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Kafka leads Northwestern over Wisconsin 33-31

Mike Kafka hit Andrew Brewer with two first-half touchdown passes and Brian Peters and Jordan Mabin made key defensive plays late as Northwestern beat No. 17 Wisconsin 33-31 on Saturday. Complete Story...

Bill: Harley-Davidson as official Wis. motorcycle

Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson would become the official Wisconsin motorcycle under a bill proposed in the Legislature.

Cranberry harvests in Wis., US meet expectations

Cranberry harvests in Wisconsin and elsewhere are meeting expectations, meaning your cranberry sauce will cost about the same this Thanksgiving as it did last year.

Report details Wisconsin's transportation needs

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation says in its 20-year plan released this week that federal economic stimulus money does not solve immediate or long-term funding needs.

Wis. pension agency clamps down on pricey flights

The agency that manages Wisconsin's pension fund has tightened its travel policy to discourage employees from taking expensive business-class flights, a practice that had become routine in recent years.

Wis. man charged with slaying 14-year-old stepson

A Wisconsin man strangled his 14-year-old stepson with a necktie in a minivan in a Walmart parking lot, telling investigators he wanted to get revenge on his wife and her relatives for interfering in his business, prosecutors said Tuesday.

Tolzien-to-Toon combo potent for Wisconsin

Sure, Wisconsin's still a run-first team.

No. 21 Wisconsin beats Michigan 45-24

For long-suffering conference rivals looking to throw some grief back at the once-dominant Michigan Wolverines, now's the time.

Wis. regulators approve electric rate increase

We Energies customers will face bigger electric bills.

Wis. gov-led trade mission to Israel leaves Friday

Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle's trade mission to Israel is scheduled to begin on Friday.

Wis. agency: Utility project jeopardizes lizard

Wisconsin environmental experts say the rebuilding of an electrical transmission line in Waushara County could cause some lizards on the state's endangered species list to be killed.

Wis. Senate Democrats unveil job-creation proposal

Democrats who control the Wisconsin state Senate have unveiled a proposal they say will help create and retain jobs and businesses and improve worker education and training.

Wisconsin deputy shoots inmate at hospital

Authorities in Wisconsin say a deputy shot an inmate at a hospital in suburban Milwaukee after the inmate began a scuffle.

Judge rejects $225,000 award for blind Wis. vendor

The state of Wisconsin does not have to pay $225,000 to a blind businesswoman in a dispute over an Army dining contract, a federal judge ruled this week.

Wis. Senate approves mixed martial arts regs

The Wisconsin Senate has approved a bill that would impose regulations and fees on mixed martial arts fights.

Is Chippewa tribe interested in Capone hideout?

A northern Wisconsin tribe near the former hideout of Chicago mobster Al Capone that's now for sale says the tribe is always interested in reacquiring one-time Indian lands.

Wis. man donates cheesehead hat signed by Obama

A Wisconsin man who got his cheesehead hat signed by President Barack Obama has decided to donate it to a museum rather than sell it on eBay.

Merge Healthcare, 2 execs settle fraud charges

Milwaukee-based Merge Healthcare Inc. and two former senior executives have settled charges by the Securities and Exchange Commission alleging accounting fraud that caused the company's stock to plummet by two-thirds in a seven-month period.

Wis. Republicans rail against insurance provisions

Republican legislators are trying to muster support for a bill that would repeal new minimum car insurance levels in Wisconsin.

Wis. regulators approve utility's biomass plan

The Wisconsin Public Service Commission has approved a utility's latest plan to replace coal and use logging residue and dead trees as the primary fuel to generate electricity.

Wis. nonprofit gets $3.3M grant for solar training

A Wisconsin nonprofit will train solar power instructors throughout the Midwest with a $3.3 million federal grant.

Wisconsin governor signs bill to reduce e-waste

Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle has signed into law a bill designed to cut down on the amount of computers and other electronics dumped in landfills.

Candidate for Wisconsin treasurer blasts bonuses

A candidate for Wisconsin treasurer is criticizing the State of Wisconsin Investment Board for awarding bonuses to employees despite losing billions of dollars in 2008.

Wis. bill would waive license for home canners

People who sell less than $5,000 a year worth of food they can at home would not have to get licensed by Wisconsin under a bill passed by the state Assembly.

Wis. Senate passes texting ban for all drivers

All Wisconsin drivers, not just teenagers, would be banned from sending text messages while driving under a bill that passed the state Senate on Tuesday.

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Rising China Changing How Americans Live
Source: msnbc.com

In a cavernous warehouse amid rolling hills and dairy farms, a group of farmers recently gathered around a buyer in a conversation heralding a sea change in the United States.

Palin Will Go To Wisconsin But Doesn't Want The Media To Cover Her
Source: Wisconsin Radio Network

Sarah Palin Will Be At The Wisconsin State Fair Park, A Public Facility, For A Wisconsin Right To Life Event. The Media Are Forbidden To Cover Her Appearance.

White Deer
Source: PBS

These guys are beautiful

Very few illegal immigrants use UW tuition deal
Source: madison.com

Very few students are taking advantage of a new law that allows illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition at University of Wisconsin System schools, according to university data.

Aldermen urge firefighters to take pay freeze rather than cuts
Source: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Mayor Tom Barrett's proposed 2010 budget calls for cutting ladder truck crews from five firefighters to four in the last eight ladder companies that still have five-member crews, and for closing one ladder company and one pumper engine company.

Car salesman kidnapped off lot
Source: WWLP - News

- A car salesman was kidnapped off the lot when a man wanting to test drive a car refused to bring him back.

Wisconsin's Feingold At Risk ... But Only If Thompson Runs
Source: CQ Politics

The poll showed that 43 percent of respondents would back Thompson, who was governor from 1987 until 2001, when he resigned to become secretary of Health and Human Services under President George W. Bush.

Wisconsin couple given jail terms for relying on prayers to save dying daughter
Source: Guardian Unlimited

An American couple in Wisconsin who prayed rather than seeking medical care for their 11-year-old dying daughter were sentenced to six months in jail and 10 years' probation for second-degree homicide.

WTF no more - Tourism Federation changes name
Source: Straits Times Interactive - SINGAPORE

MADISON (Wisconsin) - A WISCONSIN tourism lobbying group is changing its name after realizing its initials formed a crude acronym.

WTF? Wisconsin Tourism Federation changes name after internet jokes
Source: Telegraph

The Wisconsin Tourism Federation has changed its name, after being made aware that its acronym WTF had become crude internet slang.

BBC NEWS | Health | Proof mounts on restricted diet
Source: BBC News

Reported earlier in the summer from the BBC. A US research on restricted diet done on these rhesus monkeys who were observed over 2 decades.

Updated story, video: Authorities ID man who killed himself after fatal hit-and-run at Neenah Wal-Mart
Source: The Green Bay Press-Gazette

The driver of a van that struck and killed a woman late Friday night in a Wal-Mart parking lot wrapped himself in an American flag before shooting himself once through the chin with a hunting rifle, police said Monday.

Facebook Leads Wisconsin Wardens To Alleged Poachers
Source: WISN-TV

MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin wardens used a Facebook video to track down two alleged poachers.

Video: Drunk Man Drives Wheelchair On Freeway, Police Say
Source: wisn.com

Dude was hammered, just rolling along the Marquette Interchange in his/a wheelchair. Those interchange curves are not friendly, and not the best place for a wheelchair. But evidently he doesn't really need the chair because he does get out of it. So whose chair is it?

Neumann Formally Announces Run For Wisconsin Governor Online
Source: WISN-TV

WAUKESHA, Wis. -- A former U.S. representative jumped into the race for Wisconsin governor on Wednesday.

Wisconsin dad, son excel at cricket-spitting
Source: msnbc.com

When it comes to spitting a cricket for distance, the talent seems concentrated in one Marshfield family. Brian Johnsrud and his son, Jared, shoot crickets at record length.

School Districts in Six States to Refrain from Showing Presidential Address Next Week
Source: ABC News Blogs

excerpt: ''" White House officials seemed to be caught flat-footed by the response to what they say was a simple back to school address by President Obama to students across the nation -- and has turned into a firestorm.

Woman's Car Stalls on Opening Drawbridge
Source: the Mail online

A woman's car stalled "on an opening drawbridge" on Thursday, August 13, 2009 in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.

440 Couples Register for Domestic Partnership Registry
Source: wkbt.com

More than 440 same sex couple applied for Wisconsin's domestic partnership registry in its first week.

Vorarlberg woman attacked by otters
Source: austriantimes.at

A Vorarlberg woman was hospitalised after a pair of otters launched a savage attack on her as she swam in a lake in America.

Vacationer gets rabies shots after otter attack
Source: msnbc.com

An Austrian woman on vacation in Wisconsin is getting rabies shots after she said she was bitten by otters while swimming in a lake.

After seven years, attitude toward chronic wasting disease changing
Source: madison.com

After seven years of living with chronic wasting disease in the Wisconsin deer herd, the initial fears about eating venison have calmed.

A sticky end: Scorned women exact painful revenge on cheating husband with superglue
Source: the Mail online

Three women exacted a painful revenge on a cheating husband they discovered had been sleeping with them all at the same time - by super glueing his private parts.

Wisconsin State Fair adds chocolate-covered bacon to its menu
Source: Examiner

The Machine Shed loves bacon, so why wouldn't Aaron include it in food-on-a-stick experiments? For one week, co-workers were taste testers for his inventive combinations.

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