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Officials: Taxpayers Won't Be Hit For Local Foxconn Costs

Officials say it will cost 764-million dollars to cover utilities and other local costs for the new Foxconn plant at Mount Pleasant in Racine County. But village leaders promised Wednesday that their ...

State DOT: September Traffic Deaths Fewest Since World War II

Wisconsin records its fewest traffic deaths for a September since the end of World War Two in the 1940s. According to preliminary figures from the state D-O-T, 41 people lost their lives in state cras...

Body Found In Park Lake Confirmed To Be Missing Woman

The Dane County medical examiner confirms that a body found in a lake northwest of Madison was that of a woman missing since last Thursday. The body of 29-year-old Marisa Dahms of Waunakee was pulled ...

Senate Panel To Vote On Ending Mining Moratorium

A Wisconsin Senate panel was scheduled to vote this (Wednesday) afternoon on a bill to end the state's sulfide mining moratorium. Mining committee chairman Tom Tiffany of Hazelhurst is asking colleagu...

Oshkosh Police Get "Hairy" To Help Hurricane Victims

If you go to Oshkosh, don't be surprised to see many police officers with facial hair. About 40 Oshkosh police employees each gave at least 50 dollars to the American Red Cross -- and in exchange, the...

US Justices Express Deep Concerns In Wisconsin Gerrymander Case

We won't know until next year whether Wisconsin Republicans acted illegally in drawing districts that assured G-O-P legislative majorities. But we do know that the nation's Supreme Court justices have...

Wisconsin Lawmaker Dies

A Republican state lawmaker has died. Representative Bob Gannon of West Bend died Tuesday of apparent natural causes at age 58. Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke says Gannon's wife got worried bec...

UW Eau Claire Grad Slowly Recovering After Vegas Shooting

U-W Eau Claire graduate Philip Aurich (or'rick) is showing more signs of life, but he remains in critical condition from his wounds in the Las Vegas shootings. His wife Sheila said Tuesday that he has...

Shady Lane’s Caregiver’s Morning Out

Shady Lane will be hosting another Caregiver's Morning Out on Wednesday October 18th at Laurel Grove Assisted Living, located at1235 South 24th Street. This time around, they will address expectations...

House Members Vote With Their Parties To Limit Abortions

None of Wisconsin's seven voting House members strayed from their parties, as the House voted Tuesday to ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Four state Republicans voted yes and three Democrats...