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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...

Should Gov. Walker Apologize For Doe case?

January 11, 2013 - 4:10pm

Democrats are asking Governor Walker to apologize for all the public money being spent on convicting his former aides in the John Doe probe in Milwaukee. Another of Walker's former county employees was sentenced in a Milwaukee courtroom yesterday. Darlene Wink will be on probation for a year and pay...

Clearing Up A Renewable Question

January 11, 2013 - 4:03pm

Renewable energy advocates are seeking a clarification in state law that they say would help boost the use of clean energy. The group Renew Wisconsin says when a business wants to put up its own solar panels, biodigester, or wind turbines, it's a pretty straightforward legal process. But most...

Packers-Niners Preview

January 11, 2013 - 4:00pm

The Green Bay Packers play the San Francisco Forty-Niners in the NFL playoffs tomorrow night. Mark Daniels, the Sports Director for radio stations WNFL and WTAQ in Green Bay, spoke to Terry Bell about the game.

Suburban Milwaukee Parents Offer Alternative Sex Ed

January 11, 2013 - 3:43pm

Controversy over how -- and what -- to teach about sex education has prompted a group of parents in a Milwaukee suburb to offer an alternative to the school district's curriculum. This weekend 30 seventh graders from the Cedarburg School District will get sex education that's different from what they'd...

Walker Blames Recall Elections For State's Jobs Ranking

January 11, 2013 - 3:07pm

Governor Scott Walker says Wisconsin's contentious recall elections are to blame for Wisconsin ranking 42nd in the nation in job growth. Numbers released this week from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that from June of 2011 to June of 2012, Wisconsin saw private sector job growth at a rate...

New Rules For Assembly Gallery Visitors

January 11, 2013 - 3:02pm

People who display signs, take pictures or even read books in the public gallery of the State Assembly would be asked to leave and could be banned under new rules adopted yesterday by majority Republicans. Republicans say the rules are an effort to restore decorum to the Assembly, where last...

Groups Work To Protect Girls From Sex Trafficking

January 11, 2013 - 2:47pm

In 2011, a Dane County group called Project Respect began talking to social workers, law enforcement, and the courts about preventing young girls from being exploited for sex. Now those groups are coming together to address the problem. Like many counties around Wisconsin, Dane County has no teen shelter. This...

Former Walker Aide Wink Sentenced

January 11, 2013 - 2:42pm

Former Scott Walker aide Darlene Wink has been put on probation and fined, in connection to the ongoing John Doe probe in Milwaukee County. Wink was a Milwaukee County employee while Scott Walker was County Executive. Early last year, Wink plead guilty to two misdemeanor counts of working on fundraisers...

Tech College Upgrades Its Cooking School

January 11, 2013 - 2:36pm

A Wisconsin Technical College is welcoming students back from winter break with a state of the art kitchen. The Fox Valley Technical College claims fame as the state's largest cooking school. Fox Valley Technical College claims to place 97 percent of its food related graduates in jobs. Chef Jeff Igel...

Janesville Replaces School Breakfast Clubs

January 11, 2013 - 2:31pm

The Janesville School District is replacing its remaining school breakfast clubs with the federally funded school breakfast program. The switch from the volunteer run, charity-based breakfast clubs to the federally-funded program to be run by the school district isn't sitting well with many volunteers and some school board members.

Kevin Murray...

Walker May Call For Income Tax Cut

January 11, 2013 - 9:12am

Governor Scott Walker hinted yesterday that he'll call for an income tax cut that gets phased in over time.Walker told the Wisconsin Bankers Association that he viewed an individual income tax as "one of the biggest bangs for our buck" that would help businesses put more people to work. He...

Assembly Leaders Agree To End Overnight Sessions

January 10, 2013 - 6:57pm

Assembly leaders from both parties have agreed to end overnight sessions and limit the amount of time they spend debating. It was a rare bipartisan accord in a chamber that was marked by raucous, sometimes personal debates last session.As representatives from both parties took turns congratulating themselves for setting a...

Fiscal Cliff Deal Leads To Revenue Loss For State

January 10, 2013 - 12:03pm

One side effect of the deal that averted a so-called fiscal cliff in Washington is a loss of more than $200 million in tax revenue for the state of Wisconsin.Whether anyone expected to get it or not, on paper, the Walker administration was planning on $219 million in new revenue...

Wausau Aldermen Fight Over E-Mails, Open Meetings Law

January 10, 2013 - 11:59am

A fight has broken out on the Wausau city council over personal e-mails and perceived violations of the state's open meetings law. The dispute involves a last minute donation to a local charity.The motion to give $25,000 to the Boys and Girls Club came as a surprise to Alderman Keene...

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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

Should Gov. Walker Apologize For Doe case?

Clearing Up A Renewable Question

Packers-Niners Preview

Suburban Milwaukee Parents Offer Alternative Sex Ed

Walker Blames Recall Elections For State's Jobs Ranking

New Rules For Assembly Gallery Visitors

Groups Work To Protect Girls From Sex Trafficking

Former Walker Aide Wink Sentenced

Tech College Upgrades Its Cooking School

Janesville Replaces School Breakfast Clubs

Walker May Call For Income Tax Cut

Assembly Leaders Agree To End Overnight Sessions

Fiscal Cliff Deal Leads To Revenue Loss For State

Wausau Aldermen Fight Over E-Mails, Open Meetings Law

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