Budget panel makes changes for public retirees to stop double-dipping

Madison - Public workers would have to wait longer after retirement before they could return to the government workforce and in some cases would be barred from receiving retirement benefits while working the new job, under a provision Republicans on the Legislature's budget committee adopted Tuesday. Other changes by the Joint Finance Committee would affect many public workers, including ...

Packers o-linemen shift into new positions

Green Bay - A month ago the news was big but the timing was right. The Green Bay Packers staff told the offensive line that everyone except center Evan Dietrich-Smith would begin the offseason playing a new position. After four weeks of work behind the scenes, that change was unveiled to the media and fans Tuesday during organized team activities. "Yeah it's going to be tough," ...

Sheboygan priest wants to encourage more transparency in child sex abuse cases

The Rev. Jim Connell of St. Clement's Church in Sheboygan is prepared to become an outspoken advocate for victims of sex abuse within the Catholic ...

Neighbors complain about Echo Lake Foods noise

Concrete and rebar are being ground up and recycled at the old Echo Lake Foods plant in Burlington. It's the final step in bringing the building down after fire destroyed it in January and 300 people lost their ...

Heavy Urban Rescue Team trains for disasters

MILWAUKEE - Firefighters and other first responders are still digging through tons of rubble. It's an exhausting and dangerous job. Timing is everything for the Heavy Urban Rescue Team. Captain Troy Klemstein knows exactly what the search and rescue teams are up against in Moore, Oklahoma. He shows the extremely sensitive listening devices teams are using to hear people buried in rubble . ...