Articles filed under Wisconsin
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Spectrum Brands CEO Lumley plans to retire later this yearJan 08, 2015 10:00 pm - MIDDLETON, Wis. (AP) - Spectrum Brands CEO David R. Lumley will retire later this year, once the consumer products company he has overseen for nearly five years finds hi...
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Elite 8: All QBs still in playoffs have strong pedigreesJan 08, 2015 10:00 pm - The NFL playoffs don't include any "game managers" or quarterbacks who are still in the hunt solely because they're surrounded by a great defense or running game. The ei...
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Walker says he likes direction of school billJan 07, 2015 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Gov. Scott Walker says he likes the direction Assembly Republicans are taking with a bill that would force failing public schools to close and reope...
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J.C. Penney closing Oshkosh, Racine storesJan 07, 2015 10:00 pm - OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) - J.C. Penney is closing additional stores in Wisconsin. The company plans to close its stores in Oshkosh and Racine in April. The retail company noti...
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Football and frostbite: remembering the Ice BowlJan 07, 2015 10:00 pm - Frozen memories, for sure. Frostbite memories, even. In the history of NFL games, none stands out for the brutal conditions in which it was played like the NFC champions...
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Walker says he's not "keen" on raising gas taxesJan 07, 2015 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Gov. Scott Walker says he's "not particularly keen" on raising gas taxes to help pay for roads projects in Wisconsin. Walker's Department of Transpo...
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Walker says he's praying over whether to run for presidentJan 07, 2015 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said Thursday he's praying over whether to run for president in 2016 and plans a trip to Iowa in a few weeks as he looks...
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Stuck in the deep freeze, snow on the wayJan 07, 2015 10:00 pm - MILWAUKEE (AP) - The state's largest school district is among those closed because of the bitter cold and approaching snow. Milwaukee public schools are closed Thursday....
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Wisconsin AG asks court to strike down gun lock ordinanceJan 07, 2015 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel has joined 25 other states in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down a San Francisco ordinance requiri...
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Committee OKs reimbursement for Assembly overnight staysJan 07, 2015 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin Assembly members will get more money for staying overnight in Madison. In a unanimous vote Thursday the chamber's organizational committee...