Articles tagged with state

Mon, May 21, 2012

Out-of-state money dominates recall race

UNDATED (WSAU) A watchdog group says out-of-state money is fueling the governor’s recall election like none other in Wisconsin history. The Wisconsin Democracy ...

Sun, May 20, 2012

Insight: China pays high price to spare state firm from bankruptcy

By Gabriel Wildau and Carrie Ho

WEIFANG, China (Reuters) - The Chinese official was adamant the city of Weifang would keep its rayon factory open ...

Sun, May 20, 2012

China state-run businesses to invest 350 billion yuan in Chongqing

BEIJING (Reuters) - Thirty of China's biggest state-owned businesses have signed contracts worth about 350 billion yuan ($55.3 billion) with the southwestern municipality ...

Fri, May 18, 2012

Maryland OKs out-of-state gay couple's right to divorce

By Lily Kuo

State employee pensions to cost California $3.7 billion

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California will pay about $3.7 billion for state employees' pension in its next fiscal year, more than it now pays ...

Wed, May 16, 2012

U.S. sets deadline for proposals on state healthcare exchanges

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration forged ahead with healthcare reforms on Wednesday, announcing a November 16 deadline for state governments to submit proposals showing ...

Wed, May 16, 2012

MADISON (WSAU) Governor Scott Walker’s administration released its own figures yesterday showing that Wisconsin gained 23,000 public-and-private jobs during 2011. Democrat Tom ...

Tue, May 15, 2012

Washington state woman pleads guilty in son's school shooting

By Nicole Neroulias

SEATTLE (Reuters) - A Washington state woman pleaded guilty on Tuesday to weapons charges stemming from her 9-year-old son's accidental shooting ...

Tue, May 15, 2012

Analysis: State income up in April, but may not be enough

By Lisa Lambert and Karen Pierog

(Reuters) - Personal income tax collections in states in April might have grown an average of more than 7 ...

Tue, May 15, 2012

UNDATED (WSAU) Eighteen Wisconsin state parks are adding electricity to a number of their campsites. The state D-N-R says it’s part of a ...

Mon, May 07, 2012

Hank Aaron State Trail gets new sculpture

MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - A popular state recreation trail in Milwaukee is about to get a new sculpture.

Peter Flanery of Mineral Point created the art ...

Mon, May 07, 2012

Hungary plans three-year, 15 billion euro IMF deal: state sec

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary is seeking 15 billion euros in international loans over three years to stabilize its economy, a senior government official said on ...

Sat, May 05, 2012

More Penn State child sex abuse accusers: defense

By Dave Warner

(Reuters) - There may be more accusers than originally thought in the Penn State University scandal involving former assistant football coach Jerry ...

Fri, May 04, 2012

Dead bird hotline activated

Deadly bombs in Syria's Idlib target security

By Oliver Holmes

Kentucky judge orders state to consider single-drug executions

By Steve Robrahn

LOUISVILLE, Ky (Reuters) - A Kentucky judge ordered state officials to consider using a single drug to carry out executions instead of ...

Thu, April 26, 2012

At U.S. State Department, kids get sex scandal primer

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Children participating in the State Department's "Take Your Child to Work" day event on Thursday were treated to a discussion of ...

Thu, April 26, 2012

By Dave Warner

(Reuters) - The estate of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno has received more than $5.5 million from the university ...

Fri, April 20, 2012

State issues 100,000 concealed carry permits

MADISON (WSAU) Wisconsin will print its 100-thousandth concealed weapons’ permit this morning.

Attorney General J-B Van Hollen will mark the occasion by holding a ...

Fri, April 20, 2012

Some state Justice Department employees get pay raises

MADISON (WSAU) Wisconsin’s attorney general is defending almost $300,000 in merit pay increases for 93 state Justice Department employees. Spokeswoman Dana Brueck ...

Thu, April 19, 2012

Badger state records net loss of 4,300 jobs, 1st monthly job loss for year

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsin has recorded its first monthly private-sector job loss of the year. Workforce Development officials issued preliminary data showing that 4 ...

Thu, April 19, 2012

2nd round of Medicaid fraud charges filed against man getting funds for state group

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - A second round of Medicaid fraud charges has been filed against a man accused of falsely receiving government funds for a ...

Thu, April 19, 2012

NY state sues Sprint for more than $300 million over taxes

By Karen Freifeld

(Reuters) - The state of New York on Thursday sued Sprint Nextel Corp for more than $300 million, accusing the company of ...

Thu, April 19, 2012

Poll: GOP candidates hold advantage in State Senate recalls

UNDATED (WSAU) A new poll shows that Republicans have big leads in three-of-the-four Wisconsin Senate recall elections in early June – and the fourth race ...

Wed, April 18, 2012

California's "Princeton of Pot" reopens in bare-bones state

By Laird Harrison

OAKLAND, California (Reuters) - A California school known as the "Princeton of Pot" has reopened after a federal raid, but with a ...

Wed, April 18, 2012

School layoffs increase this year

MADISON, Wis. (WRN) – Nearly three out of every school districts in Wisconsin cut teachers and staff this year, according to new figures released today ...

Tue, April 17, 2012

Arizona governor vetoes bill allowing guns in state buildings

By David Schwartz

PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona Governor Jan Brewer on Tuesday vetoed a controversial bill that would have allowed people to tote guns into ...

Tue, April 17, 2012

State Capitol police chief Tubbs named Dane County emergency management coordinator

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The State Capitol police chief who kept control during last year’s massive pro-union demonstrations is moving on – but not very ...

Tue, April 17, 2012

Vinehout unveils plan to comprehensive plan for state if elected Governor

One of the four Democrats in the governor’s recall election unveiled a comprehensive plan today to review the state’s tax structure, restore ...

Tue, April 17, 2012

New Mexico tourism officials fight state's dull reputation

MILWAUKEE (WSAU) Democrats and Hispanics have scored a victory in one of Wisconsin’s final re-districting disputes. Yesterday three federal judges re-drew the boundaries ...

Wed, April 11, 2012

Empire State Building paid $10 million for REIT fees

By Ilaina Jonas

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The plan to form a publicly traded property company with the Empire State Building as the centerpiece cost ...

Wed, April 11, 2012

Washington state lawmakers pass budget proposals

(Reuters) - Lawmakers in Washington state passed supplemental operating and capital budgets on Wednesday that they say will preserve funding for education and launch about ...

Tue, April 10, 2012

State Street's Connecticut FX trades under review

BOSTON (Reuters) - Connecticut's attorney general plans to review foreign exchange trades State Street Corp made on behalf of the state's $25 billion ...

Tue, April 10, 2012

Gun owners seek end to state barriers to concealed weapons

By Marilyn W. Thompson and Donna Smith

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ryan Jerome took his .45-caliber Ruger with him to Manhattan last September and thought he ...

Mon, April 09, 2012

Judge in Penn State abuse case issues "gag" order

(Reuters) - The judge overseeing former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky's child sex abuse trial has barred attorneys involved from speaking to ...

Mon, April 09, 2012

State writes off $30-million in unpaid taxes

UNDATED (WSAU) Most Wisconsinites who still owe 2011 income taxes plan to square up before next Tuesday's deadline. But about 2,300 delinquent ...

Mon, April 09, 2012

Walker criticized for disallowing sex-discrimination lawsuits in state court

UNDATED (WSAU) The chair of the Democratic National Committee slammed Wisconsin's governor on Easter Sunday for repealing the state's Equal Pay Enforcement ...

Fri, April 06, 2012

UNDATED (WSAU) Lottery players are not the only ones licking their chops over tonight’s $540-million Mega Millions’ jackpot. State governments would get millions ...

Thu, March 29, 2012

Sandusky Penn State sex abuse trial delayed

By Ian Simpson

(Reuters) - A Pennsylvania court on Thursday ordered the start of the child sex abuse trial of former Penn State football coach ...

Wed, March 28, 2012

Detroit City Council to consider proposed state pact

DETROIT (Reuters) - The Detroit City Council will see a draft on Thursday of the proposed agreement with the state of Michigan to stabilize the ...

Wed, March 28, 2012

Detroit City Council to vote Monday on state pact: spokeswoman

DETROIT (Reuters) - The Detroit City Council will see a draft on Thursday of the proposed agreement with the state of Michigan to stabilize the ...

Wed, March 28, 2012

High court may hear voter ID appeal

MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – A state appeals court has asked the Supreme Court to decide if Wisconsin’s photo I-D law for voting should be ...

Tue, March 27, 2012

State math scores up, reading down

MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – Students at Wisconsin’s tax-funded schools kept doing better in math this year than last – but their reading scores are down ...

Sun, March 25, 2012

By Laura Zuckerman

SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - An Idaho Senate committee on Thursday nixed a measure that would have banned the use of tanning beds ...

Fri, March 23, 2012

State officials call photos on ID's used for BadgerCare, FoodShare expensive

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - State officials say it would be expensive – and maybe impractical – to put photos on the cards people use to get government ...

Fri, March 23, 2012

Former state senator says politics involved in drunk driving charge

FOND du LAC, Wis (WSAU) One of two Wisconsin senators who were recalled last summer said politics played a role in his drunk driving ...

Fri, March 23, 2012

Idaho state Senate panel nixes teen tan ban

By Laura Zuckerman

SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - An Idaho Senate committee on Thursday nixed a measure that would have banned the use of tanning beds ...

Thu, March 22, 2012

Judicial panel to investigate recall-signing judges

MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – The state Judicial Commission plans to meet April 27th to decide whether to investigate Dane County Circuit Judge David Flanagan, to ...

Thu, March 22, 2012

State jobless rate held steady in February

MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – Wisconsin added about four-thousand private sector jobs last month, while the state’s unemployment rate stayed the same as in January ...

Thu, March 22, 2012

Ernst & Young suit over Lehman heads to state court

By Jessica Dye

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A lawsuit from New York's attorney general accusing accounting firm Ernst & Young LLP of helping to hide financial problems at Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. has been sent from federal court to the New York state court where it was originally filed.

U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan said in a ruling Thursday that the lawsuit, which alleges that Ernst & Young conspired with Lehman in a scheme to shuffle tens of billions of dollars from its balance sheets in order to boost the appearance of Lehman's liquidity, does not fall under federal jurisdiction.

"This action therefore will be remanded whence it came," Kaplan wrote, referring to the Manhattan state court where the lawsuit was initially filed by New York's then-Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.

The lawsuit is one of the first major government legal action stemming from Lehman's 2008 bankruptcy filing. In it, New York prosecutors cite violations of the Martin Act, a 90-year-old state law that gives regulators broad enforcement authority over securities fraud.

After the lawsuit was filed in December 2010, Ernst & Young moved it to federal court in Manhattan. While Cuomo's successor, Eric Schneiderman, initially opposed the move, the state later dropped its objections.

The case has been consolidated with 47 others related to the Lehman collapse. Sending it back to state court may make the discovery process less efficient, Kaplan wrote.

"But the court nonetheless has come to the view that remand of this action is the only course open to it in the present posture of this case," Kaplan wrote.

The lawsuit seeks to recoup the $150 million in fees that Ernst & Young earned as Lehman's auditor from 2001 until its bankruptcy filing in 2008.

Ernst & Young has denied it acted improperly and said that Lehman's accounting complied with national standards. In his ruling, Kaplan noted that whether Ernst & Young complied with national accounting standards was the sole federal-law question in the attorney general's lawsuit.

But Kaplan found that the state "may obtain all the relief it seeks" without reaching the question of whether Ernst & Young violated those standards.

"We are disappointed by the court's ruling, and we are reviewing it," Ernst & Young spokesman Charlie Perkins said in a statement. "We will continue to vigorously defend ourselves in the matter."

A spokesman for the New York Attorney General did not immediately return a request for comment Thursday.

The case is New York v. Ernst & Young LLP, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York No. 11-00384.

(Reporting by Jessica Dye; Editing by Gary Hill)

Thu, March 22, 2012

Penn State coach asks judge to throw out his child abuse case

By Mark Shade

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Jerry Sandusky's lawyer on Thursday asked a judge to dismiss all 52 child abuse charges against him ...

Thu, March 22, 2012

Ex-Milwaukee child care operator pleads guilty to fraud of state, fed programs

MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - A former Milwaukee child care operator has agreed to plead guilty to federal fraud, theft, and conspiracy charges.

34-year-old Latasha Jackson entered ...

Thu, March 22, 2012

Howards Grove, Oostburg Girls Head To State

MADISON, WI (WHBL) - Four games are on tap for today, as the state girls’ high school basketball tournament opens at the Kohl Center in ...

Thu, March 22, 2012

Sony to sell chemical business to Japan state bank

TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp <6758.T> said on Thursday that it will sell off part of a chemical and device subsidiary that makes films and adhesives ...

Wed, March 21, 2012

Washington state health officials appeal contraception ruling

By Nicole Neroulias

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Washington state health officials asked an appeals court on Wednesday to reinstate a rule requiring that pharmacists dispense emergency ...

Wed, March 21, 2012

Texas' 2011 drought costliest in state history: researchers

By Jim Forsyth

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Texas agriculture producers lost $7.62 billion to the state's 2011 drought, which experts said makes it ...

Wed, March 21, 2012

State officials add 3 more counties to gypsy moth quarantine list

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Three more counties are being added to a state quarantine list for the leaf-killing gypsy moth.

Ashland, Clark, and Bayfield counties ...

Tue, March 20, 2012

Florida state workers face random drug tests under new law

(Reuters) - Florida Governor Rick Scott has signed a law allowing state employees to be randomly tested for drugs, a measure likely to draw a ...

Tue, March 20, 2012

UNDATED, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s deer trustee will hold six town hall meetings next month, to get public input on the way the state ...

Tue, March 20, 2012

Florida state workers face random drug tests under new law

(Reuters) - Florida Governer Rick Scott has signed as expected a law allowing state employees to be randomly tested for illegal drugs, a measure likely ...

Tue, March 20, 2012

Top court rejects state damages in medical leave case

By James Vicini

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that states cannot be sued for money damages for violating a key provision ...

Tue, March 20, 2012

Indiana governor names new secretary of state

By Susan Guyett

INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels appointed a Republican lawmaker who served as majority floor leader in the state Senate as ...

Fri, March 16, 2012

Prosecutors seek more information in Penn State scandal, school says

By Dave Warner

By Karen Pierog and John D. Stoll

DETROIT (Reuters) - Governor Rick Snyder continued his push for a consent agreement to save Detroit from the ...

Tue, March 13, 2012

State prisoner's conviction upheld, set-up long distance phone scam

MILWAUKEE, WI (WTAQ) - An appeals court has upheld the conviction of a state prisoner who set up a phone scam while behind bars. Milwaukee ...

Tue, March 13, 2012

State officials continue effort to help veterans find jobs

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - State officials are promising a new effort to help veterans find jobs, and get education and health care benefits.

Lieutenant ...

Mon, March 12, 2012

Threatening letters suspect appears in court in Washington state

TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - A man suspected of sending about 100 threatening letters to members of Congress and the media last month made his first ...

Mon, March 12, 2012

AG Van Hollen will appeal 2nd court ruling striking down state's voter ID law

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s attorney general says he’ll appeal Monday’s court ruling that permanently struck down the state’s photo ID ...

Mon, March 12, 2012

GAB: Recalls move forward against four state senators

MADISON (WSAU) The Wisconsin elections’ panel ordered recall elections today for four Republican state senators. The Government Accountability Board agreed that there are enough ...

Sun, March 11, 2012

Florida passes bill to test state workers for drugs

By Michael Peltier

TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - Florida lawmakers on Friday approved a measure allowing state agency heads to randomly test employees for illegal drugs ...

Sun, March 11, 2012

Michigan State wins the Big Ten Championship with 68-64 win over Ohio State

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (WKZO) The Michigan State Spartans redeemed themselves for a late season losss to the Ohio State Buckeyes Sunday in Indianapolis. The Spartans ...

Sun, March 11, 2012

State DHS wants public to report suspected public assistance fraud

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - If you know of, or suspect, public assistance fraud, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services wants to report your suspicions online ...

Sun, March 11, 2012

UAE developers Aldar, Sorouh eye state-backed merger

By Praveen Menon

DUBAI (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi's struggling developer Aldar Properties may merge with local rival Sorouh Real Estate in a state-backed tie-up ...

Sun, March 11, 2012

MADISON (WSAU) Former prosecutor Ken Kratz will have a chance to make his case later this year, as the State Supreme Court considers suspending ...

Fri, March 09, 2012

State education officials disallow test results from Green Bay school

UNDATED (WSAU) State education officials have thrown out the results of a standardized math test in a Green Bay school where a former principal ...

Fri, March 09, 2012

Syrian army must pull back first under Annan plan

By Erika Solomon and Douglas Hamilton

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian artillery hit parts of Homs city and at least 37 people were killed in clashes ...

Thu, March 08, 2012

Washington state launches online sale of liquor stores

By Laura L. Myers

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Washington state launched an online auction on Thursday of its 167 state-run liquor stores, which are slated for ...

Thu, March 08, 2012

State added 12,500 jobs in January

MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – Wisconsin's jobless rate fell in January to its lowest level in three years.

The seasonally adjusted jobless rate went from ...

Wed, March 07, 2012

Walker: Killing mining bill a "huge mistake"

SCHOFIELD, Wis. (WSAU) – Governor Walker is calling the state Senate's decision Tuesday to kill a mining bill a “huge mistake” that will cost ...

Wed, March 07, 2012

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin Assembly will be asked Tuesday to give final legislative approval to lifting the enrollment caps on the state’s ...

Tue, March 06, 2012

Mining bill approved in committee; likely to fall short in State Senate vote

MADISON (WSAU) Wisconsin senators are scheduled to vote today on a new version of state mining regulations, even though it does not appear to ...

Mon, March 05, 2012

State Dems file complaint against David Koch for unfair support of Gov. Walker

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsin Democrats have filed a complaint against billionaire businessman David Koch, saying he’s using his tax-exempt status to help Governor ...

Sat, March 03, 2012

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin Senate Republican who broke ranks with his party and tried to kill the Assembly’s mining bill says he ...

Fri, March 02, 2012

Delaware governor says gay marriage is "inevitable" in his state

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Gay marriage in Delaware is inevitable, the state's Governor Jack Markell said on Friday, a day after neighboring Maryland became ...

Fri, March 02, 2012

Report: No state level checkup on local complaint system for public workers

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s local governments and school districts are supposed to have new systems in place by now to hear complaints from ...

Thu, March 01, 2012

Eight alleged Penn State victims say abused on campus

By Mark Shade

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Eight of the 10 men who prosecutors contend were sexually abused by former Penn State assistant coach Jerry ...

Thu, March 01, 2012

Sandusky's alleged victims say abuse occurred on Penn State

By Mark Shade

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Eight of the ten men who complain they were sexually abused by former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky ...

Wed, February 29, 2012

State Supreme Court to decide DNR's authority to set water levels

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether the state DNR has the authority to set water levels on Lake ...

Wed, February 29, 2012

Greece invites bids for state gas group DEPA

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece has invited bids for state-owned gas company DEPA, as it moves ahead with a privatization program targeted to raise 19 billion ...

Tue, February 28, 2012

Students in Washington state town evacuated over threat

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Authorities evacuated some 900 students from a three-school compound in a small town in central Washington state and shut down a highway ...

Tue, February 28, 2012

State supreme court closes administrative sessions

MADISON (WSAU) Wisconsinites will no longer get to see their Supreme Court justices discuss the way they set their policies. The court’s four-member ...

Mon, February 27, 2012

BofA $8.5 billion deal returned to NY state court

By Karen Freifeld

(Reuters) - Bank of America Corp won a victory when a U.S. appeals court ruled that a proposed $8.5 billion ...

Mon, February 27, 2012

China's State Grid in talks to buy AES' U.S. wind assets:sources

By Wan Xu and Don Durfee

BEIJING (Reuters) - State Grid Corp of China has had talks with U.S. power firm AES Corp about ...

Sun, February 26, 2012

Badgers Head To Ohio State

COLUMBUS, OH (WHBL) - Wisconsin travels to Columbus to play Ohio State in the final road game of the season this afternoon. The Badgers are ...

Sun, February 26, 2012

Badgers set sights on Buckeyes

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSAU) – Wisconsin travels to Columbus to play Ohio State in the final road game of the season this afternoon. Tipoff is at ...

Sun, February 26, 2012

Bill would legalize bail bondsmen

MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – Efforts to legalize the bail bonds business will be coming before Wisconsin legislators soon.

A public hearing scheduled last week was ...

Sat, February 25, 2012

Broncos shake Saturday slump; shutout #1 Ferris State

Note: For the latest WMU scores, text BRONCOS to 80373

BIG RAPIDS, MI (WKZO) – Frank Slubowski was the star Saturday, stopping all 25 Bulldog ...

Sat, February 25, 2012

2nd New York state judge upholds fracking ban in towns

By Dan Wiessner

ALBANY, New York (Reuters) - A New York state judge on Friday upheld an upstate community's ban on gas drilling, marking ...

Sat, February 25, 2012

LISTEN: Broncos and Bulldogs wrap up CCHA regular season

BIG RAPIDS, MI (WKZO) -- Last night, Western Michigan honored their senior skaters and emerged victorious by way of a 7 round shoot out at ...

Sat, February 25, 2012

Decision on constitutionality of state redistricting maps in coming weeks

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The three-judge panel hearing testimony on the state’s new election maps says it will have a written decision in the ...

Fri, February 24, 2012

Mining compromise could cost Gogebic Taconite $172 million

MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – Wisconsin’s largest business group said the developers of a proposed iron ore mine would have to pay $172 million a ...

Fri, February 24, 2012

Federal authorities seek Penn State records on Sandusky

By Dave Warner

Assembly approves moving to GAAP use in state budgets

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsin would have to use generally-accepted accounting principles in adopting its state budgets under a measure passed Tuesday night.

The Assembly ...

Tue, February 21, 2012

State no-call list could include text messages in bill up for vote in Assembly

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsin's popular do not call list for telemarketers would be extended to text messages, under a bill up for approval ...

Tue, February 21, 2012

Democratic state lawmakers want probe into Milwaukee Archdiocese sex offenses

MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - Nine Democratic state lawmakers have asked the Justice Department to investigate an attorney's claim that eight-thousand sex offenses were committed by ...

Tue, February 21, 2012

Lawmakers call for state investigation into church sex-abuse

MADISON (WSAU) Nine Democratic state lawmakers have asked the Justice Department to investigate an attorney's claim that eight-thousand sex offenses were committed by ...

Mon, February 20, 2012

Badgers Beat Penn State

MADISON, WI (WHBL) - The Wisconsin men’s basketball team has won 20 games for the sixth straight year, after getting by Penn State 65-55 ...

Sun, February 19, 2012

Badgers Host Penn State

MADISON, WI (WHBL) - The Wisconsin Badgers look to bounce back from a 69-55 loss to Michigan State, as they host Penn State this afternoon ...

Sat, February 18, 2012

Western Michigan falls in Bracketbuster play to North Dakota State

FARGO, ND (WKZO) – Matt Stainbrook recorded a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds, but it would not be enough to overcome a strong ...

Sat, February 18, 2012

BP idles large Washington state refinery after fire

By Erwin Seba and Katherine Luck

HOUSTON/SEATTLE (Reuters) - BP Plc idled production at its Cherry Point refinery in Washington state on Saturday, a ...

Fri, February 17, 2012

Hearing on mining permit reforms

MADISON (WSAU) Mining will take center stage at the State Capitol today, when the Legislature’s Finance Committee holds a public hearing on a ...

Thu, February 16, 2012

WIAA board endorses PMI offer for state basketball tourney at Resch Center

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin high school basketball tournaments are one step away from being moved to Green Bay.

The WIAA’s Board of ...

Thu, February 16, 2012

Milwaukee businessman named to state commerce committees

MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) - A former C-E-O of one of Milwaukee’s biggest industries will head Governor Scott Walker’s Office of Business Development.

Tim ...

Thu, February 16, 2012

Analysis: Putin's state sector crackdown short on substance

By Jason Bush

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin has ordered Russia's state firms to clean up their act, but without fundamental reforms he may ...

Wed, February 15, 2012

New York state owes poor schools $5.5 billion: advocates

(Reuters) - Education advocates on Wednesday pushed New York State to increase funding for schools in impoverished areas in the budget for the new fiscal ...

Wed, February 15, 2012

Clinton says move to World Bank "not happening": State Dept

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has confirmed that she has no intention of becoming a candidate to head the World Bank following ...

Wed, February 15, 2012

Pair of election-related bill passed in state Senate

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Republican state senators have approved two more election-related bills – and both were passed Tuesday with no support from Democrats.

One measure ...

Wed, February 15, 2012

BOSTON (Reuters) - Point State Capital, one of last year's most celebrated new hedge funds, for the first time has revealed what it owns ...

Tue, February 14, 2012

Empire State Building hosts first same-sex weddings

By Patricia Reaney

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lucky couples have been married each year on Valentine Day's on the top of the Empire State ...

Tue, February 14, 2012

State Senate to consider pair of air pollution bills

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The state Senate will consider two bills Tuesday to relax air pollution rules.

One would prohibit the DNR from requiring permits ...

Tue, February 14, 2012

State of Arizona and centenarian turn 100 together

By Jennifer Griffith

SAFFORD, Arizona (Reuters) - The state of Arizona and spirited senior Lavona Jones Evans both have a reason to celebrate on Tuesday ...

Tue, February 14, 2012

Egypt state press escalates dispute over U.S. NGOs

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian state-run newspapers escalated a dispute with the United States over an inquiry into civil society groups on Tuesday by splashing across ...

Mon, February 13, 2012

By Aman Ali

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York state gunman with a grudge against the mayor of Middletown stormed a courthouse on Wednesday ...

Wed, February 08, 2012

Gay marriage wins final legislative approval in Washington state

By Nicole Neroulias

OLYMPIA, Wash (Reuters) - A bill to legalize gay marriage in Washington state won final legislative approval on Wednesday in a largely ...

Wed, February 08, 2012

Jerry Sandusky asks for local jury

HARRISBURG, PA (WKZO) -- Former Penn State defensive coordinatorJerry Sandusky has requested that the jury selected for his trial come from Centre County, the community ...

Wed, February 08, 2012

Dem State Sen. Vinehout announces bid for Governor in possible recall

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - A western Wisconsin legislator has become the second Democrat to announce her candidacy for governor.

State Senator Kathleen Vinehout of Alma ...

Wed, February 08, 2012

Washington state House poised to pass gay marriage bill

By Nicole Neroulias

SEATTLE (Reuters) - The Washington state House of Representatives was expected to endorse gay marriage on Wednesday in a vote that would ...

Tue, February 07, 2012

Washington state same-sex marriage supporters cheer court ruling

By Nicole Neroulias

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Gay marriage proponents in the Pacific Northwest cheered a U.S. court ruling on Tuesday that overturned a California ...

Tue, February 07, 2012

Dozens sickened at Washington state cheerleading competition

By Laura Myers

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Washington state health officials said on Tuesday they were investigating a possible intestinal illness outbreak that hit hundreds of ...

Mon, February 06, 2012

Father in Washington state house blast left farewell message

By Laura L. Myers

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Josh Powell, in a farewell voicemail message left for relatives before he triggered a fiery blast that killed ...

Mon, February 06, 2012

Oklahoma governor plans to cut state income taxes

By Steve Olafson

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma (Reuters) - Oklahoma's Republican governor announced a plan on Monday to dramatically cut state income tax rates and ...

Mon, February 06, 2012

State elections board to vote on outside group challenges to recall petitions

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - If a state elections official has his way, outside groups would not be able to challenge improper recall petitions that they ...

Mon, February 06, 2012

State open enrollment period begins today

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Parents who want to send their kids outside their home school districts can start applying Monday.

It’s the first day ...

Mon, February 06, 2012

One year later, lower-paid state workers feel pinch of CB law

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - It was a year ago this week when Governor Scott Walker proposed his landmark legislation that virtually eliminated public union bargaining ...

Mon, February 06, 2012

New tax form reminding folks to pay sales tax from out-of-state purchases

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The state has a new income tax form that reminds people to pay sales taxes for what they buy from out-of-state ...

Fri, February 03, 2012

MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – If you're going to celebrate the Super Bowl this weekend, the State Patrol doesn't want you to drink and ...

Thu, February 02, 2012

Group opposes plan to make "Toto" breed Kansas state dog

By Kevin Murphy

KANSAS CITY, Kansas (Reuters) - An animal rights group is objecting to proposed Kansas legislation that would make the Cairn terrier the ...

Thu, February 02, 2012

MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – State Senator Tim Cullen said Wednesday that he will no longer seek the Democratic nomination for governor in a recall election ...

Wed, February 01, 2012

UNIVERSITY PARK, PA (WHBL) - The Wisconsin men’s basketball team moved into sole possession of second place in the Big Ten Tuesday night, after ...

Tue, January 31, 2012

Badgers Are At Penn State Tonight

UNIVERSITY PARK, PA (WHBL) - The Wisconsin men's basketball team takes a five-game winning streak into Penn State tonight. The 19th-ranked Badgers are now ...

Tue, January 31, 2012

State considers home-brew changes

UNDATED (WSAU) A public hearing will be held Tuesday on a bill let Wisconsin home-brewers take small amounts of their beer-and-wines outside their homes ...

Mon, January 30, 2012

Report: Accused embezzler Tim Russell misused state tax dollars in '93

MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - One of the former Walker aides accused of embezzling money two years ago reportedly misused tax dollars in a state government job ...

Sat, January 28, 2012

With instability at home, Yemeni chief arrives in U.S.

By Daniel Trotta

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Barely clinging to power, Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh arrived in the United States on Saturday, apparently to ...

Fri, January 27, 2012

Washington state marijuana legalization headed for ballot

By Alex Dobuzinskis

(Reuters) - Supporters of legalizing marijuana for recreational use have submitted enough signatures to put the matter to voters in Washington state ...

Fri, January 27, 2012

Fitch warns Washington state over budget gap

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - On the heels of a warning on Friday by Fitch Ratings that it could lower its rating on Washington state's ...

Fri, January 27, 2012

Romney, in comeback, has narrow Maine caucus win

By Ros Krasny

PORTLAND, Maine (Reuters) - Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney grabbed back some momentum after midweek losses in three states, scoring a narrow ...

Fri, January 27, 2012

State Superintendent calls on Assembly to take up bill to stop voucher expansion

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - State school Superintendent Tony Evers has asked the Assembly to pass a bill that prevents the expansion of tax-funded vouchers for ...

Fri, January 27, 2012

WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin's congressional Democrats said they appreciated President Obama's vow to revive manufacturing in his State of the Union ...

Wed, January 25, 2012

State Dept. says Keystone bill raises legal questions

By Roberta Rampton

Four ...

Thu, January 19, 2012

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The State Department has not made a decision on TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline, department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said in a briefing ...

Mon, January 16, 2012

State Senators to consider changes to student open enrollment law

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsin senators will again consider some changes tomorrow to the state’s open enrollment law, the so-called “public school choice” program ...

Mon, January 16, 2012

(Reuters) - Legendary Penn State University football coach Joe Paterno, fired in the fallout from the school's child sex abuse scandal, was hospitalized on ...

Fri, January 13, 2012

Mining bill vote delayed

MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – The state Assembly will not vote next week on the controversial mining bill.

Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald’s office says the vote ...

Fri, January 13, 2012

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Governor Scott Walker says he wants to let Wisconsin's specialty meat plants sell their products in other states for the ...

Thu, January 12, 2012

U.S. slaps sanctions on China state energy trader over Iran

By Andrew Quinn

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on China's state-run Zhuhai Zhenrong Corp, which it said was Iran ...

Thu, January 12, 2012

Penn State president faces angry alumni amid scandal

By Alexis Kunsak

PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - Pennsylvania State University President Rodney Erickson told a meeting of hundreds of often angry alumni on Wednesday that the ...

Wed, January 11, 2012

Former Penn State athletic director has cancer

By Alexis Kunsak

PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - Former Penn State University Athletic Director Tim Curley, who faces perjury charges stemming from the child sex abuse scandal ...

Wed, January 11, 2012

New investment company sought to run state's college savings program

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsin is looking for a new investment company to run its two college savings’ programs. The firm of Wells Fargo Fund ...

Wed, January 11, 2012

Former Penn State athletic director has cancer

By Alexis Kunsak

PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - Former Penn State University Athletic Director Tim Curley, who faces perjury charges stemming from the child sex abuse scandal ...

Tue, January 10, 2012

Army lifts lockdown at Washington state base over missing gear

By Laura L. Myers

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Army officials on Tuesday lifted lockdown restrictions on 100 soldiers at Washington state's Joint Base Lewis-McChord while ...

Tue, January 10, 2012

Paterno's son says he is resigning from Penn State

(Reuters) - Jay Paterno, the son of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, said on Tuesday he is resigning from the university's football ...

Mon, January 09, 2012

Nebraska obtained execution drug legally: state official

OMAHA, Neb (Reuters) - Nebraska obtained its supply of a drug used in executions of death row inmates legally and executions should proceed, state Attorney ...

Mon, January 09, 2012

Amazon, Indiana strike state sales tax deal

By Alistair Barr

(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc and Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels unveiled an agreement on Monday that may mean that the world's ...

Sun, January 08, 2012

Public hearing set on bill easing rules on state wetlands

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - A bill easing restrictions on Wisconsin’s wetlands gets its first hearing Tuesday before the Assembly Natural Resources Committee.

Supporters say ...

Sat, January 07, 2012

Penn State Introduces Bill O'Brien as Head Football Coach

(WKZO) -- Penn State's athletic director announced Saturday that they have hired a new head football coach. New England Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O ...

Sat, January 07, 2012

Penn State introduces O'Brien as football head coach

By Mark Shade

STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Penn State University introduced new football head coach Bill O'Brien on Saturday as the successor to ...

Fri, January 06, 2012

State wins college prep grant

MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – A federal grant will help Wisconsin high school students get ready for college.

The state received $2.8 million through the ...

Fri, January 06, 2012

DNR to hold hikes instead of snow events at Blue Mound State Park

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - No snow, no problem for the state DNR.

The department planned to hold a cross country skiing and snow-shoeing event by ...

Fri, January 06, 2012

Syrian forces kill 33 in attack on rebel town: residents

AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian government forces have killed at least 33 people in a rebel town near the Lebanese border in the last few days ...

Thu, January 05, 2012

State Investment Board nominee vows not to repeat previous mistakes

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - A nominee for the State Investment Board admits mistakes in a previous term on the panel -- and he vows not to ...

Thu, January 05, 2012

Governor to deliver state of the state address January 25

MADISON (WSAU) Just one week after thousands of petition signatures are filed calling for him to be recalled, Governor Scott Walker will deliver his ...

Wed, January 04, 2012

Charities shunning Penn State-tainted Second Mile

By Dave Warner

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The Second Mile charity, founded by former Penn State coach and accused child molester Jerry Sandusky, is running into ...

Wed, January 04, 2012

Prison bus overturns on New York State Thruway

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York City Department of Correction bus carrying 16 inmates overturned on a state highway on Wednesday, injuring some of ...

Wed, January 04, 2012

Hearing on bill to speed up state mining permits scheduled in mine area

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Assembly Republicans have agreed to hold a public hearing in northern Wisconsin on a bill to speed up the state’s ...

Wed, January 04, 2012

UNDATED (WSAU) A panel of three federal judges has ordered for a third time that a Republican consultant must answer questions from Democratic plaintiffs ...

Tue, January 03, 2012

State Rep. Grigsby leaves ICU, breathing on her own

MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - State Representative Tamara Grigsby of Milwaukee has left a hospital’s intensive care unit, and is eating and breathing on her own ...

Tue, January 03, 2012

State's health programs for poor less in debt than first projected

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The deficit in Wisconsin's health programs for the poor is less than half of what officials originally projected.

ABUJA (Reuters) - President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency on Saturday on parts of northern Nigeria plagued by a by a violent Islamist ...

Fri, December 30, 2011

State economy looking a bit up, as we charge into 2012

LA CROSSE, WI (WTAQ) - Your pocketbook should feel a little bit better in the New Year. That’s according to some state and local ...

Fri, December 30, 2011

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsin is not the only state complaining that its monthly employment data from the federal government is wrong.

Nelse Grundvig of ...

Fri, December 23, 2011

GE fraud lawsuit netting state part of $70 million settlement

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsin will get part of a $70-million legal settlement involving General Electric. State attorney general JB Van Hollen said GE is ...

Fri, December 23, 2011

State lawmakers react to payroll tax cut extension

WASHINGTON (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s working people will not pay higher Social Security taxes come January.

The U.S. House and Senate both voted Friday ...

Fri, December 23, 2011

Badgers Host Mississippi Valley State

MADISON, WI (WHBL) - The 13th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers will host Mississippi Valley State this afternoon. It’s been eight days since Bo Ryan’s Badgers ...

Thu, December 22, 2011

Penn State football program value damaged by scandal: report

(Reuters) - Penn State held onto the No. 3 position in Forbes' rankings of the most valuable college football programs this year, but is expected ...

Thu, December 22, 2011

Indiana Secretary of State was not eligible for office: judge

By Susan Guyett

INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Indiana's Republican Secretary of State Charlie White was not eligible to run for the office he now holds ...

Wed, December 21, 2011

Sandusky case triggers jump in U.S. abuse calls

By Ian Simpson

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Child molestation charges against a former Penn State football coach have sparked an unprecedented awareness of sexual abuse marked ...

Wed, December 21, 2011

DNR considering changes to state list of impaired waters

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The state DNR says it will consider removing 25 lakes, rivers, and beaches from Wisconsin’s list of impaired waters for ...

Wed, December 21, 2011

State wants appeals court to reverse ruling in Mukwonago Indians name case

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The state is asking an appeals court to strike down a judge's ruling that let Mukwonago High School keep its ...

Tue, December 20, 2011

State Audit: Medicaid program could be more efficient

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - State auditors said today that Wisconsin’s Medicaid health programs for the poor could be a lot more efficient. The Legislative ...

Tue, December 20, 2011

By James Vicini

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court's promised ruling next year on Arizona's immigration crackdown could turn on how much a ...

Wed, December 14, 2011

Obama State of Union address set for January 24

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday accepted an invitation by House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner to deliver his annual State of the ...

Wed, December 14, 2011

State may oversee local 'wheel tax'

MADISON (WSAU) Wisconsin lawmakers are debating whether to make communities get voter approval before they can slap "wheel taxes" on their residents.

The Assembly ...

Tue, December 13, 2011

By Ian Simpson

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky appears determined to hold out for a trial on explosive child sexual ...

Fri, December 09, 2011

Group of Texas schools sue state to get more funds

(Reuters) - Six so-called property wealthy school districts in Texas on Friday sued the state to get more funding, arguing that the state had failed ...

Fri, December 09, 2011

State regulators: 60 days to validate recall signatures

MADISON (WSAU) The head of the state elections' agency says it will take longer than the legal time limit to validate up to one-and-a-half ...

Thu, December 08, 2011

Wife of accused former Penn State coach says he is innocent

(Reuters) - The wife of the former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky, accused of serial child sexual abuse, said on Thursday she believes the ...

Thu, December 08, 2011

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Four individuals have been indicted on charges they stole taxpayer dollars that were supposed to be spent on public services in ...

Wed, December 07, 2011

Many companies pay no state taxes: report

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Many brand-name U.S. companies are using deductions, credits and other means to shave their state tax rates below zero percent, a ...

Wed, December 07, 2011

Former Penn State coach Sandusky released from jail

By Mark Shade

HARRISBURG, Pa (Reuters) - Former Penn State University football coach Jerry Sandusky posted bail and was released from jail on Thursday after ...

Wed, December 07, 2011

Ex-Syracuse coach not charged despite evidence

By Aman Ali

SYRACUSE, New York (Reuters) - Former Syracuse University basketball coach Bernie Fine cannot be charged under New York state law for allegedly ...

Tue, December 06, 2011

Vermont keeps title of healthiest state, report shows

BOSTON (Reuters) - Vermont has again been named the healthiest state in the nation, topping the list for a fifth straight year thanks in part ...

Tue, December 06, 2011

NY ups tax on rich, cuts for middle-class

By Joan Gralla

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's millionaires will pay higher taxes while 4.4 million middle-class and upper-income New Yorkers will ...

Mon, December 05, 2011

Parties in legal tussle over control of Virginia state Senate

By Matthew A. Ward

PORTSMOUTH, Va (Reuters) - Democrats in what is seen as a potentially key swing state in next year's presidential election ...

Mon, December 05, 2011

Attempts to balance budget pose state risk: raters

By Lisa Lambert

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Threats to the credit rating of the United States may have spooked political leaders in U.S. states ...

Mon, December 05, 2011

(Reuters) - Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State University football coach facing charges of sexual abuse of boys, denied in an interview with The New ...

Fri, December 02, 2011

Second Mile charity will freeze assets in Penn State suit

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The Second Mile charity has agreed to freeze its assets to settle a lawsuit filed by a man only identified as Victim ...

Fri, December 02, 2011

Second Mile charity to freeze assets following lawsuit

By Mark Shade

Crawling toward recovery: State budgets improve

By Lisa Lambert

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Increasing demands for healthcare and other services, along with weakening in the national economy, could knock U.S. state ...

Mon, November 28, 2011

ESPN's Skipper talks NBA, Penn State scandal

By Lisa Richwine and Paul Thomasch

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fans outraged over two college sex abuse scandals and frustrated over labor unrest in the ...

Mon, November 28, 2011

State Department concerned attack will affect Pakistan relations

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Monday expressed concern about the impact of a cross-border attack that killed Pakistani soldiers on relations between the ...

Mon, November 28, 2011

Government begins Penn State abuse scandal probe

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Investigators from the Department of Education arrived at Penn State University on Monday to review how it handled sex abuse charges against ...

Sat, November 26, 2011

Wisconsin and Penn State Battle For Berth In Big Ten Title Game

MADISON, WI (WHBL) - A berth in the Big Ten Conference’s first-ever title game is on the line when the Wisconsin Badgers host Penn ...

Thu, November 24, 2011

Book Talk: Frazier returns to home state for third novel

By Bernard Vaughan

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Charles Frazier's novel "Cold Mountain" was a bestselling and critical phenomenon in 1996 and later became an ...

Wed, November 23, 2011

Will Penn State be pariah in postseason football?

By Ros Krasny

BOSTON (Reuters) - Penn State's football team will end a winning season this weekend but the university's sex abuse scandal ...

Wed, November 23, 2011

Will Penn State be pariah at postseason football party?

By Ros Krasny

BOSTON (Reuters) - Penn State's football team will end a winning season this weekend but the university's sex abuse scandal ...

Wed, November 23, 2011

Alleged Penn State victim says to sue charity

NEW YORK (Reuters) - One of the alleged victims in the Penn State University child sex abuse scandal on Wednesday sought an injunction to stop ...

Wed, November 23, 2011

UNDATED (WSAU) A conservative political research group has accused state Senate Democrat Lena Taylor of being an "accessory" to voter fraud. But Taylor says ...

Mon, November 21, 2011

Elderly Lake Geneva man found dead in Maryland state park

LITTLE ORLEANS, MD (WTAQ) - A Lake Geneva man missing for 10 days has been found dead in a state forest in Maryland. State natural ...

Mon, November 21, 2011

Thousands mourn Oklahoma State University coach killed in crash

By Steve Olafson

OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - More than 6,000 mourners gathered on Monday in Oklahoma to remember the head coach of the Oklahoma ...

Mon, November 21, 2011

Former state trooper convicted of sexual assault on foster kid

NORQUAY, WI (WTAQ) - A former state trooper is scheduled to be sentenced January 19th, after a jury found him guilty of molesting a teenage ...

Mon, November 21, 2011

Penn State investigator Freeh had rocky FBI tenure

By James Vicini

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Louis Freeh, named on Monday to head an investigation into the child sex abuse scandal at Penn State University ...

Mon, November 21, 2011

Penn State taps ex-FBI director to probe sex abuse

By Dave Warner

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Penn State University trustees named former FBI director and federal judge Louis Freeh on Monday to head an independent ...

Sun, November 20, 2011

Penn State trustees panel sets news conference Monday

(Reuters) - A special committee formed by Penn State trustees to investigate the university's actions after reports of child sex abuse by a former ...

Fri, November 18, 2011

Washington state man pleads innocent to tree theft

By Laura L. Myers

SEATTLE (Reuters) - A Washington state man charged with chopping down federally protected timber that was made into prized musical instruments ...

Fri, November 18, 2011

New Mexico secretary of state strikes body on highway

By Dennis J. Carroll

SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) - New Mexico Secretary of State Dianna Duran was one of at least three drivers who ...

Fri, November 18, 2011

Penn State's Paterno has treatable lung cancer

By Ernest Scheyder and James B. Kelleher

STATE COLLEGE, Pa (Reuters) - Legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, fired last week in fallout from ...

Fri, November 18, 2011

Penn State's Paterno has treatable lung cancer

By Ernest Scheyder and James B. Kelleher

STATE COLLEGE, Pa (Reuters) - Legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, fired last week in fallout from ...

Fri, November 18, 2011

NCAA launches investigation into Penn State over abuse

STATE COLLEGE, Pa (Reuters) - The National Collegiate Athletic Association will investigate Penn State University's athletic programs in the wake of allegations of sexual ...

Fri, November 18, 2011

Fire crews gain upper hand on destructive Nevada blaze

By Riley Snyder and Ben Miller

RENO, Nev (Reuters) - Firefighters working to extinguish a blaze that blackened 2,000 acres of suburban scrubland and ...

Fri, November 18, 2011

Oklahoma State women's basketball coach dies in crash

OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Oklahoma State University women's basketball coach Kurt Budke and assistant coach Miranda Serna died when a plane carrying them on ...

Fri, November 18, 2011

State proposes endangered species changes

UNDATED (WSAU) More than a dozen birds, animals, and plants may no longer get special protections as of early next year. The state D-N-R ...

Fri, November 18, 2011

Wisconsin lost another 93-hundred private sector jobs in October. It was the fourth straight month of job losses, according to data released today by ...

Thu, November 17, 2011

Poll finds higher approval rating for state, federal lawmakers

DE PERE, WI (WTAQ) - Only 37-percent of Wisconsinites approve of the job their state legislators are doing. But that’s up from April, when ...

Thu, November 17, 2011

Smaller state unions recertify

UNDATED (WSAU) Six of Wisconsin’s smallest state employee unions will keep their official status for at least one more year. The state Employment ...

Thu, November 17, 2011

WIAA State High School Football Finals Start Today

MADISON, WI (WHBL) - Five new champions will be crowned at the W-I-A-A state high school football finals that begin today in Madison. Only two ...

Wed, November 16, 2011

Washington state man to face Bosnian war crimes charges

By Laura L. Myers

SEATTLE (Reuters) - A Washington state man accused of being a Bosnian army hit squad member has agreed to return to ...

Wed, November 16, 2011

Former New York state Senate leader's conviction tossed

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Wednesday overturned the corruption conviction of the former majority leader of the New York State Senate ...

Wed, November 16, 2011

RACINE, Wis (WSAU) State Assembly Republican Robin Vos has over 20 houses that he rents to college students at U-W Whitewater. And despite a ...

Mon, November 14, 2011

Chenoweth inducted into home state music hall

The screen star made her name on Broadway and has more recently been showing off her singing skills with a recurring role on hit ...

Sun, November 13, 2011

Badgers Dominant Versus Kennesaw State

MADISON, WI (WHBL) - The bombs were dropping in Wisconsin’s 85-31 pounding of Kennesaw State Saturday. The Badgers tied a team record with 15 ...

Sun, November 13, 2011

Chenoweth inducted into home state music hall

The screen star made her name on Broadway and has more recently been showing off her singing skills with a recurring role on hit ...

Sat, November 12, 2011

Chenoweth inducted into home state music hall

The screen star made her name on Broadway and has more recently been showing off her singing skills with a recurring role on hit ...

Mon, November 07, 2011

It's a Christmas Tree, not holiday tree in state capital rotunda

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - When that big tree goes up in the State Capitol Rotunda this month, Governor Scott Walker wants you to call it ...

Mon, November 07, 2011

Electric generator makers to add 400 jobs in state, 60 in Berlin

BERLIN, WI (WTAQ) - A maker of electric generators in southeast Wisconsin says it will add over 400 jobs in the next few weeks, in ...

Sun, November 06, 2011

Oostburg Brings Home State Championship

GREEN BAY, WI (WHBL) - The Oostburg volleyball team brought home the gold in thrilling fashion on Saturday, defeating Spencer 3 games to 2 in ...

Fri, November 04, 2011

Oostburg Advances In WIAA State Girls Volleyball Tournament

Ashwaubenon – Oostburg landed a victory Friday to advance to the finals of the WIAA Division 3 state girls volleyball tournament at the Resch Center ...

Fri, November 04, 2011

Burden Shifts to State Revenue Department

MADISON, Wis. (WHBL) - Wisconsinites would no longer have to prove their innocence when they're accused of being negligent in not paying their state ...

Thu, November 03, 2011

Governors office to review regulations imposed by state agencies

MADISON (WSAU) Governor Scott Walker has created an office to help him carry out his new power to approve state administrative rules. The Republican ...

Wed, November 02, 2011

U.S. tries "hip hop" diplomacy in Pakistan

By Chris Allbritton

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Considered by many Pakistanis to be public enemy number one, the United States on Monday turned to the musical ...

Tue, November 01, 2011

Panel delays votes on election bills

MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – The state Senate’s elections committee delayed action today on two bills which Democrats say would make it harder to recall ...

Sat, October 29, 2011

Badgers On The Road, Take On Ohio State Tonight

COLUMBUS, OH (WHBL) - Falling from the ranks of the unbeaten and out of the top-10, the Wisconsin Badgers have no time to recover their ...

Fri, October 28, 2011

MADISON, Wis, (WHBL) - A Duluth Minnesota man who spent a decade in prison for a Wisconsin child sex assault that never happened got 25-thousand-dollars ...

Fri, October 28, 2011

State Senate approves limits on lawyer fees in consumer cases

MADISON (WSAU) Wisconsin Senate Democrat Dave Hansen of Green Bay says consumer protection is “for the most part, gone.” That was after majority Republicans ...

Thu, October 27, 2011

State building gun policy due Friday

Thu, October 13, 2011

Walker Administration to unveil new compensation plan for state workers

MADISON (WSAU) At least some state employees fear the worst, as the Walker administration is about to unveil its new compensation plan. For the ...

Wed, October 12, 2011

GOP lawmaker wants to change state's winner takes all electoral college

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - A Republican state lawmaker wants to change the way Wisconsin hands out its Electoral College votes for president – and he admits ...

Wed, October 12, 2011

Alabama immigration law decried, applauded as some flee state

By Kelli Dugan

MOBILE, Ala (Reuters) - A climate of fear and panic has taken hold in Alabama's immigrant community since a federal judge ...

Wed, October 12, 2011

Harrisburg bankruptcy sets up fight with state

By Dave Warner and Edith Honan

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Pennsylvania's capital, Harrisburg, filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday in a desperate bid to resolve ...

Mon, October 10, 2011

State bans use of tanning beds by minors

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Minors in the state of California will no longer be allowed to use tanning beds after the governor signed a bill ...

Sun, October 09, 2011

State bans use of tanning beds by minors

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Minors in the state of California will no longer be allowed to use tanning beds after Governor Jerry Brown signed a ...

Fri, October 07, 2011

Wis. Senate Majority leader okay with guns in state capital

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The majority leader of the Wisconsin Senate says he would let law-abiding citizens carry concealed weapons in the State Capitol. If ...

Wed, October 05, 2011

Top court hears fired teacher church-state case

By James Vicini

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court considered on Wednesday whether the federal government can examine employment practices of religious groups, a case ...

Wed, October 05, 2011

UNDATED (WSAU) Governor Scott Walker started a “Jobs Hotline” eight months ago to provide answers for companies looking to grow in Wisconsin. But according ...

Mon, October 03, 2011

Oil pipe lobbyist, State Dept too close: group

By Timothy Gardner

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As Washington edges closer to deciding the fate of a pipeline to bring crude from Canada's oil sands ...

Mon, October 03, 2011

Obama bets on 50-state strategy to eke out '12 win

By Jeff Mason

CHICAGO (Reuters) - While Republican presidential candidates target early-voting states, President Barack Obama's team is laying the groundwork for a 50-state ...

Sun, October 02, 2011

China state media takes aim at U.S. currency bill

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's official news agency derided on Sunday U.S. lawmakers' efforts to pressure Beijing over its currency policy as "expedient and ...

Sat, October 01, 2011

State's mascot law ruled unconstitutional

WAUKESHA, WI (WTAQ) - The effort to take away the Indians nickname from Mukwonago High School is ruled unconstitutional.

That's according to Waukesha County ...

Sat, October 01, 2011

Greek economy stuck in recession, complicates fiscal efforts

By Harry Papachristou and Ingrid Melander

ATHENS (Reuters) - The Greek economy will remain stuck in recession next year, underlining the challenge the country faces ...

Fri, September 30, 2011

Washington state couple charged in adopted daughter's death

By Nicole Neroulias

SEATTLE (Reuters) - A Washington state couple who prosecutors said beat and starved their adopted 13-year-old Ethiopian-born daughter and forced her to ...

Fri, September 30, 2011

Bill Making It Easier For State Homeowners To Protect Themselves From Intruders Moves To Assembly

MADISON, WI (WHBL) - It would be easier for Wisconsin homeowners to protect themselves from intruders under a bill endorsed by the Assembly’s Judiciary ...

Thu, September 29, 2011

Greek state workers disrupt audit talks, again

By Harry Papachristou and Lefteris Papadimas

ATHENS (Reuters) - Angry civil servants blocked Greek government buildings on Friday, disrupting talks for a second day with ...

Wed, September 28, 2011

EU's Barroso State of the Union speech

STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) - Following are highlights from European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso's State of the Union speech in the European Parliament in ...

Tue, September 27, 2011

Iran denies claims by freed American men: state TV

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's Foreign Ministry denied on Tuesday claims by two Americans jailed in the Islamic state for more than two years that ...

Tue, September 27, 2011

Rising income taxes lift state, local revenues

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Revenues for state and local governments grew for the seventh straight quarter this spring, buoyed by individual income taxes, Census data released ...

Tue, September 27, 2011

Rhode Island offers lower tuition to immigrants

By Daniel Lovering

CAMBRIDGE, Mass (Reuters) - Rhode Island next year will begin allowing illegal immigrants to pay lower in-state college tuition, the 13th state ...

Tue, September 27, 2011

Activists meet to defend Internet from state control

By Georgina Prodhan and Duncan Miriri

By Alistair Lyon

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A hasty attempt by big powers to refloat Middle East talks -- and spare the United States the embarrassment ...

Fri, September 23, 2011

Roll your own smokes shops not paying all state taxes

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s Revenue Department is getting a heap of praise Friday from anti-smoking groups.

That’s after the agency warned tobacco ...

Fri, September 23, 2011

Major Wisconsin state worker unions lose official status

By John Rondy

MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Major state employee unions covering tens of thousands of Wisconsin workers effectively lost their official status this week when ...

Fri, September 23, 2011

Olympian Carl Lewis quits state senate race in New Jersey

By Dave Warner

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Olympic track star Carl Lewis ended his run for the state senate in New Jersey on Friday after a ...

Thu, September 22, 2011

Drug company CEO denied state review of girlfriend's death

SACRAMENTO, Calif (Reuters) - California's attorney general has declined a request by pharmaceutical mogul Jonah Shacknai for a review of the police investigation that ...

Thu, September 22, 2011

Many state unions will not seek recertification

UNDATED (WSAU) Wisconsin's largest union for state employees will not seek recertification. Today is the deadline under the state's new labor law ...

Wed, September 21, 2011

Washington state governor intervenes in teachers strike

By Laura L. Myers

SEATTLE (Reuters) - The governor of Washington state ordered Tacoma school district officials and union leaders for 1,900 striking teachers ...

Wed, September 21, 2011

Obama seeks to ease doubts on global leadership

By Matt Spetalnick and Laura MacInnis

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sought to ease doubts about his leadership on the world stage on ...

Wed, September 21, 2011

Report: 1 of every 5 job openings in state database not in WI

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Governor Scott Walker has been promoting the Job Center of Wisconsin’s Web site to help the unemployed find work.

But ...

Tue, September 20, 2011

Greece to front-load austerity, troika to return

By Lefteris Papadimas and Ingrid Melander

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece pledged to bring forward painful austerity measures on Tuesday, convincing international lenders to return to ...

Mon, September 19, 2011

Pennsylvania lawmakers: English-only bills would unify state

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Two Republican Pennsylvania state legislators said on Monday their proposals to declare English the official language of state government would be a ...

Mon, September 19, 2011

Pittsburgh, Penn. avoids state takeover of pensions

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Pennsylvania city of Pittsburgh has met the legal threshold of funding its pension systems, averting a takeover by the state ...

Mon, September 19, 2011

Warnings mount on euro crisis, credit crunch

By Sakari Suoninen and David Ljunggren

FRANKFURT/OTTAWA (Reuters) - The euro currency project is in danger due to member states' runaway spending and the ...

Sun, September 18, 2011

Abbas stakes Palestinian claim to state at U.N.

By Alistair Lyon and Arshad Mohammed

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas asked the United Nations on Friday to recognize a state for ...

Sun, September 18, 2011

Greece must shrink state to avoid default: lenders

By George Georgiopoulos and Ingrid Melander

ATHENS (Reuters) - International lenders told Greece on Monday it must shrink its public sector and improve tax collection ...

Sun, September 18, 2011

Merkel and euroskeptic allies beaten in Berlin

By Erik Kirschbaum and Stephen Brown

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Social Democrats beat Angela Merkel's conservatives in a regional vote in Berlin on ...

Fri, September 16, 2011

Open Meetings Law should be followed by state legislature, Assemblyman says

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The state legislature should follow the Wisconsin Open Meetings Law, even though it doesn't have to.

That's according to ...

Fri, September 16, 2011

Midway will conintue at WI State Fair, despite mob attacks opening day

WEST ALLIS, WI (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin State Fair will not eliminate its midway next year.

West Allis Police and other officials questioned keeping the ...

Fri, September 16, 2011

Former Ohio State football star sentenced for ticket scam

By Jim Leckrone

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - Art Schlichter, a former Ohio State star whose professional football career was cut short by gambling problems, has ...

Wed, September 14, 2011

State Department to skip Taiwan event for first time

MADISON (WSAU) Wisconsin Senate Democrat Jon Erpenbach is going to bat for a state shipping-and-mailroom employee who was fired after he sent out an ...

Fri, September 09, 2011

Exclusive: China c.bank withdraws 20 bln yuan from state lenders

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's central bank has withdrawn at least 20 billion yuan ($3 billion) from some state-owned lenders via designated central bank bills ...

Thu, September 08, 2011

Protesters storm EGT grain terminal in Washington state

CHICAGO (Reuters) - More than 500 protesting port workers stormed the EGT grain terminal at the Port of Longview, Washington, on Thursday and damaged railcars ...

Wed, September 07, 2011

Washington state bomb plot suspect pleads guilty

By Laura L. Myers

SEATTLE (Reuters) - A former U.S. soldier accused of planting a bomb along the parade route of a Martin Luther ...

Wed, September 07, 2011

Washington state bomb suspect likely to plead guilty

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Washington state man accused of planting a bomb along the parade route of a Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration in ...

Mon, September 05, 2011

Utah state agencies to return to five-day workweek

By James Nelson

SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - Utah state government agencies will return to a five-day work week on Tuesday, scrapping the four-day plan ...

Sun, September 04, 2011

State Capitol hosting 9-11 tenth anniversary ceremony

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - A ceremony will be held a week from Sunday at the Wisconsin state Capitol on the 10th anniversary of the 9-11 ...

Fri, September 02, 2011

Pennsylvania man sues state troopers, claiming harassment

PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - A local man has filed a federal lawsuit against a dozen Pennsylvania state troopers, claiming they have harassed him because one of ...

Fri, September 02, 2011

China state paper urges Internet rethink to gag foes

By Chris Buckley

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Communist Party control is at risk unless the government takes firmer steps to stop Internet opinion being ...

Thu, September 01, 2011

Ohio sells state prison to private contractor for $73 million

By Kim Palmer

CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Ohio said on Thursday it had gone through with a controversial plan to privatize a portion of the state ...

Thu, September 01, 2011

Wisconsin legal group asks U.S. to monitor state's voter ID law

MADISON (Reuters) - The Wisconsin state bar has asked the U.S. Department of Justice to review the state's controversial new voter identification law ...

Thu, September 01, 2011

New Jersey unions sue state over benefits changes

By Edith Honan

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Jersey's overhaul of the pension and benefits system for its state workers deprives retirees of "promised ...

Thu, September 01, 2011

Earlier physical altercation on State Supreme Court alleged in 2008

MADISON (WSAU) State Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman told sheriff’s investigators about a second physical altercation involving Justice Ann Walsh Bradley. But Bradley ...

Wed, August 31, 2011

Gov. Walker kicks of Central Wisconsin State Fair

MARSHFIELD, WI (WTAQ) - Governor Scott Walker had a quieter reception Wednesay, when he helped kicked off the Central Wisconsin State Fair in Marshfield.

About ...

Tue, August 30, 2011

China state media urge crackdown on microblog "rumors"

By Chris Buckley

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's state-run news agency demanded on Tuesday that Internet companies, regulators and police do more to cleanse websites ...

Sun, August 28, 2011

Guard rescues 21 at flooded New York state motel

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. National Guard rescued 21 people trapped at a Catskill Mountains motel and campground on Sunday following flooding triggered ...

Sun, August 28, 2011

Jennifer Shilling sworn in as state senator

LA CROSSE, WI (WTAQ) - Jennifer Shilling becomes the newest member of the Wisconsin Senate, the day after resigning from the Assembly.

A crowd of ...

Sat, August 27, 2011

Report details State Supreme Court incident

The Dane County Sheriff’s Office has released the results of its investigation into an alleged fight between two state Supreme Court justices. The ...

Fri, August 26, 2011

Hurricane Irene to hit state, city budgets

By Lisa Lambert

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hurricane Irene is set to lay siege to cities and states along the Eastern U.S. coast this weekend ...

Thu, August 25, 2011

NY Governor Cuomo declares state of emergency ahead of Irene

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday declared a state of emergency to prepare for the potential impact of Hurricane Irene ...

Thu, August 25, 2011

NY state to scrutinize pay at not-for-profits

By Joan Gralla

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pay packages awarded to leaders of not-for-profit organizations in New York, which are partly funded by the state ...

Thu, August 25, 2011

NY state to scrutinize pay at not-for-profits

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pay packages awarded to board members and executives of not-for-profit organizations in New York, which are partly funded by the state ...

Thu, August 25, 2011

State fair finances improve

UNDATED (WSAU) State government employees are about to feel the effects of the new law which makes them pay more for their health insurance ...

Fri, August 19, 2011

Protest singers violate court order; move to second floor of state capitol

MADISON (WSAU) State Capitol Police did not issue citations yesterday, after 30 protestors defied orders and moved their daily sing-along to the building’s ...

Thu, August 18, 2011

Hearings planned on eliminating two state political offices

UNDATED (WSAU) Wisconsin lawmakers will hear what people think today about the long-running idea to eliminate the State Treasurer and Secretary-of-State offices. The Assembly ...

Thu, August 18, 2011

More civil state senate?

MADISON (WSAU) The president of the Wisconsin Senate says members of both parties could be voted out next year if they don’t start ...

Wed, August 17, 2011

Rise of China state-owned firms rattles U.S. companies

By Doug Palmer

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When the leaders of the world's two biggest economies meet in Hawaii three months from now, U.S ...

Wed, August 17, 2011

Charges filed in state fair violence

WEST ALLIS, Wis (WSAU) Charges are starting to be filed in the mob attacks on the opening night of the Wisconsin State Fair. Milwaukee ...

Wed, August 17, 2011

Baidu may face tougher rules after state media criticism

By Soo Ai Peng

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese search engine Baidu Inc may face tighter regulations after facing a barrage of criticism from state media ...

Tue, August 16, 2011

China state media press U.S. debt as Biden visits

By Jeff Mason

BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States must ease Beijing's worries about its vast U.S. debt holdings, China's media said ...

Mon, August 15, 2011

Wis. State Fair attendance up 4%, 911,000 people

WEST ALLIS , WI (WTAQ) - Attendance at the Wisconsin State Fair was up 4% from a year ago, despite an opening night of violence which ...

Mon, August 15, 2011

Stage Collapse at Indiana State Fair Kills Five

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (WIBQ) -- The Indiana State Fair opens with a memorial service this morning after a stage collapsed on Saturday night. Five people were ...

Sat, August 13, 2011

Indiana State Fair reopens with memorial service

By Susan Guyett

INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - The Indiana State Fair reopened on Monday with a half-hour service remembering those who died following the collapse of ...

Sat, August 13, 2011

Police Chief: Mob-like attacks at State Fair were not pre-planned

MILWAUKEE, WI (WATQ) - Milwaukee police chief Edward Flynn says the violent mob attacks on the opening night of the Wisconsin State Fair were no ...

Fri, August 12, 2011

Fed hawks at odds on reasoning for dissents

By Ann Saphir

MIDLAND, Texas (Reuters) - Three U.S. Federal Reserve officials on Wednesday offered sharply differing reasons for opposing the Fed's move ...

Fri, August 12, 2011

125-pound cream puff sets world record at state fair

WEST ALLIS, Wis (WSAU) Wisconsin is home to a new Guinness World Record.

The Wisconsin Bakers Association was certified Thursday for making what is ...

Fri, August 12, 2011

Man arrested for email threats after state fair assaults

UNDATED (WSAU) A man's been charged with two misdemeanors for sending threatening emails to the spokeswoman for the Wisconsin State Fair.

Patrice Harris ...

Fri, August 12, 2011

China delays retirement of senior state banker: sources

By Benjamin Kang Lim

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Hu Jintao has delayed the retirement of China Development Bank's (CDB) chairman, sources said, suggesting ...

Thu, August 11, 2011

Police change tune: some State Fair assaults were race-related

WEST ALLIS, Wis (WSAU) West Allis police say their investigation shows race was a factor in 11 violent incidents at the Wisconsin State Fair ...

Thu, August 11, 2011

Church head says state action "urgent" after riots

By Jodie Ginsberg

LONDON (Reuters) - England's most senior cleric gave his first reaction on Thursday to riots across the country, saying the government ...

Wed, August 10, 2011

Police: no hate-crime charges in State Fair assaults

WEST ALLIS, Wis (WSAU) Police in West Allis says there will not be hate crime charges filed in any of the arrests they made ...

Tue, August 09, 2011

Analysis: For unions, state votes may point way for 2012

By Patricia Zengerle

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Labor unions and their Republican opponents are pouring record amounts of cash into state ballot fights over workers' rights ...

Tue, August 09, 2011

Some munis can have higher ratings than U.S.: S&P

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some states and local governments may retain their coveted AAA ratings despite the fact the United States has lost its top ...

Tue, August 09, 2011

6 GOP State Senators face recall challenges today

UNDATED (WSAU) One expert says there have been only 20 legislative recall elections in the entire country since 1908. Wisconsin will hold 8 in ...

Sat, August 06, 2011

Violence Prompts Changes At State Fair

WEST ALLIS, Wis. (WHBL) - Starting today, no young people under the age of 18 will be allowed onto the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds after 5 ...

Sat, August 06, 2011

Restrictions at the State Fair

WEST ALLIS, Wis. (WHBL) - Starting today, no young people under the age of 18 will be allowed onto the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds after 5 ...

Fri, August 05, 2011

UPDATE: Gov. calls State Patrol to be at State Fair after mob attacks

MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - Governor Scott Walker has ordered the State Patrol to have extra troopers at the Wisconsin State Fair in West Allis, after the ...

Fri, August 05, 2011

State, local job loss menaces recovery: analysts

By Lisa Lambert

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - State and local governments continued shedding thousands of jobs in July, part of a trend that analysts say could ...

Fri, August 05, 2011

Trouble at the State Fair

MILWAUKEE Wis. (WHBL) - Police are trying to figure out what happened late last night at the Wisconsin State Fair in West Allis, where people ...

Fri, August 05, 2011

Assaults reported at Wisconsin State Fair

WEST ALLIS, Wis (WSAU) Police are trying to figure out what happened late last night at the Wisconsin State Fair in West Allis, where ...

Thu, August 04, 2011

State transportation decides against closing 16 DMV offices

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - State transportation officials have decided against closing 16 motor vehicle offices around the state, as part of a re-organization plan.

DOT ...

Thu, August 04, 2011

Innocent Plea Entered in State Capitol Case

An innocent plea was entered this morning for a state official charged in last month’s balloon-popping and shoving incident at the State Capitol ...

Wed, August 03, 2011

Search on for state trooper thought to be lost in flood

KANSAS CITY, Mo (Reuters) - A search continued on Wednesday for a Missouri state trooper believed swept up in flood waters.

By Jasmin Melvin

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - AT&T Inc's $39 billion plan to acquire Deutsche Telekom AG's T-Mobile unit got support from a Louisiana regulator and 11 state attorneys general on Wednesday.

The Louisiana Public Service Commission, which regulates public utilities and transportation in the state, said it voted 4-1 to approve the merger, after staff found nothing to suggest the wireless deal was contrary to the public interest.

Separately, 11 state attorneys general wrote to the U.S. Justice Department and the Federal Communications Commission in support of the transaction that would vault the combined companies ahead of current market leader Verizon Wireless.

Attorneys general from Arkansas, Utah, Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, North Dakota, South Dakota, West Virginia and Wyoming said they believed the merger would bring better service and faster data speeds.

They asked for merger-specific conditions to protect competition and the public interest without delaying the merger, according to a news release from the Arkansas AG's office.

A statement by the Utah attorney general said the merger may raise competitive concerns in some discrete local markets and the AGs asked for targeted remedies in those cases.

The ultimate decision on the deal rests with the Justice Department, that is conducting an antitrust review, and the FCC, which is weighing whether the transaction is in the public interest.

The merger would concentrate 80 percent of the U.S. wireless market in just two companies -- AT&T/T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless, a venture of Verizon Communications and Vodafone Group Plc .

AT&T argues that the purchase of T-Mobile will help it expand faster service to more customers.

Critics charge that less competition will increase prices and limit consumer choice.

AT&T's top lawyer welcomed the position of the 11 state attorneys general.

MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – A state Senate committee voted 3-to-2 today to recommend the new state legislative and congressional district boundaries drafted by majority Republicans ...

Fri, July 15, 2011

Web site will post state spending data

MADISON (WSAU) Wisconsinites will soon get to learn more about how the state government spends their tax money. The new state budget requires agencies ...

Thu, July 14, 2011

Deep-fried butter on state fair menu

WEST ALLIS, Wis (WSAU) Is this a new low for unhealthy fair food?

By Lauren Keiper

BOSTON (Reuters) - Connecticut became the first state in the nation this month to mandate paid sick days for workers, a move ...

Fri, July 08, 2011

By Laura L. Myers

By Joan Gralla

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday chose the seven prisons that will be shut down to save ...

Thu, June 30, 2011

Romney blasts Obama on jobs in key swing state

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney criticized President Barack Obama's jobs record in a key swing state on Thursday by spotlighting a ...

Wed, June 29, 2011

Minnesota leaders talk budget as state shutdown looms

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Minnesota's Democratic governor and Republican legislative leaders were meeting on Wednesday in search of a budget deal but so far with ...

Wed, June 29, 2011

State Workers Without Contracts

MADISON, Wis.(WHBL) - Wisconsin state government employees are without union contracts, after the new limits on collective bargaining took effect just after midnight. State ...

Tue, June 28, 2011

LONDON (Reuters) - Confidence among global institutional investors has fallen this month, driven by a sharp drop in confidence among North American investors, State Street ...

Mon, June 27, 2011

Gov. Walker says state is the most aggressive pro-job, pro-business

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Governor Scott Walker says Wisconsin now has the most “aggressive pro-jobs, pro-business plan in the country.”

The Republican Walker says most ...

Fri, June 24, 2011

New York state Senate again delays gay marriage vote

By Dan Wiessner

ALBANY, New York (Reuters) - The New York state Senate again put off a vote on legalizing same-sex marriage on Thursday, and ...

Thu, June 23, 2011

Unemployment council votes to ask state legislature to obtain $89 million in federal benefits

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s long-term unemployed are one step closer to getting an extra 13 weeks of benefits.

The Unemployment Insurance Advisory Council ...

Thu, June 23, 2011

Governor Walker To Sign State Budget in Green Bay

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WHBL) - Wisconsin’s most important legislation every two years will be signed on a Sunday afternoon in Green Bay. The governor ...

Thu, June 23, 2011

"Singing protesters" at state capitol

MADISON (WSAU) At least two Democratic state senators joined protestors yesterday in their daily sing-along at the State Capitol, a day after three people ...

Wed, June 22, 2011

Metal detectors no more at state capital

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsinites no longer have to walk through metal detectors to enter their State Capitol.

The devices were gone this morning, a ...

Wed, June 22, 2011

Plymouth Man Killed in the State of Washington

OLYMPIA, WA (WHBL-KFIZ) - A 22-year-old Plymouth man was killed when his motorcycle crashed in Olympia, Washington early Tuesday morning. The Washington State Patrol says ...

Tue, June 21, 2011

Assembly approves concealed carry bill

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin Assembly voted 68 to 27 just before 6 p.m. Tuesday to end the state’s 140-year-old ban on ...

Fri, June 17, 2011

Don't retry ex-New York state senate leader: lawyer

By Basil Katz

NEW YORK (Reuters) - There is insufficient evidence against former New York Republican Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno to allow for a ...

Fri, June 17, 2011

Racine School Board considers suing state over loss of state aid

RACINE, WI (WTAQ) - The Racine School Board says it will consider suing the state over a big loss in its state funding.

The subject ...

Fri, June 17, 2011

Bail bondsman make come back in state budget

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - It appears that Wisconsin will soon have a privately-run system to make sure criminal defendants don’t miss their court appearances ...

Fri, June 17, 2011

Fewer protesters as state budget debate ends

MADISON -- The protest crowds are dwindling – and so are the restrictions for getting into the State Capitol.

Starting a week from Monday, all eight ...

Thu, June 16, 2011

Washington state man feared dead on Mount Rainier

By Laura L. Myers

SEATTLE (Reuters) - A climber attempting to reach the 14,410-foot peak of Washington state's Mount Rainier was overcome by ...

Thu, June 16, 2011

State Department says Zawahri heading al Qaeda "barely matters"

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The State Department on Thursday said it "barely matters" who the new leader of al Qaeda is after reports that Ayman al-Zawahri ...

Thu, June 16, 2011

State jobless rate up in May

MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – Wisconsin’s jobless rate rose slightly in May even as employers added 900 new jobs.

The seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate went ...

Thu, June 16, 2011

Assembly approves state budget

MADISON -- The Wisconsin Assembly approved the new state budget just after three o’clock this morning. The vote was 60-to-38, with Independent Bob Ziegelbauer ...

Wed, June 15, 2011

Iran puts satellite into orbit: state TV

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has successfully launched a second domestically built satellite into orbit, Iran's Arabic language al-Alam television reported on Wednesday.

The United ...

Wed, June 15, 2011

Minn. gov asks court to order mediation to avoid state shutdown

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton, facing a potential shutdown of state government on July 1, on Wednesday asked a state court to appoint ...

Wed, June 15, 2011

Local GOP caucus meeting delays state budget debate in assembly

MADISON -- The Wisconsin Assembly never started its debate on the new state budget yesterday, because Majority Republicans could not agree on the final details ...

Tue, June 14, 2011

Assembly Dem Clark apologizes for "smack around" woman comment

BARABOO, WI (WTAQ) - State Assembly Democrat Fred Clark of Baraboo has apologized for saying he wanted to “smack around” a woman who hung up ...

Tue, June 14, 2011

Collective bargaining to be added back into state budget

MADISON -- Republicans will add the governor’s collective bargaining limits to the new state budget if the Supreme Court doesn’t restore them by ...

Mon, June 13, 2011

Questions Remain Over New State Budget

MADISON, Wis. (WHBL) - Some questions remain about the new state budget that lawmakers will vote on this week. Majority Republicans must still decide whether ...

Mon, June 13, 2011

State budget debate begins tomorrow; protests planned today

MADISON (WSAU) Some questions remain about the new state budget that lawmakers will vote on this week.

Majority Republicans must still decide whether to ...

Sun, June 12, 2011

State Fair Park turning a profit again

WEST ALLIS, Wis. (WSAU) - Finances at Wisconsin State Fair Park are improving.

Figures from the Legislative Audit Bureau show the park took in 1-point-6 ...

Sat, June 11, 2011

Libraries could pay more for Web access due to budget cuts

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The state’s library systems could be paying a lot more for Internet access if proposed cuts to a nonprofit cooperative ...

Sat, June 11, 2011

Woman arrested for making Capitol bomb threats

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Capitol Police arrest a Fitchburg woman in connection with bomb threats last week at a pair of state office buildings.

24-year-old ...

Fri, June 10, 2011

3 State parks reopen after storm debris cleared

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Parts of three state recreation trails were expected to re-open late this afternoon, after storm debris is cleared out.

The DNR ...

Fri, June 10, 2011

Demonstrators likely to return to state capitol next week

MADISON (WSAU) The Walker administration says it’s getting ready for large crowds of protestors next week, when the full Legislature takes up the ...

Fri, June 10, 2011

State on pace to meet 250K new jobs by 2015

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – The state's top jobs official is offering hope to job seekers: you can find work in Wisconsin.

More than 28 ...

Tue, June 07, 2011

State gets $806k for combating against 20 ft tall lake weed getting

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - The federal government will help Wisconsin fight off an aggressive weed that can grow up to 20-feet tall.

The EPA ...

Tue, June 07, 2011

Collective Bargaining Limits in the Hands of the Court

MADISON, Wis. (WHBL) - After hearing five-and-a-half hours of arguments yesterday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court did not say when, or even if it would decide ...

Tue, June 07, 2011

State Supreme Court weighs collective bargaining arguments

MADISON -- After hearing five-and-a-half hours of arguments yesterday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court did not say when, or even if it would decide whether to ...

Sun, June 05, 2011

"Get Outdoors! Wisconsin" promotion kicks off in 17 state parks

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsin State Parks are offering Family Fun Days this summer, starting Sunday, as part of the ongoing "Get Outdoors! Wisconsin" promotion ...

Sat, June 04, 2011

Former Secretary of State Eagleburger dies

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger, who served under George H.W. Bush in the early 1990s, died on Saturday at the ...

Sat, June 04, 2011

Wis. legislature says no to abortions with state money

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The Republican-controlled budget committee voted Friday to ban using state money to pay for abortions at the Madison Surgery Center.

It ...

Fri, June 03, 2011

Alabama latest state poised to curb immigration

By Peggy Gargis

BIRMINGHAM, Ala (Reuters) - The Alabama Senate late on Thursday approved and sent to Governor Robert Bentley a law cracking down on ...

Fri, June 03, 2011

Alabama latest state poised to crack down on immigration

BIRMINGHAM, Ala (Reuters) - The Alabama Senate late on Thursday approved and sent to Governor Robert Bentley a law cracking down on illegal immigration, the ...

Fri, June 03, 2011

Some state aid cuts restored for cities and towns

MADISON -- Wisconsin cities and counties would get smaller cuts in state aid under a budget compromise endorsed last night by the state Legislature’s ...

Thu, June 02, 2011

New Jersey governor to refund state for trips

By Edith Honan

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and the Republican party are refunding more than $3,000 for trips Christie ...

Thu, June 02, 2011

Alliance seeks to get permit to protest state budget, promote GOP recalls

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Community groups and labor unions want to set up a camp in Madison this month to protest the state budget, and ...

Wed, June 01, 2011

State crime labs get funding, staff increases

MADISON -- The State Crime Labs will get six more people to analyze D-N-A evidence.

The Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee has approved Governor Scott ...

Wed, June 01, 2011

Poor families would get smaller state tax credits

MADISON -- Wisconsin’s working poor with two-or-more kids would get a tax increase under a budget measure endorsed by the Legislature’s Finance Committee ...

Tue, May 31, 2011

Education spending in state higher per-student than 2009 national average

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Census figures show that Wisconsin schools spent more-per-student than the national average in 2009.

But a state education official says the ...

Tue, May 31, 2011

No Legal Challenge In State Supreme Court Race

MADISON, Wis. (WHBL) - JoAnne Kloppenburg made it official. She will not be challenging the results of a Wisconsin recount for the Supreme Court Justice ...

Tue, May 31, 2011

Kloppenburg will not challenge recount results in state Supreme Court election

UNDATED -- Wisconsin's very close state Supreme Court race is over.

Candidate Joanne Kloppenburg announced Monday that she will not file further legal challenges ...

Mon, May 30, 2011

Ohio State coach Tressel resigns

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ohio State University's Jim Tressel, one of the top college football coaches, has quit in the continuing fallout from payment ...

Mon, May 30, 2011

Jim Tressel resigns from Ohio State amid NCAA probe

Obama confident of Mideast two-state solution

By Matt Falloon

LONDON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he believed a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine was achievable but urged ...

Wed, May 25, 2011

JFC votes to eliminate public campaign financing in state elections

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Candidates for state offices would no longer get tax money under a budget measure passed Tuesday.

On a 12 to 4 ...

Wed, May 25, 2011

Committee votes not to give part-time state workers pensions

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Republicans say part-timers in the private sector don’t get pensions – and government part-timers shouldn’t get them either.

The Legislature ...

Tue, May 24, 2011

State lawmaker pushes immigration bill

Texas legislature acts to make state safe for "noodling"

Treasury blacklists 21st Iranian state bank

David Lawder

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday blacklisted another Iranian state-owned bank for its role in what Washington sees as an increasingly ...

Tue, May 17, 2011

Walker wants state to stop defending domestic registry

MADISON (WSAU) Governor Scott Walker wants the state to stop defending a lawsuit which claims that Wisconsin’s domestic partner registry is unconstitutional. The ...

Tue, May 17, 2011

State Assembly to vote on ending early-release program

MADISON (WRN) It’s been around only since 2009, but Republican lawmakers are looking to roll back a program that lets certain inmates out ...

Mon, May 16, 2011

JFC to consider scaling back Secretary of State's duties

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The committee that’s rewriting the new state budget will consider scaling back the secretary of state’s duties on Thursday ...

Sun, May 15, 2011

Hyundai, Alabama state to make investment announcement

By Bernie Woodall and Hyunjoo Jin

DETROIT/SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co and the state of Alabama will announce on Monday ...

Fri, May 13, 2011

Former NY state senator sentenced to prison

ALBANY, New York (Reuters) - A former New York state senator was sentenced to 21 months in prison on Friday after admitting to tax evasion ...

Fri, May 13, 2011

India's beleaguered ruling coalition wins respite in state votes

By Rupak De Chowdhuri

KOLKATA (Reuters) - India's beleaguered ruling coalition won some respite after a key ally overturned three decades of communist rule ...

Thu, May 12, 2011

Washington state suspends 2012 presidential primary

By Laura L. Myersœ

By Corrie MacLaggan

AUSTIN, Tex. (Reuters) - Since wildfire plowed through Possum Kingdom State Park in April, park ranger Carolyn Mallory's job has involved ...

Tue, May 10, 2011

Liberals in southern Arizona seek to form new state

By Brad Poole

TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) - A long-simmering movement by liberal stalwarts in southern Arizona to break away from the rest of the largely ...

Sun, May 08, 2011

Bahrain to lift state of emergency from June 1

By Frederik Richter

MANAMA (Reuters) - Bahrain's king has ordered a state of emergency to be lifted from June 1, after imposing it following ...

Sun, May 08, 2011

Bahrain to lift state of emergency on June 1

MANAMA (Reuters) - Bahrain's Sunni king has ordered a state of emergency to be lifted from June 1, after imposing it following weeks of ...

Sat, May 07, 2011

Wayne State Football Player Killed

(Detroit, MI) -- Detroit and Wayne State University police are searching for the killer of a Wayne State football player. Authorities say junior cornerback Cortez ...

Sat, May 07, 2011

State wants collective bargaining lawsuit dismissed

MADISON (WRN) The Department of Justice on Friday filed motions to dismiss a lawsuit challenging passage of the budget repair bill. The lawsuit is ...

Fri, May 06, 2011

Pennsylvania to be third state with dedicated sex offender court

By Daniel Lovering

PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - Pennsylvania next month will become the third state in the nation with a court dedicated to bringing sex offenders ...

Thu, May 05, 2011

Former Ohio State football star in plea bargain negotiations

By Jim Leckrone

COLUMBUS (Reuters) - Art Schlichter, a former Ohio State quarterback whose professional football career was cut short by his gambling, is negotiating ...

Wed, May 04, 2011

China population turning-point to spur inflation:state economist

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's census results show the world's second-biggest economy is nearing a demographic watershed that will auger wage rises, higher inflation ...

Wed, May 04, 2011

State Supreme Court to Hear CB Bill Challenge

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The state Supreme Court will consider a legal challenge to a bill that limits collective bargaining rights for public employee unions ...

Wed, May 04, 2011

Texas Senate passes state budget that cuts spending

By Corrie MacLaggan

AUSTIN, Tex (Reuters) - The Texas Senate on Wednesday passed a budget that makes cuts to education and health care, but not ...

Wed, May 04, 2011

State Prosecutors say No to Unpaid Furlough Days

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin prosecutors have said no to taking six unpaid furlough days by July 2nd.

So they now face the risk of ...

Wed, May 04, 2011

State Supreme Court Recount 2/3 Complete, Prosser Holds Lead

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The State Supreme Court recount is about two-thirds finished.

Justice David Prosser leads challenger JoAnne Kloppenburg by about 43,000 votes ...

Tue, May 03, 2011

Sprint eyes State reviews of AT&T/T-Mobile USA

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel <S.N> has asked West Virginia's state regulators to review AT&T Inc's <T.N> proposed $39 ...

Tue, May 03, 2011

Walker proposes state employee recognition program

MADISON (WSAU) Governor Scott Walker has constantly said he respects the work of Wisconsin’s public employees, even as he tried to take away ...

Tue, May 03, 2011

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Homeland security officials are at a "heightened state of vigilance" for possible retaliatory attacks in the wake of American forces ...

Mon, May 02, 2011

State updates voting records

MADISON (WRN) If you haven’t voted in the past four years, you’ll likely be receiving a postcard in the mail from the ...

Sat, April 30, 2011

Missouri governor vetoes state redistricting plan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Missouri's Democratic Governor Jay Nixon on Saturday vetoed a redistricting bill drafted by the Republican-dominated legislature that Democrats said was politically ...

Sat, April 30, 2011

The Lions Last Night Selected Speedy Boise State Receiver And Kick Returner Titus Young In The Second Round NFL

Lion’s general manager Martin Mayhew calls Detroit’s second round pick in last night’s NFL draft “a stick of dynamite”. Day Two ...

Fri, April 29, 2011

Judge Agrees on Extension to Verify State Senate Recalls

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A judge in Madison agreed Friday to let recall elections for up to eight Wisconsin senators be held on July 12th ...

Fri, April 29, 2011

Oklahoma 4th state to ban abortions after 20 weeks

By Steve Olafson

OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin on Wednesday signed into law a prohibition on abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy ...

Wed, April 20, 2011

Oklahoma is fourth state to ban abortions after 20 weeks

By Steve Olafson

OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin on Wednesday signed into law a measure prohibiting abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy ...

Wed, April 20, 2011

Arizona House votes to make Colt revolver official state gun

By David Schwartz

PHOENIX (Reuters) - Taking a page out of the old West history books, the Arizona Legislature early on Wednesday made the Colt ...

Wed, April 20, 2011

State Dairy Cows Pumped Out More Milk in March

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin dairy cows pumped out more milk last month – but the increase was not as big as the national average.

Officials ...

Wed, April 20, 2011

Lawmakers Seek to Declare Out of State Dams as State Green Energy Sources

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Two Republican state lawmakers have proposed a bill to declare large out of state dams as renewable power sources for ...

Wed, April 20, 2011

State Bankruptcy Alternative Growing in Popularity

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Growing numbers of people are filing for a bankruptcy alternative that’s unique to Wisconsin.

Federal, State Income Taxes Due Monday

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Procrastinators were given three extra days this year to send in their federal and state income tax returns.

But the deadline ...

Mon, April 18, 2011

DNR: State's Wolf Population Hits Modern-Day Record

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin's wolf population has hit a modern-day record of more than 800.

The DNR says the number is now between ...

Fri, April 15, 2011

Delaware to be eighth state to recognize gay civil unions

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Delaware governor Jack Markell is expected to sign into law a bill that will make the state the eighth to recognize civil ...

Fri, April 15, 2011

State wants gray wolf de-listed

MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – Federal officials say they’ll try again to remove Wisconsin gray wolves from the endangered species list.

The U-S Fish-and-Wildlife Service ...

Fri, April 15, 2011

Georgia lawmakers pass state's immigration bill

By David Beasley

ATLANTA (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled Georgia legislature has passed a bill cracking down on illegal immigrants that is similar to a state ...

Fri, April 15, 2011

Larger state rainy-day fund delayed

MADISON (WSAU) State Assembly Democrats have blocked approval of a constitutional amendment to create a larger “rainy day fund” to help the state pay ...

Thu, April 14, 2011

BP Alaska president pleads for lower state taxes

By Yereth Rosen

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Alaska must lower its state oil production taxes to attract the investment needed to boost dwindling flow in ...

Thu, April 14, 2011

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. citizen is being held in North Korea and should be released on humanitarian grounds, the State Department said on ...

Tue, April 12, 2011

Cincinnati streetcar state funding nixed by Ohio agency

By Joe Wessels

CINCINNATI (Reuters) - Cincinnati's plan to build a streetcar line was dealt a setback Tuesday when a state agency pulled $51 ...

Tue, April 12, 2011

Fear of state takeover hangs over Detroit budget

DETROIT (Reuters) - Detroit must cut $200 million in spending or face a takeover by the state of Michigan, Mayor Dave Bing said on Tuesday ...

Tue, April 12, 2011

State Auto Sales Outpacing 2010 Levels

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Auto sales in Wisconsin are far ahead of what they were last year.

MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – The State Justice Department said it acted properly when it asked the Supreme Court to throw out a judge’s order ...

Thu, April 07, 2011

Recall effort zeroes in on FDL state senator

FOND DU LAC, Wis. (WSAU) – State officials will get the paperwork this afternoon for a second Wisconsin Senate recall election.

UW Madison still wants to seperate from state system

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The chancellor at U-W Madison now says she’s willing to let other campuses have their own autonomy – as long as ...

Tue, April 05, 2011

Contentious state supreme court campaign ends today

UNDATED (WSAU) It’s Election Day. And while the State Supreme Court race has gotten national attention, school referendums on hundreds-of-millions of dollars of ...

Mon, April 04, 2011

Wed, March 30, 2011

Bottoms up: Wisconsin is drunkest state

UNDATED (WSAU) Wisconsin is the drunkest state in the nation.

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 24-percent of ...

Tue, March 29, 2011

LRB Chief: Agency Can Publish Laws Without Sec. of State

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The head of the state's Legislative Reference Bureau says he believes the agency can publish laws independent of the secretary ...

Tue, March 29, 2011

Syrian government resigns: state television

DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad accepted the resignation of the government on Tuesday, Syrian state television said.

"President Assad accepts the government's ...

Tue, March 29, 2011

The Hangover From Michigan State’s Difficult Season Continued Yesterday

Michigan State is looking at some cobwebs still shaking free from what was a difficult season. The team announced Monday that sophomore center Garrick ...

Tue, March 29, 2011

State begins collective bargaining changes; payroll deductions change next month

MADISON (WRN-WSAU) State officials are moving ahead with changes to collective bargaining for public employees. Governor Scott Walker’s Administration Secretary, Mike Huebsch, said ...

Mon, March 28, 2011

No state funding for police file-sharing program

MADISON (WSAU) Governor Walker's 2-year budget proposal does not include funding to continue a recently-started police file-sharing program. The Wisconsin Justice Information System ...

Sun, March 27, 2011

Former first lady gets spot on state panel

MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – A former first lady has been appointed to a state commission dealing with labor issues.

Nicolet 72, Eau Claire North 46

--Division 2 ...

Fri, March 25, 2011

NYC tops U.S. in private jobs, commercial property: state

By Joan Gralla

Utah becomes first in U.S. to designate official state gun

By James Nelson

SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - Utah has become the first U.S. state to name an official firearm, placing an automatic pistol ...

Thu, March 17, 2011

Idaho is latest state to curb state workers' union

By Laura Zuckerman

SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Idaho's Republican governor on Thursday signed into law a measure that strips public school teachers of some ...

Thu, March 17, 2011

State construction projects approved

MADISON (WSAU) The state Building Commission has approved Governor Scott Walker’s construction projects for the next two years. A couple items were added ...

Thu, March 17, 2011

Marathon Begins State Tournament Play Tonight

Madison, Wi (WSAU) The W-I-A-A boys’ state high school basketball tournament begins this afternoon in Madison. Semi-finals in the new Division-Five are up first ...

Thu, March 17, 2011

WIAA Boys State Tourney Begins

Madison, WI. (WHBL-Learfield) - The W-I-A-A boys’ state high school basketball tournament begins this afternoon in Madison. Semi-finals in the new Division-Five are up first ...

Wed, March 16, 2011

Surgery referrals don't improve state's outcomes

By Genevra Pittman

OSHKOSH, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Democratic state lawmaker pleaded no contest Tuesday to a sexual misconduct ordinance violation.

Oshkosh Representative Gordon Hintz was fined after ...

Wed, March 16, 2011

Coming To An Aircraft Carrier Near You Actually, In The San Diego Harbor Is Where Michigan State Will Play North Carolina Next Fall On 11/11/11

11-11-11, a special year next year for Veterans Day and a special location for a college basketball game between Michigan State and North Carolina ...

Tue, March 15, 2011

South Dakota eases state uranium mining rules

PIERRE (Reuters) - The governor of South Dakota on Tuesday signed into law a bill to ease oversight of a proposed uranium mine near a ...

Tue, March 15, 2011

South Dakota eases state uranium mining rules

PIERRE, South Dakota (Reuters) - The governor of South Dakota on Tuesday signed into law a bill to ease oversight of a proposed uranium mine ...

Tue, March 15, 2011

Missouri "right-to-work" bill pushed in state Senate

By Bruce Olson

ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - The sponsor of a bill that would make Missouri a "right-to-work" state said on Tuesday she'll keep ...

Tue, March 15, 2011

U.S. welcomes Egypt move to scrap state security

CAIRO (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday that she welcomed an announcement by Egypt that it was dismantling its state security ...

Tue, March 15, 2011

N.J. state computers nearly sold with sensitive data

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Child abuse reports, Social Security numbers and other highly sensitive data were discovered on a batch of government computers headed for ...

Thu, March 10, 2011

Protestors Dragged from State Capitol

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Police are dragging protestors from the Wisconsin Capitol Thursday after passage of an anti-union measure.

MADISON (WSAU) The 14 missing state senate Democrats will get their paychecks after all.

State Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says he mailed the ...

Tue, March 08, 2011

State Senate meets; no action on major bills

MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – The Wisconsin Senate met briefly today, apparently without acting on separate bills to fine the Democratic senators 100-dollars a day for ...

Tue, March 08, 2011

Smile! Wisconsin is a happy state

UNDATED (WSAU) – You might think that Wisconsinites are downright miserable, considering the long winter and loud political protests we’ve had. But actually, Wisconsin ...

Tue, March 08, 2011

Cuban state layoffs move slowly, workers uneasy

By Marc Frank

Columbus, OH. (WHBL-Learfield) - Can the Wisconsin Badgers beat a number-one ranked Ohio State Buckeye team for the third time in less than a year ...

Sun, March 06, 2011

Badgers get ready for Ohio State today

MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) - Can the Wisconsin Badgers beat a number-one ranked Ohio State Buckeye team for the third time in less than a year ...

Sat, March 05, 2011

State security building torched in Cairo: sources

CAIRO (Reuters) - A state security building on the outskirts of the Egyptian capital was set alight on Saturday, a security source said, one day ...

Sat, March 05, 2011

State Employee layoffs loom amid budget impasse

By Jeff Mayers

MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker issued layoff warning notices on Friday to unions representing state workers as a battle ...

Sat, March 05, 2011

CLEVELAND, Ohio (Reuters) - An Ohio bill that would terminate collective bargaining rights for state workers likely will be softened by amendments before it comes ...

Fri, February 25, 2011

Indiana Democrats plan to stay out of state Monday to delay vote

By Susan Guyett

By Susan Guyett

Badgers roll past Penn State

MADISON (TSN-WSAU) Keaton Nankivil and Jon Leuer both finished with 22 points as 10th ranked Wisconsin topped Penn State, 76-66, at Kohl Center.

Leuer ...

Sun, February 20, 2011

State Senate to Convene Without Dems

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin Senate will convene Tuesday to pass non-spending bills and act on appointments, even if the missing 14 Democrats haven ...

Sun, February 20, 2011

Badgers Host Penn State

Madison, Wis. (WHBL-Learfield) - Trailing by three games, with only five games left, the Wisconsin Badgers will need some help to claim even a share ...

Sat, February 19, 2011

Broncos Escape With 68-65 Victory Over Illinois State

Kalamazoo –(WKZO) Trailing by as much as 11 in the 2^nd half and without current MAC Player of the Week Flenard Whitfield, it ...

Sat, February 19, 2011

Michigan State’s Disappointing Season Will Be In Focus Today On ESPN For Tonight’s Game Between The Spartans And Illinois

Michigan State appears to be on the bubble for nailing down a bid to the NCCA tournament and that probably makes tonight’s contest ...

Fri, February 18, 2011

MADISON (WRN) The leader of state Senate Democrats explains why they skipped town on Thursday. They haven’t talked yet, but Senate Minority Leader ...

Fri, February 18, 2011

Democrat senators flee state, delaying collective bargaining vote

UNDATED (WSAU) Wisconsin Senate Democrats say they’ll stay away from the Capitol at least until tomorrow to delay a vote on the bill ...

Thu, February 17, 2011

Obama to make state visit to Britain in May

LONDON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will make a state visit to Britain in May, British officials said on Thursday.

Obama will be accompanied by ...

Thu, February 17, 2011

No major changes to collective bargaining bill; State Senate to vote today

MADISON (WSAU) The stage is set for a Wisconsin Senate vote today on a budget-balancing measure that scales back bargaining rights for most state-and-local ...

Thu, February 17, 2011

Amid crisis, state workers say: "Don't blame us"

By Daniel Trotta and Edith Honan

NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - When a New Jersey family with an autistic child walks into the state office ...

Wed, February 16, 2011

South Carolina House backs move to boost state power

By Harriet McLeod

CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - South Carolina's House of Representatives on Wednesday called for a federal Constitutional Convention to consider an ...

Wed, February 16, 2011

Ohio State Beat The Spartans 71-To-61 Last

The Spartans battled the Buckeyes hard last night at Ohio State, but in the end turnovers doomed Michigan State down the stretch with M-S-U ...

Tue, February 15, 2011

California governor Brown freezes state hiring

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California Governor Jerry Brown ordered a hiring freeze on Tuesday across the state's government to help cut costs in the ...

Tue, February 15, 2011

State Employee Unions To Lose Bargaining Power

Madison, Wis. (Learfield) - With extra security at his side, Governor Scott Walker said thousands of state employees would have to be laid off if ...

Fri, February 11, 2011

Amount of State Biz Loans Backed by SBA Fell in January

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The amount of Wisconsin business loans backed by the U.S. Small Business Administration went down sharply last month.

By Edith Honan

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A bid by New York's Nassau County to block a state takeover of its finances could imperil ...

Thu, February 10, 2011

Counties briefed on state budget problems

MADISON (WRN) Most state agencies are being asked to make cuts and reduce their bottom line, according to Department of Administration Secretary Mike Huebsch ...

Thu, February 10, 2011

State Students Score Higher Than Nat'l Avg. on AP Exams

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s most talented high school students scored higher than the national average on Advanced Placement exams last year.

That’s ...

Thu, February 10, 2011

State Officials Investigate Complaints Against Element Mobile

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - State officials are investigating 369 consumer complaints about a new wireless phone company.

Fitzgerald named new state patrol superintendent

MADISON (WRN) The father of the two most powerful Republican state lawmakers in Wisconsin has been picked by Governor Scott Walker’s administration to ...

Tue, February 08, 2011

Gov. Walker: State's Budget Hole Now $3.6B

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Governor Scott Walker’s office now says the current state budget is $137 million short on revenues.

And the Republican Walker ...

Tue, February 08, 2011

State budget shortfall at $3.6-billion

Michigan State And Michigan Each Had 21 High School Seniors Make Commitments Yesterday

National letter of intent signing day yesterday produced the predicted results in the Big Ten with Ohio State leading the way and the only ...

Thu, February 03, 2011

Partial-Privatization of State Commerce Dept. OK'ed in Legislature

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The state Commerce Department will be partially-privatized under a bill passed by both houses of the Legislature Wednesday.

The Senate voted ...

Wed, February 02, 2011

Walker travels to support state-of-the-state themes

UNDATED (WSAU) Governor Scott Walker will spend tomorrow traveling around Wisconsin, boosting some of the themes he discussed during last night's State of ...

Wed, February 02, 2011

Michigan State Tonight Hopes To Continue Its Rebound

Michigan State tonight looks to continue its effort to shake a mid-season slump when it plays at Iowa, which sits in last place in ...

Wed, February 02, 2011

UNDATED (WSAU) Wisconsin’s seven Supreme Court justices aired a lot of their dirty laundry yesterday. The justices held a day-long public meeting which ...

Tue, February 01, 2011

Walker to Deliver First State of the State

Madison, Wis. (WHBL) - Governor Scott Walker will deliver his first State-of-the-State address tonight. And he’ll explain how he’ll fix a deficit in ...

Tue, February 01, 2011

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WIBQ) - It was déjà vu for the Indiana State Sycamores. For the second time this season they had a commanding ...

Thu, January 27, 2011

Michigan State Hosts The Wolverines Tonight

Michigan State Coach Tom Izzo maintains Michigan is much better that the Wolverine’s 11-and-9 record might indicate. However, U-of-M has lost six straight ...

Thu, January 27, 2011

UPDATE: State Senate Approves Job Creation Tax Break Bill

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin Legislature gave its final approval Thursday to tax cuts for businesses that create jobs.

The Senate voted 25 to ...

Wed, January 26, 2011

Illinois appeals court voids revenue for state bonds

By Karen Pierog

CHICAGO (Reuters) - An Illinois court on Wednesday voided a law that created a variety of revenue sources earmarked for funding big ...

Wed, January 26, 2011

9 of State's 12 Metro Areas Lost Jobs Last Month

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Nine of Wisconsin’s 12 metro areas lost jobs in December.

That’s what state labor officials said Wednesday.

Metro Milwaukee ...

Wed, January 26, 2011

When Michigan State Hosts Michigan Tomorrow Night, M-S-U Won’t Have Junior Guard Korie Lucious

Michigan State starting junior guard Korie Lucious has been dismissed from the team for the remainder of the season. Spartan’s coach Tom Izzo ...

Wed, January 26, 2011

Top-Ranked Ohio State Stayed Undefeated

Last night in the Big Ten, top-ranked Ohio State had no trouble improving to 21-and-0 as the Buckeyes pounded visiting 12th-ranked Purdue 87-to-64.

And ...

Tue, January 25, 2011

WATCH: State of the Union LIVE

JOIN THE LIVE CHAT

VISIT WHITEHOUSE.GOV

Tue, January 25, 2011

Ohio is latest U.S. state switching drugs for executions

By Mary Wisniewski

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Ohio is the latest state in the U.S. to switch drugs for executions, after a U.S. company ...

Tue, January 25, 2011

President Obama's State of the Union Address Tuesday Night

WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - As Ron Johnson sees it, Tuesday night’s State of the Union address will determine if President Obama got the ...

Tue, January 25, 2011

Senate leaders open option of state bankruptcy

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republican leaders said on Tuesday they were considering allowing financially stressed U.S. states to declare bankruptcy.

"We're exploring that ...

Tue, January 25, 2011

State science test scores higher than average

MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – Wisconsin’s fourth-and-eighth graders scored higher-than-average on a national science test. But African-Americans continue to lag behind in their performance.

The ...

Tue, January 25, 2011

Senate confirms state health secretary

MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – The state Senate confirmed Dennis Smith as the new health secretary.

Michigan State Badly Needs A Win Tonight At Purdue

Spartan players are saying it’s a must win for M-S-U when its plays tonight at Purdue. A Michigan State victory would at least ...

Sat, January 22, 2011

State Senate Passes Health Savings Acct. Tax Exemption

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin Senate has passed a state income tax exemption for money people set aside in health savings accounts.

The proposal ...

Fri, January 21, 2011

State bankruptcy bill imminent, Gingrich says

By Lisa Lambert

AMHERST, Wis. (WTAQ) - “Green beer” could soon have a new meaning in Wisconsin.

The Central Waters Brewing Company of Amherst hopes to become the ...

Thu, January 20, 2011

Ex-State Senator Plale Named Head of Division of State Facilities

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Democrat who lost his state Senate seat in last fall’s primary has landed a job with the Republican Walker ...

Wed, January 19, 2011

Indiana State "Blacks Out" Missouri State

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WIBQ) - Indiana State may have to try a “Black Out” more often. The Sycamores encouraged fans to dress in all black ...

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The state of Wisconsin has filed briefs, asking to join the federal civil lawsuit filed against former Calumet County District Attorney ...

Tue, January 18, 2011

Ex-Gov. Doyle Will Work as Private Attorney For State's Biggest Firm

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Former Governor Jim Doyle will become a private attorney for Wisconsin’s largest law firm, Foley and Lardner.

Doyle said Monday ...

Tue, January 18, 2011

In Big Ten Action Coming Up Tonight, It’s Michigan State At Illinois While Michigan Is At Northwestern

It’s number-17 Michigan State at 23rd-rankd Illinois tonight while also in the Big Ten, Michigan plays at Wisconsin. M-S-U moved back into the ...

Mon, January 17, 2011

WATCH: Governor Snyder's State of the State Speech Wednesday

LANSING -- (WKZO) Newly elected Michigan Governor Rick Snyder will deliver his first State of the State speech on Wednesday beginning at 7pm. We'll ...

Mon, January 17, 2011

Indiana State Tops Creighton On Last Second Shot

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WIBQ) - It was a thriller in the Hulman Center Sunday afternoon. A last second tip in by Carl Richard broke a ...

Mon, January 17, 2011

Madison, Wi (WSAU) The state Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote today on tighter standards for civil liability lawsuits in Wisconsin. It’s ...

Fri, January 14, 2011

Snow-covered Massachusetts lifts state of emergency

By Lauren Keiper

BOSTON (Reuters) - Massachusetts lifted its state of emergency on Thursday as New England dug out from under deep snow following a ...

Thu, January 13, 2011

Snow-covered Mass. lifts state of emergency

By Lauren Keiper

State GOP Lawmakers Plan to Give Tax Breaks to All Job Creators

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Republican state lawmakers plan to give a tax break to all companies that create jobs this year – not just small businesses ...

Wed, January 12, 2011

Local, State Gov't Worker Pensions Improving

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The pension funds for state and local government workers are doing better.

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Hog and pork market prices are expected to reach record levels for farmers this year, but most Wisconsin producers won’t ...

Sun, January 09, 2011

State Tourism Dept: Travel Up 8% From '09

SUPERIOR, Wis. (WTAQ) - A late December rainfall has left some northern Wisconsin resort owners praying for more snow, while others are still seeing steady ...

Sat, January 08, 2011

State Implementing New Standards For Math, Reading Expectations

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Schools in more than three dozen states – including Wisconsin – are implementing a new set of standards that’ll outline what students ...

Fri, January 07, 2011

Supreme Court to decide state drug data mining law

By James Vicini

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court said on Friday that it would decide whether a state law restricting commercial access to information ...

Fri, January 07, 2011

State Department has no info on Cuban "defector"

MIAMI (Reuters) - The State Department has no information about the whereabouts or status of a leading Cuban government trade expert whom Miami media reports ...

Fri, January 07, 2011

Madison, Wi (WSAU)Union employees in the state Commerce Department are concerned about their futures. Governor Scott Walker wants to turn the agency into ...

Thu, January 06, 2011

Washington state retiree wins $190 million in lottery

By Laura L. Myers

Ohio State intercepted a Ryan Mallett pass at the Buckeyes' 17-yard line with just under a minute to play and OSU held on for ...

Wed, January 05, 2011

China state newspaper's Web unit plans IPO

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - People.com.cn, the online news portal run by People's Daily, the mouthpiece of China's Communist Party, aims to list ...

Tue, January 04, 2011

State Lawmakers Open Special Session on Jobs, Economy

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin lawmakers officially opened their special session Tuesday on improving the state’s economy.

By Lisa Lambert

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legislators in U.S. states who are returning to work this month or entering office for the first time ...

Mon, January 03, 2011

Michigan Rallied To Beat Penn State 76-To-69 Yesterday

Michigan scored a come-from-behind 76-to-69 win yesterday afternoon over Penn State at Crisler Arena with the Wolverines improving their Big Ten record to 1-and-1 ...

Sat, January 01, 2011

State Moves $10M to Help With Low-Income Energy Assistance

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The state has transferred $10 million from its weatherization program to its energy assistance program, which will help low-income residents pay ...

Sat, January 01, 2011

State Energy Assistance Program Bolstered

MADISON (WSAU) The state has transferred $10 million from its weatherization program to its energy assistance program, which will help low-income residents pay their ...

Fri, December 31, 2010

Many Long-Time State Workers Retiring Early Over Benefits Fears

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Many long-time state government employees are retiring early, for fear that Governor-elect Scott Walker will take away the benefits they’ve ...

Thu, December 30, 2010

Illinois, Oklahoma State, And Maryland Were Winners In Wednesday’s Bowl Games

Last night in the Alamo Bowl, Oklahoma State cruised past Arizona 36-to-10. Earlier, Illinois beat up on Baylor 38-to-14 at the Texas Bowl while ...

Wed, December 29, 2010

MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – Wisconsin got a $23 million dollar federal bonus today, for enrolling uninsured children in the state’s Badger-Care-Plus program.

Fifteen states ...

Sat, December 25, 2010

Doyle Hopes State Keeps Moving Ahead With Stem Cell Research

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Governor Jim Doyle hopes the state will continue moving ahead as a leader in stem cell research.

Wisconsin has seen work ...

Thu, December 23, 2010

Badgers handle Coppin State

MADISON (WSAU) Jon Leuer scored 19-points, including 3-pointers on Wisconsin's first four possessions as the Bagders beat Coppin State, 80-56. The Badgers set ...

Thu, December 23, 2010

Number 18 Texas 67, #12 Michigan State 55

Michigan State’s 52-game home court winning streak against non-conference opponents came to an end last night as the 12th-ranked Spartans fell to number-18 ...

Thu, December 23, 2010

Utah State 78 Western Michigan 57

Western Michigan lost to host Utah State 78-to-57 last night in the second round of the World Vision Invitational in Logan Utah. The Broncos ...

Wed, December 22, 2010

Nassau County, NY moves closer to state fiscal control

By Edith Honan

Thailand ends 8-month state of emergency in Bangkok

By Pracha Hariraksapitak

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's government agreed on Tuesday to lift an eight-month state of emergency in Bangkok, citing an improved political ...

Mon, December 20, 2010

Republicans regain majority in New York state senate

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Republicans will regain control of the New York State Senate in January after a Democrat on Monday lost a recount bid ...

Mon, December 20, 2010

State's Milk Production Rises 0.5% Last Month

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin's milk production rose by one-half percent in November compared to a year ago.

But the increase was smaller than ...

Sun, December 19, 2010

State OK's $10M For New Dental School in Central WI

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The state building commission approved $10 million toward a new dental school in central Wisconsin.

Some question whether this will solve ...

Sat, December 18, 2010

Michigan State Will Play Tonight Without Coach Tom Izzo, Who Has Been Suspended For One Game

Michigan State Tom Izzo has been suspended for one game for a secondary violation of rules which the NCAA said the program committed this ...

Sat, December 18, 2010

GB Senator: New State Contracts Will Take Time

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Democratic state Senator Dave Hansen expects it will take some time to get new contracts for state workers approved.

He says ...

Thu, December 16, 2010

State Senate ends extraordinary session

MADISON (WRN) The state Senate briefly met Thursday morning to officially close the extraordinary session, without taking any further action on the failed votes ...

Thu, December 16, 2010

Hard feelings linger over contract deadlock in state senate

MADISON (WSAU) In a bitter and emotional lame-duck session, Wisconsin lawmakers failed yesterday to approve overdue union contracts for state employees. The Assembly approved ...

Thu, December 16, 2010

Decker casts deciding vote as employee contracts fail in state senate

MADISON (WRN-WSAU) After clearing the Assembly earlier in the evening, contracts for state workers seemed ready to pass their final test in the Senate ...

Thu, December 16, 2010

WI Firms Expand With State Tax Break Help

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Two Wisconsin companies will expand with the help of state income tax breaks.

State commerce officials said the WT Walker Group ...

Thu, December 16, 2010

State Worker Contracts Fail in Senate After Wild Wednesday

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - In a bitter and emotional lame-duck session, Wisconsin lawmakers failed Wednesday to approve overdue union contracts for state employees.

The Assembly ...

Wed, December 15, 2010

State Senate OK's Labor Contract Session

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin Senate leaders agreed Wednesday morning to hold an extraordinary session to approve union contracts for thousands of state employees.

The ...

Wed, December 15, 2010

Lame-duck state assembly to approve union contracts

MADISON (WSAU) The Wisconsin Assembly plans to go into an extraordinary session today to approve overdue union contracts for thousands of state employees.

But ...

Tue, December 14, 2010

State Vets' Affairs Board Delays Secretary Search

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The state Veterans’ Affairs Board has delayed a search for a new department leader.

Panel member Marv Freedman says he wants ...

Mon, December 13, 2010

Badgers Look To Sweep In-State Rivals

Madison, Wi. (WSAU) Wisconsin dominated the boards in their Saturday win over Marquette and now will face a quick turnaround as they host Uw-Green ...

Sun, December 12, 2010

Iran not a rogue state: Australia

By Michael Perry

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia is at odds with its major security ally the United States over Iran, saying it is not a ...

Sun, December 12, 2010

Gov. Doyle Declares State of Emergency for Winter Storm

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Governor Jim Doyle Saturday night declared a State of Emergency for all 72 counties as a major winter storm continues to ...

Fri, December 10, 2010

LISTEN LIVE: Western Michigan Womens Basketball takes on Michigan State

Fri, December 10, 2010

No Honors For Michigan State Or Michigan At Last Night’s Annual Awards Ceremony

Auburn quarterback Cam Newton, to no real surprise, was the big winner during last night’s annual awards ceremony at Disney World, where there ...

Fri, December 10, 2010

State Fair Park Officials Criticized for Vegas Convention Trip

WEST ALLIS, Wis. (WTAQ) - Officials at State Fair Park in West Allis are being criticized for sending 10 people to a convention in Las ...

Fri, December 10, 2010

MADISON (WSAU) A top legislative leader says he might try to make Wisconsin the nation’s 23rd “right-to-work state.” Incoming G-O-P finance chairman Robin ...

Thu, December 09, 2010

State Revenue Dept. Push Paperless Tax Form

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The state Revenue Department is asking Wisconsinites to get an important income tax form online instead of in the mail.

Taxpayers ...

Thu, December 09, 2010

State Criminals Who Haven't Submitted DNA to Database Falling

Michigan State is celebrating its first Big Ten title in two decades but the Spartans won’t smell the Roses with Wisconsin apparently headed ...

Mon, November 29, 2010

In College Basketball Michigan State Yesterday Afternoon Warmed Up For Its Wednesday Showdown At Duke By Beating Tennessee-Tech 73-TO-55

Michigan State looked sluggish Sunday afternoon as the Spartans stopped visiting Tennessee Tech 73-to-55 at the Breslin Center. M-S-U improved to 5-and-1 after returning ...

Sun, November 28, 2010

State's Delinquent Taxpayers Website Working

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Four years ago the state of Wisconsin launched a website listing delinquent taxpayers. It's working.

By the end of October ...

Sat, November 27, 2010

Michigan State Finishes Regular Season 11-1, Wins Share of Big Ten Title

STATE COLLEGE -- (WKZO) Nick Saban couldn't even do this. The Michigan State Spartans surprised all of the Big Ten this season putting an ...

Sat, November 27, 2010

WATCH LIVE: Olivet Heads to Ford Field in Divison 5 State Football Final

Sat, November 27, 2010

State GOP Chair Priebus Recruited to be Next RNC Chair

WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele just finished engineering a takeover of Congress by his party.

Despite the GOP sweep ...

Thu, November 25, 2010

State's Ban on E-Waste Looks to be Working

BROWN COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - There are early indications that Wisconsin’s ban on sending electronic waste to landfills is working.

The law that took ...

Wed, November 24, 2010

Number-Two Michigan State Was Upset By Unranked Connecticut

Michigan State slipped up at the free throw line in the late going helping Connecticut upset the second ranked Spartans 70-to-67 last night in ...

Wed, November 24, 2010

Joe Paterno, The 83-Year Old Penn State Legend, Said Tuesday He Plans On Returning For The 2011 Season

If Michigan State thought Saturday could be the last time they’d be going up against legendary Penn State coach Joe Paterno, the Spartans ...

Tue, November 23, 2010

Michigan Coach Rich Rodriguez Says Forget About His Wolverines Being 17-Point Underdogs To Ohio State

Michigan Coach Rich Rodriguez said Monday that if a few things bounce the Wolverine’s way and they get a few breaks, they can ...

Tue, November 23, 2010

Report: State Budget Problems Keep Getting Worse

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s budget problems continue to get worse.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel says the current state budget might end up $100 ...

Mon, November 22, 2010

NY state strikes deal with tribe on casino land

By Edith Honan

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York state agreed on Monday to give a swathe of land to a Wisconsin Native American tribe ...

Mon, November 22, 2010

Two State Golfers Advance At Q School

Wausau, Wi (WSAU) Fox Point native Skip Kendall and Dan Woltman of Beaver Dam have advanced to the final stage of the PGA Tour ...

Sat, November 20, 2010

Broncos Roll Past Kent State 38-3

Kalamazoo – (WKZO) Entering Saturday’s game against Kent State, it looked as if the Broncos would have a hard time moving the ball on ...

Sat, November 20, 2010

Preview: Western Michigan Football vs. Kent State

When the Western Michigan football team takes on Kent State Saturday afternoon, the game will have special meaning. As normal with most schools, the ...

Sat, November 20, 2010

Officials Disagree on Depth of State Budget Hole

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Some Wisconsin officials estimate the state could face a budget shortfall of more than $2 billion over the next two years ...

Sat, November 20, 2010

U Of M Forecasts State To Add Jobs In 2011

(Ann Arbor, MI) -- The University of Michigan Economic Forecast indicates the state may have hit bottom and is expected to start adding jobs next ...

Fri, November 19, 2010

Final Home Games For State, U of M and Western

Michigan State, Michigan, and Western Michigan all play their final home games of the season tomorrow afternoon. In East Lansing, the Spartans shoot for ...

Thu, November 18, 2010

Senators push bipartisan state healthcare waiver

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Democrat and a Republican teamed up in the Senate on Thursday to offer legislation that would give states the flexibility to ...

Thu, November 18, 2010

Indiana State Falls Again On The Road

MUNCIE, Ind. (WIBQ) - New ISU head coach Greg Lansing saw his Sycamores lose their third straight game Wednesday evening in Muncie against Ball State ...

Thu, November 18, 2010

State Lawmakers to Approve Union Deals Against Walker Wishes

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin lawmakers will be called back into session next month to approve state employee union contracts against the wishes of the ...

Thu, November 18, 2010

Area Teams Play For State Football Titles

Madison, Wi (WSAU) The high school fall sports season comes to an end today and tomorrow with state football championships being decided in 7 ...

Wed, November 17, 2010

State Supreme Court Sets Ninham Hearing

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear arguments on if teenagers convicted of murder should be allowed to be given life prison ...

Wed, November 17, 2010

Michigan State Last Night Held Off South Carolina

Michigan State had trouble putting away South Carolina last night but the second-ranked Spartans were able to hold off the visiting Gamecocks 82-to-73 at ...

Wed, November 17, 2010

It’s Back To Business For Michigan State Football

Michigan State has lost its last six games following a bye week and Coach Mark Dantonio said at his weekly news conference Tuesday that ...

Tue, November 16, 2010

Banks, state AGs near foreclosure settlement: report

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. banks and a task force of the nation's 50 state attorneys general are nearing a settlement of an ...

Tue, November 16, 2010

Michigan State Fans Will Be Up Late Tonight As The Spartans Host South Carolina With A 10 P.M. Tip-Off

Second-ranked Michigan State plays its second game of the season tonight and it’s guaranteed not to end until after midnight. The Spartans take ...

Mon, November 15, 2010

All-State High School Football Team Includes Many Area Players

Wausau, Wi (WSAU) The Wisconsin High School Coaches Association have named running back Melvin Gordon of Kenosha Bradford and and linebacker Derek Landisch of ...

Sat, November 13, 2010

SPASH to play for state football championship; Marshfield eliminated

UNDATED (WSAU) – The premiere football team in the Wisconsin Valley conference will play for a state football championship next week. The SPASH Panthers advanced ...

Sat, November 13, 2010

State Union Ready For Battle With New Governor

MADISON (WSAU) A call from Governor-elect Scott Walker to put contract talks on hold gets a quick response from the head of the state ...

Fri, November 12, 2010

New State Senate leader wants to block raids on transportation fund

MADISON (WSAU) The new president of the Wisconsin Senate says lawmakers should block raids on the state transportation fund, while passing a constitutional amendment ...

Fri, November 12, 2010

State Legislative Roundup for Election Day

- 29th SENATE

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) - A Wausau Doctor is taking on the leader of the State Senate in the 29th Senate race.

Wausau doctor ...

Mon, November 01, 2010

Candidates For Major Races All Over Badger State on Election Eve

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate candidates are spending this Election Eve in mostly friendly territory, as they urge their supporters to ...

Mon, November 01, 2010

Indiana State Improves To 5-3 After Home Win Saturday

By: Kyle West, WIBQ

Wausau, Wi (WSAU) The 29th WIAA state boys soccer tournament begins today at Uihlein Park in Milwaukee. The single elimination tournament features three divisons ...

Wed, October 27, 2010

State settles inmate sex-assault lawsuit

UNDATED (WSAU) The state gave $150,000 to a former prisoner and his attorney, to avoid a lawsuit that would have accused a guard ...

Wed, October 27, 2010

Report: State Gives $150K to Settle Suit Of Guard Sexual Assault of Inmate

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis. (WTAQ) - The state gave $150,000 to a former prisoner and his attorney, to avoid a lawsuit that would have ...

Wed, October 27, 2010

State football playoff scores

UNDATED (WSAU) The WIAA high school football playoffs began Tuesday night, with first-round games across the state. Here are the opening-round scores:

Division 1 ...

Tue, October 26, 2010

State provided information on Badgercare enrollment later used in attack-ad

UNDATED (WSAU) The state said it did nothing wrong when it confirmed that five employees of Ron Johnson’s company are getting tax-funded Badger-Care ...

Tue, October 26, 2010

Stay focused. That’s the message from Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio to his undefeated Spartans, who have jumped up from eighth to fifth ...

Sat, October 23, 2010

Michigan Has The Weekend Off But Eighth-Ranked Michigan State Goes For An 8-And-0 Start This Afternoon

Michigan State has to guard against a possible letdown this afternoon as the undefeated eighth-ranked Spartans are on the road to face the potentially ...

Fri, October 22, 2010

Area Dealerships Reprimanded For Violating State Laws

Sheboygan, Wis. (WHBL) - Two area car dealerships are now under scrutiny after allegedly selling over 150 cars by an unlicensed sales person. The Wisconsin ...

Fri, October 22, 2010

Wisconsin unemployment down, but fewer private-sector jobs in state

UNDATED (WRN) Wisconsin’s jobless rate ticked downward in September, but the number of private sector jobs decreased as well.

Department of Workforce Development ...

Thu, October 21, 2010

State Patrol Doing Follow-Up Investigation in Girl's Traffic Death

KENOSHA COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - The State Patrol will do a follow-up investigation into the traffic death of a girl who was struck by a ...

Wed, October 20, 2010

State's Milk Output Rises, Still Behind National Jump

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin made more milk last month – but not as much as the national increase.

New figures show that Wisconsin produced almost ...

Wed, October 20, 2010

Michigan State Coach Mark Dantonio Says His Eighth-Ranked Spartans Find Themselves In Somewhat Unchartered Territory As They Try To Stay Undefeated

Michigan State Coach Mark Dantonio said at his weekly news conference yesterday he won’t know until the end of the week whether he ...

Tue, October 19, 2010

UPDATE: State Capitol Back Open After Evacuation

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The public is now being allowed back in the Capitol building in Madison following an evacuation Tuesday morning. Authorities told people ...

Tue, October 19, 2010

National Groups Take Aim at State Legislators

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Legislators are starting to face what statewide candidates have long been accustomed to – attacks by national groups.

The Republican State Leadership ...

Tue, October 19, 2010

By Steve Holland

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia (Reuters) - Democratic Governor Joe Manchin once seemed certain to win a Senate seat in coal-rich West Virginia, but ...

Mon, October 11, 2010

Michigan State’s Third Straight Win Over Michigan Saturday And The Spartan’s 6-And-0 Start Has Moved MSU From 17th To 13th Place In This Week’s Associated Press poll

Michigan State has put itself into position for a run at a Big Ten title with its 34-to-17 win Saturday at Michigan. The Spartans ...

Sat, October 09, 2010

Abbas may ask U.S. to recognize Palestinian state

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has told Arab leaders he may seek U.S. recognition for a Palestinian state taking in ...

Fri, October 08, 2010

It’s One Day And Counting Until The Big Show In The Big House Tomorrow Between Michigan And Michigan State

Michigan and Michigan State fans have just one more day of waiting to find out which team will have a 6-and-0 record at the ...

Thu, October 07, 2010

Knuth to Have State Covered Transplant

APPLETON, Wis. (WTAQ) - State health officials changed their minds Thursday, and agreed to let Medicaid pay for a 4-year-old boy’s stem cell transplant ...

Wed, October 06, 2010

State's Flu Season About to Kick Off

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s flu season is expected to start in about a month.

And officials say now is a good time to ...

Wed, October 06, 2010

Michigan State Coach Mark Dantonio Said Yesterday His Doctors Have Given Him Clearance To Be In Ann Arbor

Michigan State Coach Mark Dantonio made it clear at the beginning of his news conference yesterday that he’s going to be in Ann ...

Tue, October 05, 2010

No Decision Reached by State High Court on Deleting Some Online Records

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The State Supreme Court did not reach a decision Monday on deleting some of Wisconsin’s popular online court records.

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - It has been a tough year for Wisconsin-grown potatoes.

Wisconsin potato growers suffered $10 to $30 million in damages from last ...

Sat, October 02, 2010

Badgers stumble against Michigan State

EAST LANSING, Mich (TSN-WSAU) Michigan State to a 34-24 victory over 11th-ranked Wisconsin in the Big Ten opener for both schools.

Cousins completed 20-of-29 ...

Sat, October 02, 2010

Badgers Open Big Ten Play At Michigan State

(WHBL - Learfield) - Today's Big Ten Conference show down between Michigan State and Wisconsin is only the third time in the long series that ...

Sat, October 02, 2010

Survey: WI Not Only State Struggling to Pay For Higher Medicaid Enrollment

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A nationwide survey shows Wisconsin is not alone as it struggles to find ways to pay for rising Medicaid enrollment.

The ...

Fri, October 01, 2010

State Officials Want Feds to Assess Flood Damage Next Week

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - State officials want the federal government to assess flood damage next week, to see if disaster aid could be available to ...

Fri, October 01, 2010

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin Supreme Court will be asked Thursday to let poor people in civil cases have tax-funded lawyers – just like they ...

Thu, September 30, 2010

7 State Firms Win "Gold Medal Workplace Awards"

Mon, September 27, 2010

Lawmaker Wants to Overhaul State's Juvenile Justice System

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A state lawmaker wants to revamp Wisconsin’s juvenile justice system, after a Milwaukee gang member apparently got breaks that let ...

Mon, September 27, 2010

Michigan And Michigan State Moved Up A Bit In This Week’s Rankings

Michigan and Michigan State both moved up a bit in the latest rankings released last night and they’ll take 4-and-0 records into their ...

Fri, September 24, 2010

FDIC Tells 5 More State Banks to Improve Operations

WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - The FDIC has told five more Wisconsin banks to improve their operations.

Officials ordered Securant Bank of Menomonee Falls, Community ...

Fri, September 24, 2010

Michigan And Michigan State Both Need To Avoid Upsets Tomorrow As They Play At Home A Week Ahead Of Their Big Ten Openers

It’s a cream-puff schedule weekend for Michigan and Michigan State before the Big Ten season opens next week. The Wolverines have a MAC ...

Fri, September 24, 2010

John Goodman Joins Kevin Smith's 'Red State'

John Goodman has joined Kevin Smith to scare the crazy out of everyone.

Goodman was just cast in Red State, Smith's upcoming political ...

Thu, September 23, 2010

State Approves New Plan to Fight CWD

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin has a new 15-year plan to fight chronic wasting disease in deer.

State Gets Nearly $2.5M in Stimulus For New Health Care Pros

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin is getting almost $2.5 million in federal stimulus to train new health care professionals.

About a million of that ...

Fri, September 17, 2010

State gives $25 million tax break to keep Harley Davidson

MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – Harley Davidson will get a state tax break of up to $25-million-dollars for keeping jobs in Wisconsin.

The Milwaukee motorcycle maker ...

Fri, September 17, 2010

State's Largest Solar Energy School Opens

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s largest solar energy school has just opened.

NY state cash balance negative since Sept 3: report

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York state's general fund has had a negative cash balance every day since September 3, a problem that "underscores ...

Thu, September 16, 2010

State's Unemployment Rate Keeps to 7.9%

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin added more private-sector jobs in August. State officials said today that private employers added 1,900 new positions on a ...

Thu, September 16, 2010

State's 79th Bow Hunting Season Kicks Off Saturday

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The first deer hunters of the fall will take to the woods on Saturday, as Wisconsin’s 79th bow and arrow ...

Wed, September 15, 2010

Only one state-house incumbent loses primary; several recounts pending

UNDATED (WSAU) State Senator Jeff Plale of South Milwaukee was defeated yesterday. He lost to Milwaukee County Supervisor Chris Larson 61-to-39 percent in a ...

Wed, September 15, 2010

State May Have 1st Human Case of West Nile Virus

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin might have its first human case of the West Nile virus for this year.

Blood that was donated in ...

Tue, September 14, 2010

State's Corn Crop Still Ahead of Schedule, Despite Weather

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s corn crop remains ahead of schedule, despite the recent cool weather.

Officials say 44 percent of the corn for ...

Tue, September 14, 2010

Authorities Investigate Death of Winona State University Student

BUFFALO COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Authorities in western Wisconsin are still investigating the death of a Winona State University student from Minnesota who fell from ...

Mon, September 13, 2010

State's Public School Choice Program May Be Changed

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s long-running public school choice program might be in for some changes.

The Madison School District says the program cost ...

Mon, September 13, 2010

State tracks fall colors

UNDATED (WRN) As the seasons begin to change, state tourism officials are hoping to make it easier for fans of fall color to find ...

Sat, September 11, 2010

Badgers top San Jose State

MADISON (TSN-WSAU) John Clay ran for 137 yards and a pair of scores for 11th-ranked Wisconsin, which posted a 27-14 victory over San Jose ...

Fri, September 10, 2010

State Committee to Study Why Black Infants Die More Than Whites

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A special state committee is trying to find out why black babies in Wisconsin die at a much higher rate than ...

Fri, September 10, 2010

State's No Call List Sees Record High

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - More Wisconsinites than ever are making their phones off limits to telemarketers.

Over 2,280,000 numbers are on the current ...

Fri, September 10, 2010

Barrett campaign ad spotlights state fair assault case

UNDATED (WSAU) Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Barrett is no longer downplaying the beating he took outside the State Fair last August. Yesterday, the campaign ...

Fri, September 10, 2010

Gov. Candidate Barrett Not Downplaying State Fair Beating in New Ad

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Barrett is no longer downplaying the beating he took outside the State Fair last August.

Thursday, the ...

Fri, September 10, 2010

State Gets $500K After Drug Maker Settles Lawsuit

WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s smaller tax-exempt organizations have until October 15th to file a new form with the IRS – or else they ...

Tue, September 07, 2010

State Budget Hole Could Grow If Federal Estate Tax Isn't Restored

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s next state budget is already $2.5 billion in the hole. And the Legislative Fiscal Bureau says the shortfall ...

Mon, September 06, 2010

China Inc gets new chairman as state-owned firms' clout grows

By Zhou Xin and Simon Rabinovitch

BEIJING (Reuters) - Wang Yong, a name little heard on the global business stage, has become boss of the ...

Sat, September 04, 2010

Western Michigan Opens Season Against Michigan State

EAST LANSING -- The College Football season begins today on 96.5 WKZO. The Western Michigan Broncos are in East Lansing for a rematch of ...

Fri, September 03, 2010

Judge Brings Back State's Minimum Markup Law

CHICAGO, Ill. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s minimum markup law for gasoline – which a federal judge struck down a year-and-a-half ago – was put back in place ...

Fri, September 03, 2010

Cracks in new state road project

UNDATED (WRN) The state’s new rules on siting wind turbines take away from local control, but give certainty to the industry. The state ...

Wed, September 01, 2010

State Kicks Off 3rd Annual "Juror Appreciation Month"

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Most of us have no choice when we’re called for jury duty – but the court system still appreciates it, and ...

Wed, September 01, 2010

Michigan State’s Guard Lineup Has Taken Another Blow

Michigan State junior guard Korie Lucious has been arrested on a drunk driving charge. He was pulled over by police in East Lansing early ...

Tue, August 31, 2010

Minn. governor directs state to decline health reform

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty directed state agencies on Tuesday to decline all discretionary participation in federal healthcare reform, throwing up roadblocks to ...

Tue, August 31, 2010

2 Door Co. State Parks Open For Deer Hunting

DOOR COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Two state parks in Door County will be open to deer hunting for the first time this fall.

The DNR ...

Tue, August 31, 2010

FDIC: 1 in 6 State Banks Lost Money Last Quarter

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - One of every six Wisconsin banks lost money in the last quarter. But that’s better than a year ago, when ...

Tue, August 31, 2010

High jobless rate drains state unemployment fund

UNDATED (WRN) The economy continues to take its toll on Wisconsin’s unemployment compensation fund.

The projected deficit is in the billions of dollars ...

Thu, August 26, 2010

Holland Twp. Firm to Receive State Loan

(Lansing, MI - WHTC News) - Pfizer may be long gone along the Lakeshore, but the footprint of the pharmaceutical giant remains.

While Michigan State University ...

Thu, August 26, 2010

Snyder Picks State Representative Calley As Running Mate

(Lansing, MI) -- Rick Snyder has chosen his running mate for this fall's election for governor. The Ann Arbor Republican named Brian Calley of ...

Wed, August 25, 2010

NYC council OKs skyscraper near Empire State

By Edith Honan

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A soaring new office building planned for midtown Manhattan won the approval of the New York City Council ...

Wed, August 25, 2010

MN Affected by New State Law Forcing Electronics Recycling

SUPERIOR, Wis. (WTAQ) - It’s not just Wisconsinites who will be affected by a new state law aimed at keeping electronics out of the ...

Wed, August 25, 2010

State Panel Looking At Reducing Single-Use Plastics

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A state panel is looking at ways to reduce the amount of plastic that gets used once, and then thrown away ...

Wed, August 25, 2010

Snyder Expected to Name State Representative Brian Calley as Running Mate Today

ANN ARBOR -- GOP Gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder has reportedly made his pick and will announce today that a West Michigan lawmaker will be his ...

Wed, August 25, 2010

UNDATED (WSAU) State officials now say they’ll commit $300-million by the end of the year to the planned high-speed train from Milwaukee-to-Madison. That ...

Tue, August 24, 2010

State Officials Now Commit $300M to High-Speed Train

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - State officials now say they’ll commit $300 million by the end of the year to the planned high-speed train from ...

Tue, August 24, 2010

Board of State Canvassers Rejects "Tea Party" Candidates

LANSING -- The Board of State Canvassers has voted to reject the petitions presented by a group claiming it was The Tea Party, and that ...

Mon, August 23, 2010

WATCH: State Senator Patty Birkholz in the WHTC Studios

Saugatuck State Senator Patty Brikholz spoke with WHTC News Director Gary Stevens. The video is below:

Mon, August 23, 2010

Empire State Building opposes height of neighbor

By Edith Honan

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A soaring new office tower in New York would disturb views of the Empire State Building and diminish ...

Mon, August 23, 2010

State officials prepare for next flu season

UNDATED (WSAU) The H-1-N-1 swine flu pandemic is over – but officials still urge Wisconsinites to keep their hands clean, and cover their mouths when ...

Mon, August 23, 2010

State Officials to Meet With Brookfield Leaders on Train Stop

BROOKFIELD, Wis. (WTAQ) - State officials will meet again Tuesday with leaders in Brookfield, about hosting a stop for the potential high-speed train from Milwaukee ...

Sun, August 22, 2010

WATCH: District 88 Republican State Representative Bob Genetski with Gary Stevens

HOLLAND -- (WHTC) Michigan District 88 State Representative Bob Genetski out of Saugatuck joined WHTC News Director Gary Stevens for a one-on-one interview at the ...

Fri, August 20, 2010

State Economists Say Jobless Figures Show Mixed Results

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin economists say there’s both good and bad news in the state’s latest unemployment figures.

The good news is ...

Fri, August 20, 2010

Wisconsin's First Hispanic State Legislator Could Become A Judge

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s first Hispanic state legislator could soon become a judge. Democrat Pedro Colon of Milwaukee is leaving the Assembly in ...

Mon, August 16, 2010

Big Turnout for Wisconsin State Fair

WEST ALLIS, Wis. (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin State Fair attracted more people than a year ago. The 11 day expo ended yesterday in West Allis ...

Mon, August 16, 2010

Wisconsin State Fair attendance up

WEST ALLIS, Wis (WSAU) The Wisconsin State Fair attracted more people than a year ago. The 11-day expo ended yesterday in West Allis. And ...

Sun, August 15, 2010

State Supreme Court Grants Injunction Against Issue Ads Rule

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin Supreme Court grants an injunction against a new rule regulating political issue ads.

Several groups on both sides of ...

Sat, August 14, 2010

HOLLAND -- Michigan State Representative Arlan Meekhof sat down with whtc.com News Director Gary Stevens Monday. The full interview is below:

Mon, August 09, 2010

OPINION: Illitch Owning Pistons Would Be A Homerun for the State of Michigan

--by Dan Cash--

A Detroit Free Press article states that current Detroit Tigers and Red Wings owner Mike Illitch is making a formal bid ...

Mon, August 09, 2010

State's Legislative Council Studies Laws for Judicial Discipline

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Following recent complaints against members of the state Supreme Court, a Legislative Council study committee has been formed to examine whether ...

Sun, August 08, 2010

State Vets Forming Commission for Civil War Anniversary

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin Veterans Affairs Department wants to make sure this state’s soldiers are remembered as the nation marks the 150th ...

Fri, August 06, 2010

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Governor Jim Doyle says Wisconsin would have faced major cuts in health care and education, had the U.S. Senate not ...

Fri, August 06, 2010

130 people rescued after ride break-down at Wisconsin State Fair

WEST ALLIS, Wis (WSAU) Some people at the Wisconsin State Fair spent a little more time on one of the rides than intended last ...

Fri, August 06, 2010

Nearly 130 Trapped at State Fair's Sky Glider

WEST ALLIS, Wis. (WTAQ) - About 130 people were trapped Thursday night when a ride broke down at the Wisconsin State Fair in West Allis ...

Fri, August 06, 2010

Kevin Smith's 'Red State' Gets A Cast

Kevin Smith's Horror Red State Gets A Cast

Kevin Smith has found a terrifying topic for his new horror film. Dermot Mulroney, Kyle ...

Thu, August 05, 2010

Senate approves $26 billion for state aid

By Lisa Lambert and Richard Cowan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday approved a jobs bill that would send states $26.1 billion to ...

Thu, August 05, 2010

Report: Rose Hulman Head Football Coach To Take Position At Indiana State

TERRE HAUTE (WIBQ) - According to a report filed on gosycamores.com , WIBQ has learned that the head coach of Rose Hulman football, Steve Englehart ...

Thu, August 05, 2010

Badger State to Get Break From Humid Weather

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - It looks like Wisconsinites will finally get a break from the recent high humidity.

The National Weather Service says northwest ...

Thu, August 05, 2010

State to Have 14 New Charter Schools This Fall

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin will have 14 new charter schools this fall, bringing the total to 220.

They’re public schools which offer their ...

Thu, August 05, 2010

Wisconsin State Fair Open For Next 11 Days

WEST ALLIS, Wis. (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin State Fair begins Thursday in West Allis.

The best of the state’s agriculture will be showcased for ...

Wed, August 04, 2010

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York state lawmakers finalized a $136 billion budget for fiscal 2011 late Tuesday, approving a final piece of legislation that ...

Wed, August 04, 2010

State governments find inner entrepreneuer

By Michael Connor

MIAMI (Reuters) - State governments that supply a lot of American society's basics are becoming seriously inventive about stretching dollars, getting ...

Wed, August 04, 2010

Michigan State Guard Chris Allen Has Been Dismissed From The Team

Michigan State 6-foot-3 shooting guard Chris Allen is finished in East Lansing. Allen had a tumultuous junior year with the Spartans and MSU Coach ...

Tue, August 03, 2010

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The U.S. Senate will soon vote on more federal stimulus funding for state Medicaid and education programs. And the Wisconsin ...

Sun, August 01, 2010

Wausau wins American Legion baseball state championship

ASHWAUBENON, Wis (WSAU) Wausau’s American Legion baseball team won the state championship Sunday in Ashwaubenon. Wausau beat LaCrosse, 10-8 in the title game ...

Sun, August 01, 2010

State Mayors' Group Sending Message to Next Gov.

Mon, July 26, 2010

Wausau Legion Plays for State Tonight

Wausau, Wi (WSAU) The Wausau Legion Post 10 Bulldogs will play for a 3rd straight trip to the State AAA American Legion Tournament tonight ...

Mon, July 26, 2010

State considers regulations of mixed martial arts bouts

UNDATED (WSAU) For the first time, mixed martial arts fights in Wisconsin will be subject to state regulations. Just what those regulations will be ...

Sun, July 25, 2010

Walker proposes putting teachers on state insurance package

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WSAU) - Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker wants to give Wisconsin school districts another option for providing their employees with health insurance coverage ...

Sat, July 24, 2010

State Officials Work to Mail Out Thousands of Unemployment Checks

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development works furiously to send out thousands of unemployment checks after Congress approved an extension of ...

Sat, July 24, 2010

UW System Cites State Budget Hole For Not Matching Rival Salaries

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A state budget shortfall expected to reach $2.5 billion is cited as the reason the University of Wisconsin system won ...

Fri, July 23, 2010

Governor Doyle Declares State Of Emergency For Milwaukee County

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Governor Jim Doyle declared a state-of-emergency in Milwaukee County today, as damage estimates pile up from last night’s torrential rains ...

Fri, July 23, 2010

Gov. Doyle Declares State of Emergency for Milwaukee Co.

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Governor Jim Doyle has declared a state of emergency in Milwaukee County after terrential downpours left thousands without power, streets became ...

Fri, July 23, 2010

Wisconsin flooding prompts state of emergency

By John Rondy

MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Wisconsin's governor declared a state of emergency on Friday after torrential rains flooded homes and opened sinkholes in ...

Fri, July 23, 2010

Proposal would allow teachers to join state health plan

UNDATED (WSAU) Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker has a plan to save local governments and schools up to 300-million dollars a year. He wants ...

Fri, July 23, 2010

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The state has unveiled a new 10-year plan to make Wisconsinites healthier. The Health Services Department is focusing on the prevention ...

Wed, July 21, 2010

2 Charged Under State's "Len Bias Law"

LA CROSSE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Two western Wisconsin men are accused of providing the heroin that killed a 20-year-old La Crosse woman 2 months ago ...

Wed, July 21, 2010

Report: Wisconsinites Pay $40 Less Than National Avg. in State, Local Taxes

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The average Wisconsinite pays $40 less than the national average in state and local taxes. But state residents also have 6 ...

Wed, July 21, 2010

Lundquist to Become State Corrections' Deputy Secretary

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A former prison warden will soon become the number 2 man in the state Corrections Department.

Donor Forum WI Bucking State Charitable Foundation Trend

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s charitable foundations have seen their investment portfolios plunge during the recession. But at least one group says generous individuals ...

Tue, July 20, 2010

State Milk Producers Keep Gaining on CA

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin milk producers continue to gain ground on first-place California.

Cows in the Badger State pumped out 5.1 percent more ...

Tue, July 20, 2010

Plummeting BP Stock Affecting State Investment Board

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The board that manages Wisconsin’s public employee retirement system has a lot of BP stock that’s now plummeting due ...

Tue, July 20, 2010

Despite Tornadoes, State's Corn Crop Weathering Storms Fine

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Tornadoes flattened a couple of corn fields last week – but in general, Wisconsin’s crop is weathering the storms just fine ...

Tue, July 20, 2010

State High Court Upholds Ex-Mother Teresa Adviser's Conviction

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A former spiritual adviser to Mother Teresa failed this morning to get out of a 7 year prison term, for molesting ...

Tue, July 20, 2010

BOSTON (Reuters) - State Street Corp <STT.N> said operating profit rose 5 percent in the second quarter, fueled by strong growth in its investment ...

Mon, July 19, 2010

State Labor Secretary Disappointed With Jobless Benefit Extenstion Delays

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - As the U.S. Senate ponders whether to extend unemployment benefits, jobless Wisconsinites wait anxiously.

State Labor Secretary Roberta Gassman is ...

Mon, July 19, 2010

New State Law Protecting Police, Fire Budgets Irks Officials

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - As local officials start working on next year’s budgets, many are not happy with a new state law that protects ...

Mon, July 19, 2010

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's fractious state legislature deserves an "F" for its work on a budget for fiscal 2011, still elusive three-and-a-half ...

Thu, July 15, 2010

North Korea's health system in dire state: report

By Jack Kim

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Koreans seeking health care often face surgery without anesthesia and hypodermic needles that are not sterilized, Amnesty International ...

Thu, July 15, 2010

In New York state, corruption never dies

By Karina Ioffee

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A new state program will give jobs to at least 4,000 of Wisconsin’s poorer unemployed people.

State Children and ...

Mon, July 12, 2010

Report: WI 9th Most Sustainable State

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin is the 9th-most sustainable among the 50 states.

That’s according to Site Selection magazine, which ranked states on things ...

Mon, July 12, 2010

State's 3 U.S. House Republicans Endorse Ron Johnson

OSHKOSH, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s 3 U.S. House Republicans have endorsed Ron Johnson in this fall’s Senate election.

The Oshkosh businessman said ...

Sat, July 10, 2010

State governors face fiscal strain

By Ros Krasny

BOSTON (Reuters) - State governors meeting in Boston this weekend had plenty on their minds, from the Gulf oil spill to Arizona ...

Fri, July 09, 2010

Pennsylvania's Allentown spurns state rescue program

By Joan Gralla

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pennsylvania's Allentown calls itself the "City Without Limits" but it has hit a barrier with so-called "legacy ...

Fri, July 09, 2010

State budget deficit grows to $2.5 billion

MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) –Wisconsin’s next governor will have the same challenge Jim Doyle did – to keep state government afloat with a lot less ...

Fri, July 09, 2010

State legislature to help decide Byrd election

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin said on Friday that he would call the state legislature back into session next week to set ...

Fri, July 09, 2010

NWS Confirms State's 16th Tornado of 2010 Hit Columbia Co.

COLUMBIA COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s 16th tornado of the year was confirmed Thursday by the National Weather Service.

It skirted south of Cambria ...

Thu, July 08, 2010

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin Supreme Court says it’s unconstitutional to make employers and their insurers cover disability payments for their injured workers ...

Thu, July 08, 2010

3 State High Court Justices Ask Legislature For Ethical Rules for Judges

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - 3 State Supreme Court justices have asked the Legislature to create ethical rules for Wisconsin judges, saying the court’s conservative ...

Thu, July 08, 2010

State's Tribal Police Chiefs Ask For Help With Gangs, Drugs

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s tribal police chiefs have told federal prosecutors they need lots of help to fight gangs and drug dealers who ...

Wed, July 07, 2010

Sat, July 03, 2010

Jackson Co. DA: I Won't Enforce State Weapons Laws

JACKSON COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Jackson County District Attorney Gerald Fox says he won't enforce state weapons laws after the U.S. Supreme Court ...

Fri, July 02, 2010

Top NY state bureaucrats earn nearly $128,000/year

By Joan Gralla

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Almost 5,000 bureaucrats who work for New York public authorities earned an average of $127,915 in ...

Fri, July 02, 2010

Court: Inmate to Collect Damages After Getting Hurt at State Fair

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A jail inmate who was on a work assignment will collect damages, after he got hurt while tearing down horse stalls ...

Fri, July 02, 2010

By Alister Bull

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Saudi Arabian King Abdullah Tuesday stressed the importance of a two-state solution to Middle East ...

Tue, June 29, 2010

Obama, Saudi King discuss 2-state Mideast solution

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama and Saudi King Abdullah discussed the Middle East peace process and the importance of securing a Palestinian ...

Mon, June 28, 2010

State Ag Groups Join Initiative to Show What Goes Down On The Farm

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Almost a dozen Wisconsin agriculture groups have joined a national online initiative to give consumers a better idea of what goes ...

Mon, June 28, 2010

New York state may tax out-of-state hedge fund execs

By Joan Gralla

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Recession-hit New York could raise an extra $50 million a year by collecting income taxes from people who ...

Sat, June 26, 2010

Obama invites China's Hu for state visit

TORONTO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has invited Chinese President Hu Jintao for a state visit, a U.S. official said Saturday, as the two ...

Fri, June 25, 2010

State's Unclaimed Property Account Has Old WaMu Money

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - When the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation closed Washington Mutual Bank 2 years ago, it deposited about a half-million dollars in the ...

Fri, June 25, 2010

State Historian: McChrystal's Comments Made Firing Inevitable

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Wisconsin historian says comments made by General Stanley McChrystal’s staff made his firing by President Barack Obama inevitable.

John ...

Thu, June 24, 2010

Any NY state government shutdown may prove mild: Moody's

By Joan Gralla

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Any shutdown of New York state government prompted by its budget impasse might have only a mild impact ...

Thu, June 24, 2010

Audit: $2-M in losses at State Fair racetrack

WEST ALLIS, Wis (WSAU) The Wisconsin State Fair Park racetrack will lose close to $2-million this year. That's according to a Legislative Audit ...

Thu, June 24, 2010

State Grants Tax Breaks for Battery Plant

(Lansing, MI - WHTC News) - State officials yesterday made it official: The LG-Chem/Compact Power lithium-ion battery-making plant now under construction at the southeast corner ...

Wed, June 23, 2010

State Delays Blue Cross Blue Shield Rate Hike

(Lansing, MI) -- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan will not be allowed to raise its rates by an average 15-percent, at least not for ...

Tue, June 22, 2010

UPDATE: State of Emergency Declared in Waukesha Co.

WAUKESHA COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Governor Jim Doyle Tuesday declared a state of emergency for Waukesha County after a pair of tornadoes ripped through the ...

Mon, June 21, 2010

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin agriculture officials say hog farmers should benefit significantly now that China has lifted its ban on American pork.

A year ...

Mon, June 14, 2010

NY politicians vow not to shut state government

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Democratic and Republican New York politicians on Monday vowed that the state government will not be shut and said they would ...

Mon, June 14, 2010

State Capitol Hosting Flag Day Ceremony

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - It’s Flag Day, the 233rd anniversary of Betsy Ross’s red, white and-blue design. The State Capitol will host a ...

Mon, June 14, 2010

State's Jobless Claims Computer Back Online

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The computer system that handles Wisconsin’s unemployment compensation claims is back in business, after it was down all day Sunday ...

Sat, June 12, 2010

Feingold rallies at state convention

UNDATED (WSAU) Senator Russ Feingold says he promises to be a "pain in the neck" to special interests.

State Officials Warn of Gulf Oil Spill Charity Scams

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - State officials say the Gulf Coast oil spill has bubbled up to Wisconsin in the form of charity scams. The state ...

Thu, June 10, 2010

State Officials Hold Meeting on Polaris Plant Closing

OSCEOLA, Wis. (WTAQ) - State officials will hold a town hall meeting Thursday night on the closing of the Polaris plant in northwest Wisconsin.

The ...

Thu, June 10, 2010

State's New Smoking Ban Effecting Vets' Homes

KING, Wis. (WTAQ) - They’ve fought for our freedom – and soon, the military veterans in Wisconsin’s 2 state-run retirement homes can no longer ...

Thu, June 10, 2010

Merrill, Marathon, Rosholt Earn State Baseball Trips

Wausau, Wi (WSAU) Wednesday High School Scoreboard

Baseball Sectionals

Merrill 4 Eau Claire Memorial 1

Merrill 8 River Falls 7 (9 innings)

Marathon 18 ...

Tue, June 08, 2010

State Education Officials ID Schools For Improvement

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - State education officials said today that 145 public schools in Wisconsin failed to make “adequate yearly progress” under the federal No ...

Tue, June 08, 2010

State will hire more administrative law judges to handle unemployment claims

UNDATED (WSAU) The state is hiring up to five new administrative law judges to speed up the appeal process for those who challenge rulings ...

Tue, June 08, 2010

State Hires 5 New Judges to Speed Up Jobless Benefit Appeals

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The state is hiring up to 5 new administrative law judges to speed up the appeal process for those who challenge ...

Mon, June 07, 2010

China vows no let-up to state control of Internet

BEIJING (Reuters) - China will not ease state control over what can be said online and will brook no foreign criticism of its rules, according ...

Mon, June 07, 2010

WIAA State Golf Begins Today

Verona, Wi (WSAU) The 85th high school State Boys Golf Championships begin today at University Ridge in suburban Madison. Competition begins at 7am both ...

Sun, June 06, 2010

Local Winners In State Track Finals

Zeeland (WTVB)- Six Coldwater High School athletes competed at the state track and field finals in Zeeland, Michigan this past Saturday. Senior discus and ...

Fri, June 04, 2010

Cash-poor NY state may issue IOUs like California

By Joan Gralla

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cash-poor New York state might have to pay its bills with IOUs next week to avoid the "anarchy ...

Fri, June 04, 2010

Some State BP Stations Losing Biz Over Gulf Oil Spill

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - At least some of Wisconsin’s BP gas stations are losing business, as customers show their anger over the oil slick ...

Fri, June 04, 2010

Panel to Recommend Closing a State Juvenile Detention Center

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A special panel is expected this month to recommend the closing of one of the state’s 2 juvenile detention centers ...

Thu, June 03, 2010

Court: State Gov't Rules for Funeral Homes Not Unconstitutional

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - State government rules for funeral homes are not unconstitutional after all. That’s what a state appeals court in Madison ruled ...

Thu, June 03, 2010

State Officials say Interchange for PGA Won't Be Ready

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (WTAQ) - State officials now say a freeway interchange near Sheboygan will not be ready for golf fans attending the PGA Championship in ...

Wed, June 02, 2010

Study will focus on state parks

UNDATED (WSAU) U-W La Crosse researchers will study the health of six national parks. The River Studies Center on campus has received a one-and-a-half ...

Wed, June 02, 2010

U.S. says state aggression issues could undermine ICC

By Aaron Gray-Block

KAMPALA (Reuters) - The United States, wary of politicized investigations into the use of force by countries, said that allowing the International ...

Tue, June 01, 2010

30 years later, Buzzcocks still in a punk state of mind

By Derek Caney

NEW YORK (Reuters) - "And I'm surfing on a wave of nostalgia/For an age that's yet to come." Pete ...

Tue, June 01, 2010

Lawmaker Pushes Through Out of State Garbage Fee

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - State Representative Spencer Black says Wisconsin was turning in to a dumping ground for garbage from other states. Now, it’s ...

Tue, June 01, 2010

Less out-of-state garbage coming to Wisconsin

UNDATED (WRN) It looks as if a fee increase is keeping out-of-state garbage out of Wisconsin landfills. That from state Representative Spencer Black, the ...

Tue, June 01, 2010

Boeing gets plane order from Russia state firm

By Gleb Stolyarov

MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. aircraft maker Boeing <BA.N> has won an order from a Russian state company for up to ...

Mon, May 31, 2010

Last day to sign up for state's No Call list

MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – If you want to avoid annoying calls from telemarketers, you have until the end of the day today to sign up ...

Sun, May 30, 2010

German coalition partners turn rivals in key state

Fri, May 21, 2010

Republican defects from party at state convention

New Law Could be Benefit to State's AIDS Patients

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - More AIDS patients in Wisconsin may benefit from a bill signed into law by Governor Jim Doyle. The legislation requires the ...

Thu, May 06, 2010

Nearly All State Libraries to Get Faster Internet Service

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Almost all of Wisconsin’s public libraries are about to get much faster Internet service. Libraries that use dial up and ...

Wed, May 05, 2010

Freddie Mac posts loss, sees need for state funds

By Corbett B. Daly and Al Yoon

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Freddie Mac <FRE.N>, the second-largest provider of residential mortgage funds, on Wednesday ...

Tue, May 04, 2010

Hubler retires from State Senate

UNDATED (WSAU) Another veteran of the Wisconsin Assembly is calling it quits. Rice Lake Democrat Mary Hubler is the 15th of the 99 Assembly ...

Tue, May 04, 2010

State Home Foreclosures Continue at Record Pace for 2010

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Home foreclosures in Wisconsin continue at a record pace for the year – but new case filings were down slightly for April ...

Tue, May 04, 2010

State Patrol to Increase Large Truck Air Break Inspections

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - If you own a big rig, you might want to check your brakes before the State Patrol does. The patrol says ...

Tue, May 04, 2010

State Financial Experts Take Sides on Housing Market Future

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin financial experts disagree on what will happen to the housing market, now that the big federal tax breaks for home ...

Mon, May 03, 2010

State's Largest WWII Veteran Group Takes Honor Flight

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s largest Honor Flight took 300 World War II veterans to Washington D.C. Sunday to see the national memorial ...

Mon, May 03, 2010

Some of the 36 State Schools with Indian Logos to Fight Bill

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - At least some of the 36 Wisconsin schools that still use Indian team names and logos say they won’t give ...

Mon, May 03, 2010

Mega Milions $266M Jackpot State's Largest in 2010

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin's biggest lottery jackpot of the year could be won Tuesday night. The top prize for Mega Millions is $266 ...

Fri, April 30, 2010

Badger State Tops in Completing Census Forms

WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin was the number 1 state for completing its Census forms. 81 percent of state residents who received the forms ...

Thu, April 29, 2010

Freed Murder Suspect asks State Claims Board for $25K

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A freed murder suspect in Milwaukee has asked the State Claims Board for $25,000. Chaunte Ott says it would help ...

Thu, April 29, 2010

Neenah 5th Graders win State Investment Contest

NEENAH, Wis. (WTAQ) - Are you getting a 60 percent return on your stock investments? If not, you might want to consult 3 fifth-graders from ...

Thu, April 29, 2010

State May Get New National Wildlife Refuge

KENOSHA, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin might get a new national wildlife refuge. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is studying the possible creation of ...

Wed, April 28, 2010

Sec. of State La Follette to Seek Re-Election

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s Secretary of State for 32 years wants to serve for at least 4 more. Democrat Doug La Follette announced ...

Wed, April 28, 2010

State, city wages lag private sector: report

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - State and local employees are often paid less than their counterparts in the U.S. private sector, even though public sector employees ...

Wed, April 28, 2010

State Capitol Ceremony to Honor Workers' Memorial Day

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wednesday is Workers’ Memorial Day – and a ceremony will be held at the State Capitol to remember those who’ve been ...

Wed, April 28, 2010

State Asked to Remove Gray Wolf from Endangered Species List

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - For the third time, Wisconsin has asked the federal government to remove the gray wolf from the endangered species list. The ...

Mon, April 26, 2010

State Agencies Team Up to Stop Open Burning

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - It’s a tradition for rural Wisconsinites to burn their trash and wood. But experts say it’s horrible for the ...

Mon, April 26, 2010

State Lawmakers now Campaigning for Jobs, Their Own

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Did Democrats do enough about Wisconsin jobs to keep their own jobs in November? That will be one of the major ...

Mon, April 26, 2010

Slight decrease in state-wide gas prices

UNDATED (WSAU) Gas prices in Wisconsin are down a little from a week ago. The Triple-“A’s” Daily Fuel Gauge Report says the ...

Mon, April 26, 2010

Governor tours the state in support of Wisconsin Covenant

UNDATED (WSAU) Starting today Governor Doyle will be touring the state to raise awareness of the Wisconsin Covenant. It's where students who promise ...

Fri, April 23, 2010

Lawmakers Agree to Let State Superintendent Take Part in Low-Performing Schools

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin lawmakers have agreed to let the state superintendent intervene in the lowest-performing school districts. The state Assembly sent the bill ...

Thu, April 22, 2010

State Senate adjourns without 'clean energy' vote

MADISON (WRN) The Wisconsin State Senate has adjourned for the session, and the move likely means the end of the road for a number ...

Thu, April 22, 2010

Samaranch given state-like funeral in Barcelona

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Juan Antonio Samaranch was given a send-off resembling a state funeral in his native Barcelona on Thursday, a day after the former ...

Thu, April 22, 2010

DNR Secretary Touts Electric Trucks for State Parks

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The fresh air in Wisconsin state parks is about to become even fresher. DNR Secretary Matt Frank says his agency has ...

Thu, April 22, 2010

Wisconsin Won't Get 2 New State Symbols

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin will not get 2 new state symbols. Bills that would have named an official state motorcycle and microbe did not ...

Wed, April 21, 2010

State's Global Warming Bill May Not Have Votes to Pass

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - There might not be enough votes in the Wisconsin Legislature to pass Governor Jim Doyle’s top priority for his final ...

Wed, April 21, 2010

NY state may run cash shortfalls: comptroller

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York state may run a negative cash balance from May until August, which would be an unprecedented string of shortfalls ...

Wed, April 21, 2010

5 State Indian Tribes Share $1M of Anti-Smoking Grant

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - 5 Wisconsin Indian tribes will share $1 million in federal funds to help their members quit smoking. Teresa Barber of the ...

Tue, April 20, 2010

State Gets Another $7.75M in Drug Company Settlements

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin is getting another $7.75 million from 4 drug companies which allegedly defrauded the state’s Medicaid program. Attorney General ...

Tue, April 20, 2010

State Milk Production Grows to Catch California

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s milk production continues to narrow the gap with first-place California. The Badger State’s dairy cows made 6.3 ...

Tue, April 20, 2010

State Manufacturing Execs Talk Economic Recovery in Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Hundreds of Wisconsin manufacturing executives will meet in Milwaukee Tuesday to talk about ways to recover from the recession. The Wisconsin ...

Tue, April 20, 2010

NY Cuomo: state senate leader looted $14 million

By Joan Gralla

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York state Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada and his family looted more than $14 million from a ...

Fri, April 09, 2010

Green Bay PD, State Investigating Zellner

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Five local law enforcement agencies and the state Department of Justice are looking into the case of the former Kiel ...

Thu, April 08, 2010

Doyle creates state office to manage healthcare changes

MADISON (WRN) A new state office will help Wisconsin implement federal health care reforms.

Governor Jim Doyle on Wednesday announced the creation of an ...

Tue, April 06, 2010

State regulators draw up anti-smoking rules

MADISON (WRN) The Wisconsin Department of Commerce is encountering resistance from the organization representing the state’s hospitality industry, as it drafts rules to ...

Tue, April 06, 2010

State Income Tax Refunds Down for Wisconsinites

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsinites are getting smaller state income tax refunds than last year’s record amounts. And it’s mainly because employers’ withholding ...

Mon, April 05, 2010

NY state masks deficit by "shuffling" money

NEW YORK (Reuters) - For over a decade, New York state has papered over budget deficits and over-spending by "shuffling" money among accounts, siphoning cash ...

Mon, April 05, 2010

State bar makes push for more prosecutor funding

MADISON (WRN) The State Bar of Wisconsin has renewed its call for adequate state funding and staffing of District Attorney offices. Mike Kernats, the ...

Fri, April 02, 2010

State Association Reacts To New Fed Fuel Rules

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - New federal guidelines rolled out Thursday require all vehicles sold in the U.S. to average 35 miles per gallon by ...

Thu, April 01, 2010

Rusk County Has State's Highest Jobless Rate

RUSK COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Rusk County has the highest unemployment rate of any other in the state. The Department of Workforce Development reports that ...

Thu, April 01, 2010

Saugatuck Loses Coach; Wayland Drops in State Classification

(undated - WHTC News) - Two Allegan County high schools made news yesterday. Saugatuck boys basketball coach Russ Doane announced his resignation after 15 years of ...

Wed, March 31, 2010

Doyle discusses state's medical malpractice fund

UNDATED (WSAU) Governor Jim Doyle says the state fund that pays for medical malpractice court settlements has a lot more money than we’re ...

Wed, March 31, 2010

Waldvogel Unanimous All-State Choice

Wausau West senior guard Jessica Waldvogel is a unanimous pick for the Ap Wisconsin All-State girls basketball team. Waldvogel led the Warriors to the ...

Tue, March 30, 2010

State Lands $14M To Help With Plant Closings, Layoffs

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin will get almost $14 million in federal funds to help those who lost their jobs by plant closings and multiple ...

Mon, March 29, 2010

Bill Would Ban CFL's From State Landfills

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - We use energy-saving compact fluorescent light bulbs to reduce power consumption, but Amber Meyer Smith with Clean Wisconsin says CFLs can ...

Mon, March 29, 2010

Michigan State In Final Four

Michigan State is headed back to the Final Four for the second straight year after a heart-stopping 70-69 win over Tennessee in the Midwest ...

Sun, March 28, 2010

Michigan State Heads to the Final Four

ST. LOUIS, MO (WKZO) The Michigan State Spartans beat the Tennessee Volunteers 70-69 to advance to their 6th final four in 12 years. No ...

Sun, March 28, 2010

State fines 7 people for violating campaign laws

MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) - The Government Accountability Board reports it has collected more than 23 thousand dollars in fines from people who violated campaign contribution ...

Sat, March 27, 2010

Michigan State In Elite Eight

Michigan State is one step closer to returning to the Final Four for the second straight year as the Spartans last night rallied to ...

Sat, March 27, 2010

West Ousted At State, Newman Plays for Title Today

Madison, Wi (WSAU) Cold shooting in the second half doomed the Wausau West Warrior girls basketball team in the state semi-final Friday night. The ...

Fri, March 26, 2010

7 State Campaign Donors Fined For Exceeding Limits

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - 7 Wisconsin campaign donors have paid fines for violating the state’s limits on how much they can give. The Government ...

Fri, March 26, 2010

Michigan State Police Increase Patrols Around Congressman Stupak's Home

(Washington, DC) -- The home of northern Michigan Congressman Bart Stupak will have extra attention over the next few weeks as Congress takes a break ...

Fri, March 26, 2010

Michigan State, Duke through to Final Four

HOUSTON, Texas (Reuters) - Michigan State's Raymar Morgan made a free throw with two seconds remaining to give his team a 70-69 victory over ...

Thu, March 25, 2010

State Officials Stabilize Troubled Insurer Ambac

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin officials took action Thursday to stabilize a troubled insurance company. State Insurance Commissioner Sean Dilweg said his office would take ...

Thu, March 25, 2010

State Nursing Schools Hope HCR Law Means More Jobs

WAUSAU, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin nursing schools are anxious to find out if the new health care reform law will lead to more jobs for ...

Thu, March 25, 2010

State regulators take over part of Ambac's book

By Dan Wilchins and Elinor Comlay

NEW YORK (Reuters) - State regulators said they are taking control of roughly $64 billion of the worst assets ...

Thu, March 25, 2010

Newman, West Begin State Tournament Play

Madison, Wi (WSAU) The 35th annual WIAA Girls Basketball State Tournament begins today at the Kohl Center in Madison. Wausau Newman is making their ...

Wed, March 24, 2010

State Supreme Court will review mandatory sick-leave policy

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WSAU) - The State Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether it’s constitutional to force Milwaukee’s private employers to give mandatory ...

Wed, March 24, 2010

State's Lone Free Car Ferry Back Open

MERRIMAC, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s only free car ferry is back on the water. The Merrimac Ferry takes traffic over the Wisconsin River on ...

Tue, March 23, 2010

Israeli settlements buried two-state solution: expert

Royall (21-7) vs Randolph (27-0)- 9 ...

UNDATED (WSAU) About 150,000 of Wisconsin’s retired public employees will again have their monthly core payments cut. Last spring, those in the ...

Tue, March 09, 2010

NY state debt in red zone, should cut $20 billion: study

Michigan State tonight enters the final week of the regular season knowing that it needs two wins to earn a share of a second ...

Thu, March 04, 2010

State Hockey Tournament Begins

Thursday Schedule

State Hockey Tournament

Superior vs Eau Claire Memorial

Wausau West vs Wisconsin Rapids

Stoughton vs University School

By Maria Sheahan

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - General Motors <GM.UL> has tripled its funding of European arm Opel and cut its request for state aid ...

Mon, March 01, 2010

WI AG: All Convicted Felons Required To Leave DNA With State

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s attorney general says all convicted felons are required to leave DNA samples with the state – even if they’ve ...

Mon, March 01, 2010

Public Hearing On Bill Restoring State Funding Of College For Vets

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The Legislative Fiscal Bureau says it would cost about $15 million over 6 years to restore state-funded college benefits for post ...

Mon, March 01, 2010

Top Wisconsin high school students opt for out-of-state colleges because of scholarship money

UNDATED (SAU) Wisconsin’s top public university is attracting fewer of the state’s top scholars, because they can get more scholarship money elsewhere ...

Sat, February 27, 2010

GVSU Splits Pair; Other Saturday State Results

Grand Valley State split a doubleheader against visiting Northwood in the regular-season finale for both schools. Jodi Ostergren had 24 points as the Lady ...

Sat, February 27, 2010

Storm Advance to State..Friday Scoreboard and Saturday Schedule

Wausau, Wi (WSAU) The Central Wisconsin Storm advanced to the State Girls Hockey Tournament with a 2-0 win over Eau Claire Friday night in ...

Fri, February 26, 2010

"BadgerCare Basic" approved by 1-vote in State Senate

MADISON (WRN) The state Senate Thursday passed a bare-bones health plan for low income residents. Minority Leader, Republican Senator Scott Fitzgerald, said this BadgerCare ...

Thu, February 25, 2010

State Attorneys Tell High Court Onlie Records "Easily Misunderstood"

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The group for Wisconsin attorneys told the Supreme Court Wednesday that state court records are, “easily misunderstood,” and judges should have ...

Thu, February 25, 2010

Head Of State Workers' Union Blasts Report On Pensions

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The head of the state government’s largest union is blasting a new report that says public employees get sweeter and ...

Thu, February 25, 2010

State Lawmaker Wants To End Early Release Of Prisoners

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A state Assembly Republican says he’ll introduce a bill to end Wisconsin’s early releasing of prisoners. Scott Suder of ...

Wed, February 24, 2010

Massachusetts Senate eyes creating a state bank

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Massachusetts should consider creating a state-owned bank, which could help boost lending for small businesses the way North Dakota has done ...

Wed, February 24, 2010

State Schools Get $5M+ To Improve Technology

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin schools are getting over $5 million to improve their technology. Governor Jim Doyle and state Superintendent Tony Evers say about ...

Wed, February 24, 2010

WI Not Only State Looking To Ban Release Of 911 Calls

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin is not the only state where lawmakers want to ban the public release of 911 emergency calls. Alabama and Ohio ...

Wed, February 24, 2010

Jobless aid, state money in next jobs bill: Reid

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate's next jobs bill would extend unemployment insurance for a full year, help cash-strapped states pay for rising healthcare costs ...

Wed, February 24, 2010

Action On Bare Bones Health Plan Delayed In State Senate

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin senators delayed action Tuesday on a bare bones state-run health plan for 21,000 childless adults who are on a ...

Tue, February 23, 2010

State's Indian Tribes Hit Hard By Economic Recession

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The recession has hit Wisconsin’s Indian tribes especially hard. That’s what St. Croix tribal chairman Lewis Taylor told state ...

Tue, February 23, 2010

Barrett, Walker To Speak To State's Largest Biz Group

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - 2 of the 3 major candidates for Wisconsin governor are speaking to the state’s largest business group Tuesday. Democrat Tom ...

Mon, February 22, 2010

State Capitol On Alert For "National Gun Control Protest Day"

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Monday is National Gun Control Protest Day – and in Wisconsin, authorities are trying to keep that protest out of the State ...

Mon, February 22, 2010

State Officials Urging Folks To Buy Federal Flood Insurance

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Spring floods are just a few weeks away – and Wisconsin officials are urging folks to be ready by buying federal flood ...

Mon, February 22, 2010

State's Dairy Cow Production Rose Last Month

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin's dairy cows kept making more milk in January, at a time when production went down nationally. Wisconsin's milk ...

Sun, February 21, 2010

State Lawmaker Wants Removal of Virtual School Enrollment Limits

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A state lawmaker says an enrollment cap for virtual schools needs to be removed. Current state law authorizes virtual school programs ...

Sat, February 20, 2010

Western, Michigan State and U of M All Play This Weekend…..

We’ve got Bronco basketball on the radio this afternoon starting at 2:30 with Western Michigan playing at Southern Illinois in an ESPNU ...

Sat, February 20, 2010

WMU Hockey Team Lost To Ohio State In Kalamazoo

Western Michigan lost 3-to-1 to Ohio State last night at Lawson Ice Arena. The Broncos and Buckeyes skate against each other again tonight in ...

Fri, February 19, 2010

Some Farmers Defending State Rules Covering Livestock Siting

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Owners of some large farms are defending state rules covering siting of livestock facilities. The state agriculture department has begun a ...

Fri, February 19, 2010

State's Largest Habitat Group To Celebrate 400th Home

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s largest Habitat for Humanity program will celebrate its 400th home. Tawania Grayson’s family will move into that house ...

Thu, February 18, 2010

Bill Passed Requires Sex Offenders To Notify State Of Their Online Networking

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Registered sex offenders will now have to tell the state whenever they sign up for Twitter, Facebook or other social networking ...

Thu, February 18, 2010

State Group: Stimulus Pact Helped Everyday People

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Critics say the federal stimulus package has mostly stimulated the government. But the Wisconsin Council on Children and Families begs to ...

Thu, February 18, 2010

Purdue 60 Ohio State 57

Purdue has now moved into second place in the Big Ten, a half game behind Michigan State, after the fourth-ranked Boilmakers last night pulled ...

Thu, February 18, 2010

Berlin task force questions state aid for Opel: FT

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A German government advisory panel has raised doubts about whether General Motors' reorganization plan for European arm Opel deserves crucial state aid ...

Wed, February 17, 2010

State Lawmakers, Campaigns Raised $2.9M In 2009

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin legislators and their campaign committees raised $2.9 million last year. The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign announced the amount Wednesday – and ...

Wed, February 17, 2010

Lake Superior Fishermen Unhappy With State's Repsonse To VHS

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Captains of fishing charters on Lake Superior are grumbling about Wisconsin's response to the fish-killing VHS virus. Researchers at Cornell ...

Wed, February 17, 2010

Michigan State 72 Indiana 58

Draymond Green led a balanced attack with 14 points, as 11th-ranked Michigan State earned a 72-58 win last night at Indiana. Kalin Lucas finished ...

Tue, February 16, 2010

$4.5M State Tax Break For 275 Jobs Given To Spanish Company

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A company from Spain will get a $4.5 million state tax break to create 275 “green” jobs in Milwaukee. Governor ...

Mon, February 15, 2010

State Elections' Office Preapring For Local Primaries

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - It’s pretty quiet at the State Capitol Monday – except at the elections’ office, where officials are getting ready for Tuesday ...

Mon, February 15, 2010

State Gets $9M In Stimulus To Aid Health Care Technology Use

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin is getting $9 million in federal stimulus to help doctors and other health care experts use computer technology in their ...

Sat, February 13, 2010

A Push for Oversight of State Conctractors

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - State Senator Julie Lassa acknowledges that using outside contractors has saved the state some money, but she says there needs to ...

Sat, February 13, 2010

MSU At Penn State This Afternon..

Tenth-ranked Michigan State looks to snap a 3-game losing streak when it plays this afternoon at Penn State. The visiting Spartans are also looking ...

Fri, February 12, 2010

State Emergency Mgt. Head To Help Changes In FEMA Policy

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The head of Wisconsin’s emergency management office will help recommend policy changes in giving federal disaster aid. Ed Wall has ...

Thu, February 11, 2010

State's New Basic Health Plan Looks To Keep People From Going Broke

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - With a new basic health insurance plan, Wisconsin seeks to prevent medical catastrophes that can lead to bankruptcy. But critics worry ...

Wed, February 10, 2010

Lawmakers Mull Plan To Deregulate State's Telecomm Industry

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - State lawmakers are considering a plan that would deregulate Wisconsin 's telecommunications industry. The plan being pushed largely by AT&T ...

Wed, February 10, 2010

State HS Students Score Better Than Nation In AP Exams

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin high school students continue to outperform the nation in getting college credits for their high scores on advanced placement exams ...

Wed, February 10, 2010

State's Turkey Hunters Killed 22% Fewer Birds In '09

MADISON, Wis. (Midwest Communications) - Wisconsin turkey hunters shot 22 percent fewer birds last fall than the previous year – even with an extra season added ...

Tue, February 09, 2010

Payday Lending Bill Introduced At State Capitol

MADISON, Wis. (Midwest Communications) - Wisconsinites could only have one payday loan at a time – and it can be no higher than $600 under a ...

Tue, February 09, 2010

State Senate Gets Public Hearing On "Diploma Mills"

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Wisconsin Senate committee will hold a public hearing Wednesday on a bill to make it a crime to sell false ...

Tue, February 09, 2010

Snow Hits Badger State Tuesday

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Most of Wisconsin had just a couple inches of new snow by early Tuesday morning – and a lot more is ...

Mon, February 08, 2010

First Big Snowstorm In A Month Hits Badger State Tuesday

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin is about to get its first major snowstorm in over a month. It began during the night in many ...

Fri, February 05, 2010

State Superintendent Evers Takes Step To Pull $175M From MPS

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (Midwest Communications) - State School Superintendent Tony Evers took his first legal step Thursday in withholding $175 million in federal aid to the ...

Thu, February 04, 2010

Humana Health Regional CEO To Head State Group

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A regional CEO for Humana Health was named Thursday as the chairman of the Wisconsin Health Information Organization. Larry Rambo will ...

Thu, February 04, 2010

Bill Endorsed To Make Harley-Davidson Official State Motorcycle

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Harley-Davidson is closer to becoming Wisconsin’s official state motorcycle. An Assembly committee endorsed the designation Wednesday on a 4 to ...

Thu, February 04, 2010

Badger State Closer To Following Fed Tax Rules On Retirement Accounts

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin is one step closer to getting in line with federal tax rules on retirement accounts. The Assembly Small Business Committee ...

Wed, February 03, 2010

Governor Give Final State of The State Address Tonight

LANSING -- Governor Granholm will give her final State of the State address tonight inside the state Capitol, while hundreds protest both for and against ...

Wed, February 03, 2010

Michigan State’s Unbeaten Big Ten Season Ends

Michigan State’s unbeaten season in the Big Ten came to an end with a big thud last night at Wisconsin where the 16th-ranked ...

Wed, February 03, 2010

Badgers Hammer Michigan State

Madison, Wi (WSAU) Jason Bohannon scored 19 points and Jordan taylor added 17, as 16th ranked Wisconsin took it to fifth ranked Michigan State ...

Mon, February 01, 2010

State gets more heating aid

MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) - Wisconsin just got another $31-million-to help low-income residents heat their homes this winter.

Governor Jim Doyle says the money comes from ...

Thu, January 21, 2010

Michigan State 70 Iowa 63

Raymar Morgan scored 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting, and sixth-ranked Michigan State held off the visiting Iowa Hawkeyes 70-63 last night at the Breslin ...

Thu, January 21, 2010

Michigan State Falls To Wisconsin

Michigan couldn’t hold a second half lead and lost 54-to-48 in a defensive battle last night at 18th-ranked Wisconsin. The Wolverines were up ...

Thu, January 21, 2010

Ball State 75 Western Michigan 68

Western Michigan couldn’t overcome a big first half deficit and lost 75 to 68 last night at Ball State. The visiting Broncos trailed ...

Wed, January 20, 2010

Obama to address voter fears in State of Union

By Alister Bull and Caren Bohan

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WTAQ) - Events are planned throughout Wisconsin Monday to honor the slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King. A man who knew ...

Fri, January 15, 2010

State Workers Get 4 Day Weekend Due To Furlough

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - It’s a 4 day weekend for some state government employees – but they’ll only get paid for one of those ...

Thu, January 14, 2010

U.S. state regulators slam feds over financial crisis

U.S. state prison cuts spark controversy

By Karen Pierog

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois Governor Pat Quinn is under attack for a plan to save his financially ailing state money by speeding ...

Wed, January 06, 2010

MADISON (WRN) - Wisconsin retailers say they’re cautiously optimistic that their sales might have gone up this holiday season. Nationally, Mastercard Advisors estimates a ...

Thu, December 31, 2009

State Joins Legal Battle Against Asian Carp

MADISON (WRN) - Wisconsin has joined the legal battle against the invasive Asian carp. Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen filed a brief Wednesday with ...

Thu, December 31, 2009

GOP State Treasurer Candidate Pulls Out

MADISON (WRN) - One of 2 Republican candidates for state treasurer has pulled out of the race. Jason Punzel, the head of a Madison real ...

Wed, December 30, 2009

State Grant Given To Marquette's New Engineering Facility

MILWAUKEE (WRN) - Construction is expected to begin in March on a $100 million engineering facility at Marquette University in Milwaukee. Governor Jim Doyle presented ...

Tue, December 29, 2009

State Capitol evacuated for bomb threat

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin State Capitol is now open following an evacuation that was the result of a bomb threat.

Not All Hopping On Harley-Davidson As State Motorcycle

MADISON (WRN) - Not everyone is wild about naming Harley-Davidson as Wisconsin’s official motorcycle.

Lighting ceremony for state Christmas tree today

MADISON (WRN) The capitol rotunda gets a lot more colorful today.

Governor Jim Doyle is scheduled to do the countdown before flipping the switch ...

Thu, December 03, 2009

Snow Expected For Most Of State Thursday

MADISON (WRN) - Most of Wisconsin will see at least a little snow Thursday – and this time, it just might stick. The National Weather Service ...

Wed, December 02, 2009

New York state lawmakers vote against gay marriage

Wed, November 25, 2009

State Tribes To Use Grant For More Tourism

MADISON (WRN) - Wisconsin’s Indian tribes will use a state grant to try and attract more tourists to their reservations – and not just for ...

Tue, November 24, 2009

State Veterans Affairs Director fired

MADISON (WRN) John Scocos, secretary of the state Department of Veterans Affairs, has been fired by the state Board of Veterans Affairs. In a ...

Tue, November 24, 2009

State tax push makes U.S. firms wary of adding jobs

By Carey Gillam

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas (Reuters) - Dave Huston's Kansas-based plastics company is down to 34 employees from 63 a year ago. With ...

Tue, November 24, 2009

Walmart Shoppers In Badger State Get Same Black Friday Deals

MILWAUKEE (WRN) - For the first time in a long time, Wisconsin’s Walmart shoppers will have the same deals as the rest of the ...

Tue, November 24, 2009

State Sees Drop In New Car, Light Truck Sales

MADISON (WRN) - Sales of new cars and light trucks kept going down last month in Wisconsin – but industry analysts expect higher numbers for November ...

Tue, November 24, 2009

State Officials Catching Up On Food Stamp Backlog

MADISON (WRN) - State officials say they’re starting to catch up, after getting behind on processing applications for food stamps. A month ago, 30 ...

Tue, November 24, 2009

N.Y. top court rules for state in Atlantic Yards case

By Joan Gralla and Ciara Linnane

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York State lawfully seized land needed for the $4 billion Atlantic Yards project in ...

Mon, November 23, 2009

Texas court tosses state Vioxx suit against Merck

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Texas court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the state against drugmaker Merck & Co that sought a refund for money ...

Mon, November 23, 2009

Iran gained $5 billion on shift from U.S. dollar: state TV

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has gained $5 billion through its policy of shifting away from the U.S. currency in favors of the euro, state ...

Sun, November 22, 2009

State Legislature Working on Tax Reciprocity Deal with MN

MADISON, Wis. (WRN) - Wisconsin Senate Majority Leader Russ Decker is said to be committed to calling a special session if a deal can't ...

Sat, November 21, 2009

Propane Supplies Running Low in State

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A late harvest combined with a rather wet fall has resulted in a growing demand for propane. Wisconsin Farmers Union President ...

Fri, November 20, 2009

Ex-State Dept official pleads guilty to spying for Cuba

By Jeremy Pelofsky

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former U.S. State Department official and his wife pleaded guilty on Friday to charges that they spied ...

Fri, November 20, 2009

NY court OKs out-of-state gay marriage benefits

Sun, November 15, 2009

Palestinians aim to secure U.N. support for state

By Tom Perry

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - The Palestinians plan to go to the U.N. Security Council in an effort to secure international ...

Sun, November 15, 2009

Netanyahu says only talks can lead to Palestinian state

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday there was no alternative to negotiations to secure peace and that any unilateral moves ...

Sun, November 15, 2009

Palestinians to seek U.N. support for state

State Nets $1.7M To Create Expanded Public Internet Access

MADISON (WRN) - Wisconsin is getting $1.7 million in federal stimulus to create a map of where folks are getting broadband Internet access, so ...

Fri, November 06, 2009

Federal Judge Rules Blind Vendor Not Entitiled To State Tax Money

NECEDAH (WRN) - A federal judge says a blind food service vendor is not entitled to $225,000 in state tax money, after a dining ...

Fri, November 06, 2009

SEC probing Florida state investment fund

By Michael Connor

MIAMI (Reuters) - U.S. federal regulators have launched a fraud investigation into the state agency that runs Florida's $110 billion ...

Fri, November 06, 2009

State Volleyball & Football Playoffs Continue

Wausau, Wi (WSAU) The DC Everest girls volleyball team came up short at the state meet in Green Bay dropping their opening round match ...

Thu, November 05, 2009

Green Bay, Wi (WSAU) The DC Everest girls volleyball team plays it's first match at state tonight as they take on Middleton at ...

Thu, November 05, 2009

Badgers Blow Out Bemidji State

Madison, Wi (WSAU) The Wisconsin Mens Basketball team debuted last night with an easy exhibition win over D-2 Bemidji State 90-54 at the Kohl ...

Wed, November 04, 2009

State Supreme Court will not hear domestic partner registry challenge

MADISON (WSAU) Wisconsin’s state Supreme Court will not hear a legal challenge to the new domestic partner registry.

The court rejected the case ...

Wed, November 04, 2009

Most School Referendums Around State Voted Down

MADISON (WRN) - 3 of Wisconsin’s 4 largest school referendums Tuesday went down to defeat. Whitefish Bay was the only district where voters agreed ...

Wed, November 04, 2009

Re-Enactment Honors State's First Plane Flight

BELOIT (WRN) - It was 100 years ago Wednesday when Wisconsin’s first airplane flight took off in Beloit. Arthur Warner, a self taught engineer ...

Mon, November 02, 2009

One-fourth of NY state buses are too old

</head> <body> <p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York state has starved both its downstate and upstate regions of transportation dollars to the extent that one-fourth of the ...</p></body></html> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Mon, November 02, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/nov/02/state-shuts-door-historically-cold-wet-october/" title="Full Article: State Shuts Door On Historically Cold, Wet October"> State Shuts Door On Historically Cold, Wet October</a></h2> <p>Wisconsin has closed the book on one of its coldest and wettest Octobers ever. The National Weather Service said La Crosse had its 4th ...</p> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Mon, November 02, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/nov/02/state-sees-drop-traffic-deaths/" title="Full Article: State Sees Drop In Traffic Deaths"> State Sees Drop In Traffic Deaths</a></h2> <p>Wisconsin continues to have fewer traffic deaths. 441 people were killed in state crashes going into the Halloween weekend. That’s down 57 from ...</p> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Fri, October 30, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/oct/30/ny-state-vows-to-repay-debt-other-bills-may-wait/" title="Full Article: NY state vows to repay debt, other bills may wait"> NY state vows to repay debt, other bills may wait</a></h2> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title/> </head> <body> <p>By Joan Gralla</p> <p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York state will meet all of its obligations to bondholders but might have to delay paying other ...</p></body></html> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Thu, October 29, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/oct/29/ny-state-robs-its-fund-for-highways-bridges-report/" title="Full Article: NY state robs its fund for highways, bridges: report"> NY state robs its fund for highways, bridges: report</a></h2> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title/> </head> <body> <p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York state has spent one-third of the money in its highway and bridge trust fund on transportation and "siphoned off ...</p></body></html> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Wed, October 28, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/oct/28/calpers-cio-says-no-moral-hazard-in-state-guarante/" title="Full Article: Calpers CIO says no moral hazard in state guarantee"> Calpers CIO says no moral hazard in state guarantee</a></h2> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title/> </head> <body> <p>OAKLAND, Calif (Reuters) - Calpers, the nation's largest public pension fund, does not face "moral hazard" despite state guarantees of pension solvency, the funds ...</p></body></html> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Wed, October 28, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/oct/28/andre-agassi-admits-in-memoir-to-using-crystal-met/" title="Full Article: Andre Agassi revelations leave sport in state of shock"> Andre Agassi revelations leave sport in state of shock</a></h2> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title/> </head> <body> <p>By Martyn Herman</p> <p>DOHA (Reuters) - Eight-times grand slam winner Andre Agassi left the tennis world in a state of shock on Wednesday when he ...</p></body></html> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Tue, October 27, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/oct/27/ing-sets-unwelcome-precedent-for-state-aided-banks/" title="Full Article: ING sets unwelcome precedent for state-aided banks"> ING sets unwelcome precedent for state-aided banks</a></h2> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title/> </head> <body> <p>By Kirstin Ridley and Steve Slater</p> <p>LONDON (Reuters) - Investors are shunning European bank shares after an EU-imposed break-up and retrenchment of Dutch ING Groep ...</p></body></html> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Sat, October 24, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/oct/25/iowa-shocks-michigan-state/" title="Full Article: Iowa Shocks Michigan State at Spartan Stadium"> Iowa Shocks Michigan State at Spartan Stadium</a></h2> <p>by WKZO.COM Staff--</p> <p>Ricky Stanzi fired a 7 yard touchdown pass to Marvin McNutt as time expired to secure Iowa's 1st 8-0 ...</p> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Thu, October 22, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/oct/22/wisconsin-river-dirtiest-state/" title="Full Article: Wisconsin River is dirtiest in state"> Wisconsin River is dirtiest in state</a></h2> <p>UNDATED (WSAU) Forty years after adoption of the federal Clean Water Act, Wisconsin’s rivers are still being polluted. With one and a half ...</p> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Thu, October 22, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/oct/22/state-panel-may-remove-rep-wood-office-repeated-ow/" title="Full Article: State panel may remove Rep. Wood from office for repeated OWIs"> State panel may remove Rep. Wood from office for repeated OWIs</a></h2> <p>MADISON (WSAU) State Assembly Speaker Mike Sheridan is in the process of forming a special committee to decide whether Representative Jeff Wood should be ...</p> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Tue, October 20, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/oct/20/texting-while-driving-ban-passes-state-senate/" title="Full Article: Texting-while-driving ban passes State Senate"> Texting-while-driving ban passes State Senate</a></h2> <p>MADISON (WSAU) The Wisconsin Senate voted 27-to-5 this afternoon to make it against the law for all drivers to send-and-read text messages behind-the-wheel. Senators ...</p> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Tue, October 20, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/oct/20/california-sues-state-street-over-pension-funds/" title="Full Article: California sues State Street over pension funds"> California sues State Street over pension funds</a></h2> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title/> </head> <body> <p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - California's attorney general sued State Street Corp <STT.N> on Tuesday for committing an "unconscionable fraud" against the state's ...</p></body></html> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Tue, October 20, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/oct/20/texting-while-driving-bill-comes-state-senate-vote/" title="Full Article: Texting-while-driving bill comes up for State Senate vote Tuesday"> Texting-while-driving bill comes up for State Senate vote Tuesday</a></h2> <p>MADISON (WRN) Wisconsin AAA is urging the Legislature to ban texting while driving. Pam Moen of the auto club says it’s very dangerous ...</p> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Mon, October 19, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/oct/19/us-launches-aid-for-state-local-housing-agencies/" title="Full Article: U.S. launches aid for state, local housing agencies"> U.S. launches aid for state, local housing agencies</a></h2> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title/> </head> <body> <p>By David Lawder</p> <p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Monday launched a program to help the depressed U.S. housing market by effectively allowing ...</p></body></html> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Sun, October 18, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/oct/18/barkruptcy-filings-year-state/" title="Full Article: Barkruptcy filings up this year in state"> Barkruptcy filings up this year in state</a></h2> <p>MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) - Bankruptcy filings in Wisconsin are reported up 31 percent in the first three quarters of 2009.</p> <p>The total approached 21 thousand ...</p> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Sat, October 17, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/oct/17/state-supreme-court-squabble/" title="Full Article: State Supreme Court Squabble"> State Supreme Court Squabble</a></h2> <p>Madison, WI (WSAU) It's rare for justices on the State Supreme Court to argue in public, but it seems to be happening now ...</p> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Wed, October 14, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/oct/14/fayyad-to-obama-tell-israel-no-mickey-mouse-state/" title="Full Article: Fayyad to Obama: Tell Israel no Mickey Mouse state"> Fayyad to Obama: Tell Israel no Mickey Mouse state</a></h2> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title/> </head> <body> <p>By Douglas Hamilton</p> <p>RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinians will not be pushed into accepting the "Mickey Mouse" state which Israel has in mind for ...</p></body></html> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Mon, October 12, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/oct/12/uwmc-volleyballers-win-state-title/" title="Full Article: UWMC Volleyballers Win State Title"> UWMC Volleyballers Win State Title</a></h2> <p>Wausau, Wi (54403) The University of Wisconsin-Marathon County won the Wisconsin Junior College Athletic Association womens volleyball title over the weekend. They defeated UW-Richland ...</p> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Sat, October 10, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/oct/10/badgers-suffer-first-loss-season-31-13-ohio-state/" title="Full Article: Badgers suffer first loss of the season, 31-13, to Ohio State"> Badgers suffer first loss of the season, 31-13, to Ohio State</a></h2> <p>UNDATED (WSAU) The Wisconsin Badgers suffered their first loss of the season, after allowing Ohio State's defense to score two touchdowns on interceptions ...</p> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Sat, October 10, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/oct/10/rothschild-business-settles-lawsuit-state/" title="Full Article: Rothschild Business Settles Lawsuit with State"> Rothschild Business Settles Lawsuit with State</a></h2> <p>ROTHSCHILD, Wis (WSAU) A Rothschild business will pay $72,000 to settle a lawsuit with the state. Foremost Farms USA was alleged to violate ...</p> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Fri, October 09, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/oct/09/democrats-may-lose-two-governors-races/" title="Full Article: Democrats may lose two state governors' races"> Democrats may lose two state governors' races</a></h2> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title/> </head> <body> <p>By Jon Hurdle</p> <p>CAMDEN, New Jersey (Reuters) - Democrats running for governor in New Jersey and Virginia face possible defeat in November, despite strong showings ...</p></body></html> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Thu, October 08, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/oct/08/state-hearings-payday-loan-store-regulations/" title="Full Article: State hearings on payday loan store regulations"> State hearings on payday loan store regulations</a></h2> <p>MADISON (WSAU) The head of Wisconsin’s consumer protection agency says payday loans are ‘predatory.’ Testifying at the Capitol on bills to regulate the ...</p> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Tue, October 06, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/oct/06/columbus-day-be-furlough-day-many-state-employees/" title="Full Article: Columbus Day will be furlough day for many state employees"> Columbus Day will be furlough day for many state employees</a></h2> <p>UNDATED (WSAU) Next Monday is Columbus Day. And most state government employees will have the day off without pay. They’re required to take ...</p> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Tue, October 06, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/oct/06/more-fraud-detected-state-childcare-system/" title="Full Article: More fraud detected in state childcare system"> More fraud detected in state childcare system</a></h2> <p>UNDATED (WSAU) State funding has been cut off at 19 more child care centers accused of fraud-or-abuse in the Wisconsin Shares program for the ...</p> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Sun, October 04, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/oct/04/shocked-us-olympic-delegate-urges-heads-of-state-b/" title="Full Article: Shocked U.S. Olympic delegate urges heads of state ban"> Shocked U.S. Olympic delegate urges heads of state ban</a></h2> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title/> </head> <body> <p>By Karolos Grohmann</p> <p>COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The Olympic fiasco arising from U.S. President Barack Obama's failed promotion of Chicago's bid for the ...</p></body></html> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Thu, October 01, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/oct/01/nys-empire-state-building-chided-for-honoring-chin/" title="Full Article: NY's Empire State Building chided for honoring China"> NY's Empire State Building chided for honoring China</a></h2> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title/> </head> <body> <p>By Claudia Parsons</p> <p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Human rights activists slammed managers of New York's Empire State Building on Thursday for illuminating the skyscraper ...</p></body></html> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Wed, September 30, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/sep/30/ny-california-washington-state-sued-over-medicaid/" title="Full Article: NY, California, Washington state sued over Medicaid"> NY, California, Washington state sued over Medicaid</a></h2> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title/> </head> <body> <p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York, California and Washington State were sued on Wednesday by drug store groups that charged the states' Medicaid programs failed ...</p></body></html> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Wed, September 30, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/sep/30/bill-would-require-state-workers-report-childcare-/" title="Full Article: Bill would require state workers to report childcare fraud"> Bill would require state workers to report childcare fraud</a></h2> <p>MADISON (WSAU) A new bill would make it a crime for state-and-county workers to look the other way when child care providers commit fraud ...</p> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Wed, September 30, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/sep/30/hearings-state-childcare-scams/" title="Full Article: Hearings on state childcare scams"> Hearings on state childcare scams</a></h2> <p>MADISON (WRN) The head of the agency in charge of Wisconsin Shares is defending efforts to root out corruption in the program.</p> <p>Department of ...</p> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Wed, September 30, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/sep/30/state-local-revenues-soared-until-2007-census/" title="Full Article: State, local revenues soared until 2007: census"> State, local revenues soared until 2007: census</a></h2> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title/> </head> <body> <p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Before the U.S. recession delivered a one-two punch to state and local economies, most cities and states experienced five years of ...</p></body></html> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Tue, September 29, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/sep/29/former-us-secretary-of-state-rice-to-advise-region/" title="Full Article: Former U.S. Secretary of State Rice to advise Regions"> Former U.S. Secretary of State Rice to advise Regions</a></h2> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title/> </head> <body> <p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Condoleezza Rice, the former U.S. Secretary of State under President George W. Bush, will advise Regions Financial Corp's board ...</p></body></html> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Tue, September 29, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/sep/29/bnp-paribas-hikes-capital-to-pay-back-state-early/" title="Full Article: BNP Paribas hikes capital, to pay back state early"> BNP Paribas hikes capital, to pay back state early</a></h2> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title/> </head> <body> <p>By Marcel Michelson</p> <p>PARIS (Reuters) - BNP Paribas <BNPP.PA>, France's biggest bank by market capitalization, on Tuesday joined the rush to pay back ...</p></body></html> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Sat, September 26, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/sep/26/badgers-beat-michigan-state-38-30/" title="Full Article: Badgers beat Michigan State, 38-30"> Badgers beat Michigan State, 38-30</a></h2> <p>MADISON (WSAU) The Wisconsin Badgers opened their Big 10 football season with a 38-30 win over Michigan State. UW quarterback Scott Tolzien threw for ...</p> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Sat, September 26, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/sep/26/state-task-force-trackdown-dna-samples/" title="Full Article: State Task Force to Trackdown DNA Samples"> State Task Force to Trackdown DNA Samples</a></h2> <p>MADISON (WSAU) A former top offical with the Madison Police Department will head a task force tracking down four thousand felons who need to ...</p> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Thu, September 24, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/sep/24/audit-finds-more-questionable-charges-state-child-/" title="Full Article: Audit finds more questionable charges from state child-care providers"> Audit finds more questionable charges from state child-care providers</a></h2> <p>MADISON (WSAU) Legislators fumed yesterday as problems continued to mount in the Wisconsin Shares tax-funded child care program for the working poor.</p> <p>An ongoing ...</p> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Tue, September 22, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/sep/23/obama-to-raise-bar-for-keeping-state-secrets-repor/" title="Full Article: U.S. adopts new policy for state secrets claims"> U.S. adopts new policy for state secrets claims</a></h2> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title/> </head> <body> <p>By James Vicini</p> <p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday it will adopt a new policy that could limit the government ...</p></body></html> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Tue, September 22, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/sep/22/larest-bear-state-history-killed-hunter-price-coun/" title="Full Article: Largest bear in state history killed by hunter in Price County"> Largest bear in state history killed by hunter in Price County</a></h2> <p>TOWN OF SPIRIT, Wis (WSAU) A hunter may have life-long bragging rights after shooting the largest bear in state history.</p> <p>Mark Listle was hunting ...</p> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Mon, September 21, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/sep/22/did-acorn-get-state-funds/" title="Full Article: Did ACORN get state funds?"> Did ACORN get state funds?</a></h2> <p>MADISON (WSAU) Two Wisconsin Republicans for asking for an audit, to see if any state tax dollars were given to the community organizing group ...</p> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Mon, September 21, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/sep/21/longer-terms-state-lawmakers/" title="Full Article: Longer terms for state lawmakers?"> Longer terms for state lawmakers?</a></h2> <p>MADISON (WRN) State lawmakers could soon be able to serve longer terms in office.</p> <p>A proposed Constitutional Amendment would allow members of the Assembly ...</p> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Mon, September 21, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/sep/21/no-ethics-violation-state-treasurer/" title="Full Article: No ethics violation by State Treasurer"> No ethics violation by State Treasurer</a></h2> <p>MADISON (WSAU) State Treasurer Dawn Marie Sass did not violate Wisconsin ethics laws by not reporting convention travel that was paid by her national ...</p> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Fri, September 18, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/sep/18/state-rep-says-he-was-removed-committee-over-anti-/" title="Full Article: State Rep. says he was removed from committee over anti-abortion votes"> State Rep. says he was removed from committee over anti-abortion votes</a></h2> <p>MADISON (WSAU) A Democratic lawmaker says he’s been removed from a committee chairmanship because he voted to ban payments to hospitals for late-term ...</p> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Fri, September 18, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/sep/18/majority-of-us-state-jobless-rates-rose-in-august/" title="Full Article: Majority of U.S. state jobless rates rose in August"> Majority of U.S. state jobless rates rose in August</a></h2> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title/> </head> <body> <p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jobless rates rose in the majority of U.S. states in August, tracking national trends, but unemployment rates fell in the Midwest ...</p></body></html> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Fri, September 18, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/sep/18/state-agency-overpays-childcare-provider-103000/" title="Full Article: State agency overpays childcare provider by $103,000"> State agency overpays childcare provider by $103,000</a></h2> <p>MILWAUKEE, Wis (WSAU) State officials have been trying to get back 103-thousand dollars over-paid to a Milwaukee child care provider in the Wisconsin Shares ...</p> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Thu, September 17, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/sep/18/state-cost-savings-fail-materialize/" title="Full Article: State cost savings fail to materialize"> State cost savings fail to materialize</a></h2> <p>MADISON (WSAU) State auditors say they’re not sure if Governor Jim Doyle’s plan to save 200-million dollars in government operating costs has ...</p> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Thu, September 17, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/sep/17/state-unemployment-rate-drops-84-percent/" title="Full Article: State unemployment rate drops to 8.4 percent"> State unemployment rate drops to 8.4 percent</a></h2> <p>MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – Wisconsin’s unemployment rate dropped in August for the third month in a row.</p> <p>But the new unadjusted rated of 8 ...</p> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Thu, September 17, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/sep/17/dna-samples-12000-felons-missing-state-data-base/" title="Full Article: DNA samples of 12,000 felons missing from state data base"> DNA samples of 12,000 felons missing from state data base</a></h2> <p>MADISON (WSAU) Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says the D-N-A profiles of more than 12-thosaund inmates are missing from the state's ...</p> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Tue, September 15, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/sep/15/state-senate-approves-new-wind-farm-law/" title="Full Article: State Senate approves new wind-farm law"> State Senate approves new wind-farm law</a></h2> <p>MADISON (WSAU) Wisconsin senators voted this afternoon to order statewide standards for locating new high-tech wind energy turbines. The vote was 23-to-9 to let ...</p> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Tue, September 15, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/sep/15/state-investigating-fake-check-scam-craigslist/" title="Full Article: State investigating fake-check scam on Craigslist"> State investigating fake-check scam on Craigslist</a></h2> <p>MADISON (WRN) State Consumer Protection officials are used to receiving reports about sellers being ripped-off by fake checks. However, Division Administrator Janet Jenkins says ...</p> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Mon, September 14, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/sep/14/former-democratic-party-state-chairman-takes-job-d/" title="Full Article: Former Democratic Party state chairman takes job in Doyle administration"> Former Democratic Party state chairman takes job in Doyle administration</a></h2> <p>MADISON (WSAU) Former State Democratic Party chairman Joe Wineke has joined Governor Jim Doyle’s administration. Wineke started today as the head of the ...</p> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Mon, September 14, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/sep/14/wind-farm-bill-scheduled-state-senate-vote-tuesday/" title="Full Article: Wind farm bill scheduled for State Senate vote Tuesday"> Wind farm bill scheduled for State Senate vote Tuesday</a></h2> <p>MADISON (WSAU) The Wisconsin Senate is expected to vote tomorrow on a bill to create statewide standards for the placement of high-tech windmills. A ...</p> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Mon, September 14, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/sep/14/sales-tax-revenue-down-first-time-state-history/" title="Full Article: Sales tax revenue down for the first time in state history"> Sales tax revenue down for the first time in state history</a></h2> <p>MADISON (WSAU) For the first time in its history, sales tax collections in Wisconsin went down in the last fiscal year. The state collected ...</p> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Mon, September 14, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/sep/14/state-aid-to-magna-led-opel-draws-european-scrutin/" title="Full Article: Magna sees Opel paying back state loans by 2015"> Magna sees Opel paying back state loans by 2015</a></h2> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title/> </head> <body> <p>By Christiaan Hetzner and Philip Blenkinsop</p> <p>FRANKFURT/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Magna <MGa.TO> will cut about 10,500 Opel jobs in Europe, the bulk in ...</p></body></html> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Sat, September 12, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/sep/12/badgers-beat-fresno-state-2ots-34-31/" title="Full Article: Badgers beat Fresno State in 2OTs, 34-31"> Badgers beat Fresno State in 2OTs, 34-31</a></h2> <p>MADISON (WSAU) The Wisconsin Badgers beat Fresno State in double-overtime, 34-31 at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison. The game was won on Phillip Welch ...</p> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Fri, September 11, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/sep/11/staff-turnover-state-treasurers-office/" title="Full Article: Staff turnover in State Treasurer's office"> Staff turnover in State Treasurer's office</a></h2> <p>MADISON (WSAU) Six-out-of-15 positions in the State Treasurer’s office will be vacant by the end of the day, when top assistant John Lease ...</p> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Wed, September 09, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/sep/09/pay-day-loan-stores-facing-new-state-regulations-g/" title="Full Article: Pay-day loan stores, facing new state regulations, gave campaign cash to Doyle"> Pay-day loan stores, facing new state regulations, gave campaign cash to Doyle</a></h2> <p>MADISON (WSAU) Pay-day loan companies gave 140-thousand-dollars in campaign gifts to Governor Jim Doyle and legislative candidates last year – apparently to stop a bill ...</p> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Wed, September 09, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/sep/09/bofa-letter-rejects-charges-by-cuomo/" title="Full Article: BofA letter rejects charges by NY state AG Cuomo"> BofA letter rejects charges by NY state AG Cuomo</a></h2> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title/> </head> <body> <p>By Joe Rauch</p> <p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp shot back at New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, saying he is "simply wrong ...</p></body></html> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Wed, September 09, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/sep/09/governor-granholm-announces-plan-balance-states-bu/" title="Full Article: Governor Granholm Announces Plan to Balance State's Budget"> Governor Granholm Announces Plan to Balance State's Budget</a></h2> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;">UNDATED -- The Governor has released her plan to balance the state’s budget for the next two years. </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">It includes a mix of cuts ...</span></p> </div> </div> <div id="col-2"> <div class="ad-300x250"> </div> <div class="sidebar-box featured-list clearfix"> <h2 class="news">Top Stories</h2> <ul> <li><a href="/news/articles/2012/may/21/falls-teen-hospitalized/" title="Full Article: Falls Teen Hospitalized">Falls Teen Hospitalized</a></li> <li><a href="/news/articles/2012/may/20/bee-gees-singer-robin-gibb-dies-aged-62/" title="Full Article: Singer Robin Gibb, Bee Gees co-founder, dies at 62">Singer Robin Gibb, Bee Gees co-founder, dies at 62</a></li> <li><a href="/news/articles/2012/may/20/toddler-injured-in-traffic-crash/" title="Full Article: Toddler Injured In Traffic Crash">Toddler Injured In Traffic Crash</a></li> <li><a href="/news/articles/2012/may/19/small-protest-descends-on-chicago-mayors-home/" title="Full Article: At least 45 arrests, some injuries in Chicago anti-NATO clashes">At least 45 arrests, some injuries in Chicago an...</a></li> <li><a href="/news/articles/2012/may/19/senator-johnson-critical-of-democrats-for-failure-to-pass-budget/" title="Full Article: Senator Johnson Critical of Democrats For Failure To Pass Budget">Senator Johnson Critical of Democrats For Failur...</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="sidebar-box section-list clearfix"> <h2 class="news">News Sections</h2> <ul class="clearfix"> <li class="sec-col1"><a href="/news/sections/local/" title="Local News Section">Local</a></li> <li><a href="/news/sections/state/" title="State News Section">State</a></li> <li class="sec-col1"><a href="/news/sections/national/" title="National News Section">National</a></li> <li><a href="/news/sections/world/" title="World News Section">World</a></li> <li class="sec-col1"><a href="/news/sections/localsports/" title="Local Sports News Section">Local Sports</a></li> <li><a href="/news/sections/sports/" title="National Sports News Section">National Sports</a></li> <li class="sec-col1"><a href="/news/sections/politics/" title="Politics News Section">Politics</a></li> <li><a href="/news/sections/business/" title="Business News Section">Business</a></li> <li class="sec-col1"><a href="/news/sections/health/" title="Health News Section">Health</a></li> <li><a href="/news/sections/science/" title="Science News Section">Science</a></li> <li class="sec-col1"><a href="/news/sections/technology/" title="Technology News Section">Technology</a></li> <li><a href="/news/sections/entertainment/" title="Entertainment News Section">Entertainment</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="ad-300x250"> </div> <div class="sidebar-box recent-comments clearfix"> <div id="recentcomments" class="dsq-widget sidebar-comments"> <h2 class="dsq-widget-title news">Recent Comments</h2> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://whbl.disqus.com/recent_comments_widget.js?num_items=3&hide_avatars=0&avatar_size=32&excerpt_length=200"></script> </div> </div> <div class="ad-300x250"> </div> <div class="ad-300x250"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> <div id="footer-wrapper"> <ul class="site-credits clearfix"> <li> © 2012 WHBL </li> <li><a href="mailto:webmaster.whbl@whbl.com">Webmaster</a></li> <li><a href="/static/pdf/privacy.pdf">Privacy Policy</a></li> <li><a href="http://wsau.com/static/pdf/termsofuse.pdf">Terms of Use</a></li> <li><a href="https://payments.paysimple.com/PaySimple/Login/CheckOutFormLogin/-hi-F5n1HvqoKOnz1uc6RNl2Fpg-">Advertisers</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.midwestcareers.com/">Employment</a></li> <li><a href="/contact-us/">Contact Us</a></li> <li><a href="/eeo/">EEO</a></li> <li><a href="/static/pdf/contestrules.pdf">Contest Rules</a></li> </ul> <ul class="footer-whereabouts clearfix"> <li> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/1330WHBL"> <img src="http://media.mwcradio.com//whereabouts/sn_icons/facebook_1.png" alt="Facebook" /> </a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.twitter.com/WHBL"> <img src="http://media.mwcradio.com//whereabouts/sn_icons/twitter_1.png" alt="Twitter" /> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/mootools/1.3.2/mootools-yui-compressed.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://content.aimatch.com/swfobject.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> var disqus_shortname = 'whbl'; (function () { var s = document.createElement('script'); s.async = true; s.type = 'text/javascript'; s.src = 'http://' + disqus_shortname + '.disqus.com/count.js'; (document.getElementsByTagName('HEAD')[0] || document.getElementsByTagName('BODY')[0]).appendChild(s); }()); </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/static/js/mootools-more-1.3.2.1.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/static/js/mwc.js?4"></script> </body> </html>