DENMARK, Wis. (WTAQ) - Hunters packed Denmark High School Wednesday to sound off on why they're seeing fewer deer in the woods. Many cited recent programs, such as Earn-a-Buck as a main cause for the decline.
It's part of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources statewide tour to discuss ...More
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - About 150,000 of Wisconsin’s retired public employees will again have their monthly core payments cut. Last spring, those in the State Retirement System’s Core Fund had their payments cut for the first time ever, at just over 2 percent. And for the year starting ...More
DANE COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A man was arrested Wednesday after he allegedly kidnapped a woman in McFarland, south of Madison, and drove her down a freeway in a high-speed police chase until he finally stopped near Beloit. Dane County sheriff’s deputies said the man was armed with a knife ...More
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Folks in southeast Wisconsin will keep paying a sales tax for the Brewers’ ball park at least 2 years longer than expected – and maybe 4 years longer. Original projections showed that the borrowing for Miller Park could finally be paid off in 2014, thus eliminating the need ...More
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - It was raining in most parts of Wisconsin Wednesday morning – but it still wasn’t enough to wash away the recent air pollution. The DNR has issued another air quality advisory until 9 a.m. Thursday for three-fourths of Wisconsin’s 72 counties. All but the far ...More
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin deer hunters shot 3 percent fewer bucks and 40 percent fewer does during all of last year’s hunting seasons. The DNR reports a total harvest of 329,000 animals in 2009. Officials said the decline was much bigger for antlerless deer because the Earn a ...More
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Corporations would have to get approval from their stockholders to spend money on political races under a state bill that’s up for a public hearing Wednesday. Senate Democrat Bob Wirch of Pleasant Prairie drafted the bill after a major U.S. Supreme Court decision in January ...More
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The national president of Mothers Against Drunk Driving wants the state Legislature to hold a public hearing on tougher reforms than the ones signed just before Christmas. Laura Dean-Mooney has asked the co-chairs of the Joint Finance Committee to take testimony on legalizing sobriety checkpoints, and making ...More
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Lawmakers of both parties have raised concerns about letting the governor challenge federal deployment orders for the Wisconsin National Guard. The Assembly Military Affairs Committee held a public hearing Tuesday on a bill from Madison Democrat Spencer Black. It would allow the governor to go to court ...More
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Milwaukee’s new Catholic Archbishop does not expect to deny communion to lawmakers who vote against their Catholic teachings. But Jerome Listecki says he won’t rule it out – and he’ll consider it if an individual circumstance justifies it. Listecki addressed the issue Tuesday at a ...More
