September 16, 2013 - 12:33pm
The full state Senate is tentatively scheduled to debate several bills when it returns to Madison tomorrow. The Republican-backed landlord-tenant bill on the calendar would ban cities from passing a variety of tenant protections if they're tougher than the state's. For example, cities would be banned from passing local ordinances...
September 16, 2013 - 11:55am
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More than 300 people attended the dedication ceremony for the expanded Bull Falls Brewery.
The city of Wausau is becoming a regional brewing center thanks to a big expansion by a local brew pub onto an old brownfield site. A German brass band and 300 people were at the dedication of the new Bull Falls Brewery , and co-owner Don Zamzow led the crowd...
September 16, 2013 - 8:06am
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A proposal to change the public's access to the state court's criminal records database has people concerned about the implications for journalists and those in the database itself.
The author of a bill that would restrict public access to the state's online criminal records website says it's received so much criticism he's decided to completely rewrite it. But open records advocates say they're opposed to any effort to keep court records secret. Milwaukee Democrat Evan Goyke says he's...
September 16, 2013 - 2:00am
Photo Credit: Rudy Listing, WHSA-FM | The destruction left in the wake of the Germann Road wildfire.
Since the Germann Road fire earlier this summer , 12 rebuilding permits have been issued even though 56 structures were damaged in northwestern Wisconsin. Officials say such delays are normal. Gov. Scott Walker said state agencies would be available for those who needed them following the fire. Officials with the...
September 16, 2013 - 1:00am
The approach Republican lawmakers are taking on a school accountability bill is fundamentally different from what Democrats have advocated for years. When it comes to monitoring private and religious schools that accept taxpayer funding, Democrats have looked at inputs and Republicans at outputs. By "inputs," Democrats mean regulating schools up...
September 13, 2013 - 2:04pm
Tribal leaders in northern Wisconsin are requesting federal government intervention to stop mining activity in the Penokee Hills. They’re doing so because they say the clock is running out to protect the ceded territory. One factor is a Senate bill that could make 5.5 square miles in mining areas off-limits...
September 13, 2013 - 1:32pm
The state Department of Justice says Sen. Leah Vukmir (R-Wauwatosa) is immune from an open records lawsuit while the legislature is in session. The lawsuit in question was filed by the left-leaning Center for Media and Democracy in an effort to get all correspondence between Vukmir and the American Legislative...
September 13, 2013 - 1:09pm
Shirley and Norm Slatky of Appleton have been coming to the Fall Ride since 1989.
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More than 30,000 bikers have converged on the city of Tomahawk, the destination of Wisconsin's annual Fall Ride for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Paul Kruse made the annual pilgrimage to Tomahawk, the city where Harley-Davidsons are made, with his friends from the Wisconsin Dells. “It's an iconic image,” says Kruse...
September 13, 2013 - 12:51pm
Rubble from the Winona Islamic Center is piled into the intersection of 3rd and Center in downtown Winona.
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A large fire in the heart of downtown Winona has destroyed buildings on one of its busiest commercial streets. The fire destroyed the Winona Islamic Center, leaving a gaping hole on 3rd Street. Two surrounding buildings may also be a total loss – one an outdoor recreation store, and the...
September 13, 2013 - 12:24pm
A Washington Redskins helmet.
Activists will gather at Lambeau Field on Sunday to protest the name of the Green Bay Packers' opponent, the Washington Redskins. The weekend's events kicked off today at University of Wisconsin-Green Bay with an educational forum on Washington's Native American-themed name and logos. Barb Munson of the Wisconsin's Indian Education...
