UNDATED (WSAU) A committee in northwest Wisconsin has changed its mind about sand-blasting a religious inscription from a courthouse memorial to a fallen sheriff’s deputy.
The Chippewa County Buildings-and-Grounds panel did an about-face yesterday, after getting complaints from throughout the country that it was dishonoring the officer. 31-year-old Jason ...
ELMBROOK, Wis (WSAU) At least one Wisconsin school district will not show President Obama’s speech to the nation’s school-children live on Tuesday. Elmbrook Superintendent Matt Gibson said a number of suburban Milwaukee parents called him yesterday to complain about the address – and most said they’d keep their ...
CRIVITZ, Wis (WSAU) A northeast Wisconsin man says he’ll stop flying his American flag upside down, after a judge told officials in Crivitz to reconsider his request for a liquor license.
Vito Congine made waves when he flew his flag upside down on July fourth. He said he was ...
MILWAUKEE, Wis (WSAU) It will cost less to heat your home this year -- good news with some forecasters calling for a cold winter.
Natural gas prices are down sharply since price spikes from three winters ago. The reasons are increased supplies and lower industrial use because of the slow economy ...
MADISON (WRN) Just a few days into the fall semester, UW-Madison is getting complaints of flu symptoms. It's not clear if the ill students are suffering from seasonal flu or H1N1. University Health Services Epidemiologist Craig Roberts says keeping track this early in the year is a new policy ...
UNDATED (WRN) Some folks get out for the last official weekend of summer.
Labor Day is a week later this year than it was last year. As a result, Triple-A says there will be 15-percent fewer travelers on the roads, but Wisconsin Department of Tourism Secretary Kelli Trumble doesn't ...
STEVENS POINT, Wis (WSAU) Statements made by the father of a dying baby will be allowed at his upcoming trial.
24-year-old Scott Stevens of Stevens Point claimed that he dropped his five-week-old baby while he was playing with the child. Doctors didn't believe Stevens' story, and called police.
The ...
WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) Several Wausau school board members want to review the district's policy on credit card use after the resignation of East athletic director Mike Younggren. He made several unauthorized purchases on his school-issued credit card. Current policy does not allow employees to use a school credit card ...
MERRILL, Wis (WSAU) Large crowds attended two more listening sessions with Senator Russ Feingold yesterday. He spoke with constituents in Merrill yesterday morning, and in Antigo in the afternoon.
Some sessions involving other members of congress have been heated, but Feingold says his meetings have been tough but cordial. Many ...
GERMANTOWN, Wis (WSAU) A forensic pathologist is investigating bones found by hunters in the woods near Germantown. It's possible the remains are human, and may belong to a wanted sex offender.
David Hopp hasn't been seen since 2006, around that time kidnapping and sexual assault charges were filed ...