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Sharp-Eyed TV Viewers Help Authorities Round Up Missing Sex Offenders

Tips from people watching a Milwaukee television station helped authorities round up four sex offenders who went missing while they were on parole. Convicted sex offenders have to stay in contact with...

Milwaukee Leaders Push For Ban On LGBTQ Conversion Therapy

Milwaukee leaders are moving forward with a measure that would ban the controversial L-G-B-T-Q conversion therapy in the city. A council committee approved the ordinance Thursday. The measure now head...

Survey: Milwaukee Residents OK With Police, But Don't Feel Safe

People living in Milwaukee respond positively to a survey asking them if they are satisfied with their police department. The same survey was taken three years ago. Three-fourths of the people contact...

Wisconsin Woman Invents Gunshot Alarm System

A former substitute teacher in the Baraboo School District has invented a gunshot alarm system which would alert people in a building to the sound of gunfire, while simultaneously notifying emergency ...

Kimberly-Clark Incentive Plan Approved By Wisconsin Senate Committee

The Wisconsin Senate is expected to take up a bill offering tax incentives to Kimberly-Clark if the paper-making giant will reverse plans to close two plants and lay off 600 workers. A Senate committe...

Emergency Room Visits For Opioid Overdoses Double In Wisconsin

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports the number of emergency room visits for opioid overdoses more than doubled between July 2016 and September 2017 in Wisconsin. That's the biggest ...

Gov. Walker Talks With U-S Commerce Secretary About Tariff Relief

Governor Scott Walker is working to get relief from what he calls the negative impacts of tariffs on steel and aluminum. Walker says U-S Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross told him the department still re...

UW Starts Accelerated Nursing Program To Deal With Shortage

The University of Wisconsin is starting an accelerated nursing program in May to deal with a statewide shortage. The Wisconsin Center for Nursing Research projects a shortage of 20-thousand nurses in ...

Eau Claire Bus System Gets $5M Federal Grant

A five-million dollar grant from the U-S Department of Transportation will be used to help pay for a new transit center and multi-purpose building in downtown Eau Claire. The complex would include two...

Driver Killed in Two-Car Crash

The Dane County Sheriff's Office is investigating a two-vehicle crash in Cross Plains that left a driver dead. A concerned citizen called to report a car driving all over County Road around 3 P-M Frid...