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Sen. Roth Looks To Revive Dormant Gas Pipeline Linking Green Bay To Indiana

July 21, 2017 - 1:25pm

Sen. Roger Roth, R-Appleton, wants to create a consortium of private investors to rebuild a dormant gas pipeline. The West Shore Pipeline used to transport fuel from northern Indiana to Green Bay.

Tony Evers Files Paperwork To Run For Governor

July 21, 2017 - 1:20pm

Wisconsin state Superintendent Tony Evers has registered a committee, "Tony for Wisconsin," that would let him run for governor as a Democrat.

Republican State Lawmakers Introduce Bills Loosening Property Regulation

July 20, 2017 - 4:25pm

Proposals from Republican state Rep. Adam Jarchow would give property owners more power to sell and develop their land.

Walker Defends Accepting Pro-Marijuana Organization's Donation To GOP Governors Group

July 20, 2017 - 3:40pm

Gov. Scott Walker opposes legalized recreational and medical usage of marijuana in Wisconsin and advocates drug testing for recipients to assistance such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, and Foodshare.

ER Effort To Reduce Drug Overdoses Aims To Go Statewide

July 20, 2017 - 3:05pm

A pilot program started in Madison which helps overdose victims get drug treatment after they’re brought to the emergency room hopes to expand statewide.

Mid-July Flooding Damage Estimated At $26M

July 20, 2017 - 10:00am

Basketball hoops and volleyball nets half underwater

State officials report $26 million of damage from massive rains in Racine, Kenosha, and Walworth counties, as well as a separate rain cell across the state in Polk County.

Storms Cause Flooding, Evacuations In Arcadia

July 20, 2017 - 8:25am

Several hundred people evacuated their homes early Thursday in the small western Wisconsin community of Arcadia where heavy rain has sent Turton Creek over its banks.