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UW Superior Suspends Two Dozen Academic Programs

For the second time in three years, U-W Superior is dropping a sizable number of academic programs. The school said Tuesday that more than two dozen programs in sociology, political science, theater, ...

Two Charged In Death Of Man During Home Invasion

Prosecutors say two men high fived each other after they broke into a house and beat, bound, and smothered a 76-year-old man to death. Police say the body of Kenneth Latus was bound underneath a blank...

Settlement Reached In Wrongful Death Suit

A settlement has been reached in a wrongful death suit filed by the estate of a man killed when his motorcycle struck a cow in western Wisconsin. Fifty-six-year-old David Kelch of Arkansaw died April ...

Senate Votes To Restore Ban On Parents Hosting Teen Drinking

The Wisconsin Senate has voted to make it illegal again for parents to host drinking parties for their teens' friends. Senators approved a bill Tuesday from Racine Republican Van Wanggaard, that nulli...

Panels OK End To Mining Moratorium, Limits On Police Footage Releases

The Wisconsin Assembly is expected to vote tomorrow (Thursday) on a bill to end the state's 19-year-old moratorium on new sulfide mines. The Assembly's Labor Committee voted 6-3 Tuesday on a measure t...

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, ...