Wisconsin's agricultural exports increased 7 percent through the first nine months of 2008. Gov. Jim Doyle's office said Thursday that the $1.5 billion in exports is a record high for a nine-month period. Dairy exports were up 39 percent, or $50 million, compared to the same time ...
This week's snow and chilly temperatures have been a blessing for organizers of the Can't Depend on Snow Sled Dog Race in Fond du Lac. The annual sled dog race starts at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Rolling Meadows Golf Course and will end about noon. Event ...
Internet giant Google has opened an office in Madison. The California-based company announced the creation of a Madison office last spring and officially opened it Wednesday. Gov. Jim Doyle attended the company's open house and welcomed it to Wisconsin. Doyle says the state must continue to attract companies like ...
A 10 percent work force cut at the nation's largest newspaper company, USA Today publisher Gannett Co., will mean layoffs in Wisconsin. Across Gannett's 10 Wisconsin markets with daily newspapers, 74 employees were laid off, with 18 more vacancies created by attrition or by leaving positions unfilled. Gannett ...
A Burlington man accused of preying on a mentally disabled woman has been charged with hate crimes. Prosecutors added hate crime enhancers to theft charges against 34-year-old James Gustafson because he allegedly targeted her because of her disability. Authorities say Gustafson called the woman, pretending to be a psychic who ...
The leader of the Oshkosh Salvation Army will lose his job if he goes ahead with plans to marry outside the organization. Capt. Johnny Harsh is engaged to a woman who's not affiliated with the Salvation Army. They're planning to marry in June. Harsh says he's well ...
An employee accused of fondling female residents at a Wisconsin Dells nursing home is free on a signature bond after making an appearance in Columbia County Court. Fifty-nine-year-old Kurt Johnson of Rio faces three counts of second-degree sexual assault. Johnson worked as a certified nursing assistant at the Golden Living ...
The discovery of a body by hunters in Fond du Lac County Nov. 23 has generated interest among law enforcement agencies trying to see if there is a match to any of their missing person reports. But the identity of the young woman or teenage girl has not been determined ...
A man accused of attacking another man four years ago and biting off part of his ear could face up to 42 years in prison when sentenced for mayhem. A jury in Wood County Circuit Court this week found 26-year-old Christopher Strupp guilty of mayhem but not guilty of stalking ...
A judge has turned down a teen's appeal of his conviction in the shooting death of Weston Schools Principal John Klang in September 2006. Sauk County Circuit Judge Patrick Taggart issued a written ruling this week rejecting defense arguments that Eric Hainstock deserves a new trial. Hainstock is serving ...