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Driver Dies In Collision With Milk Truck
The Shawano County Sheriff's Office says a 19-year-old man was killed early this (Friday) morning when his car collided with a milk truck. Sheriff's investigators tell television station W-B-A-Y that ...
Oct 29, 2017
Snow, Gale Force Winds Hit Northern Wisconsin
Gale force winds precede a major snow storm in far northern Wisconsin. All four lanes of Highway Two in Ashland were closed early this (Friday) morning as waves from nearby Chequamegon (shuh wah'muh g...
Oct 28, 2017
Charities Benefit From Skydiving Crash Videos
It will be four years ago next Thursday when two skydiving planes crashed into each other above the city of Superior. Nine divers and two pilots escaped with nothing more than minor injuries -- and no...
Oct 28, 2017
Summer Visitors Spend $12 Million To Stay In State Homes Thru Airbnb
Summer visitors to Wisconsin spent 12-point-three million dollars to stay at residents' homes through the sharing service Airbnb (Air B-N-B). The company said today (Friday) that 91-thousand guests us...
Oct 28, 2017
Police: Marshfield Man Locked In Beer Cooler Broke Past Probation
A Marshfield man who got locked in a store's beer cooler reportedly violated a previous probation by drinking some of the brew that surrounded him. Police say 38-year-old Jeremy Van Ert was supposed t...
Oct 27, 2017
Dane County Asks State To End Photo ID Mandate For Voting
The County Board in Madison will ask state lawmakers to suspend Wisconsin's photo I-D requirement for voting. Supervisors on Thursday night endorsed a resolution suspending the Republican law until ch...
Oct 27, 2017
Teen Dies In Head On Crash With Milk Truck
A 19-year-old northeast Wisconsin man has died after his vehicle hit a milk truck head on. It happened about 2:30 this (Friday) morning in Shawano County, on Highway 22 between Shawano and Cecil. The ...
Oct 27, 2017
American Family Granted Appeal In Agents' Job Status
A federal appeals court is letting American Family Insurance of Madison file an immediate appeal of a ruling that the company's agents are employees and not independent contractors. In August, Distric...
Oct 27, 2017
Milwaukee Mayor: GOP Plays Favorites In Approving Sales Taxes
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett says state Republicans are playing favorites in letting some cities have local sales taxes, but not his. Barrett has asked state lawmakers to let the city hold a referendum...
Oct 27, 2017
Manitowoc Man Steals Vehicles from Holiday House
A 37- year- old Manitowoc man accused of stealing two vehicles from the Holiday House appeared for a bail hearing this afternoon (yesterday). Issac Ruesch (roosch) is charged with two counts of operat...
Oct 27, 2017