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Milwaukee Alderman Wants Faster Action On Amtrak Expansion

Milwaukee Alderman Bob Bauman is calling on state officials to speed up the expansion for Amtrak's Hiawatha line between Milwaukee and Chicago so it can better serve the Foxconn plant. Bauman says ins...

Democrats Say Walker's Tax Cut Plan Is Election Year Gimmick

Democrats in the Wisconsin Legislature are taking pot-shots at a plan announced Thursday by Governor Scott Walker and Assembly Republicans. It would provide a $100 a-child tax rebate in July and a sal...

Mayo Clinic Expanding to Hudson

The Mayo Clinic has plans to expand its presence on the edge of the Twin Cities market in western Wisconsin. Rochester, Minnesota-based Mayo proposes a 100-thousand-square foot medical facility in Hud...

UW President Calls for Zero Tolerance in Sexual Abuse Cases

University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross says campuses must have zero-tolerance for cases of sexual abuse and harassment. The Board of Regents adopted a policy on abuse and harassment in 201...

Amtrak Considers Addition Of 3 Roundtrips, Milwaukee-To-Chicago

Transportation officials say the addition of three daily round trips between Milwaukee and Chicago would serve the massive Foxconn presence as its plant begins operations in Mount Pleasant. Foxconn an...

Crime Takes A Bite Out Of Police Officer

What started out as a three-vehicle accident in Stoughton Thursday afternoon, ended with a Chicago man in custody and a police officer suffering a bite wound. The head-on collision on U-S Highway 51 w...

New York Man Admits Using Facebook For Relationship With Wisconsin Teen

A convicted rapist admits he drove 17 hours from his New York home to meet an underage Wisconsin girl for sex. Forty-five-year-old James Huskisson told investigators he used Facebook to start a relati...

U-W Votes To Raise Nonresident, Graduate Tuition Rates At 3 Schools

University of Wisconsin System leaders have approved a tuition rate increase for nonresident and graduate students at three schools. The U-W Board of Regents voted Friday to raise rates at U-W-Eau Cla...

Wisconsin FFA Foundation Opens Chapter Grant Applications

The Wisconsin FFA Foundation has opened the application period for the 2018 Chapter Grants. Four opportunities are available to FFA chapters around the state due to generous funding from Foundation sp...

Grothman Supports Bipartisan Budget

Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) earlier this week supported the Bipartisan Budget Act. The two-year budget agreement includes funding for items like disaster relief, infrastructure and a lon...