UNDATED (WSAU) U.S. Senator Russ Feingold is behind an effort to reclaim millions of dollars in unspent transportation funding. The Wisconsin Democrat is offering an amendment to an aviation bill in the Senate that would reclaim money that was set aside for transportation projects that haven’t moved in ...More
Wausau, Wi (WSAU) Stevens Point native and SPASH grad Suzy Favor-Hamilton will be inducted into the national Federation of State High School Associations Hall of Fame. She is the first female athlete from the state to be inducted. Favor-Hamilton is one of the greatest distance runners in US history. She ...More
UNDATED (WSAU) Wisconsin’s beer-makers want to buy their hops closer to home. And the U-W Extension will hold a workshop this month to show local farmers how it’s done. It’s set for March 27th in Black River Falls.
Wisconsin has over 60 breweries – and they generally must ...More
MADISON (WSAU) Governor Jim Doyle signed a bill yesterday that requires carbon monoxide detectors in all one-and-two family homes. They’re already mandated in larger housing units.
The law takes effect next February, and it requires C-O detectors on all floors – including basements. More than two dozen Assembly members had ...More
UNDATED (WSAU) It’s about six months until the Republican primary for governor, and both major candidates are running T-V ads.
Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker is airing his first statewide ad today. Former Congressman Mark Neumann of Nashotah has already run two ads, and will debut a third tomorrow ...More
UNDATED (WSAU) Wisconsin is going through its longest stretch of soot pollution since February of 2005. That’s according to the D-N-R, which extended an air quality watch until 11 o’clock tonight for 54-of-the-72 counties. The only ones not covered are in the far north and northeast parts of ...More
UNDATED (WSAU) A record number of cheese-makers want to be known as the world’s best.
Over 2,300 cheeses and butters have been entered in a contest held every two years by the Wisconsin Cheese-Makers’ Association. Producers from 20 countries have entered this year’s contest, to be held ...More
UNDATED (WSAU) Former Appleton fire-fighter Scott Schmidt was found guilty last night of shooting and killing his wife, and wounding his mother-in-law.
A jury of Portage County residents deliberated four hours before convicting the 39-year-old Schmidt of first-degree intentional homicide in the death of Kelly Wing Schmidt outside their home ...More
EAU CLAIRE, Wis (WSAU) Wisconsin legislators heard over 10 hours of testimony in Eau Claire yesterday on bills to allow the sale of raw milk. About 450 people attended, including busloads of supporters. Scientists, government officials, consumers, and farmers were among those testifying.
Raw milk advocates said they should have ...More
UNDATED (WSAU) About 150,000 of Wisconsin’s retired public employees will again have their monthly core payments cut. Last spring, those in the State Retirement System’s Core Fund had their payments cut for the first time ever, at just over two-percent. And for the year starting May first ...More
