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Over the past few years, Wisconsin's wind industry has faced an unreasonable number of obstacles, more than any other form of energy production, nearly grinding the job- and energy-creating potential of this critical sector to a halt.

Scott Stenger, lobbyist for the Tavern League of Wisconsin , says that tightening up the standard for drunken driving is part of a "prohibitionist agenda." Stenger actually gets paid for uttering such nonsense.

Mother nature was cutting construction workers along I-94 a break Saturday afternoon, as they rushed to finish a big project, that shut down the highway in both directions near College Avenue.

A swarm of black flies at the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge appears to be the best explanation for why endangered whooping cranes are abandoning their nests, but the pesky insects might not be the only reason the birds are struggling in Wisconsin.

The quarterly deadline to place a telephone number on Wisconsin's no-call list is approaching.

Two years after lawmakers unsuccessfully tried to enlarge the state budget by creating a privately run bail bonds system in Wisconsin, the controversial idea could be returning.

With the Powerball jackpot at $550 million and rising , 3rd District State Senator Tim Carpenter hopes he holds the winning ticket.

Two men accused of operating a burglary ring in 12 counties have been charged on multiple counts including burglary, theft and battery, Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen said Friday in a news release.

One of the Legislature's most important responsibilities is to care for our veterans .

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The cost of Gov. Scott Walker's plan to reject federally funded Medicaid expansion and instead tighten income eligibility for the program has gone up.

Introducing any fire in the outdoors is strongly discouraged today. The DNR will be suspending all burning permits and citizens should check with local fire officials for any additional restrictions in place.

The value of farmland in the upper Midwest continued to increase by double-digit percentage points during the first quarter of 2013, with the exception of Wisconsin, which was the only state to see lower values compared to a year earlier.

A Wisconsin woman saved her husband from an attacking black bear outside of their cabin by hitting the animal with a gun, authorities said.

Investigators say a large wildfire caused by logging operations in northwestern Wisconsin wasn't intentionally set and criminal charges aren't expected.

Is someone you know having trouble reading standard print? The Wisconsin Talking Book and Braille Library provides Braille and recorded books and playback equipment for Wisconsin residents who for any physical reason cannot read standard print.

Investigators now know the cause of this week's big wildfire in northwestern Wisconsin.

Finding child care is an in-demand and expensive endeavor in Wisconsin. "About 75% of children are in some type of out-of-home care situation, so that's a pretty significant number," Kelly Borchardt told A Merrill man stabbed his wife seven times, tried to strangle her and then hid her body in some woods near Medford following a discussion about ... (more)

Kenosha police, responding to a possible animal cruelty complaint removed a Gila monster as well as a variety of snakes, two 6 to 8-foot alligators, a 5-foot crocodile and a snapping turtle from an urban home just a few blocks from the city's central police station onTuesday.

Cher Yang of Fond du Lac, talks with Brittany Junck, a job recruiter for Aerotek of Appleton, during a job fair in Fond du Lac in December.