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Legendary Madison Restaurant Closing Its Doors

One of Wisconsin's most recognizable restaurants will close its doors after 55 years in business. Ella's Deli in Madison got attention for its outdoor children's carousel. Ella's opened for business i...

Milwaukee Red Cross Rescinds Controversial Policy

Responding to a fierce backlash, the Milwaukee Red Cross has officially rescinded a new policy preventing volunteers from going to fire scenes in 10 zip codes. Fire victims had been asked to meet volu...

University Of Wisconsin Scores $7M Grant For Tobacco Study

The Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention at the University of Wisconsin will be looking for smokers to take part in a new study. The Madison school has received a seven-million-dollar grant fr...

Spectrum Brands Selling Battery-Appliance Businesses

It isn't clear yet how plans by Spectrum Brands to sell its battery and appliance businesses might affect its 12-hundred Wisconsin employees. The Rayovac battery business was started in Madison more t...

Contraband At Mitchell International Makes TSA Top-10 List

Transportation Security Administration agents say they encounter some dangerous and strange things at checkpoints. A find at Milwaukee's Mitchell International Airport has made the T-S-A's top-10 list...

Superior Woman Given 1 Year In Prison For Child Abuse

A 42-year-old Superior woman has been given a one-year prison sentence for abusing a child and a vulnerable adult. Tammi-Jo Abena Asamoah-Asano was sentenced last month in Douglas County Circuit Court...

Northern Wisconsin Man Who Went Missing Has Been Found Dead

A northern Wisconsin man who went missing two weeks ago has been found dead. Wayne Valliere Junior was reported missing December 29th, but he was last seen about a week before that. Authorities haven'...

Power Crews Work Overnight To Restore Electrical Service In Kenosha

We Energies reports power has been restored to 19-thousand customers in Kenosha who were left in the dark and cold by an outage Wednesday. At least three warming centers had been opened for people lef...

Gov. Walker Announces Plan To Close Lincoln Hills, Reform Juvenile Corrections

Governor Scott Walker says he has a plan to reform the state's juvenile corrections system by closing the troubled Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake youth facility in northern Wisconsin and moving juvenil...

Wisconsin Joins List Of States Where People Are Moving Out

Wisconsin is one of the 10 states where United Van Lines reports more people are moving out than are moving in. The company's annual movers study was released this week. It shows Americans are moving ...