Wisconsin
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$300 million will aid Great Lakes cleanupDec 19, 2011 11:00 pm - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Congress has approved $300 million to keep a multiyear program going that is aimed at fixing some of the Great Lakes’ biggest environmental proble...
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Council puts investigation of mayor on holdDec 19, 2011 11:00 pm - SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — The Sheboygan Common Council has voted to suspend an investigation of the mayor until after a recall election is held. Mayor Bob Ryan told the council...
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2 accused of spitting on Wis. recall supportersDec 19, 2011 11:00 pm - DODGEVILLE, Wis. — Authorities in southwestern Wisconsin say two men have been arrested for allegedly spitting on people who were gathering signatures to recall Gov. Sco...
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2 Medford men die in rollover crash in northern WisconsinDec 18, 2011 11:00 pm - BERN, Wis. — Two Medford men have died in a single-vehicle rollover in the town of Bern in Marathon County of north-central Wisconsin. Lt. Dale Wisnewski of the Marathon...
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Archbishop to celebrate holiday Mass in MilwaukeeDec 18, 2011 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome Listecki will celebrating holiday Masses in Milwaukee. He is celebrating Christmas Eve Mass on Saturday evening at Immaculate Co...
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Suspension of Sheboygan mayor's removal before councilDec 18, 2011 10:00 pm - SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — Sheboygan's mayor says new allegations contained in a Common Council resolution about his removal from office are politically motivated. The resolutio...
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Wis. governor to expand child-abuse reporting requirementDec 18, 2011 10:00 pm - MILWAUKEE — Gov. Scott Walker is expected to sign an executive order that will require more state and university employees to report suspected child abuse and neglect. T...
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Wis governor unofficially pardons Lake Geneva deerDec 15, 2011 11:00 pm - LAKE GENEVA, Wis. — Gov. Scott Walker has given an unofficial pardon to an orphaned deer the state had threatened to euthanize. The Chicago Tribune reported the Wiscons...
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Police: Minn. mechanic dies in Wis. work accidentDec 15, 2011 11:00 pm - LA CROSSE, Wis. — Wisconsin authorities say a Minnesota mechanic who was working underneath a vehicle has died after it fell on him. La Crosse police say 49-year-old Kev...
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Enviros, locals, tribes spar over Wis. mine billDec 14, 2011 11:00 pm - WEST ALLIS, Wis. — Conservationists, business leaders and tribal leaders squared off Wednesday at the first public hearing on a Republican bill designed to kick-start an...