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Ryan's House Opponent Calls for Debate

October 4, 2012 - 12:52pm

The Democrat challenging Paul Ryan in the House race in southern Wisconsin is turning up the pressure on the Republican incumbent to hold a congressional campaign debate. Paul Ryan is running for both vice president and for re-election to the House of Representatives. Ryan is gearing up for a vice...

UW Enrollment Declines

October 4, 2012 - 12:48pm

Enrollment is on the decline at some University of Wisconsin colleges and universities. Spokesman David Giroux says the rising cost of tuition and a population dip are primarily to blame. The UW-River Falls took the largest hit with a decline of around 6 percent. UW-Milwaukee enrollment is down 3 percent...

Program Allows Offenders to Earn a Way Off Probation

October 4, 2012 - 12:35pm

Wisconsin is one of nine states to receive a federal grant to experiment with something called Smart Probation. A select group of offenders will get a chance to earn their way off probation. The re-entry coordinator for the state prison system Erin King is quick to point out that this...

President's Visit Could Cost $250K

October 4, 2012 - 12:28pm

President Barack Obama's visit to Madison Thursday is expected to cost taxpayers around $250,000. The money comes mainly out of the city's police department budget. Mayor Paul Soglin says in the past he has made unsuccessful attempts to charge the federal government and campaigns, "The bottom line is this. Presidents...

Poll Shows Support for Great Lakes Money/Carp Fight

October 4, 2012 - 12:11pm

A newly-released poll shows continued support for Great Lakes clean-up money, and for stronger action against Asian carp. The poll was done for the Healing Our Waters Great Lakes Coalition, which includes environmental and conservation groups, museums, zoos and others. The coalition is not endorsing political candidates, but the group...

Wisconsin Elk Hunt Possible in 2013

October 3, 2012 - 1:41pm

The growth of the elk population in the Clam Lake area of northern Wisconsin could lead to an elk hunting season as early as next year. Hunting can take place once the elk herd reaches 200. Right now, there are about 180 elk up North. The Department of Natural Resources...

Anti-Romney Ads Hope to Sway Latinos

October 3, 2012 - 1:07pm

New radio and TV ads running in Wisconsin hope to sway Latino voters to cast their ballots for President Obama. The progressive group People for the American Way says its spending $1 million in Wisconsin and two other states on direct mail and commercials . The ad includes a Spanish-speaking...

Suits Filed Over Legislators' Email

October 3, 2012 - 12:53pm

Two groups filed a lawsuit Monday against five Wisconsin lawmakers, saying the representatives would not disclose information from their personal emails. Common Cause and The Center for Media and Democracy are seeking emails relating to ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council. That's a group of lawmakers and corporations that draft...

Green Bay Reconsiders Recycling Plant

October 3, 2012 - 12:47pm

Green Bay's Plan Commission is reconsidering a permit it has already given for a trash recycling plant. The Oneida Seven Generations Corporation faces losing its permit to build a gasification plant on the city's west side. The proposed plant would burn municipal trash at up to 1,200 degrees. Critics, including...

Trying to "Start Up" Older Entrepreneurs

October 3, 2012 - 12:41pm

A seniors group and the Obama Administration are trying to encourage more so-called "encore entrepreneurs" to give the marketplace another try. Liz Hayes is a former teacher and small business employee who bought a retail jewelry store a few years ago at age 50. The Whitefish Bay resident says she...

Ag Secretary Blames GOP for Stalled Farm Bill

October 3, 2012 - 12:40pm

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack blamed House Republican leaders for an impasse on the national Farm Bill during a town hall meeting in Madison Tuesday. The old Farm Bill officially expired on Sunday, leaving some doubt about how Congress would continue to fund programs ranging from food stamps to crop...

Pollster Rebuts Claims of 'Oversampling'

October 3, 2012 - 6:11am

As more polls show the President and other Democrats widening their leads in key swing states, some Republicans are accusing pollsters of oversampling Democrats. But a prominent Wisconsin pollster says that's flat out wrong. Who you survey is going to influence the answers you get, and many Republicans argue today's...

Wisconsin Traffic Deaths Increasing

October 2, 2012 - 2:50pm

Traffic deaths are on the rise in Wisconsin. Maj. Sandra Huxtable of the Wisconsin State Patrol says there have been 478 deaths reported so far this year. That's 71 more than in the first nine months of last year. She says that's a substantial uptick for the state, "The last...

Rollbars For Safer Tractors

October 2, 2012 - 2:23pm

A Wisconsin-based organization is trying to save lives by encouraging farmers to make their tractors safer. Seven people have died from tractor rollovers in Wisconsin this year. It is the number one cause of death on farms. The National Farm Medicine Center in Marshfield is creating a program that would...

Who Pays for WE Energies' $700/hr. Attorneys

October 2, 2012 - 1:56pm

A proposed rate hike for the state's largest power company drew supporters and critics at hearings in the Milwaukee area Monday. One controversial part of the WE Energies plan is who should pay for attorneys charging about $700 an hour. WE Energies wants to raise electricity rates five percent next...

Police Trained To Save the Lives of Their Patrol "Buddies"

October 2, 2012 - 1:50pm

Police officers in Wisconsin Rapids are being trained as emergency medical technicians in order to save the lives of other officers who are injured in the line of duty. The program has its roots in the U.S. military. It's called the "Buddy Aid" program. Wisconsin Rapids officers are being trained...

Current and Former Bain Workers Criticize Mitt Romney

October 1, 2012 - 12:24pm

Some people who work for, and used to work for companies owned by Bain Capital are criticizing a founder of the company: Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Last week, a small busload of people who've worked for companies owned by the private equity firm Bain Capital made stops in Janesville...

Wisconsin's Fall Colors Brighter Up North

October 1, 2012 - 12:17pm

Fall colors are either peaking or close to it in the northern half of Wisconsin. But to the South in drought areas, the peak will be a disappointing brown. Greg Haberman doesn't consider himself a botanist. To him, all trees are shade trees. But the owner of the Wannigan Resort...

Food Banks Expecting to Feel Drought's Effects

October 1, 2012 - 12:11pm

Some Wisconsin food banks are facing challenges this year because of this summer's drought and high temperatures and hurt some crops in the state. Second Harvest Foodbank President Dan Stein says that will probably mean a drop in food donations from farmers this year. The Madison-based Second Harvest is part...

Wisconsin Will Try Mobile Chicken Processing

October 1, 2012 - 11:55am

Small scale poultry producers in Wisconsin are finding it harder to get their chickens processed. The state is looking to mobile processing units as a solution, but farmers are wary. Fifteen years ago, there were six poultry processors in Southern Wisconsin. Today there is one. That's a problem for Dean...

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Ryan's House Opponent Calls for Debate

UW Enrollment Declines

Program Allows Offenders to Earn a Way Off Probation

President's Visit Could Cost $250K

Poll Shows Support for Great Lakes Money/Carp Fight

Wisconsin Elk Hunt Possible in 2013

Anti-Romney Ads Hope to Sway Latinos

Suits Filed Over Legislators' Email

Green Bay Reconsiders Recycling Plant

Trying to "Start Up" Older Entrepreneurs

Ag Secretary Blames GOP for Stalled Farm Bill

Pollster Rebuts Claims of 'Oversampling'

Wisconsin Traffic Deaths Increasing

Rollbars For Safer Tractors

Who Pays for WE Energies' $700/hr. Attorneys

Police Trained To Save the Lives of Their Patrol "Buddies"

Current and Former Bain Workers Criticize Mitt Romney

Wisconsin's Fall Colors Brighter Up North

Food Banks Expecting to Feel Drought's Effects

Wisconsin Will Try Mobile Chicken Processing

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