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Price Tag For Preventing Carp Infestation Rises

January 16, 2013 - 2:50pm

Millions more dollars will be spent this year on trying to keep Asian Carp and other aquatic invasive species from moving between the Mississippi River and Great Lakes basins. Even bigger spending decisions are nearing, however. An electronic barrier in a Chicago canal is just one of several short-term attempts...

Casino Money Funds Law Enforcement on Tribal Lands

January 16, 2013 - 2:44pm

Casino fees paid to the state by Wisconsin Indian tribes are flowing back to tribal and county law enforcement agencies to fund police equipment and training needs. For the 25th year in a row the state Department of Justice is sending law enforcement dollars to 19 counties and 12 Indian...

Governor Calls For Mining, Tax Cuts, Regulation Changes

January 16, 2013 - 11:37am

Governor Scott Walker used his State of the State address last night to call for a rewrite of of Wisconsin's mining laws, an income tax cut, and hundreds of changes to regulations that touch all areas of state government. There was little in this speech that the Governor hadn't talked...

Gov. Walker To Discuss Economy In State Of The State Address

January 15, 2013 - 5:32pm

Governor Scott Walker will deliver his third annual State of the State address Tuesday, during which the governor has hinted he'll outline his ideas for growing the economy. While the governor may only speak generally about his economic agenda in his State of the State address, he's likely to call...

Milwaukee Archdiocese And Creditors Battle Over Cemetery Funds

January 15, 2013 - 5:32pm

The Milwaukee Catholic Archdiocese may ask a second court this week to review a ruling about cemetery funds and religious freedom. The issue could be key to the church's ongoing bankruptcy case and any settlement with clergy abuse victims. About five years ago, the Milwaukee Archdiocese moved $55 million into...

New Wausau Curling Center 'One Of A Kind In The U.S.'

January 15, 2013 - 5:31pm

A curling center that's been described as the finest in the world is now up and running in Wausau. The facility is expected to be a big boost for the local economy. It's a Wednesday afternoon at the new curling center, and the place is buzzing. About 50 high school...

Waiting For Dredging, Great Lakes Ports Close As Water Drops

January 15, 2013 - 5:30pm

Shipping companies are making a case to Congress for more money to dredge Great Lakes ports and waterways. With water levels near a record low, ports are losing the battle against sediment. Picture a football field with dirt piled a mile and a half high. That's how much the backlog...

Wisconsin Rep. Ribble Joins National Group Trying For Bipartisanship

January 15, 2013 - 5:30pm

A bipartisan group of lawmakers met in New York Monday to discuss ways Congress can come together and combat its image as a "do-nothing" body. One Wisconsin Republican belongs to the group, called "No Labels." There are 535 voting members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives combined. Twenty...

Green Bay Homeless Shelter Asks To Increase Capacity

January 15, 2013 - 5:29pm

A Green Bay homeless shelter wants to increase its nightly capacity. The shelter is at odds with the city over the number of people it is allowed to house overnight. It was 14 degrees outside St. John the Evangelist's when the media gathered in the shelter's parking lot for a...

Time Running Out For Historic Ashland Ore Dock

January 15, 2013 - 5:28pm

A last ditch effort to save a portion of one of the largest ore docks in the world has lots of hope but not much money. For Ashland, the 1916-vintage Soo Line ore dock is part of its identity. The high school sports teams are called "Ore Dockers" and generations...

Wisconsin Gets Promising Economic Outlook

January 14, 2013 - 5:31pm

Wisconsin bankers and business leaders are getting encouraging advice from national economic forecasters.The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and a leading economist for JPMorgan Chase both say they're cautiously optimistic that the U.S. economy will continue its gradual rebound this year. The two spoke at two...

Gun Permit List Publishing Can't Happen In Wisconsin

January 14, 2013 - 5:25pm

Gun owners are up in arms over the publication of names from New York's gun registry. But that can't happen in Wisconsin now because there is no registry and a list of concealed carry permit holders is kept secret from the public.Last month a newspaper in New York State created...

Organic Farming Loses Some Funding

January 14, 2013 - 5:23pm

Wisconsin's organic foods industry has lost some crucial federal programs. Funding that was in the latest Farm Bill was pulled in the bill's extension.The cuts were meant to help keep the government from careening over the so-called fiscal cliff. Now, those involved in the organic industry say they have been...

Few Prescription Drugs Disposed Of Properly

January 14, 2013 - 5:21pm

A Wisconsin study on what happens to unused prescription and over-the-counter drugs finds most are disposed of improperly. Of the millions of prescriptions and drugs bought over the counter in 2010, only 2 percent went to programs designed to take back unused medication. The study was commissioned by the Wisconsin...

Michels Co. Role In Pipeline Questioned

January 14, 2013 - 3:55pm

Opponents of the Keystone pipeline proposed for the Great Plains states are taking aim at a Wisconsin company that's helping build a segment of the pipe.The Keystone XL pipeline would carry tar sands crude oil from Canada to the Texas coast. The Obama administration has blocked the building of much...

Wisconsin Terrorism Expert Warns Against Using Torture

January 13, 2013 - 8:00am

A Wisconsin native who is one of the world's top experts in terrorism and post- traumatic stress is warning against the use of torture in interrogating suspects. Her comments were made in response to the newly released movie "Zero Dark Thirty."Anne Speckhard grew up in Wausau but found herself involved...

La Crosse May Consider Downtown Cameras

January 12, 2013 - 8:00am

Police surveillance cameras are becoming more prevalent in cities and towns across Wisconsin. La Crosse may be the next place to install cameras in its downtown area.Last year, a photography shop owner and his son were killed inside their downtown La Crosse business. Police caught the suspect with the help...

New Milwaukee Effort Aimed At "Saving Our Sons"

January 11, 2013 - 6:50pm

Milwaukee has launched an "I Will Not Die Young" campaign, in response to ongoing violence in the city's minority neighborhoods. The Milwaukee Public Schools will partner with community groups to put mentors in about 20 schools in neighborhoods plagued by crime and violence. The volunteer mentors will try to increase...

Republicans Aim To Shrink Pay For Other Politicians

January 11, 2013 - 4:30pm

Republican state lawmakers have spelled out a business-created plan to cut the pay for county supervisors in Milwaukee. But opposition to the idea is growing.News reports indicate that a group of wealthy business leaders known as the Greater Milwaukee Committee have pressured suburban Milwaukee legislators to launch a plan to...

Autographed Lincoln Photo Displayed In Green Bay

January 11, 2013 - 4:22pm

Green Bay's Neville Public Museum is displaying a rare autographed photograph of Abraham Lincoln. The picture depicts the president with his son Tad.Louise Pfotenhauer is the museum's curator of exhibits. She says the print was taken by the studios of the famed Civil War photographer Matthew Brady, though Brady himself...

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Price Tag For Preventing Carp Infestation Rises

Casino Money Funds Law Enforcement on Tribal Lands

Governor Calls For Mining, Tax Cuts, Regulation Changes

Gov. Walker To Discuss Economy In State Of The State Address

Milwaukee Archdiocese And Creditors Battle Over Cemetery Funds

New Wausau Curling Center 'One Of A Kind In The U.S.'

Waiting For Dredging, Great Lakes Ports Close As Water Drops

Wisconsin Rep. Ribble Joins National Group Trying For Bipartisanship

Green Bay Homeless Shelter Asks To Increase Capacity

Time Running Out For Historic Ashland Ore Dock

Wisconsin Gets Promising Economic Outlook

Gun Permit List Publishing Can't Happen In Wisconsin

Organic Farming Loses Some Funding

Few Prescription Drugs Disposed Of Properly

Michels Co. Role In Pipeline Questioned

Wisconsin Terrorism Expert Warns Against Using Torture

La Crosse May Consider Downtown Cameras

New Milwaukee Effort Aimed At "Saving Our Sons"

Republicans Aim To Shrink Pay For Other Politicians

Autographed Lincoln Photo Displayed In Green Bay

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