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38-Year-Old Madison Man In Trouble For Pointing Gun Over Loud Music

A 38-year-old Madison man faces a tentative charge of endangering safety by use of a dangerous weapon. Michael Enright is accused of pointing a gun at his neighbor in a dispute over loud music. A 22-y...

Wisconsin-Based Steel Company Supplying Builders Of New Stadium

A Wisconsin-based steel company is supplying some of the product used for construction of a new N-F-L stadium in Las Vegas. The Oakland Raiders are scheduled to move there in 2020. Merrill Steel in Sc...

Chippewa Falls Mother Given 3-Year Sentence

A Chippewa Falls mother has been sentenced to more than three years in jail for passing out drunk in her S-U-V, with two children in the vehicle. Lisa Badciong was originally arrested for ninth offens...

New Leader Named At Wisconsin Veterans Home In King

The Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs has named a new commandant for its veterans home at King. Richard Mapes will take over the facility which has been troubled by reports of inadequate care f...

Mercury Marine Reaches Contract Agreement With Union Workers

Fond du Lac-based Mercury Marine says it has reached a collective bargaining agreement with its union. A company announcement emphasizes its "partnership" with I-A-M-A-W Lodge 1947 which will be in ef...

Wisconsin Waits For Approval To Require Work For Medicaid Recipients

Wisconsin state officials say there is no timetable for the federal government to grant approval for its new approach to Medicaid benefits. The state would require recipients to be screened for drugs ...

Wisconsin Department Of Justice Funds Inmate Transition Program

The Wisconsin Department of Justice is working to develop a program to combat recidivism. Four counties will receive grants of $80,000 to help inmates transition back into their communities after they...

Nature Conservancy Purchases 362 Acres of Door County Land

Door County land acquired by the Nature Conservancy will be opened to the public for hunting, trapping, cross-country skiing and hiking. Conservation ecologist Mike Grimm says the 362 acres already in...

3 Men Arrested After Driving Car Into A House

Three men arrested by Madison police are accused of being involved in a shots-fired incident and a vehicle crash involving several cars and a house. No injuries were reported. Police say 28-year-old W...

Wisconsin's Open Enrollment Period For 2018-19 Begins

The Wisconsin education program which allows students to attend a school outside their home district begins with open enrollment today for the 2018-2019 academic year. The Department of Public Instruc...