Two Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin are taking issue with last week’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling expanding the right of governments to seize private property for economic development. Micah Schweizer reports…

The Florence School Board began the process Wednesday (6/29) to dissolve the school district. As Sandra Harris reports, some residents are worried about the future…

A lake management group in Walworth County says it will appeal a court ruling this week that okayed the drilling of a nearby municipal well. The case may have implications statewide for lakes and wetlands. Chuck Quirmbach reports…

The Wisconsin State Senate is scheduled to take up work on a budget Thursday morning (6/30), but there's no telling whether they have the votes needed to pass it. As Shawn Johnson reports, a handful of Republicans say the plan needs to be cut before they'll support it…

There are hundreds of collection sites around Wisconsin that take used needles and other sharp medical instruments. But now there's an alternative for those who don't want to leave their home. Shamane Mills reports…

WE Energies says it will begin construction of its new power plant in Oak Creek, under a State Supreme Court ruling announced Tuesday (6/28). The court voted four to two, to reverse a circuit court opinion that had blocked the project. Chuck Quirmbach reports…

Agreements signed Tuesday (6/28) by Democratic Governor Jim Doyle would have state agencies consult with tribal leaders on issues that affect their members. Shawn Johnson reports…

The U.S. Supreme Court says police can’t be sued for failing to enforce restraining orders. Sandra Harris reports…

A Wisconsn national Guard commander says President Bush's speech last night made him feel proud of the work his unit did there last year . But the parent of a Madison soldier killed in Iraq last month says the President's words rang hollow for him. Gil Halsted reports…

About 29,000 private owners of Wisconsin woodlands now qualify as practicing sustainable forestry. State officials announced independent certification on Monday (6/27). Chuck Quirmbach reports…

There's no cure for cancer. But some people think there already is one. It's just one of several myths the American Cancer Society is fighting to overcome. Shamane Mills reports…

Wisconsin supporters of the United Nations say the Bush Administration should have paid more attention to the world body's 60th birthday celebration in San Francisco on Sunday. But United Nations opponents say this would be a good year for America to withdraw from the UN altogether. Gil Halsted reports…

The U.S. Supreme Court says displaying the ten commandments on government property amounts to promoting religion in two cases—but not in another. Sandra Harris reports…

Some chemicals in your car or home may keep you cooler ...or make your life easier.... today. But the state wants to make sure some of those chemicals don't contribute to global warming. Chuck Quirmbach reports...

Environmental groups have spent plenty of time this year attacking a measure at the state capitol that would streamline the process for construction permits. As Shawn Johnson reports... their complaints haven't hit home with most lawmakers...

The state Attorney General is assessing two proposed high capacity deep water wells which may threaten neighboring lakes. Mike Simonson has the story...

An attorney is suing the Milwaukee Police Department, over an encounter with an officer at an anti-war demonstration two years ago. The American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin says the suit shows a need for police to be held accountable for their actions. Julia Monczunski reports...

A northern Wisconsin man is setting out to prove that people in his area can make a difference in the lives of impoverished people on another continent, with the help of a miracle tree. Mike Simonson reports from Superior...

A recently-published book ranks Dane County in the top 20 areas in the U-S for safeguarding natural resources. The honor comes at a time when there's deep disagreement over a state law that requires local communities to plan for future development. Shamane Mills reports...

A federal appeals court ruling on an air pollution case involving Wisconsin appears to back the Bush Administration.....AND environmentalists. Chuck Quirmbach reports...

The parents of a peace activist killed in the Gaza strip are in Wisconsin this week. They're on a tour to raise money to rebuild a Paelstinian house their daughter was protecting when she was run over by an Israeli bulldozer. Gil Halsted has more...

The state legislature is getting involved in a spat over who should pay to clean up the polluted Fox River southwest of Green Bay. Assembly lawmakers passed a measure on Thursday that puts the burden on insurance companies to pick up the bill. Shawn Johnson reports...

A state Assembly debate Thursday over a proposed ban on human cloning turned into a discussion on when life begins. Lawmakers who helped pass the ban say it protects human beings from becoming tools in scientific experiments. Those who voted against it say the ban would hamper embryonic stem cell research. Shawn Johnson reports...

The House of Representatives has restored cuts to public broadcasting. Mike Simonson reports that an amendment to restore funding sponsored by Congressman Dave Obey of Wisconsin was first defeated by a voice vote, then approved in a roll call vote Thursday afternoon...

A new state audit of tribal casino revenues shows last year Wisconsin tribes more than doubled the amount of casino fees they pay the state. But pending lawsuits, and stalled compact negotiations make it hard to predict whether that trend will continue. Gil Halsted has more...

Communities around Wisconsin are borrowing money at an unusually high rate, all rushing to meet a July first deadline. Mike Simonson reports from Superior that this is an effort to thwart legislation pushed by Republican lawmakers...

A new bill in Congress aims to ban the importation and possession of a fish that threatens the Great Lakes. But a fish farmer says the bill is premature. Chuck Quirmbach reports...

A major class action lawsuit filed in Wisconsin this week charges seven of the nations largest car financing companies with discriminating against African American customers. Gil Halsted reports...

The Department of Natural Resources wants to take more steps to prevent large farms from polluting groundwater and surface water. Chuck Quirmbach reports...

There may be some movement in getting local approval for the proposed Duluth-to-Wausau transmission line. This week the Douglas County Power Line Committee broke the logjam, and voted to open negotiations with American Transmission Company. Mike Simonson reports from Superior...

Depending what side you're on in the smoking debate, a proposed state law rolling back strict, local tobacco bans is either unhealthy or a good way to get government off the back of business. Shamane Mills reports...

Republican leaders will be busy the next several days trying to secure the votes to pass a budget out of the state Senate. In the meantime lawmakers will take up plenty of other proposals, including a ban on human cloning and a change in the way the state negotiates tribal gaming compacts. Shawn Johnson reports...

The Wisconsin Assembly wrapped up work around dawn Wednesday morning on a state budget that would spend about 54-billion dollars over the next two years. Most of the marathon session was spent debating Democratic plans to restore funding proposed by Governor Jim Doyle. Nearly every one of those ideas was rejected.

Majority Republicans approved a spending blueprint that would cut taxes on gasoline and social security benefits. It would also boost state school aid by more than 450-million dollars... which is less than half what the Governor proposed. Shawn Johnson reports...

People who spoke against a plan to build Wisconsin's largest wind farm out-numbered supporters of the project by a five-to-one margin at public hearings in Brownsville Thursday. But the company that wants to put up 133 wind turbines near Horicon Marsh will press ahead with its case Wednesday in Madison. Chuck Quirmbach reports...

Loons rule in the Chequamegon Bay area, but the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute at Northland College in Ashland wants to know by how much. So they'll be counting loons on July 16. David Hopkins has the story...

The Department of Natural Resources is warning people to watch out for poison bait in the Chequamegon National Forest. Mike Simonson reports that the poison may have been deliberately set to kill dogs, wolves or bears...

There's dispute over whether cell phones cause car accidents, and if so, to what degree they distract drivers. Shamane Mills reports on the latest study which indicates the brain can't concentrate on two difficult tasks at once...

Assembly lawmakers will debate their version of a budget Tuesday night that would set billions of dollars in spending priorities for the state of Wisconsin. As Shawn Johnson reports... the discussion will turn largely on how much Majority Republicans want to spend on public schools...

An Iraqi labor union leader is in Wisconsin this week. He's touring the country calling for the withdrawal of U-S troops, and the protection of workers' rights in Iraq. Gil Halsted reports...

The Ontario government is making expeditions to the doomed ore carrier Edmund Fitzgerald "off-limits." Mike Simonson reports from Superior...

A state lawmaker has re-introduced a proposal to ban human cloning in Wisconsin. While it's being billed as forward thinking... critics say it would have a crippling effect on embryonic stem cell research. Shawn Johnson reports...

Next week, one of the state's toughest bans against smoking goes into effect in Madison. There have been lawsuits against smoking bans in other cities, but some Madison restaurant owners say they're resigned to the new tobacco-free policy, which supporters say will improve the health of workers and patrons. Shamane Mills reports...

Republican lawmakers are taking another shot at giving themselves more power to negotiate Indian gaming compacts. While they call it a simple matter of oversight... the idea was blasted at a public hearing on Monday. Shawn Johnson reports...

Neighboring Minnesota touts itself as the "Land of Lakes" however it barely made it into the top ten in a comparison of lakes in 48 states. Texas had the most; Minnesota came in 7th. Wisconsin ranked much lower, despite having thousands of lakes. Shamane Mills reports...

Monday, officials gather in St. Louis to make their case before the Base Realignment and Closure commission. A representative of Milwaukee's 440th Airlift Wing says hopes are high that the airbase will be spared from the coming round of cuts. Brian Bull reports...

Domestic abuse counselors are concerned that the not guilty verdict for Michael Jackson this week may send the wrong message to victims of abuse. Mike Simonson reports from Superior...

The Department of Natural Resources has to go back to the drawing board and re-do an environmental assessment on a factory farm. Maple Leaf Dairy wanted to expand its Manitowoc County facility...but a group of neighbors stepped in and have temporarily blocked those plans. Patty Murray reports...

Wisconsin's governor believes the MidWEST might someday be able to replace the MidEAST for the bulk of our country's fuel needs. Governor Jim Doyle hopes alternative fuels coming from corn, wood and hydrogen will eventually reduce reliance on fossil fuel/oil coming from other countries . Shamane Mills reports...

Peace activists in Madison are joining hundreds of others in cities across the country today in rallies calling for congressional hearings on the so called Downing Street memo. Gil Halsted has more...

The latest in renewable fuels, hybrid cars and wind and solar energy will be on display this weekend in central Wisconsin. The 16th annual Renewable Energy and Sustainable Living fair begins today near the town of Custer. Gil Halsted reports...

The U.S. House of Representatives has struck down funding for two provisions of the U.S.A. Patriot Act. The measure comes as congress prepares to reauthorize the controversial law. Many provisions are scheduled to expire in the coming months. Micah Schweizer has more...

The jury in the case of the man accused of killing six hunters in northern Wisconsin will come from Dane County. Mike Simonson reports on a court order handed down Thursday...

The state Assembly has approved a plan to allow construction of a high-voltage power line in Northern Wisconsin. Shawn Johnson reports...

An organization whose original purpose was to replant the clear-cut areas of Wisconsin's North woods is hosting a forum to talk about managing forests...and preserving the industries which rely on paper products. Shamane Mills reports...

Members of the controversial Westboro Baptist church in Kansas plan to be in Antigo Monday, during the funeral of a local soldier killed in Iraq. But they're not going to pay respects to John Mattek, Junior. Instead, they plan to use the occasion to protest gay rights. Terry Bell reports...

Milwaukee-based WE Energies is taking over two wind farm projects from the project developer. Chuck Quirmbach reports...

Labor unions and church groups in more than 15 cities across the country are holding rallies today to demand better wages and working conditons for janitors. In Milwaukee the "Justice for Janitors" event is targetting the Clean Power company. Gil Halsted reports...

Tens of thousands of acres of jack pine forests in northwestern Wisconsin are expected to be devastated by the ATTACK OF THE JACK PINE BUDWORM. Mike Simonson reports that the pines will start showing damage in the next couple of weeks...

Wisconsin residents would be barred from suing gun manufacturers over shooting deaths or injuries under a measure advancing through the Wisconsin legislature. Shawn Johnson reports...

Republicans have revived a plan that would require people to show photo I-D's when they vote in Wisconsin. As Shawn Johnson reports... their proposal appears headed for failure once again...

Doctors who helped save a Fond du Lac girl from rabies, a disease that almost always kills, have no idea why she survived -- or how they helped her live by giving her untested remedies. Now doctors from the Medical College of Wisconsin are sharing their treatment with other health professionals. The hope is that it will be thoroughly researched to see if it works on other rabies victims, especially in Third World countries where the disease is prevalent. Shamane Mills reports...

Health care for more people at lower cost. That's what some hope will happen under the latest proposal for comprehensive health care reform. It would guarantee coverage to all Wisconsin residents. Shamane Mills reports...

Last week in West Allis, a two-year old girl died after being left in a van all day by a daycare driver. And Monday two more cases of children left in cars were reported in Madison. Brian Bull reports...

There's an effort to help Wisconsin ports draw more blue collar waterfront jobs. Mike Simonson reports that the legislature may soon be considering something called "port development zones"...

Child Welfare workers for the state's Indian Tribes will soon get specialized training. A new partnership is aimed at addressing the legal and cultural issues involved in child abuse and neglect cases involving Native Americans. Patty Murray reports...

Republicans say they’re increasing funding for education. But the governor insists their funding increase is actually a cut. Sandra Harris reports...

A state Senate proposal would require parents of newborns to learn the dangers of "shaken baby syndrome" before they take their infants home from the hospital. Shawn Johnson reports...

A class action lawsuit says a popular medication touted as new and "improved" is actually very similar to the old pill. Plaintiffs allege the only thing that's new is the look of the medication… and more aggressive marketing. Wisconsin Citizen Action has joined other consumer groups in suing the maker of Nexium for misleading advertising. Shamane Mills reports...

Governor Jim Doyle is touring the state....blasting Republican lawmakers over education and transportation dollars in the Joint Finance Committee version of the proposed state budget. Chuck Quirmbach reports...

A survey says more Wisconsin employers plan to hire.. rather than fire.. over the next three months. Chuck Quirmbach has more on the latest employment forecast from Manpower, Incorporated...

Another Wisconsin soldier has died after being wounded in iraq. Lance corporal John Mattek junior died Sunday night. He was injured by a roadside bomb last week during combat in Al Anbar province. Gil halsted has more...

Native Americans from across the country are meeting on the Oneida reservation near Green Bay this week. The National Congress of American Indians represents 250 federally recognized tribes. The topic of this week's meeting is Stronger Economies. And tribes are finding economic development doesn't have to revolve around a casino. Patty Murray reports...

The state would have to sell or contract-out all of its heating and power plants under a measure tucked into the budget plan Republican lawmakers advanced last week. Shawn Johnson reports...

Research universities like UW-Madison have been closely watching a court case which could affect scientific progress and their bottom line. The U-S Supreme Court has ruled that competing companies don't have to pay to use a rival's patented material during a certain phase of their research. However, no product resulting from that research can go on market before the patent expires. Shamane Mills reports...

A state legislator wants to make sure local schools are notified of any newly relocated sex offenders in the neighborhood. David Hopkins reports from Superior...

Environmental project to create an American Elm forest on a small island faces many perils. Those involved say it’s worth trying. Sandra Harris reports...

The father of a Wisconsin soldier killed in Iraq last month says he still hasn't received an official report about how his son died. Ray Maida of Madison is speaking out against the military's stop-loss program that kept his son Mark, in Iraq 6 months after he had been scheduled for discharge. Gil Halsted reports...

House Democrats are demanding an apology from the G-O-P Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. They say during last Friday's (6/10) hearing on the Patriot Act, Representative James Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin wrongfully closed the meeting. Brian Bull reports...

The National Congress of American Indians is holding its mid-year conference to Green Bay, next week (of 6/12). The focus will be on building strong tribal economies. Organizers plant to highlight the achievements of the Oneida Indians of Wisconsin, which is hosting the event. Brian Bull reports...

Turtles are on the move this time of year, including crossing roads, which can be hazardous to the shelled ones. Nick Pelletier has the story...

The annual battle with lake weeds and algae usually heats up along with the thermometer. But warm sunny days might actually help one Wisconsin city combat unwanted plant growth in waterways. Shamane Mills reports...

Wisconsin is entering its third summer of full-fledged testing of its Great Lakes beaches. The state is getting 225-thousand dollars this year to help public health agencies test for dangerous forms of e-coli bacteria. The money also helps inform the public if a certain beach is closed due to health concerns. Patty Murray reports...