Wisconsin
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Ashland County Wisc. now has 10 whooping cough casesJan 12, 2012 11:00 pm - ASHLAND, Wis. — Ashland County now has 10 cases of whooping cough. Cyndi Zach, the public health administrator for the county health and human services department, says ...
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Train derails in Wausau, hits terminalJan 12, 2012 11:00 pm - WAUSAU, Wis. — A cleaning employee escaped injury in Wausau when three train cars derailed and slammed into a building in which she was working. Fire officials say the t...
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Record number of government workers retireJan 12, 2012 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — A record number of government employees in Wisconsin decided to retire in 2011, a year which brought big changes to public employee benefits and union ba...
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Snowmobilers rescued from Rock County lakeJan 12, 2012 11:00 pm - EDGERTON, Wis. — Three snowmobilers were rescued from Lake Koshkonong (KOSH-koh-nong) in Rock County after breaking through the ice. The sheriff’s department says the th...
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Wis. DNR seeks input on Lake St. Croix planJan 11, 2012 11:00 pm - EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Wisconsin water quality officials are seeking public comments on a plan to clean up Lake St. Croix. Minnesota and Wisconsin water officials have devel...
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Tribes turn out to oppose Wis. mining billJan 11, 2012 11:00 pm - HURLEY, Wis. — American Indian tribes in northern Wisconsin are coming out strongly against a mining bill that would streamline the permitting process for a proposed iro...
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10 more Wis. communities named “Bird Cities”Jan 11, 2012 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE — Ten more Wisconsin communities have been named “Bird Cities.” The Milwaukee Audubon Society started the “Bird City Wisconsin” project last year. It recognize...
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Wis. board to discuss Walker recall procedureJan 11, 2012 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — The state board charged with reviewing signatures to recall Gov. Scott Walker from office plans to discuss how it will proceed given a court order requir...
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Wisconsin state government employment declines 10 percentJan 10, 2012 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin led all other states in shedding state government jobs in the second quarter of last year. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show state governme...
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Talks resume between Manitowoc Co., strikersJan 10, 2012 11:00 pm - MANITOWOC, Wis. — Talks between the Manitowoc Co. and its striking union have resumed with a federal mediator. Machinists began a strike two months ago. They say the co...