October 9, 2013 - 1:46pm
The state Assembly might vote next week on a bill that makes it harder to force school districts to change their Native American logos and mascots.
October 9, 2013 - 1:08pm
Sen. Bob Jauch, the longtime Democratic lawmaker from Poplar, announced today he will not seek re-election. Jauch is the second Democratic senator to make such an announcement, following in the footsteps of Janesville's Tim Cullen . For 31 years, Jauch represented a huge district at the tip of the state...
October 9, 2013 - 12:24pm
Scientists are looking at how climate change might affect Wisconsin wildlife, especially in winter.
October 9, 2013 - 11:38am
A noted author and conservationist says the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resource's tradition of good science is at risk. Curt Meine is a biographer of Aldo Leopold, as well as a conservation biologist and historian. He gave a talk at the Wildlife Society conference in Milwaukee on Tuesday about changing...
October 9, 2013 - 10:41am
The Republican majority in the state Assembly has passed a bill that Democrats say will erode the rights of tenants in disputes with landlords. The bill has strong support from landlords and the real estate industry. It gives landlords more power to carry out evictions and allows them to hold...
October 9, 2013 - 8:12am
The state Senate passed several bills on Tuesday that would change Wisconsin election procedures.
October 9, 2013 - 8:03am
One of the leading Democrats in the state Senate announced at a news conference this morning he will not run for re-election. State Senator Bob Jauch (D-Poplar) had said recently that he hadn’t yet made up his mind to run for a seventh term, but had said that there are...
October 9, 2013 - 1:00am
President John F. Kennedy was known for his international policies in Berlin and the Cuban Missile Crisis, but just two months before his assassination, he made an 11-state conservation tour. WRNC’s Danielle Kaeding has part one of our series on the 50th anniversary of Kennedy’s trip that included a stop...
October 8, 2013 - 2:13pm
Millionaire Mary Burke says she will use what she can of her own funds as she runs for governor , but is counting on outside support as well. The former state commerce secretary and Trek bicycle executive announced yesterday that she's running as a Democrat against Gov. Scott Walker. The...
October 8, 2013 - 1:56pm
The director of a high school choir in Wausau has suspended rehearsals for upcoming holiday concerts because the school district wants to limit the number of religious songs performed by students. The district wants to avoid violating the constitutional separation of church and state. Some members of the school board...
