Articles filed under Wisconsin
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Walker says trip to Israel likely this yearJan 18, 2015 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Gov. Scott Walker says he's likely to lead a trade mission to Israel later this year. The trip would be his first there in more than four years as g...
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Police arrest burglars on the roof, not a fiddlerJan 18, 2015 10:00 pm - RACINE, Wis. (AP) - Two people have been arrested atop the roof of the house they were trying to raid. WISN-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1yhIVDM) Racine police responded to...
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Special programs commemorate Martin Luther King Jr.Jan 18, 2015 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Hundreds of people filled the state Capitol rotunda Monday to commemorate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. In a speech that addressed t...
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Wisconsin lawmakers hope to ban tiny beads in soaps, scrubsJan 18, 2015 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A pair of Wisconsin Republicans is taking aim at the tiny plastic beads in soaps, toothpastes and facial scrubs. The so-called microbeads have cropp...
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Fitzgerald says right-to-work bill unlikely soonJan 18, 2015 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A group of business leaders opposed to making Wisconsin a right-to-work state announced 50 new members Monday, while Republican Senate Majority Lead...
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Rock County's history filled with towns that came and wentJan 18, 2015 10:00 pm - JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) - Gaylen Reilly has lived his entire 56 years within half a mile of Leyden, a place no longer on most maps. At one time, the unincorporated communi...
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Seahawks rally stuns Packers 28-22 in OT for NFC titleJan 17, 2015 10:00 pm - SEATTLE (AP) - The loudest stadium in America was silent. A return trip to the Super Bowl was slipping away. Time for the Seattle Seahawks to show why they are champions...
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Documents: Common Core cost millions more than estimatedJan 17, 2015 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A budget request by the Department of Public Instruction shows the cost of testing Wisconsin students over the next two years could cost millions of...
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Officer injured when squad hit by suspected drunken driverJan 17, 2015 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A Madison police officer suffered minor injuries when her squad car was rear ended by a pickup truck. Police say the driver of the pickup truck fled...
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Surviving Great Lakes coal-fired ship gets new lease on lifeJan 17, 2015 10:00 pm - LUDINGTON, Mich. (AP) - The last coal-fired steamship operating in U.S. waters is undergoing a makeover to meet the terms of a deal with the Environmental Protection Age...