Wisconsin News

The following information was released by the office of the governor of Wisconsin: Governor Jim Doyle and U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced $46.5 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds for work to continue on the state's high-speed rail program.

Governor Jim Doyle has approved a $723,000 project to begin planning the modification and expansion of the existing terminal building and provide a separate design for reconstruction of a portion of airfield pavements at the Central Wisconsin Airport, near Mosinee.

The no. 2 official at the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is leaving his job to join the private sector.

Newly released U.S. census figures show that Wisconsin, often derided by its own residents as a "tax hell," stayed out of the top 10 highest tax states for the third consecutive year in 2008, the year of the latest available data.

A man convicted of ambushing a group of teens on the Wisconsin-Michigan border in 2008 and killing three now faces lawsuits from two victims' families.

Wisconsin schools whose teams are are known as the Indians, or use more generic terms that also refer to American Indian heritage, would be forced to prove how their mascots and logos are not discriminatory under a proposal considered today by the state education department.

Wisconsin officials say a new unofficial survey suggests that nearly four out of 5 motorists buckle up.

The 152nd annual Wisconsin Valley Fair kicks off next Tuesday, but this years fair is going to be a little greener.

Five major candidates in Wisconsin's gubernatorial and senatorial races will be in Green Bay on Friday to talk to a coalition of groups that represent seniors and the disabled.

Wisconsin's attorney general launched an effort Thursday to help local prosecutors investigate voter fraud, which he called a widespread problem that taints elections.

MADISON - Wisconsin's attorney general launched an effort Thursday to help local prosecutors investigate voter fraud, which he called a widespread problem that taints elections.

The Wisconsin DNR has announced that Roger Hellen's 41.5-pound brown trout is now the Wisconsin record.

Several western Wisconsin men are faced with indictments from the state. Eric Garvey of Danbury, is charged with 4 counts of distributing meth.

Tim Sheehy would be a tremendous hire for the Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is directing more focus to job site enforcement as involvement wanes in a voluntary program meant to avoid injuries and infractions.

August 5th features Clydesdales, Lyle Lovett and more. What horse-lover highlights will the Wisconsin State Fair offer on Thursday, August 5th? August 5th is opening day for the 2010 Wisconsin State Fair.

In this June 24, 2010, photo Oliver Pringle, 16, jumps from a boat onto a dock to deliver mail on Lake Geneva in Wisconsin.

Wisconsin lost out for a second time Tuesday in its bid to win more than $200 million in federal education grant money under the Race to the Top program.

Dorothy Jane Curnow, 91, of Salinas, Calif., formerly of Rice Lake, Wis., died July 18.

The main worry for some young mail carriers in southern Wisconsin is neither dogs nor extreme weather.