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State Reports Three Times As Many West Nile Cases, Three Deaths

State health officials have reported three times as many cases of the West Nile virus this year than last. Three deaths have been attributed to the mosquito borne virus statewide, as part of 36 confir...

State School Chief Must Use Opponents' Lawyers In Suit Against Him

State School Superintendent Tony Evers says he's being forced to use lawyers of his political opponents in a lawsuit against him. Governor Scott Walker has blocked Evers from hiring his own attorney t...

Cars Stolen From Rental Car Facility Near Mitchell Airport

Milwaukee police are investigating the thefts of over ten vehicles from a rental car facility near Mitchell Airport. Police say the vehicles were taken over the weekend from the Hertz Rental car lot n...

Proposed Racine Anti-Bullying Ordinance Could Bring Fines

Fines of up to one-thousand dollars could be charged to children and their parents for bullying in Racine. A Racine Common Council committee unanimously approved the proposed ordinance Tuesday. Anothe...

State Lawmaker, Two Others Interested In Open Mayoral Seat

A Wisconsin lawmaker is among three people interested in the Green Bay mayor's post, now that incumbent Jim Schmitt plans to step down. Democratic state Representative Eric Genrich says he's intereste...

Appeals Court: Gannett Not Liable For News Carrier's Injuries

A state appeals court says the Gannett media chain is not responsible for injuries that a newspaper carrier caused in a traffic crash. Maranda Lafrombois was injured on Thanksgiving Day three years ag...

Kwik Trip Could Get $21 Million In State Tax Breaks For Expansion

Kwik Trip will get up to 21-million dollars in state income tax breaks for the jobs it creates in an expansion in its hometown of La Crosse. The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation said today (...

Black Friday Still Big Despite Shoppers' Head Start

Wisconsin stores expect to be plenty busy on this Black Friday, even though an estimated 32-million bargain hunters went shopping on Thanksgiving across the U-S. Taylor Knoeck (kuh neck') of Marshfiel...

Appleton Firefighters Attempting to Raise Awareness of Holiday Fires

The Appleton Fire Department has put a wreath up on the fire station to help raise awareness of fire dangers during the holiday season. Right now the wreath is decorated with green lights, and every t...

Oshkosh Corporation Building New Headquarters, Stay in City

In the Fox Valley, the Oshkosh Corporation will build its new global headquarters in it's namesake city. Oshkosh Corporation will occupy a scenic riverfront property at the publicly owned Lakeshore Mu...