Wisconsin
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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...
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Wis. district cuts Hindu song from holiday concertDec 14, 2011 11:00 pm - GREENDALE, Wis. — An Indo-American activist is objecting after a Milwaukee County school district removed a Hindu song from its holiday concert. WITI-TV says the Greenda...
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Atheists counter Nativity scene in Wisconsin CapitolDec 14, 2011 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — An atheists group has countered a Nativity scene in the state Capitol with one depicting Charles Darwin and Albert Einstein. The Freedom From Religion Fo...
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Wis. teen helps save man who rescued him earlierDec 14, 2011 11:00 pm - MONDOVI, Wis. (AP) — A volunteer firefighter in western Wisconsin helped save the life of a teen three years ago. Now the teen has repaid the favor. Tanner Franson was 1...
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Thermo Fisher to close 2nd plant in Two RiversDec 14, 2011 11:00 pm - TWO RIVERS, Wis. — A lab equipment maker plans to close a second plant in Two Rivers, leaving about 190 workers without jobs. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. announced Wed...
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Mom wants answers after 3-hour baby switchDec 14, 2011 11:00 pm - GREEN BAY, Wis. — A Green Bay woman says she’s still upset after a hospital mix-up that resulted in her nursing the wrong newborn this summer. Nurses at St. Mary’s Hospi...