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I-5 bridge collapses into Wash. river injuring 3
The Washington State Patrol says the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River at Mount Vernon has collapsed, dumping vehicles and people into the ...
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Wisconsin GOP Proves How Ridiculous They Are That They Don’t Care About Women’s Issues At All
a plethora of anti-abortion bills aimed at regulating abortion clinics, restricting insurance from paying for abortions and even birth control, and creating bills exempting faith-based employers from providing contraceptive coverage (something that’s already been handled at the federal level). One measure would also outright ban the coverage of abortions for public employees who have ...
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Wis. budget committee approves DNA upon arrest
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The Legislature's finance committee Thursday approved a plan in Republican Gov. Scott Walker's executive budget that would dramatically expand the state's powers to seize DNA from crime ...
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Wisconsin Scott Walker touts state ties during trip to Iowa
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Scott Walker tried to introduce himself to Iowa Republicans Thursday as so many would-be presidential candidates often do -- one of their own. After all, the Wisconsin governor weighing a 2016 bid for president spent seven years as a young child living in Plainfield, a tiny town in northeast Iowa Walker referred to a half-dozen times during a 40 minute speech at a ...
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Judge reverses Wisconsin mans rape conviction after 20 years
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- A Wisconsin man who spent two decades in prison for rape has had his conviction overturned. Joseph Frey, 53, received a 102-year sentence in 1994 for an attack three years prior on a University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh student. The woman was sexually assaulted at knifepoint after her apartment was broken into. On Wednesday, Winnebago County Circuit Court Judge Daniel Bissett ...
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Wisconsin legislative committee votes to slash UW funding
MADISON, Wis. -- A legislative committee has voted to slash the University of Wisconsin System budget, venting its anger after learning the system raised tuition for six straight years even though it's currently sitting on a surplus of $650 million. The Joint Finance Committee approved the UW budget bill Thursday evening. The bill eliminates a proposed spending increase of $181 million ...
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Wisconsin DNR raises bag limits for walleye as Chippewa spearfishing winds down
MADISON, Wis. -- Wildlife officials increased daily walleye bag limits for anglers on Thursday as Wisconsin Chippewa spearfishing winds down. The state Department of Natural Resources raised limits on 442 lakes in the ceded territory, a swath of northern Wisconsin the tribes gave to the government more than a century ago. The rules include a five-walleye limit on 289 lakes, a four-walleye limit ...
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Wisconsin Budget committee cuts roadwork to close budget gap
MADISON, Wis. -- The Legislature's budget-writing committee voted unanimously Thursday to delay some freeway projects and cut funding for others, as part of an effort to close a $54 million deficit in Wisconsin's roads fund that was prompted by a drop in gas-tax revenue. The Joint Finance Committee voted to postpone freeway work in the Milwaukee area and scale back road aid to local ...
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SE Wis. road construction projects
In Stage 2, Rawson Avenue southbound entrance ramp, northbound loop ramp, northbound exit-ramp, and southbound exit ramp to eastbound Rawson Avenue will be closed to traffic. Rawson Avenue will maintain one lane of traffic in each direction between 13th and 20th streets. Stage 2 of construction will start in early March to early ...
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West Bend girl gets major surprise
WEST BEND – A seventh grader received a major surprise when her Marine father returned home. Major Greg Butcher just spent seven months in Afghanistan. Butcher, along with teachers at Badger Middle School, staged an elaborate plot to surprise his daughter, ...
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Jodi Arias jurors deadlock New jury to be chosen
An Arizona jury Thursday said it was unable to reach a unanimous agreement and would be unable to decide what penalty Jodi Arias should receive for killing her ...
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Milwaukee County employee claims sex assault harassment by supervisor
A Milwaukee County employee says she was sexually assaulted twice by her male supervisor while at work at the Milwaukee County Mental Health Complex, according to a complaint filed with the state. The employee says she was harassed by her boss over a seven-year period, which included phone calls during and after work. The woman was forced to engage in sex acts with the supervisor once in the ...
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Budget panel move would delay Milwaukee-area freeway projects
Madison -- To close a shortfall in the state's roads fund, the Legislature's budget committee Thursday cut funding for highways and other projects by $59.5 million, which would delay work on the massive I-94 North-South and Zoo Interchange projects in the Milwaukee area. The proposal was approved unanimously without debate by the Joint Finance Committee after lengthy private ...
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Boy Scouts of America approve plan to accept openly gay boys
Boys Scout Alex Derr speaks out against anit-gay rules during the Equal Scouting Summit Press Conference being held near where the Boy Scouts of America are holding their annual meeting Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Grapevine, Texas. The boxes in front of Derr hold petitions calling for the Boy Scouts of America to end its anti-gay policies. (AP Photo/LM ...
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House catches fire in Sheboygan Falls
The fire chief told WISN 12 News several nearby homes were evacuated because crews were advised of guns or gunpowder in the basement of the home on fire. They found nothing ...
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Milwaukee Powerball winner makes surprise announcement
Jason Peck, 35, of Milwaukee, is Wisconsin's latest known millionaire after winning $1 million in Saturday's Powerball drawing. He's been waiting six years for the right moment to pop the question to his fianc, and this was ...
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Some pools open this weekend no matter the temperature outside
The David Schulz Aquatic Center will be open for summer this weekend, but with temperatures barely reaching 60 degrees it won't exactly be swimming ...
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Coming up this week on UPFRONT with Mike Gousha
This Sunday on "UPFRONT with Mike Gousha," Wisconsin Democratic Party chairman Mike Tate on why he's running for re-election, and why he thinks Democrats could win control of the state Senate in ...
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Company where man was injured subject of OSHA investigation
The I-Team discovered the company has a recent history of safety violations with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Thursday's accident came in the middle of a federal safety ...
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Obama sees narrower terror threat defends drones
President Barack Obama continues to speaks about national security, Thursday, May 23, 2013, at the National Defense University at Fort McNair in Washington, as CODEPINK founder Medea Benjamin of Code Pink shouted at him from the back of the auditorium. (AP Photo/Carolyn ...
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Boy Scouts to allow gay youths to join
Delegates to the annual meeting of the Boy Scouts of America made a monumental statement Thursday, voting to allow openly gay youths to join ...
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Allouez apartment fire forces dozens from their homes
ALLOUEZ - A small basement fire turned into a major blaze in the Village of Allouez, near Green Bay. At least eight departments are working on containing the fire at the Hilltop Place Apartments. The fire was reported just before noon Thursday. According to reports from the scene people living in the apartments are safe and accounted for. However, a pair of firefighters were taken to the ...
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Residents near house fire in Sheboygan Falls being evacuated
SHEBOYGAN FALLS - The residents of a home in Sheboygan Falls have been evacuated after their home caught on fire Thursday afternoon. According to the City of Sheboygan Falls Fire Department, the fire is located at 112 Shelly Drive. The area is being evacuated, but Sheboygan Falls Police will not confirm ...
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Obama U.S. will keep deploying drones
Drone strikes are a necessary evil, but one that must be used with more temperance as the United States' security situation evolves, President Barack Obama said in a counterterrorism speech ...
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Milwaukee County Board votes to hire outside lawyers to fight state
The Milwaukee County Board Thursday voted to hire an outside legal firm to help clarify and possibly mount a challenge against state legislation that would cut the authority and funding of the board. The measure, approved on a 14-4 vote, gives board Chairwoman Marina Dimitrijevic the authority to choose the legal firm and an initial budget of $25,000. County Executive Chris Abele, who lobbied ...
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