Wisconsin
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Milwaukee homicides declined, shootings increasedMar 07, 2012 6:49 am - MILWAUKEE — Homicides in Milwaukee were down in 2011 but the number of nonfatal shootings increased over the year before. According to a report released Tuesday by the M...
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Wisconsin assembly delays action on several billsMar 07, 2012 6:00 am - MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin state Assembly has delayed action until next week on numerous proposals including one to legalize a wolf hunt in the state and another to l...
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Team from central Wis. wins Rube Goldberg contestMar 07, 2012 6:00 am - MENOMONIE, Wis. — A high school team from central Wisconsin has won a lighthearted contest that rewards creativity over simplicity. The 10 Clark County students were com...
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Gogebic Taconite ends plans in WisconsinMar 07, 2012 6:00 am - MADISON, Wis. — Gogebic Taconite's president says the Wisconsin Senate's rejection of mining reforms sends a clear message. Bill Williams says Gogebic has gotten that m...
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Wisconsin dairy industry has record-setting yearMar 06, 2012 7:00 am - MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin's dairy cows have had a record-setting year. The state's dairy industry harvested 26.1 billion pounds of milk last year. That's only an increas...
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Insurance exec pleads to intoxicated flyingMar 06, 2012 6:30 am - Associated Press FOND DU LAC, Wis. — An insurance company president has pleaded no contest to flying a plane while intoxicated in Fond du Lac County, even though he was ...
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Assembly to vote on requiring GPS monitoringMar 06, 2012 6:30 am - Associated Press MADISON, Wis. — The state Assembly is scheduled to vote on passing a bill that would allow judges to order GPS monitoring for people who violate restrai...
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Police, family pranked with hostage callMar 06, 2012 6:30 am - SUPERIOR, Wis. — Police in Superior say a call about a hostage situation Monday night turned out to be a prank, but not so funny. Officers set up a staging area near a ...
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Wis. lawmakers set to vote on wolf hunt billMar 06, 2012 6:30 am - MADISON, Wis. — The state Legislature is set to vote on a bill that would create a wolf hunt in Wisconsin. Wolves in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin came off the feder...
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Bill up for vote would limit student restraintMar 06, 2012 6:30 am - MADISON, Wis. — Public school employees would be limited in when they could physically restrain or seclude students under a bill up for debate in the Wisconsin state Ass...