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    August 11, 2017
    Wisconsin Republicans will try again this month to settle their differences on a state budget that's now six weeks overdue. File photo
    Wisconsin roundup: State budget talks could resume soon; 7 more state news stories
    MADISON — Wisconsin Republicans will try again this month to settle their differences on a state budget that's now six weeks overdue. On Thursday,...
    News/regionAugust 11, 2017 - 8:43am
    August 9, 2017
    Wisconsin roundup: Taxpayers won’t recoup Foxconn investment until 2043, report states; 10 more state news stories
    MADISON — It would take 27 years for Wisconsin taxpayers to get back all of their proposed investment in the Foxconn LCD screen factory.
    News/regionAugust 9, 2017 - 8:51am
    August 8, 2017
    Late blight can destroy tomato and potato plants in seven to 10 days, according to the UW-Extension office. The fungus-like water mold can decimate the plants if weather conditions are cool and wet. Photo courtesy of UW-Extension program
    Late blight found in Pierce County
    Late blight, a fungus that can kill tomato and potato plants, has been confirmed in Pierce County, according to the Pierce County UW-Extension...
    Life/FarmAugust 8, 2017 - 7:00pm
    The Wisconsin DOT wants to hear what people think about a proposed new bridge across the St. Croix River between Prescott and Hastings. Image courtesy of Google Maps
    Wisconsin roundup: DOT to seek input on bridge improvements at Prescott; 10 more state news stories
    PRESCOTT — The Wisconsin DOT wants to hear what people think about proposed bridge improvements across the St. Croix River between Prescott...
    News/regionAugust 8, 2017 - 11:01am
    August 4, 2017
    The head of the state's job creation agency, told an Assembly committee Thursday that Foxconn is ready to build its $10 billion LCD screen plant in southeast Wisconsin, and an announcement is expected soon on a site. File photo
    Wisconsin roundup: State says Foxconn ready to build; 9 more state news stories
    MADISON — Foxconn is ready to build its $10 billion LCD screen plant in southeast Wisconsin, and an announcement is expected soon on a site....
    News/regionAugust 4, 2017 - 9:12am
    July 12, 2017
    Wisconsin roundup: Naked carjacker killed by officers; 4-year-old fireworks victim ID'd; 8 more state news stories
    WAUKESHA — Two officers in Waukesha County have shot and killed a naked carjacker, and deputies in neighboring Jefferson County will investigate....
    News/regionJuly 12, 2017 - 9:32am
    July 7, 2017
    Gov. Scott Walker uploaded this photo to Instagram with the caption, "For those in the liberal media who don't like my Instagram, Facebook or Twitter, I have a simple response: Can I get you a beer?" Photo courtesy of Instagram
    Wisconsin roundup: Walker offers beer to reporters who think he’s a bore; tuition freeze OK'd for universities; 8 more state news stories
    MADISON — Gov. Scott Walker offers a Miller Lite to reporters who accuse him of being boring. The Republican Walker mildly struck back Thursday...
    News/regionJuly 7, 2017 - 8:53am
    July 3, 2017
    Wisconsin roundup: Wisconsin elections panel hasn't discussed voter request yet; plane crash leaves 6 dead; 8 more state news stories
    MADISON — Wisconsin elections officials haven't discussed whether they'll comply with a request from a presidential commission to turn over...
    News/regionJuly 3, 2017 - 9:00am
    June 20, 2017
    Gov. Scott Walker says the legislative districts he and his fellow Republicans approved in 2011 meet every constitutional standard — and he believes the U.S. Supreme Court will uphold them. File image
    Wisconsin roundup: Walker defends GOP redistricting as Supreme Court reviews it; 10 more state news stories
    MADISON — Gov. Scott Walker says the legislative districts he and his fellow Republicans approved in 2011 meet every constitutional standard...
    News/regionJune 20, 2017 - 12:18pm
    June 15, 2017
    Ashly Steinke and his family will host a pasture walk Aug. 29 at their Sedge Wood Farms near Cornell. The walk is one of 10 planned in the Graze River Country series being organized by Wisconsin Farmers Union and River Country RC&D. Photo submitted by Danielle Endvick
    Graze River Country pasture walk series planned
    CHIPPEWA FALLS — Graze River Country, a series of pasture walks this summer and fall, will stop in River Falls from 1-3 p.m. Saturday,...
    News/Upcoming EventsJune 15, 2017 - 11:02am
    June 13, 2017
    Visitors explore the state Capitol and its grounds in Madison. Jalen Knuteson / Rivertown Multimedia
    Wisconsin roundup: Senate, Assembly remain divided as budget process stalls; Trump speaking in Waukesha; 8 more state news stories
    MADISON — The current state budget is scheduled to expire in three weeks, and the process for adopting a new two year package remains stalled....
    News/regionJune 13, 2017 - 8:07am
    May 15, 2017
    Wisconsin roundup: Former GOP candidate gearing up to challenge Baldwin?; 9 more state news stories
    MADISON — A big stock sale raises speculation that Republican Eric Hovde might pay for his own U.S. Senate campaign for a second time. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel says the Madison investor has sold $14 million of stock in the technology firm of ePlus, for which Hovde has been...
    News/regionMay 15, 2017 - 8:36am
    May 11, 2017
    Wisconsin roundup: Ryan says Trump lost confidence in Comey; state Senate votes to keep tabs on DOT; 8 more state news stories
    WASHINGTON — House Speaker Paul Ryan of Janesville says fired FBI Director James Comey lost the confidence of many Republicans and Democrats — and that's why President Donald Trump let him go.
    News/regionMay 11, 2017 - 11:01am
    April 28, 2017
    Wisconsin roundup: UW responds to campus 'free speech' bill; baked-goods question goes before judge; 9 more state news stories
    MADISON — The UW-System says it already has a resolution committed to the free exchange of ideas on campus. And officials say a bill that calls for the suspension or expulsion of students who heckle speakers more than once would take away the flexibility that campus disciplinary...
    News/regionApril 28, 2017 - 9:12am
    April 27, 2017
    Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board and Discover Wisconsin shine spotlight on dairy industry
    MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board and Discover Wisconsin have teamed up to shine the spotlight on the state's dairy industry...
    NewsApril 27, 2017 - 4:48pm
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