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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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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, ...

  • 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 ...

Movie Review

Changeling

Changeling

The bizarro-extraordinary true story at the heart of Clint Eastwoods Changeling was literally saved from the flames by screenwriter J. Michael Straczynski, a former Los Angeles Times reporter-turned-screenwriter whose journalistic buddies tipped hi ... ...

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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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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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