Wisconsin news

- The Wisconsin Department of Tourism is gearing up for fall. The department will begin weekly updates starting Thursday on the progress of Wisconsin’s 16 million acres of forests as they change colors over nine or 10 weeks. read more..

Wisconsin law enforcement is boosting the number of officers focusing on drunk driving. read more..

Wisconsin’s Paul Ryan has an 87-page plan to cut spending and taxes. Republicans are nearly as leery of Ryan’s proposal as Democrats are read more..

The Wisconsin Badgers open up their 2010 campaign tomorrow night under the lights of Las Vegas, Nev., against the UNLV Running Rebels. We’ve had plenty of time to hype up the team, analyze every game, choose our breakout players, and determine our predictions. All that’s left to do is play. Here are a few things to watch for Saturday night: “Big John” & friends As it is in every game, the key to … read more..

New UNLV coach Bobby Hauck Wisconsin has a history of tough and strange games in Las Vegas, losing in 1987. The Badgers won a close game in 2007 and had the lights go out at Sam Boyd Stadium in a 27-7 win in 2002 read more..

Jim Doyle says more than 50 Wisconsin companies will receive funding Doyle says employers ranging from Foley and Lardner to Appleton Papers to Racine County have been accepted for the Early Retiree Reinsurance read more..

AP) — The state Department of Justice will again hold its annual freedom-of-information seminars Van Hollen as well as assistant attorney generals who are experts in Wisconsin open records and meetings laws are read more..

Jim Doyle says more than 50 Wisconsin companies will receive funding Doyle says employers ranging from Foley and Lardner to Appleton Papers to Racine County have been accepted for the Early Retiree Reinsurance read more..

Wisconsin Public Service donated $105,000 to the Brown County United Way Thursday as part of a month-long effort by the company to raise funds for the local nonprofit. read more..

Republican challenger Ron Johnson raised more money in July and August than Wisconsin Sen. Russ Feingold (D), according to pre-primary figures released by the two campaigns on Thursday. Johnson announced on Thursday he collected $1.2 million from donors from July 1 to Aug. 25, nearly $300,000 more than Feingold’s $920,000 haul. Johnson loaned his campaign an additional $2.9 million out of his … read more..

WASHINGTON Wisconsin election officials are negotiating with the U.S. Justice Department to try to ensure that American troops and civilians overseas are able to vote in the November midterm election, a spokesman for the state Government Accountability Board said Wednesday. read more..

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan and Wisconsin plan to work together to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and determine the best strategies to adapt to climate change as part of an effort to protect the Great Lakes region. read more..

The University of Wisconsin is going with its original out-of-state choice for their main food distributor despite a formal complaint from a competing in-state company questioning the university’s decision. read more..

WASHINGTON Wisconsin election officials are negotiating with the U.S. Justice Department to try to ensure that American troops and civilians overseas are able to vote in the November midterm election, a spokesman for the state Government Accountability Board said Wednesday. read more..

MILWAUKEE — The head of the Wisconsin Board of Veterans Affairs will resign to take an active duty assignment with the Army, she told The Associated Press on Wednesday. read more..

SCRANTON - In the last seven years, the University of Scranton has raised its enrollment, expanded its footprint and increased its national presence. Next summer, the man who onlookers say humbly shepherded read more..

MADISON — Gov. Jim Doyle has named the deputy secretary of the state’s Agriculture Department as the secretary following the drowning death of his predecessor last month. The 43-year-old Randy Romanski read more..

Nearly 2,000 Plan Sponsors Accepted Across US in First Round; Applications Still Being Accepted The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today announced the first round of applicants accepted into the Early read more..

PARK RIDGE, Ill. - Love The Game? Well, Michigan and Ohio State could be playing twice in a season. Two people familiar with the Big Ten’s decision said Wednesday that the league has decided to put Ohio State and read more..

MADISON — Gov. Jim Doyle has named the deputy secretary of the state’s Agriculture Department as the secretary following the drowning death of his predecessor last month. The 43-year-old Randy Romanski read more..

SCRANTON - In the last seven years, the University of Scranton has raised its enrollment, expanded its footprint and increased its national presence. Next summer, the man who onlookers say humbly shepherded read more..

WISCONSIN RAPIDS — Police officers are trained in deadly force but are instructed to use it only when their lives or the lives of others are in danger. read more..

Vintage car enthusiasts can get their fill during the 39th annual Wisconsin Street Rod Show and Corn Roast set for Sept. 3 to 5 at the Fond du Lac County Fairgrounds. read more..

Wisconsin’s Government Accountability Board got a rude awakening when the U.S. Department of Defense denied the state a waiver seeking flexibility with regard to a new federal law meant to protect the voting rights of deployed troops and other Americans overseas. read more..

MILWAUKEE Former Wisconsin Timber Rattler Lorenzo Cain hit a game-ending single in the 11th inning, lifting the Milwaukee Brewers to an 8-7 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night. read more..

Vintage car enthusiasts can get their fill during the 39th annual Wisconsin Street Rod Show and Corn Roast set for Sept. 3 to 5 at the Fond du Lac County Fairgrounds. read more..