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Vinehout Runs Again For Governor, But Will Leave Senate Seat
State Senate Democrat Kathleen Vinehout of Alma will try again to win the governor's office next year. She announced her candidacy today (Monday), saying she would "turn the state's priorities upside ...
Sep 25, 2017
Tight Budget Forces City To End Police Safety Classes In School
Madison's police chief says a tight city budget is forcing his department to end safety classes that officers teach in schools. Mike Koval tells the Wisconsin State Journal he has a staff shortage in ...
Sep 24, 2017
Woman Killed In Overnight Hit And Run Crash
Milwaukee Police have been looking for the driver of a vehicle that struck and killed a woman walking in a street. It happened about 1:05 this (Friday) morning on West Lisbon Avenue on Milwaukee's nor...
Sep 23, 2017
State Plans To Update Its Election Security Plan
The state Elections Commission says it will write a new security plan, as Congress looks into alleged interference by Russia in last year's presidential contest. The state says it will work with all l...
Sep 23, 2017
Man Accused Of Killing Wife In Fire Paid Russian Woman
A Madison man is due back in court October ninth on charges that he killed his wife and blew up his house after paying a Russian woman he met who had visa problems. A Dane County judge continued a one...
Sep 23, 2017
UW-Madison Freshman Class Largest On Record
The new freshman class at U-W Madison is the largest on record. Unviersity officials say 66-hundred-ten freshmen were taking classes on the tenth day of the fall semester. That's 180 more than the sam...
Sep 23, 2017
UW-Madison Freshman Class Largest On Record
The new freshman class at U-W Madison is the largest on record. Unviersity officials say 66-hundred-ten freshmen were taking classes on the tenth day of the fall semester. That's 180 more than the sam...
Sep 23, 2017
Walker Was Powerful In His Line Item Budget Vetoes
Some of Governor Scott Walker's 99 state budget shows the considerable power he used with his line item veto authority. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel examined the two year, 76-billion dollar dollar p...
Sep 22, 2017
Walker Was Powerful In His Line Item Budget Vetoes
Some of Governor Scott Walker's 99 state budget shows the considerable power he used with his line item veto authority. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel examined the two year, 76-billion dollar dollar p...
Sep 22, 2017
Lightning Hits Assisted Living Facility
Lightning damaged the roof of an assisted living facility near Superior this (Friday) morning. Officials say an electrical fire started in the attic, and nobody was hurt. That was just one damage repo...
Sep 22, 2017