The Oskosh Corporation is getting heat for their latest big Army contract. A $3 billion contract to build trucks for the U.S. Army is being challenged by a rival company because of how the Fox Valley company won the bid. So, Oshkosh VP of Marketing Ann Stawski says they ...
Authorities in Crivitz have found human remains and are working on determining an origin. Police say they got tipped to the unearthed remains. Evidence has been sent to the state crime lab. Authorities say the bones were found near a cemetary and have been buried for at least 8 years.
Assembly Republicans roll out a series of education reforms, some of which undo changes in the last state budget. Mark Gottlieb of Port Washington says local schools are coming up short as they face increasing costs from pay and benefits, leading to program cuts. He is proposing reestablishing arbitration factors ...
One of Governor Jim Doyle’s proposed education reforms is on the fast track at the Capitol. The Assembly Education Committee held a public hearing on the bill Monday. The idea is to give the state Superintendent of Public Instruction more authority to turn around struggling schools. Doyle would like ...
It’s been tough fall for farmers in Southern Wisconsin, with rain hampering crops. Growers are having a hard time getting their crops in, according UW Ag agent David Fischer. Soybeans, being so close the ground, are most critical. Less than 50 percent are in, and if farmers can’t ...
Wisconsin school boards say a bill which lets teachers be evaluated on the basis of their kids’ test scores does not go far enough. The measure still not does allow teachers to be disciplined or fired on the basis of test scores – and so the School Boards’ Association came out ...
Two car dealers in Tomah are accused of committing fraud to get over $2 million in bank loans. Federal prosecutors said 63-year-old Stephen Vernier and 57-year-old Timothy Vernier spent almost 5 years on a scheme in which they allegedly made false statements to secure the loans they obtained. Officials said ...
The state Justice Department said Steven Avery sealed his own fate – and he should not be given a new trial in the brutal death of Teresa Halbach near Mishicot. Avery’s lawyers said it was illegal for a juror to be replaced after deliberations began in his original trial in ...
Milwaukee Police said a body was found Monday morning in Lake Michigan near the Summerfest grounds. It was discovered around 10:30 a.m. Police said the victim’s gender and identity were not immediately determined – and it appeared the body was in the lake for some time. An autopsy ...
“A Cash for Clunkers hangover.” That’s what Milwaukee auto dealers are saying about a big drop in new vehicle purchases. The industry analysis firm of CrossSell said there were 10,000 fewer new vehicle registrations in Wisconsin in September compared to August, when the Cash for Clunkers program was ...