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Both boys testify in slaying of great-grandmother

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:40:13 -0400

SHEBOYGAN, Wisconsin - The two teenage Wisconsin boys accused of killing one of their great-grandmothers have given widely varying accounts of the murder.

Wis. Innocence Project helps inmate go free

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:04:15 -0400

MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee inmate who won a chance to clear his name after a judge vacated his homicide conviction last year instead made an agonizing decision: to plead guilty to a lesser homicide charge in exchange for his immediate freedom, his lawyers said Wednesday.

Wis. GOP lawmaker explains 'no' vote on budget

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:24:43 -0400

MADISON, Wisconsin - One of three Wisconsin Assembly Republicans who voted against the state budget Wednesday said his decision was a difficult one.

Mining company submits sampling plan to Wis. DNR

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:34:15 -0400

MADISON, Wisconsin - A company looking to dig a huge iron mine just south of Lake Superior has filed new papers with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources outlining a bulk sampling plan and notifying the agency it plans to seek a mining permit.

Boy, 4, struck by car, injured in Milwaukee

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:12:13 -0400

MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee police say a 4-year-old boy was struck by a car when he darted into traffic between parked cars.

Man arrested in Wis. casino shooting released

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:03:32 -0400

MILWAUKEE - Prosecutors say a 27-year-old Wauwatosa man arrested in last weekend's shooting inside a Milwaukee casino has been released.

Wis. Sikhs plan rites, run in memory of tragedy

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:16:49 -0400

MILWAUKEE - Members of the Sikh temple where a white supremacist gunned down six worshippers last year plan to mark the anniversary by holding religious observances and staging a 6-kilometer run to fund scholarships in the victims' names.

Wis. DHS secretary takes medical leave

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:05:21 -0400

MADISON, Wisconsin - Wisconsin Department of Health Services Secretary Kitty Rhoades is taking a leave of absence to have hip replacement surgery.

Wis. Assembly passes state budget, heads to Senate

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:53:12 -0400

MADISON, Wisconsin - The Wisconsin Assembly passed the state budget Wednesday after Democrats decided against offering any amendments or prolonging debate, saying the $70 billion spending plan is so bad it can't be fixed.

Wisconsin Senate to debate state budget Thursday

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:49:58 -0400

MADISON, Wisconsin - The Wisconsin Senate plans to debate the state budget on Thursday, and Republican Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says no changes are planned.

Wis Dems: No budget debate was tactic, not retreat

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:26:05 -0400

MADISON, Wisconsin - Assembly Democrats say their decision not to debate the state budget was part of a strategy, not surrender.

Highlights of state budget passed by Assembly

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:10:06 -0400

MADISON, Wisconsin - The two-year state budget passed by the Republican-controlled Assembly on a 55-42 vote now heads to the state Senate for an expected vote on Thursday. If it passes there in identical form, it then heads to Gov. Scott Walker who can sign it, veto all of it, or veto any individual items he opposes. The Legislature has the option to override Walker's vetoes.

Health groups oppose bill barring gun inquiries

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:46:21 -0400

MADISON, Wisconsin - Health organizations say a Wisconsin bill that would prohibit doctors from asking patients whether they own guns would interfere with the doctor-patient relationship.

Wis. welfare-to-work incentives could trim cases

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:49:34 -0400

MADISON, Wisconsin - Wisconsin officials hope a new incentive plan will trim participation in the state's welfare-to-work program, which has seen an increase in enrollment despite predictions that fewer poor people would need its assistance.

Wis. public workers might pay more for retirement

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:43:08 -0400

MADISON, Wisconsin - Public employees in Wisconsin could see another increase in the contribution rates they pay into the Wisconsin Retirement System under a plan the system board is scheduled to consider Thursday.

Not guilty pleas in crash that killed 2

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:44:17 -0400

MANITOWOC, Wisconsin - A 21-year-old Manitowoc man has pleaded not guilty to driving drunk and under the influence of drugs in a car crash that killed two people and injured four others.

UW-Eau Claire student pulled from river

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:43:06 -0400

EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin - A body recovered from the Chippewa River in Eau Claire has been identified as a local university student.

Man on trial in fatal overdose case

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:36:08 -0400

LA CROSSE, Wisconsin - A trial is underway in La Crosse for a defendant accused of providing the drugs in a fatal overdose and hiding the man's body.

Capital Brewery building new facility in Sauk City

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:29:06 -0400

MIDDLETON, Wisconsin - Capital Brewery says it will begin construction this summer on a new $11 million facility in Sauk City.

2 bear attacks unusual in Wisconsin

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:06:36 -0400

RHINELANDER, Wisconsin - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources' carnivore specialist says attacks by black bear in Wisconsin are unusual, despite two such incidents so far this spring.