Wisconsin
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Wisconsin governor signs abortion bill requiring ultrasoundJul 05, 2013 2:41 pm - MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Scott Walker quietly signed a contentious Republican bill Friday that would require women seeking abortions to undergo an ultrasound and ban doctors...
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Illinois investigating listeria outbreakJul 03, 2013 7:06 pm - Illinois public health officials say they’re investigating a listeria outbreak. The Illinois Department of Public Health said Wednesday that cheese has been linked to a ...
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Court upholds parents’ convictions in prayer deathJul 03, 2013 10:18 am - MADISON, Wis. — A mother and father who prayed instead of seeking medical help as their daughter died in front of them were properly convicted of homicide, the Wisconsin...
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Milwaukee archbishop paid problem priests to leaveJul 02, 2013 9:00 am - MILWAUKEE — The archbishop of Milwaukee wrote a letter in 2003 to the Vatican office overseeing clergy sex abuse cases begging it to remove a priest who had repeatedly a...
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Gay marriage rulings have little effect in WisconsinJun 26, 2013 11:29 am - MADISON, Wis. — Gay rights advocates say a pair of U.S. Supreme Court rulings supporting same-sex marriage will have little effect in Wisconsin. The court on Wednesday r...
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Big Ten, Pac-12 announce new bowl affiliationsJun 24, 2013 2:10 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — The Big Ten and Pac-12 are strengthening their postseason ties with a pair of matchups in California bowl games. The Holiday Bowl in San Diego and the Kr...
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Oswego woman is millionth rider on Green Bay rideJun 24, 2013 6:26 am - GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Zippin Pippin roller coaster in Green Bay reached a milestone this weekend, as an Oswego, Illinois woman became the one millionth rider to ride the...
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Plainfield man’s trial ends in hung juryJun 22, 2013 5:31 pm - STURGEON BAY, Wis. — The trial of a Plainfield man accused of killing his friend and her unborn baby at a resort in Wisconsin’s Door County has ended in a hung jury. Bri...
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23 arrested in connection with drug traffickingJun 20, 2013 5:53 pm - Chicago police and federal DEA officials say 23 people have been arrested and charged in connection with the distribution of heroin and cocaine in Illinois, Indiana and ...
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Ex-Chicago firefighter gets pension in prisonJun 19, 2013 4:43 pm - A former Chicago firefighter who was convicted in the 1994 slaying of his wife has received more than $55,000 a year in pension payments from behind bars, according to a...