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Brown County Program to Aid Urban Farmers

Brown County is working on a program, which would make UW Extension workers a simple phone call away. Brown County Executive, Troy Streckenbach stated, "There's an increase in the demand, an interest ...

Chippewa Falls Taxpayers In Favor Of Referendum

A new survey says taxpayers in Chippewa Falls are in favor of a school referendum. Some of the results of September's survey were released Monday showing that the majority of community members want to...

GOP Bill Would Let Tesla Sell Directly To Car Buyers

Two Republican state lawmakers plan to announce a bill to let Tesla sell its electric cars directly to consumers. Senator Chris Kapenga of Delafield and Representative Rob Brooks of Saukville are expe...

Several Reforms Passed in Wisconsin Expand Access to Better Paying Jobs

It was announced yesterday that the Wisconsin State Senate passed three reforms which would, according to Representative Scott Allen of Wauksha, "help improve the workforce, and expand access to good ...

Senate OKs Fentanyl Crackdown, Woodchuck Hunt, Lead Pipe Grants

The Wisconsin Senate is making it easier to convict those who add fentanyl derivatives to heroin. On a voice vote today (Tuesday), senators decided to name fentanyl analogs as a controlled substance, ...

One Crash Indirectly Causes Second Fatal Crash On I-41

A Fond du Lac man was killed after he rear ended a semitruck that was slowing down for a traffic backup caused by another crash. It happened just before six Tuesday evening on Interstate 41, about thr...

Fallout From the Fatal Accident ON Highway 57

An Appleton family had a tough decision to make last Friday after the fatal accident involving a wrong way driver. Nick and Danielle Eckes were scheduled to get married the following day, and Nick's g...

Appleton-Based Book World To Close Its 45 Stores

The Appleton-based retailer Book World says it is closing all 45 of its stores, including one in Manitowoc. Company officials say an inventory liquidation sale starts on Thursday. The stores will rema...

Fifteen Sex Offenders Arrested In Halloween Compliance Checks

Fifteen registered sex offenders have been arrested after officers checked their homes in Milwaukee and Racine counties. The purpose was to make sure they stayed away from kids on Halloween. Officials...

Study: Wisconsin Hospitals Greatly Improve Patient Safety

Wisconsin hospital patients are a lot safer now than five years ago. That's according to the Washington group Leapfrog, which rates the Badger State the sixth best for hospital patient safety. That's ...