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Walker Promises To Sign Lincoln Hills Bill

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker says he will sign a bill that would close the state's juvenile prison by 2021. He may or may not get that chance. The Assembly passed it unanimously Wednesday, but Repu...

Correctional Services Company Faces Criminal Charges In Inmate Death

The Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office has charged a Florida-based correctional services company with seven misdemeanor counts of falsifying health records. Armor Correctional Health Services...

Student Charged With Snapchat Threat At Waterloo Schools

A student in the Waterloo School District is accused of sending a Snapchat to other students that read: "wonder if I could score more than 17?" Classes in the district were canceled Wednesday due to t...

City Council Members Call For Judge's Resignation

Some Onalaska City Council members are calling for the resignation of a municipal court judge in the city. Members say an independent audit showed numerous unprocessed citations and several other docu...

NEW Zoo & Adventure Park and The Brown County Parks System to Hold Job Fair

Head to the Brown County Reforestation Camp Ski Lodge in Suamico on Saturday, February 24 from 8am -12pm for the NEW Zoo & Adventure Park and Brown County Parks Department's job fair! Representati...

Wisconsin Supreme Court Affirms Man's Murder Conviction

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has rejected arguments that a Richfield man wasn't properly advised of his Miranda rights when he confessed to the strangulation his ex-girlfriend five years ago. Jessie Bl...

False Report Of School Gunman Aimed At Diverting Police Attention

Wisconsin Rapids Police say the false report of a gunman at Lincoln High School Tuesday was intended to divert the attention of authorities. Lincoln was put on lockdown after police were told a gunman...

Parents Demand Answers About Security At Madison's La Follette High School

Most of the people in the crowd filling the cafeteria at Madison's La Follette High School Tuesday night were parents concerned about safety. Madison Superintendent Jen Cheatham and La Follette Princi...

Turnout For Wisconsin Spring Primary Larger Than Normal

The weather was bad, but the state reports turnout for Tuesday's spring primary election was actually larger than normal. Nearly 12 percent of registered voters went to the polls in conditions ranging...

Bill To Fund Armed Guards At Schools Passes Assembly, Goes To Senate

Members of the Wisconsin Assembly have given approval to a bill which will help schools pay for armed guards. The legislation approved Tuesday would create a statewide grant program. The Wisconsin Sen...