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Doctors Sharing Too Much on Social Media?

October 10, 2012 - 5:18pm

The head of a board that regulates physicians says something needs to be done about doctors sharing way too much with their patients on social media sites like Facebook. Medical Examining Board Chairman Sheldon Wasserman says doctors have traditionally maintained a certain distance from the people they treat. But Wasserman...

Fishermen's Health to be Studied

October 10, 2012 - 5:15pm

Sport fishermen over the age of 50 are being asked to take part in a health study. The state Department of Health is asking older men to help determine how people respond to fish consumption advisories. The study began this summer. This week health officials are in Sheboygan and Green...

Tammy Continues to Lead Tommy in Poll

October 9, 2012 - 1:56pm

Democrat Tammy Baldwin still leads Republican Tommy Thompson in Wisconsin's U.S. Senate race according to a poll released Monday. The news comes even as the same poll found support for President Obama declining. The firm Public Policy Polling, or PPP, surveyed the same group of Wisconsin voters about both the...

Walker Subpoenaed for Rindfleisch Case

October 9, 2012 - 1:55pm

Gov. Scott Walker has been subpoenaed to testify in the case of one of his former aides accused of criminal misconduct in Milwaukee County. Unless there's a plea agreement reached beforehand, former Walker aide Kelly Rindfeisch is scheduled to go to trial next week. She's accused of helping politicians campaign...

Baldwin: Thompson Inconsistent on Medicare

October 9, 2012 - 1:50pm

Democratic Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin says Republican opponent Tommy Thompson is inconsistent on his plan for changing Medicare. At a Milwaukee forum last Friday, Thompson denied accusations that he wants to end Medicare. Instead, Thompson said people who will be under age 55 in 2020, should be given the choice...

La Crosse-Madison Power Route Narrowed

October 9, 2012 - 1:47pm

American Transmission Company has narrowed down the route options for a major energy transmission line project that would stretch from the La Crosse to Madison areas. Many communities along the routes still have questions about the Badger Coulee line. ATC's preferred route mostly runs along Interstate 90-94. The alternate would...

New Technology Raises Questions for State Supreme Court

October 9, 2012 - 1:43pm

New video enhancement technology could lead to a new trial for a man convicted of armed robbery. But some on the high court fear using new technology to challenge old convictions could overwhelm the courts with new cases. In July of 1994, Brian Avery was convicted of being party to...

Dems Criticize Thompson on Multiple Homes

October 9, 2012 - 1:40pm

State Democrats are criticizing Republican Senate candidate Tommy Thompson on his owning multiple homes, and not being able to quickly remember all of them. A story in a Milwaukee newspaper reports former Governor Thompson owns four homes, including a Florida mansion purchased last year. When Thompson was quizzed about the...

Stevens Point Industrial Park Plan Opposed by Town

October 9, 2012 - 11:54am

The City of Stevens Point is working to build the largest state-certified industrial park in Wisconsin. But, the plan is running into some local opposition. Stevens Point wants to annex 762 acres of undeveloped farmland from the Town of Plover in order to build the industrial park, which would be...

Americans Making Fewer Visits to the Doctor

October 9, 2012 - 11:51am

Americans are going to the doctor less often than they were 10 years ago. A census report says lack of insurance may be one reason why. And according to one Wisconsin health co-op, even those with insurance have not increased their trips to the doctor. Those who've waited in a...

Unofficial Voter Documents Cause Some Concern

October 8, 2012 - 12:33pm

Organizations are sending registration forms to Wisconsinites in hopes of increasing voter turnout on election day. But local officials say some of these forms can cause confusion. Some residents are receiving legal but unofficial voter documents from private groups. They appear to be from the government but are not. Tomah...

Teen Drinking and Driving on the Decline

October 8, 2012 - 12:31pm

Nationally, the rate of teen drinking and driving has gone down over the last 20 years. It's also on a downward trend in Wisconsin. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says nearly one million teens drink and drive each year. That's far fewer than it used to be. Between...

Madison & Milwaukee Events Seek End to War in Afghanistan

October 8, 2012 - 12:29pm

Rallies in Madison and Milwaukee Saturday will mark the 11th anniversary of the start of the war in Afghanistan, and push for an end to the conflict. President Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are both calling for a withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the year 2014. That's...

UW Regents Discuss Declining Enrollment

October 8, 2012 - 12:26pm

University of Wisconsin Regents say they don't expect any big increase in the number of students going to UW campuses any time soon. Declining enrollment was on the agenda of their monthly meeting Friday morning in Menomonie. Preliminary enrollment data from UW-system campuses show a net decrease of 1,087 students...

Thompson Offers New Medicare Plan

October 8, 2012 - 12:23pm

Republican Senate candidate Tommy Thompson is insisting he wants to improve Medicare and Medicaid, not end them. Thompson offered a new plan at a luncheon Friday in Milwaukee. Democrats have been airing a TV commercial that features a video of Thompson telling a conservative group, who better than me to...

Thompson's Staff in Dispute with Media

October 8, 2012 - 12:21pm

The campaign staff of Republican Senate candidate Tommy Thompson tried to keep the news media away from Thompson Friday afternoon, as a reporter questioned the candidate about property Thompson owns in other states. When politicians finish speaking to the Milwaukee Press Club, they're usually available for additional questions from the...

Dane County Tries to Cut Violence by Repeat Offenders

October 8, 2012 - 12:19pm

A new community notification program in Dane County is helping reduce the violence caused by repeat offenders. Thursday night at a meeting at the Dane County United Way, seven of the county's ten most violent repeat offenders sat in a row facing a panel of law enforcement officials including the...

Walker Says Unemployment Rate Drop Won't Hurt Romney

October 8, 2012 - 12:16pm

Just as job numbers were watched closely in Wisconsin's recall campaign, today's drop in the national unemployment rate was being talked up by President Obama. But Gov. Scott Walker says it won't hurt Mitt Romney's chances. While Romney himself called the drop in the unemployment misleading, Walker told reporters today...

Body of Appleton Korean War Vet Returns Home

October 8, 2012 - 12:14pm

The body of an Appleton man who went missing in action during the Korean war has been identified after more than six decades. Private First Class Arthur Hopfensperger joined the army when he was 17. A little more than a year later, he went missing in action during an attack...

President Obama Says He Debated a "Different Mitt"

October 5, 2012 - 12:46pm

President Barack Obama addressed an audience of tens of thousands packed onto the campus of the UW-Madison Thursday. The president said Mitt Romney did not tell the truth when the two men debated Wednesday night. The president told the crowd that the Mitt Romney they all know was not the...

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Doctors Sharing Too Much on Social Media?

Fishermen's Health to be Studied

Tammy Continues to Lead Tommy in Poll

Walker Subpoenaed for Rindfleisch Case

Baldwin: Thompson Inconsistent on Medicare

La Crosse-Madison Power Route Narrowed

New Technology Raises Questions for State Supreme Court

Dems Criticize Thompson on Multiple Homes

Stevens Point Industrial Park Plan Opposed by Town

Americans Making Fewer Visits to the Doctor

Unofficial Voter Documents Cause Some Concern

Teen Drinking and Driving on the Decline

Madison & Milwaukee Events Seek End to War in Afghanistan

UW Regents Discuss Declining Enrollment

Thompson Offers New Medicare Plan

Thompson's Staff in Dispute with Media

Dane County Tries to Cut Violence by Repeat Offenders

Walker Says Unemployment Rate Drop Won't Hurt Romney

Body of Appleton Korean War Vet Returns Home

President Obama Says He Debated a "Different Mitt"

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