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State workers to pay higher health premiums, copays

August 23, 2011 - 12:00am

As of this month, state workers start paying more for health care through increased premiums. In addition, they'll pay more to see a doctor in 2012. Shamane Mills reports.

Lansing-De Soto Bridge Reopens

August 23, 2011 - 12:00am

The bridge that connects De Soto, Wisconsin and Lansing, Iowa reopens for traffic today. It was closed last week after a crack was discovered. Steve Roisum report.

Nature Conservancy raises almost 32 million dollars

August 23, 2011 - 12:00am

The Nature Conservancy says it raised almost 32 million dollars, during a recently-completed fund drive. Chuck Quirmbach reports.

Latino population growth more from births than from immigration

August 23, 2011 - 12:00am

The 2010 census shows that the Latino population is no longer primarily growing through immigration to the U.S., but through babies being born here. Selene Jaouadi-Escalera talked with a Latino family in Milwaukee about this new demographic and what it means for the broader community.

Wisconsin hay sent to Oklahoma after severe drought

August 23, 2011 - 12:00am

Wisconsin only got a taste of the hot weather that's been plaguing Oklahoma for almost the entire summer. The prolonged drought there means farm animals don't have enough hay to eat, and Wisconsin farmers are stepping in to help. Teresa Shipley reports.

Lansing bridge closure update

August 23, 2011 - 12:00am

Iowa's Department of Transportation says the bridge connecting Desoto, Wisconsin to Lansing, Iowa will be fixed by the end of the week. Until then, people who need to cross the Mississippi River are being ferried across. Steve Roisum reports.

Historian links dairy farming and Wisconsin's progressive tradition

August 23, 2011 - 12:00am

A Wisconsin author and oral historian says the state's progressive tradition can be traced to dairy farming, and the way it changed the land, the people and the culture. Glen Moberg reports.

Respiratory-disease related deaths are up

August 22, 2011 - 12:00am

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says deaths from emphysema, chronic bronchitis and other lower respiratory illnesses are increasing. In Wisconsin, those ailments killed 24-hundred people in 2008. Shamane Mills reports.

Pipeline protestor arrested

August 22, 2011 - 12:00am

At least one person from Wisconsin has been arrested, with perhaps more to follow, at the pipeline protests outside the White House. Chuck Quirmbach reports.

Youth program promotes Latino, police cooperation

August 22, 2011 - 12:00am

The Madison Police Department is trying to do its part to tear down the wall that exists between police and the city's Latino community. Reporter Gilman Halsted has the story on a first-of-its-kind Latino Youth Academy.

Two Wisconsin counties pilot innovative criminal justice program

August 22, 2011 - 12:00am

Two Wisconsin counties are among three in the nation selected to pilot a new approach to criminal justice. Rich Kremer reports.

Vernon County receives loan for broadband construction

August 22, 2011 - 12:00am

A $24 million loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will bring state-of-the-art, high speed internet to rural Vernon County. Rich Kremer reports.

Green Bay one of the few to get a Kroc-funded community center

August 22, 2011 - 12:00am

Green Bay's Salvation Army is getting ready to dedicate a new community center. The Ray and Joan Kroc center is one of only two dozen in the country paid for through the estate of the owner of the McDonald's hamburger chain. Patty Murray reports.

GOP wants to fine lawmakers who miss session days

August 19, 2011 - 12:00am

Republican lawmakers are considering a bill that would fine legislators who intentionally miss session days. As Shawn Johnson reports, it's in response to the 14 Democratic Senators who left Wisconsin earlier this year.

Some prescription drugs in short supply

August 19, 2011 - 12:00am

A nationwide shortage of certain types of prescription drugs is making pharmacists scramble to get some of the drugs they need. Shamane Mills reports.

Wisconsin officials try to protect black walnut trees from disease

August 19, 2011 - 12:00am

Wisconsin officials are trying to protect the state's black walnut trees, by restricting plant and wood imports from areas that are infested with a fungal disease that attacks black walnuts. Selene Jaouadi-Escalera reports.

Sexual predator threat may be up due to new technology

August 19, 2011 - 12:00am

Whenever the newest computer or smart phone comes out, sexual predators get a new leg up on police trying to keep track of them. Terry Bell has this conversation with Jennifer Price of the Wisconsin Department of Justice.

Door County Land Trust turns 25

August 19, 2011 - 12:00am

The Door County Land Trust was incorporated this week twenty five years ago and closed on its first parcel of farmland a few weeks later. At the time there were few, if any, land trusts in Wisconsin. Patty Murray reports.

College will open Native American student culture center

August 19, 2011 - 12:00am

A Lake Superior college will open a cultural center for Native American students. Northland College is getting a $161,000 grant to make higher education a more welcoming place for Indian students. Mike Simonson reports.

Gov. Walker aims to restore farms in Northern Wisconsin

August 19, 2011 - 12:00am

Governor Scott Walker is asking the US Department of Agriculture to help out farmers in eight northern counties. Steve Roisum reports.

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State workers to pay higher health premiums, copays

Lansing-De Soto Bridge Reopens

Nature Conservancy raises almost 32 million dollars

Latino population growth more from births than from immigration

Wisconsin hay sent to Oklahoma after severe drought

Lansing bridge closure update

Historian links dairy farming and Wisconsin's progressive tradition

Respiratory-disease related deaths are up

Pipeline protestor arrested

Youth program promotes Latino, police cooperation

Two Wisconsin counties pilot innovative criminal justice program

Vernon County receives loan for broadband construction

Green Bay one of the few to get a Kroc-funded community center

GOP wants to fine lawmakers who miss session days

Some prescription drugs in short supply

Wisconsin officials try to protect black walnut trees from disease

Sexual predator threat may be up due to new technology

Door County Land Trust turns 25

College will open Native American student culture center

Gov. Walker aims to restore farms in Northern Wisconsin

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