Wisconsin
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Wisconsin man drowns while trying to rescue dogMar 19, 2012 7:25 am - Associated Press PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis. — Police say a man drowned while trying to rescue his dog from the Mississippi River in Prairie du Chien. The man jumped into th...
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Milwaukee bars close early on St. Patrick’s DayMar 19, 2012 7:25 am - MILWAUKEE — St. Patrick’s Day celebrations ended prematurely in Milwaukee as bars on Water Street closed early due to fights between people who were punching and kicking...
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Wisconsin waterpark operator sued by investorsMar 16, 2012 7:00 am - MADISON, Wis. — Great Wolf Resorts is being sued by investors who say a proposed sale to a private equity firm undervalues the company. The $703 million sale of the Madi...
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Wis. Assembly to consider new evidence rulesMar 15, 2012 7:49 am - MADISON, Wis. — The state Assembly is expected to sign off on a bill designed to keep crime victims off the witness stand during the early stages of their cases. The leg...
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Drunken driving charges in fatal Wisc. moped crashMar 15, 2012 7:49 am - MADISON, Wis. — A Madison woman is charged with driving drunk and killing a man on a moped. A criminal complaint says 27-year-old Ekaterina Topolkaraeva (eh-kat-er-EE’-...
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Wis. Assembly passes harassment billMar 15, 2012 7:49 am - Associated Press MADISON, Wis. — The state Assembly is poised to give final approval to a bill that would allow crime victims to sue public officials who harass them. Th...
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Wisconsin assembly to vote on limiting student restraintMar 15, 2012 7:49 am - MADISON, Wis. — When public school employees could physically restrain or seclude students would be limited under a bill up for a vote in the state Assembly. Under the ...
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Milwaukee school district plans recruitment effortMar 15, 2012 7:49 am - MILWAUKEE — The state’s largest school district is preparing for the retirement of the baby boomers. Milwaukee Public Schools says about 1,100 of the approximately 9,100...
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Wisc. Assembly passes bill creating wolf huntMar 14, 2012 8:29 am - MADISON, Wis. — A wolf hunt in Wisconsin would be created under a bill that has passed the state Legislature. The Assembly passed the measure early Wednesday morning des...
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Man who killed 3 in Onalaska back in custodyMar 14, 2012 8:29 am - LA CROSSE, Wis. — A man who killed three people at a western Wisconsin church in 1985 is headed back to a mental health center. A La Crosse County judge Tuesday signed ...