October 16, 2013 - 1:00am
Milwaukee has officially opened an off-street portion of the Kinnickinnic River Trail that runs for about a mile on the city's south side. City officials say the new trail, which features a new bridge and trail head, is the first phase of a 2.25-mile route for pedestrians and bicyclists. WPR’s...
October 15, 2013 - 2:07pm
The Telemark Lodge and Resort in Cable , the starting point of the American Birkebeiner cross-country ski race, was sold today to a Colorado company at a sheriff’s foreclosure auction. Details about the new owner are few but some of the major players are very optimistic about Telemark’s future. This...
October 15, 2013 - 1:31pm
The “ghost job” controversy involving Gov. Scott Walker isn't disappearing just yet. Walker has been under fire this week for his administration giving large pay raises to three state workers who went through temporary or phantom job transfers to qualify for higher pay. Critics say the jobs never really existed...
October 15, 2013 - 1:14pm
Wisconsin’s geologic history is imprinted on the land. Geologic formations such as Devil's Lake, the Baraboo Hills, and Pier Natural Bridge Park are remnants of a history that extends back millions of years. John Muir, the Scottish-born but Wisconsin-raised naturalist and author, known as the “Father of the National Parks,”...
October 15, 2013 - 12:52pm
The ongoing partial government shutdown has caused the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to stop issuing permits for projects. The Corps says that it’s closing all regulatory offices that issue permits until the partial government shutdown ends. That includes permits to work on navigable rivers or streams, wetlands, and mining...
October 15, 2013 - 11:56am
Gov. Scott Walker's recently proposed tax cut cleared its first hurdle when it was unanimously approved by the Joint Finance Committee on Tuesday.
October 15, 2013 - 7:25am
A coalition of Wisconsin religious leaders is among those hoping the federal government will end its partial shutdown this week: they are asking Congress to once again take up immigration reform.
October 15, 2013 - 1:00am
Northland College geoscience Professor Tom Fitz has found four more areas with asbestos-like fibers in the Penokee Hills.
October 14, 2013 - 12:49pm
Despite multiple injuries, a central Wisconsin man is expected to fully recover after being buried by a rockslide while mountain climbing in Wyoming. On August 27, Phil White of Spencer was climbing one of the Grand Tetons with two friends when they heard a roar. “My two buddies Kevin and...
October 14, 2013 - 12:20pm
Gov. Scott Walker is asking Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto to open a consulate office in Wisconsin, citing the state's growing Latino population. Letters addressed to the Mexican president and the ambassador were hand-delivered to Mexico’s consul general. In the letters, Walker asked them to consider opening a Wisconsin office...
