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...
October 14, 2013 - 11:48am
The partial federal government shutdown has left Native American tribes playing a shell game to avoid cutting services and laying people off. In the case of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe, Tribal Chairman Mic Isham says they saw the shutdown coming and did early draw-downs of...
October 14, 2013 - 7:53am
Last week, state, federal, mining company and tribal environmental staff toured the proposed iron ore mine site in the Penokee Hills – the first time all the principals had done so together. Last Wednesday, Department of Natural Resources Waste Management Director Ann Coakley says they took a five-hour hike with...
October 14, 2013 - 7:40am
A new study on worker's compensation by an independent think tank shows Wisconsin paid more for health care in 2009 than other states, but overall costs for workers' compensation were lower than 15 other states studied. One reason is that replacement income for injured workers in Wisconsin is less.
October 14, 2013 - 7:08am
Talk of annexation and a proposed frac sand mine has led to a recall campaign in St. Croix County. A citizens' group in Glenwood City has filed petitions to recall the mayor and two city council members. They are upset over how the city council has handled the possible annexation...
October 14, 2013 - 1:00am
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency recently released a report that found that many areas in the Twin Cities’ Mississippi River watershed do not support aquatic life or recreation.
October 11, 2013 - 1:44pm
Online retailer Amazon plans to start collecting Wisconsin sales tax on purchases made by state residents, starting in November.
October 11, 2013 - 12:43pm
A Sauk Prairie man has been convicted for a second time for a 1987 murder he claims he didn't commit. In a plea agreement, he was paroled and a rape charge connected to the murder was dropped. The murder of 18-year-old Angela Hackl 26 years ago was brutal: She was...
October 11, 2013 - 12:19pm
The University of Wisconsin-Madison wants to see if it can track flu better by using social media. People can catch the flu almost anywhere – on campus, an outbreak can spread quickly because students often live in close quarters. Ajay Sethi, an associate professor with UW-Madison's Department of Population Health...
October 11, 2013 - 11:58am
The Ashland County Board may consider a ban on explosives that disturb asbestos in rock formations, including at the proposed iron ore mine site. Ashland County Board Chairman Pete Russo says he’s getting lots of calls from citizens who are worried about asbestos and mesothelioma, a fatal lung cancer caused...
