October 11, 2013 - 8:48am
Courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection.
(l-r) Chicago Cubs Dee Fondy, Hank Sauer, unknown child in baseball uniform, and Andy Pafko along grandstand wall at Chicago Braves Field, 1951
Wisconsin baseball legend Andy Pafko died this week, but his story of making it from farm field to the major leagues lives on
October 11, 2013 - 8:27am
With heroin abuse rising quickly, a La Crosse County task force on the drug came together for the first time Thursday. La Crosse is just one of many communities where heroin use has skyrocketed in recent years. Officials realized earlier this year that they needed to start working together on...
October 11, 2013 - 8:11am
The state Assembly held a public hearing Thursday on AB9, a bill that allows off-duty, out-of-state, and retired officers to carry a concealed weapon on school grounds . Republican Rep. Joel Kleefisch authored the bill. He says with the level of training officers go through, they should be able to...
October 11, 2013 - 7:51am
State lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are stepping up their push to get Governor Walker to approve a tribal casino in Kenosha. The Florida Seminole tribe says it wants to help the Menominee nation build a large entertainment and gaming complex at the former Kenosha dog track. Assembly...
October 11, 2013 - 7:43am
The Wausau school board has rescinded a new music policy that would have limited the amount of religious music students perform during holiday concerts. More than 700 people turned out for the school board meeting, most of them opposed to the policy crafted by the superintendent, designed to prevent potential...
October 10, 2013 - 2:17pm
Photo Credit: Adam Fagen (CC-BY-NC-SA) | The new bill would make it legal for school districts to take action against bullying on social media.
A bill that would make online bullying a crime has been unanimously approved by the state Senate's education committee.
October 10, 2013 - 1:49pm
Gov. Scott Walker is calling a special session on taxes and is proposing to inject $100 million into public schools to lower property taxes. If the plan passes as quickly as Walker hopes, he says people would see the impact on this year's tax bill. $100 million in state funding...
October 10, 2013 - 1:21pm
Green Bay might be the smallest U.S. city with a professional football team but Packers fans can be found around the world. According to Packers Everywhere, there are more than 1,700 Packers bars. In New York City, Packers fans gather at the Kettle of Fish on Christopher Street in Greenwich...
October 10, 2013 - 12:49pm
U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wisc.) is being targeted by a new ad that blames him and the Tea Party for the government shutdown. The ads are being paid for by the group Americans United for Change and are being run against ten Republicans nationwide, all of them in potential swing...
October 10, 2013 - 12:46pm
U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wisc.) is being targeted by a new ad that blames him and the Tea Party for the government shutdown. The ads are being paid for by the group Americans United for Change and are being run against ten Republicans nationwide, all of them in potential swing...
