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Wisconsin Could Cast More Than Three Million Votes

November 6, 2012 - 6:29pm

Wisconsin polls have been busy today, and election officials expect more than three-million voters to cast ballots.

Wisconsin's Government Accountability Board Director Kevin Kennedy says if the stream of voters at the polls today continues into the evening, the number of ballots cast will exceed the just under three-million cast in...

Some Poll Observers in Milwaukee Asked to Leave

November 6, 2012 - 6:29pm

Milwaukee election officials say a couple of polling place observers have been asked to leave today, and several others have been warned.

"I believe there have been some occurrences where they have not been responsive to the chief inspectors' directives in terms of following the observer rules," says Neil Albrecht,...

Logging Companies Declining in Wisconsin

November 6, 2012 - 6:16pm

The number of logging companies in Wisconsin has dropped by 20 per cent over the past decade. But a new study from the U-W Madison Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology finds that the remaining companies are harvesting more timber per acre than the did ten years ago.

The average annual...

Lac Courte Oreilles Wants Federal Help Investigating Fires

November 6, 2012 - 6:12pm

The Lac Courte Oreilles Tribe has asked for federal help to investigate a rash of fires that destroyed or damaged religious and spiritual sites last July.

Although the FBI and U.S. Attorney's office for the Western District of Wisconsin would not comment because it is now an active investigation, a...

Racine High School Students Get Out the Vote

November 6, 2012 - 6:07pm

In Racine, high school students were let out of class early today to help get out the vote.

For high school student Janet Serrano, the streets of Racine were today's classrooms. At the Racine Labor Center this morning, the 16 year-old junior was one of several hundred students who boarded...

No Major Problems Reported at the Polls

November 6, 2012 - 2:43pm

Voting is going fairly smoothly in Wisconsin so far, according to elections officials. Lines at some polling places were long this morning, but Reid Magney at the Government Accountability Board says there have been no major problems.

"There have been a few places where there have been some minor equipment malfunctions,...

Voting 101

November 6, 2012 - 2:28pm

Polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. today in Wisconsin. Officials expect around 70 percent of eligible voters to cast a ballot. Residents do NOT need a photo i.d. in order to vote, but there are a few other things voters should know.

In the wake of...

Enthusiasm Increasing Among Young Voters

November 6, 2012 - 2:23pm

The Center for Information on Civic Learning and Engagement says young people are showing more interest in the presidential election as it gets closer. In Wisconsin, both candidates and their surrogates have come to universities in the battleground state.

Young people might not flock to the voting booth the way they...

Get Out the Vote Efforts in Full Swing

November 6, 2012 - 2:20pm

Get out the vote efforts in Wisconsin have entered their final sprint, dial or drive.

In Milwaukee, Sanderal McKinney is helping the labor-backed group Wisconsin Jobs Now coordinate rides to polling places. McKinney has set up 70 rides for voters Tuesday. She says in the predominantly minority and low-income central...

Train Car Maker Talgo Goes to Court

November 6, 2012 - 2:14pm

Train car maker Talgo is suing the state of Wisconsin over alleged default of contract.

The Doyle Administration signed a deal with Talgo to make passenger train cars for the Milwaukee-to-Chicago Amtrak Hiawatha line. The state agreed to pay for a maintenance facility, but has not yet done so. The trainsets...

Wolf Hunt Quota Quickly Surpasses Halfway Point

November 6, 2012 - 2:10pm

Less than two months into a six month wolf hunting season, Wisconsin hunters have already surpassed half of their quota. That could mean the wolf hunt will end in some zones as early as December.

DNR Lands Administrator Kurt Thiede says with 59 wolves killed and a quota of 116, this...

Polls are Open!

November 6, 2012 - 8:00am

It's Election Day in Wisconsin. Polls opened at 7 and will close at 8 tonight. People waiting in line when the polls closed will be able to cast their ballots.

For information on where to vote, how to register to vote today, and much more, go to Wisconsinvote.org, our election...

Obama and Springsteen Fire Up Madison on Eve of the Election

November 5, 2012 - 4:23pm

President Barack Obama kicked off his final full day of campaigning as a candidate for office with a rally this morning in chilly downtown Madison. Mr.Obama told a crowd of about 18-thousand that they knew where he stood and that this election was about trust.

Warming up the shivering crowd for...

Campaigns a Boon for Printers

November 5, 2012 - 4:12pm

This year's elections have generated more than $500-million of added revenue for printing businesses nationwide. A chunk of that money is helping a struggling Wisconsin print industry.

Between things like tickets for presidential visits, mailers and voter information flyers, Tom Schorr of Wells Print and Digital Services in Madison says he's...

Thompson and Baldwin Barnstorm the State

November 5, 2012 - 3:42pm

U.S. Senate candidates Tammy Baldwin and Tommy Thompson have another full day of campaigning planned today as they compete for votes ahead of tomorrow's election.

Representative Baldwin says she visited four African-American churches in Milwaukee yesterday, before the Democrat dropped by a Milwaukee get-out-the-vote office during the first half of...

Assistant AGs to Join Election Observers Across State

November 5, 2012 - 3:34pm

Assistant attorneys general will be joining the army of election observers expected to show up at the polls across Wisconsin on Tuesday. Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says prosecutors from his staff will be doing spot checks in several cities to prevent both voter fraud, and voter intimidation.

This is the...

Redistricting Hurts Republican Suder in Race Against Knoff

November 5, 2012 - 3:27pm

The Assembly Majority Leader, Republican Scott Suder, is facing his toughest race in years with a well-known opponent and a new legislative map that brings more Democrats into his district.

Scott Suder has represented central Wisconsin's 69th Assembly District since 1998. Two years ago, he didn't even have a Democratic...

New Gas Pipeline Would Feed Frac Sand Industry

November 5, 2012 - 3:10pm

WE Energies hopes to build a new natural gas pipeline between Tomah and the Eau Claire area partly because of new demand from the frac sand industry.

The utility estimates by 2015 demand for natural gas will outpace their system's capacity in western Wisconsin. So, next year WE Energies will...

Argyle Woman Remains in Hospital with Severe Burns

November 5, 2012 - 3:05pm

An Argyle woman is still hospitalized after being severely burned in a house fire her husband is accused of setting.

More than half of Sharon Wand's body had the worst burns possible: 3rd degree. So far she's had four operations. Wand is now speaking and yesterday was able to see the...

Biden Questions Romney's Character in Beloit

November 5, 2012 - 3:02pm

Vice President Joe Biden told a packed middle school gymnasium in Beloit Friday that Republicans Mitt Romney would say anything to get elected, arguing Romney lacked the "character" needed to be President.

Biden hit the character argument hard in Beloit.

"Presidential elections, unlike any other, come down to character, character, character," he...

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Wisconsin Could Cast More Than Three Million Votes

Some Poll Observers in Milwaukee Asked to Leave

Logging Companies Declining in Wisconsin

Lac Courte Oreilles Wants Federal Help Investigating Fires

Racine High School Students Get Out the Vote

No Major Problems Reported at the Polls

Voting 101

Enthusiasm Increasing Among Young Voters

Get Out the Vote Efforts in Full Swing

Train Car Maker Talgo Goes to Court

Wolf Hunt Quota Quickly Surpasses Halfway Point

Polls are Open!

Obama and Springsteen Fire Up Madison on Eve of the Election

Campaigns a Boon for Printers

Thompson and Baldwin Barnstorm the State

Assistant AGs to Join Election Observers Across State

Redistricting Hurts Republican Suder in Race Against Knoff

New Gas Pipeline Would Feed Frac Sand Industry

Argyle Woman Remains in Hospital with Severe Burns

Biden Questions Romney's Character in Beloit

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