrators say at least 13 percent of women in Wisconsin sm...
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Wisconsin’s Walker touts economic development packageSep 25, 2013 6:48 am - MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Scott Walker said Tuesday a package of economic development bills the legislature will take up in coming weeks will go “an awful long way” to helpin...
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Recommendations made for farm machinery on roadsSep 25, 2013 6:48 am - MADISON, Wis. — Recommended changes to the laws governing the operation of heavy farm machinery on public roads have been submitted to the Wisconsin Legislature. The sta...
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Cause of 2 bison deaths at zoo unknownSep 25, 2013 6:48 am - CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. — The bison herd at a Chippewa Falls Zoo is being monitored closely after the deaths of two bison. Chippewa Falls parks director Dick Hebert says t...
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Robert Hays to appear in second Wisconsin tourism adSep 25, 2013 6:48 am - MADISON, Wis. — Actor Robert Hays is making a second appearance in a Wisconsin tourism commercial, this time with his “Airplane!” co-star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. David Zuc...
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Milwaukee brewery hosts mac and cheese contestSep 15, 2013 7:00 am - MILWAUKEE — Do you make a really great macaroni and cheese? Lakefront Brewery in Milwaukee is looking for home cooks to participate in the Mac and Cheese Takedown on Sep...
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Deal set for soldier in Wis. corpse caseSep 15, 2013 7:00 am - MADISON, Wis. — A solider accused of helping her husband hide his half-brother's corpse has apparently reached a plea deal with prosecutors. Shannon Remus faces one coun...