Poll: 2/3 of Wis. voters back more school funding
Posted: 4:30 PM The poll released Tuesday found 67 percent support boosting funding by 1.5 percent or more, while 22 percent would hold it steady. Seven percent prefer a decrease.
Posted: 4:30 PM The poll released Tuesday found 67 percent support boosting funding by 1.5 percent or more, while 22 percent would hold it steady. Seven percent prefer a decrease.
Posted: 4:27 PM In just a few short weeks, the jackpot has ballooned to an estimated $360 million, making it the third largest Powerball jackpot and the seventh largest jackpot ever.
Posted: 4:17 PM Witnesses say 42 year-old Eric Messing was moving a .22 caliber rifle in the home on Madison Street when he tripped. The gun fired a single round into his neck causing a non-life-threatening injury.
Posted: 3:37 PM The state Assembly has passed a bill that would allow drivers to show proof of insurance electronically.
Updated: 2:57 PM Some Wisconsin residents will see and hear loud, low-flying planes at around sunrise beginning in late May.
Updated: 6:26 PM Republican Rep. Jeff Stone's bill would ban WEDC board members and employees with a monetary interest in a contract from participating in the deal or exercising any discretion on it.
Posted: 1:15 PM A Marquette University law school poll released Tuesday says 51 percent of respondents approve of the way Gov. Scott Walker is doing his job, while 45 percent disapprove.
Updated: 1:59 PM The bill would allow anyone with a liquor license to bring civil lawsuits against underage patrons or their parent or guardians if the patrons are still minors.
Posted: 11:34 AM An affidavit filed says airport police received a threat on April 12 warning that a bomb would go off within the hour. The same day, authorities say a similar threat was phoned in to Mall of America security stating a bomb had been placed in a restroom.
Posted: 11:24 AM The National Transportation Safety Board said states should shrink the standard from the current .08 blood alcohol content to .05 as part of a series of recommendations aimed at reducing alcohol-related highway deaths.
Posted: 11:12 AM Walker commented Tuesday on the issue after he and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal sent a letter urging President Barack Obama to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the case.
Posted: 11:05 AM Walker had proposed in his budget eliminating any residency requirements statewide.
Posted: 10:58 AM An assisted living facility in Verona has been cited for failing to provide adequate supervision of an elderly resident who wandered outside and died of hypothermia.
Updated: 4:31 PM Walker met with the Dalai Lama on Tuesday morning, before the Tibetan spiritual leader was scheduled to give a speech before the Wisconsin Legislature.
Posted: 10:41 AM These fees -- along with charges for boarding early or picking prime seats -- have helped return the industry to profitability.
Posted: 10:15 AM Vernon Hershberger, of Loganville, has been charged with operating a dairy farm, dairy plant and retail food establishment without appropriate licenses.
Posted: 9:49 AM Powers of the office have greatly diminished over the past 20 years. Earlier this year the Legislature removed his power to publish bills.
Updated: 9:49 AM The St. Croix County Sheriff’s Department says Darlene Breault, 74, of Houton died at the scene. The driver of the SUV went to the hospital with unknown injuries.
Posted: 8:57 AM An unsealed FBI search warrant reveals that federal agents quickly collected evidence of Wade Michael Page's connections to white power groups.
Posted: 8:53 AM The 7-year-old, second-grade student at Downtown Montessori Academy wrote a letter to Vice President Joe Biden and other officials a few months ago with a simple idea for making the world safer.
Posted: 8:52 AM The chamber was scheduled to take up the measure Tuesday afternoon. Approval would send the proposal on to the state Senate.
Posted: 5:53 AM The Green Bay Packers have set the date for the popular intra-squad scrimmage in August.
Posted: 5:50 AM The state Assembly is poised to vote on a Republican bill that would allow bars and liquor stores to sue underage patrons or their parents for $1,000.