Wisconsin News

Great news- your hard earned tax dollars are on the way back to your pocket. For the third time this legislative session the Wisconsin Legislature reduced taxes, proving our commitment to Wisconsin's taxpaying families, farmers, seniors, and businesses.

The Wisconsin DNR is reporting an "Orange" air quality warning for Milwaukee and nearby counties for Friday, March 3, due to persistent elevated levels of fine particles in the air.

Today's Paper, also known as the e-Edition, is an online replica of the printed newspaper.

A new fishing advisory group, Wisconsin Fisheries Advisory Council, has been formed by the Department of Natural Resources and the Conservation Congress.

Wisconsin craft beer and state breweries are the focus of a new piece of legislation which aims to make the state the "Napa Valley" of the brew industry.

Our Ms. Burke and her largely self-funded campaign have purchased web ads on Wisconsin news websites warning, "Tell the Koch Brothers: Stay Out of Wisconsin."

Nic Volker, 9, suffers from a type of epilepsy that is resistant to medicine known as Doose Syndrome.

An off-duty trooper with the Wisconsin State Patrol was intoxicated when she used her badge to confront another woman at a Merrill bar and accused her of being too young to drink, according to a criminal complaint.

A bill that would give the Legislature power to write and approve Wisconsin's academic standards is unlikely to pass in its current form, the leader of the state Senate said Thursday as hundreds of teachers, school administrators and business leaders converged on the Capitol to oppose it.

A bill to create a Wisconsin license plate displaying the words "Choose Life" has been approved by the Senate transportation committee in a party-line vote.

Beer columnist John Holl , author of "The American Craft Beer Cookbook," thinks sour beers would be even more popular than they are - and they are through-the-roof popular - if it weren't for the sour part of the name.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is telling counties to conserve their limited road salt supplies in case the state gets freezing rain.

School district superintendents from across Wisconsin are preparing to testify against a bill that would give the Legislature power to approve and write academic standards.

Stevens Point Police say a 39-year-old man poured gasoline in his apartment and then intentionally set it on fire and left.

Democrat Mary Burke's first television ad in the race against Republican Gov. Scott Walker will begin airing in multiple markets Friday, touting her background with bicycle maker Trek while also attacking Walker's record on jobs.

From the bridge of the Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw, northern Lake Huron looks like a vast, snow-covered field dotted with ice slabs as big as boulders -- a battleground for the icebreaker's 58-member crew during one of the roughest winters in memory.

Mayo Clinic Health System said it's also recruiting primary care physicians because more medical students decide to pursue sub-specialized fields.

The DOT's Bureau of Transportation Safety Director credits the bad weather for making this the "safest" February ever.

A mortgage company employee checking the house in Cascade found the 8-year-old Beagle-mix frozen on a pet bed inside Kimberly Fidlin's former house.

Light snow is moving over southeastern Wisconsin. Weather Watch 12 meteorologist Sally Severson looks ahead to the forecast for the morning commute.