Wisconsin News

A job fair for Wisconsin veterans was held today in Madison. It is the first of a new series of job fairs the Department of Workforce Development created to give veterans a leg up on finding jobs in this tough market.

The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association says its biennial contest to name the world's best cheese has attracted a record number of entrants.

Madison The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has developed a brief online questionnaire to provide an opportunity for the public to express their opinions about the future of rail in Wisconsin.

MADISON - A Wisconsin group that fights for government transparency awarded state Atty.

Wisconsin environmental officials want to designate six new state natural areas.

Deer numbers are down in Wisconsin. State wildlife officials say gun deer hunters harvested about 93,000 bucks last year.A That's an 11 percent decline from the previous year.

The Merrillan Police Department has joined the Wisconsin Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

The Wisconsin DNR has issued an Air Quality Advisory for Particle Pollution effective 9:00 am Wednesday, March 10, 2010 through 9:00 am Thursday, March 11, 2010 for Adams, Barron, Brown, Buffalo, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Dunn, Eau Claire, Fond Du Lac, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, ...

Benefits paid to suffering unemployed workers will have to be cut and taxes on struggling businesses will have to go up to pay for a staggering number of claims due to the recession, Wisconsin lawmakers were told Wednesday.

The secretary of the Army says a Wisconsin Civil War hero deserves the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Four bills now moving through the state Legislature, seemingly small in scope, threaten to undermine Wisconsin's public notice laws.

An Amish livestock farmer who refused to follow a 2005 Wisconsin law requiring him to register his land and livestock has won a legal battle with state regulators.

When Gov. Jim Doyle and the Legislature repealed a state law designed to hold teacher pay in check, educators rejoiced.

Patients would get more information about how much it costs to receive treatment under a bill that has been signed into law.

"American Idol" finalist Danny Gokey made his eyewear a signature during the show.

Free help is available across Wisconsin for low-income taxpayers and others needing assistance filling out their tax returns.

President Obama announced Thursday that Wisconsin failed to survive even a preliminary round of competition for billions of dollars in federal innovation grants, a huge disappointment.

A veteran investigative reporter for a Madison television station has been named the next spokeswoman for the Wisconsin Department of Corrections.

Overwhelmed with emotion is how Cari Wiesen of Mount Calvary described capturing the 2010 Miss Fond du Lac crown Saturday night.

When the University of Wisconsin-Madison announced a partnership with a conservative think tank to conduct statewide polls last year, school officials envisioned only benefits.